Pledge Harbor International School arranges UK trip for students

Thirteen students from Pledge Harbor International School travelled to the United Kingdom this summer. The 9-day trip from June 9-18, 2019 was an opportunity for the students to reap the benefits of attending an IB World School, where they gain international exposure on their journey to becoming global citizens.

This was an engaging and enlightening experience for the students as it took them to some of the biggest names in the field of education: University of Oxford and University of Cambridge. They enjoyed getting tours of the university grounds and learnt about their rich history. Being present on the grounds that are treaded by inspiring intellectuals on a daily basis was a truly motivating experience for the group. 

The students visited the quintessential London landmarks: The London Eye, River Thames, Tower of London, and London Bridge. The trip also included visits to the National Space Centre and Old Trafford, home of the Manchester United Football Club.

Trips such as these make the students aware that the world is much larger than the community they live in. "International Mindedness" is a vital component of the IB Programme and Pledge Harbor International School ensures the practice of this element. By going out and exploring new cultures and meeting new people, the students gain an understanding of other perspectives and languages. The school profoundly believes that education is not limited to just classrooms and the best lessons are learnt out in the real world.

ULAB observes International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking

ULAB Students Affairs Office of University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) observed International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking on June 26, 2019. Dr. Benazir Ahmed, Director General, RAB was present as chief guest and Prof. Dr. Arup Ratan

Choudhury, Recipient of Ekushey Padak and Founder President, MANAS was present as keynote speaker whereas S.M. Ashrafuzzaman, Special Superintendent of Police, Special Branch also spoke. 

Prof. Imran Rahman, Special Advisor to the ULAB Board of Trustees presented the welcome speech. Prof. Dr. Shamsad Mortuza, Pro-VC of ULAB and Motiour Rahman Talukder, Organising Secretary, MANAS also spoke in the ceremony. Prof. Dr. Jahirul Haque, VC, ULAB presented the vote of thanks. Students, faculty members, RAB officials, and journalists were present in the ceremony. 

AIUB organises day-long medical camp

Department of Public Health organised a day-long medical camp recently for AIUB students, teachers, officers, and staff. The medical camp was arranged in collaboration with Universal Medical College and Hospital. More than 250 students, teachers, and staff members took medical assistance from the camp. The services offered were BP/BMI checkup, diet/nutrition consultation, eye checkup, primary dental care, blood sugar test, and general medicine consultation. The programme was inaugurated by Prof. Dr. Charles C. Villanueva, Vice President, Academics and Dean, Faculty of Business Administration; Prof. Dr. Tazul Islam, Dean, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences; and Prof. Dr. AN Neaz Ahmad, Advisor Public Health Department. VC Dr. Carmen Z. Lamagna glorified the medical camp with her presence. Managing Director of Universal Medical College and Hospital Dr. Ashis Kumar Chakraborty and VC Dr. Lamagna talked about future collaboration with AIUB. The medical camp was hosted by Monidipa Saha, Lecturer, and Coordinator of the Public Health Department with the assistance with AIUB Somoy Club.

UAP holds Bangladesh Youth Symposium 2019

Youth School for Social Entrepreneurs (YSSE), a youth-led non-profit, organiSed "Bangladesh Youth Symposium 2019" in association with Directorate of Students' Welfare (DSW) of the University of Asia Pacific (UAP) on June 27, 2019.

Prof. Dr. Abdul Hannan Chowdhury, VC, Primeasia University and Ashfaq Zaman, Mentor of Queen's Young Leaders addressed the session as special guests.  

Khondokar A. Mamun, Founder and Chairman of CMED Health, spoke at the programme as the keynote speaker, while Tajdin Hassan, Head of Marketing of The Daily Star, took session on marketing of a new product by a new venture. The speakers at the occasion discussed with the future entrepreneurs and inspired them to work in social entrepreneurship areas. Later, an "Elevator Pitch Challenge" was arranged with 12 students from different universities.

Earlier, the programme started with the welcome speech of Air Cdre (Retd.) Ishfaq Ilahi Choudhury, Director, DSW, UAP.

AUST hosts workshop on Moodle-enabled blended learning courses

On June 25, 2019, a workshop titled "Designing and Developing Moodle-enabled Blended Learning Courses" was launched at Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology (AUST) to facilitate the systematic implementation of Technology Enabled Learning (TEL). AUST is the first and only university in Bangladesh to start the implementation of TEL with the support of COL.

Prof. Dr. Kazi A Kalpoma, Point of Contact, COL TEL AUST Project, and Head, CSE, AUST inaugurated the workshop. Special guest Prof. Dr. Kazi Shariful Alam, Pro-VC and Treasurer, AUST was present to welcome the participants. The workshop was opened by chief guest Prof. Dr. A.M.M. Safiullah, VC, AUST, who thanked COL for the continued support. COL Facilitator Dr. Indira Koneru, Head, Department of eLearning, ICFAI Business School (IBS) Hyderabad, India conducted this workshop. The workshop helped participants explore different functionalities of the Moodle Learning Management System (LMS) to engage students and will assist in the preparation of 20 blended course designs.

BRACU organises "Summer Sault 2019"

From June 16-18, 2019, BRAC University Business Club - BIZ BEE organised "Fresh presented Summer Sault 2019" at BRAC University's Auditorium and Indoor Games Room.

Vincent Chang, VC of BRAC University (BRACU), along with Mohammad Mahboob Rahman PhD, Dean of BRAC Business School and Dilara Afroz Khan, Director of the Office of Co-curricular Activities (OCA) inaugurated the three-day long programme. On the very first day, "Club Sign-up" was held at indoor games room, with the presence of all of the 27 clubs of the university. After that, a musical event was held in the Auditorium, where the band AvoidRafa performed. On the second day, a club performance was held, and on that evening, another musical event was arranged by BRACU students. On the last day of the programme, a fair was held with stalls of food and other goods.

Summer Sault 2019 is one of the traditional events of BRACU. Every trimester, any one club of BRACU hosts a club fair based on a specific theme. The theme of the 6th club fair hosted by BIZ BEE was "underwater", and the slogan was "Beat the Heat".