New faces at BRACU
Management & Administration
We are pleased to have Professor Syed Saad Andaleeb as our new Vice Chancellor in BRAC University. The Honorable President and the Chancellor of the University confirmed his appointment recently. He joined office on July 20, 2014.
Before joining BRAC University, Dr. Andaleeb was Distinguished Professor of Marketing at the Sam & Irene Black School of Business, Pennsylvania State University, Erie, USA. He completed his PhD in Business Administration from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and a BS in Chemical Engineering and MBA from the University of New Hampshire.
We are also pleased to have Mr. Muhammad Sahool Afzal, Major General (Retired) as our new Registrar. The new Registrar joined on 01 July, 2014.
Major General (MG) Afzal rejoined BRAC as the Director of Special Projects in July 2013. He initially worked for BRAC as the Director of Information Technology in 1998, and became the Project Head of BRAC University in 1999. He successfully launched BRAC University in 2001 and was appointed as the Registrar, Member Secretary, Governing Board and Member Secretary, Academic Council of BRAC University until 2007.
MG Afzal graduated from the Pakistan Military Academy in 1969. He is a graduate of Defense Services Command & Staff College, with a first class in Masters in Defense Studies. He is also a graduate of the Army War College, USA where his overall performance was assessed as ‘outstanding’ and his research paper was nominated for the highest writing award. He has also attended International Defense Management and Telecommunication Management Courses in the USA and Canada respectively.
New Appointment
Professor Ainun Nishat has been appointed Professor Emeritus at BRAC University. Professor Nishat is the immediate past Vice Chancellor of BRAC University.
Re-designation
Mr. Monojit Kumar Ojha has been designated as Director, Finance and Ms. Shadia Alam has been designated as Manager, HRD of BRAC University.
BRAC Institute of Languages (BIL)
Ms. Adrita Mulk joined as Lecturer-I at BIL in July 2014. Ms. Mulk completed Masters in International Communication from Macquarie University, Australia and Bachelor in Linguistics & Literature from North South University, Bangladesh.
Mathematics and Natural Sciences (MNS)
Ms. Sukriti Kundu joined as Lecturer-I in the department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (MNS) in July 2014. Ms. Kundu completed Masters and Bachelor degrees both in Mathematics from Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh.
CED
Mr. Rayhan Miah joined as a Programme Officer in the Centre for Entrepreneurship Development (CED) in July 2014. Mr. Rayhan did his MSS and BSS both in Development Studies from University of Dhaka.
Left from BRACU
BRAC Institute of Languages (BIL)
Md. Ashik Sarwar, a Lecturer of BRAC Institute of Languages (BIL) of BRAC University left in July 2014.
Centre for Climate Change and Environmental Research (C3ER)
Mr. Ali Mohammad Rezaie a Research Assistant of BRAC University left from Centre for Climate Change and Environmental Research (C3ER) in July 2014.