Business Initiative Leading Development (BUILD) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Southeast University (SEU) on Wednesday, 27 November 2024, at the office of their Career and Professional Development Service (CPDS).
The MoU aims to foster a professional network to develop and promote academic and educational relationships through research, internships, professional exchanges, and policy advocacy between the two organisations. It will facilitate research and public-private dialogue (PPD) to create a transparent and conducive business environment in Bangladesh. On behalf of BUILD, Ferdaus Ara Begum, CEO of BUILD, and on behalf of SEU, Mohammad Nazmuddoza, director of CPDS, signed the MoU.
This joint initiative is focused on conducting research activities and exchanging information, including academic and policy research that will facilitate trade simplification and business improvement. The collaboration also includes organising joint seminars and research programmes to bolster industry-academia cooperation in Bangladesh. Dr Abul Hasanat Alamgir, professor and director of IRD at SEU, along with Pallab Bhattacharja, additional research director of BUILD, Kanis Fatama, senior research associate of BUILD, and Rawshon Shahriar, senior research associate of BUILD, were present at the event. The signing concluded with a tour of various departments, the library, and other infrastructural support areas of the esteemed university.
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