BOU Holds Talks With Malaysia's IIUM on Joint Research and Teacher Exchange
Bangladesh Open University (BOU) and Malaysia's International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) have held discussions to strengthen mutual cooperation in various fields of education, research and institutional excellence.
A discussion meeting on possible areas of academic and research cooperation between the two universities was held on Thursday (5 November) in the BOU vice-chancellor's conference room. BOU Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Mohammad Siddiqur Rahman Khan chaired the meeting.
At the meeting, the BOU vice-chancellor said that in terms of student enrolment, Bangladesh Open University is the country's second largest public university. At the same time, it is the country's only public university fully dedicated to open, distance and flexible learning.
He said the university is expanding educational opportunities nationwide through its 12 regional centres, 63 sub-regional centres and around 1,500 study centres.
Alongside running various academic programmes under seven schools, BOU is also giving importance to research, PhD programmes, technology-based education and expansion of international cooperation, the vice-chancellor said.
He expressed optimism that a fruitful and sustainable partnership would be built with IIUM through joint research, teacher exchange and the exchange of knowledge and experience.
Special guests at the meeting were IIUM Deputy Rector (Research, Innovation and Development) Professor Dr Mohammad Aslam bin Mohammad Hanif, Principal Director of the Office of the Strategic Institution Transformation Professor Dr Shukran bin Abdur Rahman, and Special Officer of the Deputy Rector's office and Assistant Professor Dr Mohammad Mohiuddin.
Also present were BOU Pro-Vice Chancellor (Administration) Professor Dr Md Serajul Islam, Treasurer Professor Dr Sheikh Rafiqul Islam, deans of various schools, the vice-chancellor's private secretary and officials of the university's training and research division.
At the meeting, participants held detailed discussions on various aspects of mutual cooperation between the two universities to achieve institutional excellence alongside education and research.
