A Brac University (BU) delegation visited the Asian University for Women (AUW) on 10 March, 2020. Jonathan Cartmell, Vice President, International & Head of Human Resources, led the BU delegation to the AUW campus in Chattogram. They held a meeting with an AUW team led by Dr David Dowland, Registrar and Chief Operating Officer.
The meeting discussed programs and research activities and possible collaboration, including on recruiting undergraduate and postgraduate students and generating short-term exchanges. Alongside encouraging AUW graduates to take up BU master’s programs. Signing a MoU between the two universities were also discussed. More follow up meetings are set to take place in future.
After the lunch, an Information session on BU held for AUW students. Around 20 students attended the session. The session highlighted BU’s postgraduate programs and scholarships opportunities.
The BU delegation comprised Professor Niaz Ahmed Khan, Senior Academic Advisor & Coordinator, BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), Bachera Aktar, Assistant Director, Center of Excellence for Gender, Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights at BRAC James P. Grant School of Public Health (JPGSPH), Kuhel Faizul Islam, Senior Coordinator, JPGSPH, Ms. Ismat Shereen, Head of RMO, Ms. Najeefa Nikhat Choudhury, Lecturer, School of Engineering and Computer Science and Prof. Manjuma Akhtar Mousumi, Assistant Professor, BRAC Institute of Educational Development (BIED).
The AUW team comprised Professor Selim Reza, Professor AKM Shopon Mollah, Professor Tiffany Cone, Professor Naomi Sharin and Jumana Abuwala.