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BRAC University Annual Report, 2014 20ANNUAL REPORT 4 BRAC UNIVERSITY ANNUAL REPORT 2014 Chief Editor Khan Ahmed Murshid Managing Editors Evita Umama Amin Kerry Sauer Rakshinda Huq Dr. Rubana Ahmed Shakil Ahmad Shimul Untara Rayeesa Coordinator Md Mahi Uddin Committee Members Abu Mohammad Hammad Ali Aminul Islam Ekram Hossain Dr. Enamul Hasib Farzana Rahman Hasina Afroz Ismat Shereen Joy Dev Protap Sinha Kazi Shahnoor Kabir Marzia Alam Md. Aminul Islam Md. Arifuzzaman Md. Nurul Islam Md. Shazzad Hossain Md. Taz Uddin Monojit Kumar Ojha Muhammad Foysal Mubarak Published Musharrat Mahera March 2015 Palki Ahmad Rukhsana Rahim Chowdhury Printing and Procurement Safina Binte Enayet Abdul Moghni Chowdhury Dr. Saira Rahman Khan Kazi Nazmul Islam Dr. Salina Akhter Shadia Alam Cover Design and Layout Shagufta Gaffar Shakil Ahmad Shimul Dr. Sharmind Neelotpol Sheikh Rubaiya Sultana Printing and Illustration Syeda Shaherbanu Shahbazi Ahmed Color Line Message from the Chairperson, Board of Trustees 07 Message from the Vice Chancellor 08 GOVERNANCE Board of Trustees 13 Syndicate 14 Academic Council 15 BRACU ANTHEM 16 BRACU LOGO 16 PROFILE OF BRAC UNIVERSITY 19 SCHOOLS BRAC Business School (BBS) 23 James P Grant School of Public Health (JPGSPH) 30 School of Engineering and Computer Science (SECS) 35 School of Law (SoL) 41 DEPARTMENTS Department of Architecture (ARC) 47 Department of Economics and Social Sciences (ESS) 57 Department of English and Humanities (ENH) 66 Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (MNS) 71 Department of Pharmacy (PHR) 83 INSTITUTES BRAC Institute of Educational Development (BIED) 89 BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD) 92 BRAC Institute of Languages (BIL) 100 CENTRES Centre for Climate Change and Environmental Research (C3ER) 111 Global Development Learning Network (GDLN) Centre 118 Teaching and Learning Centre (TLC) 121 RESOURCES AND SERVICES Ayesha Abed Library 129 BRAC University Administration 132 Counseling Unit 133 Finance and Accounts Department 136 Human Resources Department (HRD) 137 Medical Center 138 Office of Career Services and Alumni Relations (OCSAR) 139 Office of Co-curricular Activities (OCA) 144 Office of the Registrar 147 Office of Student Affairs 150 Procurement Department 155 Public Relations Office (PRO) 157 Relationship Management Office (RMO) 158 Residential Semester (RS) 161 Partners in Education 168 9th Convocation, BRAC University 2014 170 Committees 173 Finance Committee 173 Faculty Selection Committee 174 Disciplinary Committee 175 Auditor's Report 176 Message from the Chairperson Board of Trustees This year marks the fourteenth year since the founding of BRAC University. Over the last decade and more, the University has earned a reputation both for quality education and for creating and advancing new knowledge. More than 5,000 undergraduate and graduate students have attended the University and received such a quality education since 2001. Possibilities for expanding the University's scope and academic offerings have been limited over recent times by space constraints. I am happy to be able to report that land has now been procured for a new University campus and a suitable design developed by WOHA, a world-famous firm of architects based in Singapore. Construction will commence imminently and we hope to complete the project within the next three years. The new campus will have sufficient space to accommodate 12,000-15,000 students. During 2014, on completing his 4-year tenure as Vice-Chancellor, Professor Ainun Nishat was made Professor Emeritus and Professor Syed Saad Andaleeb, Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Pennsylvania State University, was appointed as the new leader of the University. We believe he will bring a new energy and initiatives to make BRAC University a centre of excellence in the region. The primary task of a university is to train the leaders of tomorrow. Achieving this goal requires the transfer of existing knowledge as well as the creation of new knowledge. I hope that faculty and staff will work in concert in teaching and research to ensure that the University will ultimately become a powerhouse for innovation and creativity in our society. We are fortunate to have a committed and highly competent Board of Trustees. I should like to thank all Members for their support and guidance over the last year, which has assisted me to carry out my responsibilities as Chairperson. Sir Fazle Hasan Abed KCMG Chairperson, Board of Trustees BRAC University Message from the Vice Chancellor BRAC University was established in 2001 as a crucial extension of BRAC's work, providing relevant and high-quality education and equipping students with the acumen to address both local and global challenges. Within this short span of time the University has achieved remarkable success and realized many short and long term goals in terms of education, employment, personal growth, global participation and social impact. The BRAC University community subscribes to the fundamental conviction that education is a catalyst for positive change and the cornerstone for building strong, resilient and enduring communities. Today, under the leadership of our chairperson, Sir Fazle Hasan Abed KCMG, the BRAC community is at the forefront of a campaign to create sustainable and lasting change in Bangladesh and throughout the rest of the developing world. In accord, three fundamental initiatives that will drive this change at BRAC University are rooted in my belief that collaborative endeavors will drive synergies, leading to new and innovative ideas that, ultimately, will have deep social impact. BRAC University is committed to incorporate all three facets – collaboration, innovation, and social impact – in its major endeavors to remain a front-running institution in Bangladesh, in the region and beyond. As Vice Chancellor, I am committed to attracting a body of faculty and students committed to academic excellence. In this endeavor and to advance our mission to contribute to national development in Bangladesh, we are striving to reach greater heights as a center of excellence in higher education that is able to develop creative leaders, generate knowledge that is responsive to society and contribute to societal value creation. We strive to provide high quality teaching and an excellent broad-based education, yet focusing on professional development for students, in order to equip them with the knowledge and skills necessary to lead various sectors of the country in its quest for development. The University is also taking steps to strengthen faculty development efforts to ensure a dynamic and futuristic environment for both teaching and research. I am pleased to report that BRAC University faculty, staff and students had an eventful year in 2014. Among the many important highlights of the year, the convocation was held on November 20. A total of 1495 graduates attended the event: two were awarded the Chancellor's Gold Medal and twenty-nine the Vice Chancellor's Gold Medal. I congratulate all of our graduates and wish them great success as change agents as they engage fully in their new roles. In 2014, a total of 1456 undergraduate and 690 postgraduate students gained admission to BRAC University in various departments. The Scholarship Committee of BRAC University granted full/partial tuition waivers to 576 entrants from both the programs. To assess our research endeavors, an exercise was initiated to determine faculty research contributions. To my deep satisfaction, the study revealed that 1730 scholarly items in various categories were published by the faculty over the past five years. This figure has already grown more recently. I applaud the efforts of the faculty but urge them not to become complacent and continue to seek new knowledge for social impact. The James P. Grant School of Public Health started a Diploma on Midwifery in partnership with several non-governmental partner organizations. This educational initiative is one of a kind in the private higher education sector of Bangladesh and is designed to recruit students from remote areas of Bangladesh with high maternal and neonatal needs, build their capacity through the diploma program, and deploy them upon graduation to their local areas to serve their own communities. The JPGSPH is also the frontrunner in research at BRAC University. The BRAC Institute of Governance and Development published its annual flagship report entitled “The State of Governance, Bangladesh 2013: Democracy & Party Politics”. The report, one of a kind, analyzed the concept of patriarchy and political underdevelopment within political parties; scruples and practices; political violence in Bangladesh; district level evidence of performance for 2008-13 of politicians in the parliament; inclusive democracy; political party finances; and norms and practices. Such reports provide much needed and valuable guidance to our communities. The Institute of Educational Development (IED) opened two schools in Banasree and Uttara for grades 1, 2, 3 and 6 along with the pre-primary, early learning and childcare centers. Furthermore, after intensive research on quality, material development, school designing and teacher training, the BRAC Nobodhara School was finally launched this year. BRAC University also hosted the Global Model United Nations in 2014 in its Savar campus where participants from all over the world joined the case competition. In order to develop the English language skills of the service staff in both Mohakhali and Savar campuses, BRAC Institute of Language (BIL) introduced an
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