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Editorial Team Dr. Rubana Ahmed Rukhsana Rahim Mehetaz Chowdhury Farzana Rahman Khan

Coordination Shafik Waes

Photography Office of Communications

Cover Design Dulal Bala, Color Line

Illustration and Printing Color Line June 2019 Message from Founder and Chairperson, Board of Trustees 5 Message from Vice Chancellor 6

GOVERNANCE Board of Trustees 8 Syndicate 9 Academic Council 10 Brac University Logo & Anthem 11 Profile of Brac University 12 Highlights of 2018 14 Assembly on Higher Education in 14 Seventh Regional Meeting of the South Asian Think Tanks 15 Celebration of International Mother Language Day 2018 16 Observance of Independence and National Day 17 'Science Expo 2018' 18 Ruminations of a Freedom Fighter 19 Brac University Career Fair 20 Launch of country's first “Empathy Lab” to instil change maker skills in students 21 Group Life and Medical for Brac University Employees 22 Brac University New Campus 35

SCHOOLS Brac Business School (BBS) 26 James P Grant School of Public Health (JPGSPH) 30 School of (SoL) 35

DEPARTMENTS Department of Architecture (ARC) 44 Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) 48 Department of and Social Sciences (ESS) 52 Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) 56 Department of English and Humanities (ENH) 59 Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (MNS) 61 Department of (PHR) 63

INSTITUTES Brac Institute of Educational Development (BIED) 66 Brac Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD) 69 Brac Institute of Languages (BIL) 71 CENTRES Centre for Climate Change and Environmental Research (C3ER) 76 Centre for Entrepreneurship Development (CED) 78 Centre for Peace and Justice (CPJ) 80 Professional Development Centre (PDC) 83 Centre for Inclusive Architecture and Urbanism 87

RESOURCES AND SERVICES Office of the Vice Chancellor 90 Ayesha Abed Library 91 Logistics and Support Services Department 96 Counseling Centre 98 and Accounts Department 101 Human Resources Department (HRD) 102 Information Technology Department (IT) 103 Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) 104 Medical Centre 105 Office of Academic Advising 108 Office of Co-curricular Activities and Office of Career Services and Alumni Relations Office of Communications (OoC) 113 Office of the Registrar 114 Procurement Department 116 Relationship Office (RMO) 119 Residential Semester (RS) 122 Office of the Controller of Examinations 126

Partners in Education 128

COMMITTEES Finance Committee 131 Faculty Selection Committee 132 Disciplinary Committee 133

Auditor's Report 134

List of Acronyms 168 Message from Founder and Chairperson Board of Trustees

Over the last seventeen years, Brac University has tirelessly worked to establish itself as an educational institution of excellence in the region. Since 2001, the University has been actively pursuing the dual goals of providing the highest quality of teaching and instilling values essential for the leaders of tomorrow. Brac University has endeavoured to develop certain important capabilities and qualities in the nearly 9,000 students who have graduated from the University to date and the 9,498 students who are currently enrolled: the ability to think critically and express their thoughts articulately; the capacity to collaborate with others; an appreciation of the arts and sciences; and a global perspective. We also endeavour to inculcate empathy and other humanistic values. We at Brac University firmly believe that our students are the leaders and the change-makers of tomorrow. Evidence of this can be seen in Brac University's institutes, schools, departments and centres where both students and faculty are continuously engaged multidisciplinary research, collaborating on a host of initiatives to benefit society. I am pleased to inform you that the construction of the new University campus, comprising of a 14- storey building of 1.7 million square feet on 5 acres of land, is progressing well and is on track for completion by June 2021.

Sir KCMG Founder & Chairperson, Board of Trustees Brac University Message from Vice Chancellor

Brac University has been ranked highly in this country. This is a great achievement and it is worth celebrating. However, in the global landscape of higher education, we are still off the map. We are behind the world's best in our practices and standards. But we do not intend to stay that way. We choose to aim ambitiously high. In the next four years, we shall advance on three fronts and build the capabilities that will help put the university on the map – we shall internationalize our standards and management, we shall foster a unique Brac University student experience that is both inspirational and disciplinary, and we shall build a portfolio of global excellence that is relevant and impactful. I believe these new capabilities are perhaps all first of its kinds in Bangladesh. We shall benchmark ourselves against world's best institutions and eventually become one of them. Achieving such a goal demands a long vision, a brave heart and an unwavering commitment. And it is an undertaking that requires the dedication of the entire community of stakeholders. This is surely not an easy journey, nor is it quick. We may not be able to get there during my tenure as Vice Chancellor, but I am sure we will get there.

Professor Vincent Chang, PhD Vice Chancellor Brac University GOVERNANCE Board of Trustees Syndicate Academic Council 8 | Annual Report 2018 GOVERNANCE

Chancellor Mr. Md. Hon'ble President, People's Republic of Bangladesh

Professor Vincent Chang, PhD Mr. S. N. Kairy Vice Chancellor Treasurer Professor Mohammad Tamim, PhD Lt Col Md. Foyzul Islam (Retd) Pro-Vice Chancellor Registrar

BOARD OF TRUSTEES The Board of Trustees (BoT) is the highest policymaking body of Brac University. It is responsible for ensuring that the highest level of educational and administrative standards are set and maintained at Brac University. The current BoT consists of the following eminent personalities of Bangladesh:

Chairperson Sir Fazle Hasan Abed KCMG Founder & Chairperson, BRAC

Professor , PhD Ms. Sonia Bashir Kabir National Professor Managing Director Professor Emeritus Microsoft Bangladesh University

Mr. Abdul-Muyeed Chowdhury Ms. Tamara Hasan Abed Advisor, Former Caretaker Government of Senior Director, Enterprises Bangladesh BRAC Former Secretary, Government of Bangladesh and Former Executive Director, BRAC

Dr. Ahmed Mushtaque Raza Chowdhury Ms. Sadaf Saaz Siddiqi Former Vice Chairperson Director & Producer, Dhaka Lit Fest, Poet BRAC & Writer, & Curator, Activist and Entrepreneur and an Alumni of Brac University

Ms. Rasheda K. Choudhury Professor Mustafizur Rahman, PhD Advisor, Former Caretaker Government of Distinguished Fellow Bangladesh and Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) and Executive Director, Campaign for Popular Former Professor Education (CAMPE)

Mr. Syed Nasim Manzur Member (ex-officio) Managing Director Professor Vincent Chang, PhD Apex Footwear Ltd. Vice Chancellor, Brac University

Secretary Lt Col Md. Foyzul Islam (Retd) Registrar Brac University

MEETINGS Three meetings of the Board of Trustees took place on March 29, June 28 and December 20, 2018. Annual Report 2018 | 9

SYNDICATE

The Syndicate is the highest executive body that exercises administrative and supervisory control on academic, administrative and management activities of Brac University.

Chairperson Professor Vincent Chang, PhD Vice Chancellor, Brac University

Members

Professor Anisuzzaman, PhD Professor Mohammad Tamim, PhD National Professor Pro-Vice Chancellor Professor Emeritus Brac University Dhaka University Professor Mohammad Mahboob Rahman, PhD Ms. Tamara Hasan Abed Dean, Brac Business School Senior Director, Enterprises Brac University BRAC Mr. S. N. Kairy Treasurer Professor Mustafizur Rahman, PhD Brac University Distinguished Fellow Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) and Professor AFM Yusuf Haider, PhD Former Professor, University of Dhaka Chairperson Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences Dr. Md. Mahamud Ul Hoque Brac University Additional Secretary (Development) Secondary and Higher Education Division Professor Md. Abdul Mottalib, PhD Ministry of Education Chairperson Bangladesh Secretariat Department of Computer Science and Engineering Brac University Professor Sitesh Chandra Bachar, PhD Professor & Chairperson Member-Secretary Department of Pharmacy Lt Col Md. Foyzul Islam (Retd) University of Dhaka Registrar Brac University

MEETINGS Three meetings of the Syndicate took place on March 22, June 10 and December 19, 2018. 10 | Annual Report 2018

ACADEMIC COUNCIL

The Academic Council recommends the educational policies of Brac University and determines the curricula and courses that can help achieve high educational standards. The council is currently composed of the following academics and professionals:

Chairperson Professor Vincent Chang, PhD Vice Chancellor, Brac University

Members

Ms. Rasheda K. Choudhury Professor Firdous Azim, PhD Advisor, Former Caretaker Government of Bangladesh and Chairperson Executive Director, Campaign for Popular Education Department of English and Humanities (CAMPE) Brac University

Professor Iqbal Mahmud, PhD Professor AFM Yusuf Haider, PhD Professor Emeritus & Chairperson Former Vice Chancellor, BUET Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences Brac University Dr. John D Clemens Executive Director, icddr,b Professor Shahidul Islam Khan, PhD Professor Mohammad Tamim, PhD Chairperson Pro-Vice Chancellor Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Brac University Brac University

Professor Fuad H. Mallick, PhD Professor ATM Nurul Amin, PhD Dean, School of Architecture & Design Chairperson Brac University Department of Economics and Social Sciences Brac University Lady Syeda Sarwat Abed Senior Director, BRAC Institute of Languages Professor Md. Abdul Mottalib, PhD Brac University Chairperson Department of Computer Science and Engineering Dr. Imran Matin Brac University Executive Director, BRAC Institute of Governance and Development Professor Zainab F. Ali, PhD Brac University Chairperson, Department of Architecture Brac University Professor Sabina F. Rashid, PhD Dean, James P Grant School of Public Health Professor Eva Rahman Kabir, PhD Brac University Chairperson, Department of Pharmacy Brac University Professor Mohammad Mahboob Rahman, PhD Dean, BRAC Business School Dr. Erum Mariam Brac University Director Professor K. Shamsuddin Mahmood BRAC Institute of Educational Development Brac University Dean, School of Law Brac University Member-Secretary Professor Md. Tafazzal Hussain, Ph.D. Lt Col Md. Foyzul Islam (Retd) Director, Institutional Quality Assurance Cell Registrar Brac University Brac University

MEETINGS Three meetings of the Academic Council took place on March 15, June 05 and December 18, 2018. Annual Report 2018 | 11

Interpretation of Design of Brac University Logo

The arc of the circle suggests the wish to disseminate education to an international standard and milieu. The symbolic presentation of three books towards the bottom of the design suggests different stages, levels and subjects of education. An all-round broad-based education has been emphasized here. The suggestive drawing of open books stresses a disciplined and dynamic development of education. The three colors used in the design- blue, black and silver; the size and shape of the letters that spell Brac University, and the balanced presentation of the three books and the circle suggest that Brac University is a strong and dynamic institution of international standard, dedicated to achieving the aims of education, peace, equality and discipline. The Brac University logo was designed by renowned artist Mr. Hashem Khan in 2001.

Brac University Anthem 12 | Annual Report 2018

Profile of Brac University

Background • Department of Electrical and Electronic Brac University (BracU) was established in 2001. It Engineering (EEE) follows a liberal arts approach to education which • Department of English and Humanities (ENH) nurtures fresh ideas and gives new impetus to the • Department of Economics and Social field of tertiary education. Sciences (ESS) It ensures a high quality of education and aims to • Department of Mathematics and Natural meet the demands of contemporary times. Building Sciences (MNS) on BRAC's experience of seeking solutions to • Department of Pharmacy (PHR) challenges posed by extreme poverty, BracU Institutes hopes to instil in its students a commitment to • Brac Institute of Educational Development working towards national development and (BIED) progress. BracU is accredited by the University • Brac Institute of Governance and Grants Commission (UGC) and approved by the Development (BIGD) Ministry of Education, Government of Bangladesh. • Brac Institute of Languages (BIL) Mission Centres The mission of Brac University is to foster the national development process through the creation • C e n t r e f o r C l i m a t e C h a n g e a n d Environmental Research (C3ER) of a centre of excellence in higher education that is responsive to society's needs, and able to develop • Centre for Entrepreneurship Development (CED) creative leaders. It actively contributes to learning and the creation of knowledge. • Centre for Peace and Justice (CPJ) • Control & Application Research Centre Goal (CARC) The goal of the University is to provide an excellent • Professional Development Centre (PDC) broad-based education with a focus on • Centre for Inclusive Architecture and professional development for students, in order to Urbanism equip them with the knowledge and skills necessary for leading the country in its quest for Undergraduate Programs development. Along with this, the University • provides an environment for faculty development • Bachelor of Arts in English to ensure a dynamic teaching environment. Faculty • Bachelor of Business Administration will be provided with an environment in which they • Bachelor of [LL.B. (Hons.)] can further their teaching-learning abilities and • (Hons.) contribute to the creation of new knowledge by • Bachelor of Science in Applied & developing and using their research skills. Electronics Schools • Bachelor of Science in • Brac Business School (BBS) • Bachelor of Science in Computer Science • James P Grant School of Public Health • Bachelor of Science in Computer Science & (JPGSPH) Engineering • School of Law (SoL) • Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Electronic Engineering Academic Departments • Bachelor of Science in Electronic and • Department of Architecture (ARC) Communication Engineering • Department of Computer Science and • Bachelor of Science in Mathematics Engineering (CSE) • Bachelor of Science in Annual Report 2018 | 13

• Bachelor of Science in Physics Postgraduate Diploma Programs/Certificate • Bachelor of Social Science in Courses • Bachelor of Social Science in Economics • Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Leadership and School Improvement Graduate Programs • Postgraduate Diploma in Early Childhood • M.Sc./M.Engg. in Computer Science and Development Engineering • Postgraduate Diploma in Disaster • M.Sc./M.Engg. in Electrical and Electronic Management Engineering • Postgraduate Diploma in Macroeconomic • Master in Computer Application Analysis • Master in Disaster Management • Postgraduate Diploma in Development • Masters of Education (MEd) in Educational Management Leadership and school Improvement • Postgraduate Diploma in Computer Science • Master of Arts in English and Information Technology • Master of Arts in Governance and • Postgraduate Diploma in Bank Management Development and IT • Master of Arts in TESOL (Teaching English to • Postgraduate Diploma in South Asian Speakers of Other Languages) Development and Cooperation • Executive Master of Business Administration • Postgraduate Certificate in Disaster (EMBA) Management • Master of Business Administration • Certificate Course in Early Childhood • Master of Development Studies Development • Master of Public Health • Certificate Course in Construction • Master of Science in Applied Economics Management • Master of Science in Biotechnology • Certificate Courses in Bangla, English, • Master of Science in Early Childhood Chinese, French, Spanish, Korean and Development Arabic Languages • Masters in Development Management & • Certificate Course in Interior Design Practice • Masters in Procurement and Supply Management • Master of Bank Management 14 | Annual Report 2018

Highlights of 2018 Assembly on Higher

In his keynote speech on an “Assembly on Higher role models. He suggested opening professional Education in Bangladesh” at Nabab Nawab Ali faculty development centres, online courses and a Chowdhury Senate Bhaban of the University of national teaching service core, saying education Dhaka on March 11, 2018, Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, should incorporate ethics and values while KCMG urged to give special attention to higher educational institutions practice greater education through incorporating inclusive accountability and autonomy. He said that there equitable learning and ICT to achieve a double digit should be student loan schemes available through growth and the Sustainable Development Goals. tripartite agreements of banks, educational The event was organised by the Department of institutions and students while international International Relations and the Department of organisations should provide concessional loans of the University of Dhaka in association for developing the education sector. He also said with Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) Bangladesh. that funding should increase for research and Professor Imtiaz Ahmed of the Department of development units which partner with private International Relations gave the welcome address. entities and research on national critical concerns. FES Bangladesh Resident Representative Franziska Korn and German Ambassador to In addition, he points to a call of five eminent Bangladesh Dr. Thomas Prinz also presented their educationalists right before the national education remarks at the event. policy was announced in April 2010, saying political organisations should duly take heed to sever ties of In his speech, Sir Abed pointed out that students with politics. Lauding Prime Minister Bangladesh has failed to invest in education, giving 's plans for building private and it one of the lowest budgetary allocations, while public universities in every district, he asked for initiatives have been insufficient when it came to reviewing the private university act. A lot of time has quality enhancement. elapsed since Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur He further emphasized on developing better Rahman gave his historic 7 March speech in 1971 students for universities nurtured by that sparked the Liberation War and the struggle to knowledgeable teachers, who in effect have to be ensure quality education continues, he said. Annual Report 2018 | 15

Seventh Regional Meeting of the South Asian Think Tanks

BRAC Institute of Governance and Development carrying out this role, think tanks are often required (BIGD) and the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) to negotiate and perform a mediating function jointly organized the seventh Regional Meeting of between the government and the public that helps the South Asian Think Tanks based on the theme to build trust and confidence in public officials. “Remaining Relevant in the Policy World: The three-day long meeting, was held from Sustainability Challenges of Think Tanks”. 18 South February 5 until February 7, 2018. The Guest of Asian Think Tanks (SATTs) based in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Myanmar Honour, Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, Chairman, BRAC came together at the meeting to exchange ideas attended the event and inspired attendees to make and learnings, discuss challenges and informed and relevant choices about issues of opportunities, share successes and, most significant domestic and international concern. importantly, develop a post-Think Tank Initiative Besides, donor and private sector representatives, (TTI) strategy in order to sustain the network as the development partners, special guests and other eight years of TTI support is coming to an end. In policy stakeholders also attended the meeting. 16 | Annual Report 2018

Brac University Celebrates International Mother Language Day 2018

Bhutan understands the struggles Bangladeshis The campus was decorated with various Bangla went through for freedom and feels lucky to have slogans representing the Language Movement of never been subjected to the rule of another entity, 1952 while styrofoam cutouts of letters of different said His Excellency Bhutanese Ambassador to languages, flowers, festoons and traditional floor Bangladesh Sonam Tobden Rabgye. called alpana centred around a temporary Shaheed Minar on a stage in the auditorium. There “Bangladesh is a dynamic country. And it is the was a book fair featuring six publishing houses people of Bangladesh who made the difference,” along with provisions for students to adorn their he said congratulating BracU on being adjudged hands and faces with commemorative paintings Bangladesh's top private university in QS Asia such as that of the Central Shaheed Minar and the University Rankings 2018. National Flag. Besides, there was an exhibition, He was addressing a celebration of International titled “Shobdo Mela”, showcasing paintings of Mother Language Day 2018 on BracU's Mohakhali underprivileged students of Hashimukh School in campus on Monday, February 26, 2018, themed Poribagh and Brac School at Korail. “The Colourful Letters Worldwide” to pay tribute to Professor AFM Yusuf Haider, Chairman of the the diverse array of languages worldwide. Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Delivering the welcoming speech on inaugurating along with students were present. The event ended the event, Lady Syeda Sarwat Abed, Director, Brac with a vote of thanks from OCA Director Dilara Afroz Institute of Languages, said plans are ongoing to Khan Rupa. introduce Bangla as a credit course with University Grant Commission's approval. The BracU Drama and Theater Forum, BracU Cultural Club, BracU Monon, BracU Adventure Club, BracU Community Services Club and BracU Computer Club along with general students volunteered to organise the event under the supervision of the Office of Co-curricular Activities (OCA). Annual Report 2018 | 17

Brac University Observes Independence and National Day

BRACU observed the 48th Independence Day and genocide on unarmed Bangalees. He asked National Day through a three-day program students to keep alight the spirit of independence in organised by the Office of Co-Curricular Activities their hearts and to learn more about the Liberation in association with some student clubs at its War's history. Vice Chancellor Professor Syed Saad Mohakhali campus in the capital. Andaleeb PhD added that independence should be protected, urging teacher and students to become On the evening of March 25, 2018, students and ideal citizens. senior officials lit candles and formed a human chain in front of Building 1 paying homage to The program ended with patriotic songs, dances martyrs of the Liberation War 1971. The next and recitations performed by students and the morning, they came together to sing the National release of red and green balloons. Anthem. On the final day, “Amar Bondhu Rashed”, a Bangladeshi film directed by Morshedul Islam and based on a novel on the Liberation War of Muhammad Zafar Iqbal, was screened at the auditorium. Following the screening, a discussion was organised alongside paying homage to freedom fighters and martyrs with a backdrop decorated with a scaled-down model of National Martyrs' Memorial adorned with a wreath. Professor Md. Abdul Mottalib, freedom fighter and chairperson of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, recalled the night of March 25, 1971 when the Pakistani occupation army carried out 18 | Annual Report 2018

Brac University Holds 'Science Expo 2018'

Ideas revolving around day-to-day problems, from “I believe that universities are the change-makers building a green city through proper urban planning among change-makers,” said Vice Chancellor to electricity production from bacteria, came alive Professor Syed Saad Andaleeb, PhD as the chief at a first-ever intra-university “Science Expo 2018” guest before giving out prize money to three at BRACU on March 11, 2018. projects adjudged as the best. He added that Jointly organised by the Department of students cannot learn everything from books and so Mathematics and Natural Sciences and BRAC should find ways to acquire knowledge and apply University Natural Sciences Club, the exhibition those to build their future. saw students submitting over 40 projects applying The event was chaired by the department basic sciences, from which 21 were finally selected. Chairperson, AFM Yusuf Haider while Pro-Vice Some notable projects were on smart irrigation, Chancellor Professor, Ansar Ahmed, Registrar, Md. safety jewellery for women, a pet robot, an eco car Foyzul Islam, Treasurer, SN Kairy and other higher and dose defined medication. There was a quiz officials were present. competition where the audience even discussed what reality was. Annual Report 2018 | 19

Freedom Fighter Laments Loss of 1971 History to Politics

The history of 1971 Liberation War has been used Federal Secretary of the then Pakistan government, for political purposes both in Bangladesh and Roedad Khan, former Federal Minister and scholar, Pakistan and none have tried to preserve what truly Dr. and journalists Tariq Khan and happened, said freedom fighter Qayyum Khan, Ali Ahmed Khan. who fought in Sector 7 as a second lieutenant, in a The Office of Co-curricular Activities in session on July 2, 2018. association with Brac University Film Club The anguish of the author of “Bittersweet Victory - A organised the event as a part of a three-day Freedom Fighter's Tale” came following the program, “Marvel the Club Fair” opening at BracU screening of a documentary, “Merciless Mayhem”, on July 1, 2018 showcasing BracU's 27 student of Fuad Chowdhury at BRACU. The documentary clubs to freshmen. The event began with National will help to get the United Nations to recognise the Anthem and ended with lighting of candles paying genocide committed by the Pakistani occupation homage to the martyrs. army, said freedom fighter Ali Ahmed Ziauddin Bir The second day included a views-exchange Protik, who was 19 years of age when he took up session of students with filmmaker Animesh Aich arms against the oppression. and artist Joya Ahsan, whose birthday was also Others interviewed at the session included celebrated with a cake. The day ended with a Pakistani Canadian author, Tarek Fatah, former cultural performance by BU MONON. 20 | Annual Report 2018

Brac University Organizes Career Fair

BracU organised a two-day career fair at its modern curriculum which inspires creativity, Mohakhali campus in Dhaka from November 12 innovative research and extra-curricular activities featuring on-spot recruitment, a career seminar to make the students adaptive and responsive to and a workshop. Arranged by the Office of Career job market.” Services and Alumni Relations (OCSAR), Hussain Mohammad Elius, Founder and CEO of “Campus to Corporate” aimed to create skilled, Pathao Ltd, Mohammad Ferdous Yusuf, Chief s c i e n t i f i c , i n n o v a t i v e , k n o w l e d g e a b l e , Human Resources Officer of bKash Limited, and academically sound, socially responsible Major General (retd) Mohammad Shamim graduates and cater them to the job market while Chowdhury, Director of HR and Vital Assets of creating a bridge between industry and Therap (BD) Ltd also spoke on the first day. academia. The fair was sponsored by ride sharing service Pathao Ltd and co-sponsored by Therap (BD) Ltd. NRB Jobs Limited provided strategic partnership while Polar sponsored food at the fair. Employers like BRAC, Pathao, Banglalink, Acme, Bata, ACI, Apex, Eastern Bank, Pepsi, Bkash, Polar, VSO, Therap, MGI, Bata, Renata, Grameen, Danon and AMANN took part in the fair for campus recruitment. The Office of Co-curricular Activities (OCA), Brac University Business Club (BIZBEE) & Brac University Flim Club (BUFC) provided necessary support. Shib Narayan Kairy, Vice Chancellor (acting), inaugurated the fair saying, “BRACU has a Annual Report 2018 | 21

Brac University Launches Country's First “Empathy Lab” to Instil Change Maker Skills in Students

BracU together with Ashoka Innovators for the The Empathy Lab plans to address the fact that Public and Toru Pvt Ltd announced the launch of Bangladesh needs to build entrepreneurial mind Bangladesh's first “Empathy Lab” at a press set amongst its children and young population. conference at the University's Mohakhali campus This program will help bring a mindset shift of auditorium on March 25, 2018. different stakeholders around the skills that young Lady Syeda Sarwat Abed, Founder and Director, people need in changing times. The program has a Brac Institute of Languages, shared her vision that vision to prepare children and youngsters for a present times are historic times where the success world that responds quickly and effectively to of the youth depended on building critical skills social challenges and everyone gets the freedom, such as empathy and change-maker skills at a very confidence, and social support to drive positive young age. She said that in these changing times, change. Teenagers represent the future of the the success or failure of the youth also depends on country and the group is most receivable to being the proportion of the society which realises the empowered with a change-maker mindset and urgency of young people mastering empathy. she cognitive empathy, promoting creative problem also added, “My vision is to have an ecosystem solving skills and collaborative leadership to solve which builds empathy in every child & youth of complex social problems. Bangladesh,”. 22 | Annual Report 2018

Group Life and Medical Insurance for Brac University Employees

BRACU is the first private university in Bangladesh arising due to severe injury, illness or death, but can to offer the benefit of Group Life and Medical also remove the potential for any moral or financial Insurance policy to all its regular confirmed dilemmas for the employer. The provision of employees. insurance cover can also assist with prompt treatment and rehabilitation of employees thus Group Insurance is an appealing component to an reducing costs for the business arising from lost Employee Benefits Program. It can not only productivity through absenteeism. provide financial peace of mind for employees Annual Report 2018 | 23

Brac University New Campus

construction sector in China and Bangladesh respectively. The entire construction works is being supervised, guided and supported by an engineering team comprised of experienced angineers, architect, and experts with vast experience in the construction arena. There is a Project Steering Committee (PSC) for providing decisions on critical and strategic issues for the implementation of Brac University New Campus Project. Technical and Progress Monitoring (TPM) meeting takes place on a weekly basis to discuss, update and guide the contractor Building a world class and sustainable tropical regarding the construction activities of the project. university campus was the dreamed vision of Brac University engineering team, representatives Brac University, and it is going to be realised very from Brac University, the Contractor's soon. Designed for vibrant campus life to flourish, representatives and other invited guests attend this a generous offering of social interaction spaces meeting. are incorporated throughout the under Different strategies have been adopted to enhance construction university premises to allow for both the beauty and make the campus environment planned and spontaneous student activities to friendly. It is a cost effective and robust campus that occur. adheres to proper building regulations, stipulations The architectural design for the campus was and constraints. Conceptual and programmatic created by WOHA Design Pte. Ltd., a Singapore strategies include cross programming “club based world renowned architecture firm, and WEB sandwich” approach, campus park stratum, Structures Pte Ltd, the world famous structural firm academia stratum, multiple ground levels, porosity, did the structural design of Brac University's New permeability, perforation, tropical social spaces Campus. Some prominent local and internationally such as sky gardens and breezeway atria. Site and renowned design firms fashioned the other architectural strategies have been used to enhance necessary designs. the entrance gateway, pedestrian and vehicular BUCG-ABC Joint Venture has been working to circulation, vertical and horizontal circulation, construct the permanent campus of Brac modularity and flexibility, along with local materials, University. The Beijing Urban Construction Group and skills. Environmental sustainable and ABC Limited are prominent names in the strategies have been undertaken to ensure cross 24 | Annual Report 2018

ventilation, wind tunnel test, natural day lighting, system for ensuring safety of substructure and renewable energy, energy efficiency, water neighbouring high rise structure, modern STP- efficiency, the use of recycled materials and green WTP, rooftop playground, swimming pool, solar products, fire detection and protection system. system, hybrid HVAC system, composite structure and this spectacular building is being Landscaping strategies have been taken to developed in the centre of communication at Kha- embellish the urban greenery, bio-retention pond, 224, Pragati Sarani, Merul Badda, Dhaka. The sky greenery; the structural strategies ensure campus will be a 13-storey building with 3 structural transfer system. basements, constructed on an area of 1.7 million Modern technologies and work methodologies square feet on 6 acres of land. The envisioned are being used in constructing the university campus will be equipped with all modern facilities building that made the building different are: and equipments when it becomes operational. diaphragm wall in the boundary line constructed BRAC University eagerly looks forward to starting first ever in Bangladesh, lateral bracing by waler its activities at the new campus in 2021. struts system, instrumentation and monitoring SCHOOLS

Brac Business School (BBS) James P Grant School of Public Health (JPGSPH) School of Law (SoL) 26 | Annual Report 2018

Brac Business School

About Finance, Human Resource Management, Brac Business School (BBS) began its journey in M a r k e t i n g , I n f o r m a t i o n M a n a g e m e n t , the year 2001 as a department at Brac University Entrepreneurship and Operations Management. before evolving into a school in 2006. Within this The BBA program, with versatility of short period of time, the school has made its mark concentrations, aims at enabling the students to as a centre of excellence in the academic and learn and practice state-of-the-art business and business communities through a rigorous, management concepts, principles, tools, discipline-based approach to business education. techniques and methods, and to help them The aim of BBS is to inspire excellence through the become outstanding business leaders in the highly quality of education it delivers and developing dynamic global environment of the twenty first excellence in business education, training, century. research and advisory services. Excellence is a The MBA program is designed for students who target that changes fast and the school strives to aspire to attain careers in business, commerce and enhance the ability of students to learn better through analytical thinking. With a mission to create industrial sectors. The curriculum is a careful blend and disseminate knowledge in the field of business of global business programs of repute adapted to and management, BBS strives to develop its the local environment so that at the end of the students through creating a bridge between theory program the graduates can easily link up with their and reality of business. chosen vocation. Academic Programs The EMBA program offers a diverse set of possibilities. The program is designed for business BBS has three programs. They are BBA (Bachelor of Business Administration), MBA (Masters of executives, civil servants, social entrepreneurs, Business Administration) and EMBA (Executive NGO executives, military officials andother Masters of Business Administration), w h i c h professionals. The basic objectives of the EMBA cater to different segments of the market. Though program is to help the students succeed in their the programs vary in pedagogy, they have one professional careers by attaining synergistic common goal of creating individuals who can combination of knowledge, skill and experience as propel an organization forward. Specialization may well as developing their insight and acumen in a be attained in one or more of the following areas: shorter time span. Annual Report 2018 | 27

Total Enrolled Students in Various Programs Chowdhury, Senior Executive (, Grameenphone); Amin Ul Bashir, Trainee, (Next Programs No. of Students Business Leaders, Grameenphone); Zinia T Huq, Bachelor of Business Director (Finance, Glaxosmithkline); Arifuzzaman, 1925 Administration (BBA) Head of Supply Chain (Bangla Trac); Shah Md. Junayed, Digital Manager (British American Master of Business 284 Tobacco Bangladesh); Dr. Syed Saad Andaleeb, Administration (MBA) Vice Chancellor (Brac University); Dr. Salehuddin Executive Master of Business Ahmed, Professor (Brac Business School); Peter 86 Administration (EMBA) Stawb Halder, HR Operations Manager & Reward Lead (Glaxosmithkline); Arif Shahriar, Chief Details of these programs are available in following People's Officer (Rahimafrooz); and Fakhrul Hasan, links- DGM (Square Group). The speakers engaged in a BBA program structure - https://www.bracu.ac.bd/ very beneficial interactive session with all students. academics/institutes-and-schools/-business- BizBee Organized the E-Carnival 3.0 school/bachelor-business-administration/bba- It is an annual exhibition of e-commerce, where program various online stores, including e-commerce MBA program structure - https://www.bracu.ac.bd/ giants, have a vast plethora of products on display academics/institutes-and-schools/brac-business- for the students to purchase. This year's edition school/master-business-administration/mba- which took place in July 10 and 11, 2018, saw 18 program stores participate, including household names like Bagdoom. The event was well received by the EMBA program structure - https://www.bracu.ac. participants, and the customers, as there was a bd/academics/institutes-and-schools/brac- huge variety of affordable products on display, business-school/executive-mba/emba-program- ranging from mobile accessories to makeup, and structure many stores had stocked up on jerseys for the Clubs / Extra-Curricular Activities of BBS: upcoming FIFA World Cup, which was well received Besides formal teaching, BBS encourages by the customers. students to engage in co-curricular activities BizBee Organized Make Your Mark through student clubs, in particular Brac BizBee along with IDLC Finance Limited, University Business Club (BizBee), Brac University organized 'Make Your Mark' that provided an Business and Economics Forum (BeF), Brac insight on how the world of finance works, and University Marketing Association (BUMA), offered internship opportunities at IDLC for the Entrepreneurship Development Forum (EDF), students of BRACU. The program was open to Inter national Association of Business students of all disciplines, and the keynote Communicators (IABC) and the MBA Forum. The speakers provided their knowledge gained by a objective is to instill leadership entrepreneurial wealth of experience working for top corporations skills in the students of the school by engaging in this country. Akhteruddin Mahmood (General them in activities originated by the clubs. Manager & Group Head of Human Resources, The various events organized by the clubs may be IDLC Finance Limited), and Jane Alam Romel viewed in details on the website. (Group Chief Marketing Officer, IDLC Finance Limited) were the key speakers for this networking BizBee Organized Braniacs 2018 event. BizBee arranged their first Braniacs on March 25 and 28, 2018 in the Brac University Auditorium. This HULT Prize @ BRACU event was a bridging event for the students to meet The HULT Prize is the largest students' competition the industry leaders such as Mr. Tapan Chowdhury in the world organized by the HULT Prize (Managing Director of Square Pharmaceuticals), foundation in collaboration with the United Nations. Amzad Husain (Director, Federation of Bangladesh Brac Business School has been organizing the Chamber of Commerce & Industries); Ishmam campus round of HULT Prize since 2014. BracU 28 | Annual Report 2018 has the only team in Bangladesh to reach the happen in Bangladesh, organized by BeF to coveted Global Finale and pitch in front of former empower, and invite all types of students in the US president Bill Clinton. BracU was the only team Summit's Theme: "Art Thy Career". The Summit to reach top six positions in the regional rounds for was a 3-day long Residential Program consisting of three consecutive years. This year three teams got different programs. The summit included segments selected to pitch at three regionals- Shanghai, such as, Art of Marketing Session, Sales Pitch Vietnam and Malaysia. BBS is funding for the Competition, Public Speaking Session, CV Writing Shanghai team and partially funding the Vietnam Workshop, CV Writing Competition, Interview team and mentoring all three Teams. Team Elpida is Tactics & Tips Workshop, Corporate Grooming the on-campus round champion and is working Session, Mock Interview Competition, "Leadership with Bio-Gas supply portability with BRAC Social and Negotiation" Session, "The Art of Creating Innovation Lab. Future Corporates: Entrepreneurship", and CV Placements. BUMA organized Workshop on Digital Marketing EDF and Bef Collaborated for BRACU Brac University Marketing Association (BUMA) in Entrepreneurs Fest 2018 affiliation with Creative IT Institute of Bangladesh Women Entrepreneur's Fest 2018 was organized a 2-day Digital Marketing Training collaboration between BUEDF and BUBEF. The session on SEO & WEB Tools with an aim of two day event was based on the idea of bringing providing a platform for BRACU students to enrich together female entrepreneurs, business experts, their knowledge about Digital Marketing. The media, investors, and community and government training program was held on the November 8 and leaders to support and celebrate women in 10 in UB2, 5th floor lab. The chief speaker was Mr. business. This dynamic event was designed to Golam MostofaImon, Search Engine Optimization unite women entrepreneurs in all stages of Department Head at Creative IT Institute of business development. With topics from branding Bangladesh. and marketing to networking and business strategy, the Women Entrepreneurs Fest is the IABC | BRAC University Hosted Its First Intra- ultimate learning and professional development Business competition "INFIX" event for the students of BRACU starting or INFIX, a unique corporate takeover competition, growing a business. This event took place on was the first of its kind. As a part of the November 25 to 26, 2018, to encourage young competition structure, participants were required women entrepreneurs to show their business ideas to take over one of the sponsor companies for a and were invited to put their stalls in BracU to day to get a firsthand experience of how the communicate with customers, and to understand companies functioned. The eight teams that real market situation. qualified for the next round were required to present a feasible solution to the internal problem Achievements of BBS Students that was briefed by the respective companies, the Team Fantastic Four from Brac University participants had visited. The Grand Finale which participated in inter-university case competition was held on December 21, 2018, was judged by titled "Invest Maestro", sponsored by the BICM, Dr. Fara Azmat, Associate Professor of Deakin and won first runners up in the competition. A total Business School and top officials from the of 30 teams were selected for the semi-final, where sponsor companies, which included UBER, Fantastic Four made this achievement. Takeout, Augmedix, Catch Food and X Solutions Ltd. After a hard fought final, Team Zenith was On March 17, 2018 the Hult Foundation hosted th declared Champions, with Team Ezekiel standing their 9 Annual Hult Prize Regional Finals at second followed by Team Anything as the third. Singapore. Team Elevate, comprised of Tanvir Owing to an overwhelming response, IABC plans Islam, Talha Ahmed, Sanzia Karim and Faiza to open this platform for all the universities in the Sultan, put up a good fight until they fell short by country from the year 2019 onward. just one point of winning the regional Finals. BeF Organized Brac University Corporate Camp On campus, Hult Prize, held at BracU, organize a 5 2018 round competition, where 68 teams participated Brac University Corporate Camp 2018 was the first and team ELPIDA won the championship. ELIPDA ever Residential National Business Summit to is working on youth employment. Annual Report 2018 | 29

Faculty Overview Professor Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed (former Governor, Some of the finest teachers, specialized in ) business education, are working at the school and In addition to the regular faculty members, the their endeavors are supplemented by high class school has a large pool of adjunct faculty members practitioners. The academic committee of the from business, autonomous bodies, and research school consists of faculty members of the school and academic institutions. Overseas, academics and is headed by the Dean. The committee and researchers regularly supplement as guest supervises the academic programs of the school. faculty members. The school also has access to Moreover, BBS is proud to have some notable and academics of other schools of the university and of nationally recognized professors in its faculty pool, Brac Training Institute. such as – Professor Dr. Mirza Azizul Islam (former Details of the faculty members and their research Adviser, Caretaker Government of Bangladesh), activities may be viewed on the website. Professor Dr. Akbar Ali Khan (former Adviser, Caretaker Government of Bangladesh) and 30 | Annual Report 2018

James P Grant School of Public Health

ABOUT In 2018, Professor Sabina F Rashid, Dean, BRAC Brac James P Grant School of Public Health JPGSPH and Professor Malabika Sarker, Associate (JPGSPH), BracU was established to address the Dean, Brac JPGSPH were selected as Honourees unmet public health challenges in the developing for the global “Heroines of Health” award, world through immersive, community-centric presented by GE Healthcare and Women in Global teaching and learning, innovative research and Health at the 71st World Health Assembly in sustainable solutions. The School employs an Geneva, Switzerland. interdisciplinary integration of education, training, research and advocacy to effectively address diverse health realities affecting disadvantaged communities. Vision: To be the leading global Public Health Institute for the world's critical health challenges affecting disadvantaged communities.

Mission: To create innovative public health leaders Dr. Mushtaque Chowdhury, founding Dean of and solutions through cutting-edge, experiential BRAC JPGSPH donated money to fund a new education, training, research and advocacy. scholarship titled “Amena Azfar & Hurmatunnessa Achievements Rob Scholarships” encourage and help women to pursue an MPH degree at the School. Annual Report 2018 | 31

Sir Fazle Hasan Abed KCMG thanked Professor Master student from Biotechnology in BracU were Chowdhury for showing such generosity. Brac's selected for their project “A Step towards Governing Board in its recent meeting has Sustainable Ecology: Green Urbanization”. approved a proposal to create a Professorship at The Master of Public Health Program at Brac BRAC JPGSPH named “Dr Mushtaque Chowdhury JPGSPH has received 'Very Good' grade in the Professorship of Health and Poverty”. University Grants Commission (UGC) Higher EDUCATION Education Quality Enhancement Project (HEQEP) Master of Public Health (MPH) Program external review. Diploma in Midwifery Education

Since its inception in 2004, 492 students with diverse academic backgrounds in the social Senior Instructors of Diploma in Midwifery Education sciences and , representing 30 countries Developing Midwives Project (DMP) revised its in South Asia, Southeast Asia, Africa, Australia, North and South Americas and Europe have curriculum and updated modules in 2018 with the graduated from JPGSPH. support of Auckland University of Technology. To update the faculty of DMP in all 7 academic sites, Thirty-eight students from 11 countries including two refresher trainings took place last year, Bangladesh, , Kenya, Nepal, India, conducted by renowned midwifery expert Jennifer Indonesia, Malawi, Myanmar, Philippines, Sierra Burns. Leone and Yemen graduated from the 14th MPH batch of JPGSPH recently. Overall, 23 female TRAINING students and 15 male students from diverse The Centre for Professional Skills Development in backgrounds completed their Master of Public Public Health (CPSD) at the School organized 27 Health (MPH) degree from this batch. trainings and 4 seminars in 2018, attended by over 560 participants. Trainings included diverse topics For a full list of MPH faculty members at such as Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights JPGSPH, please visit: (SRHR), Universal Health Coverage (UHC), http://www.bracjpgsph.org/index.php/admission- Ambulatory Medical Record (AMR), Masculinity, main/mphfaculty Psychodrama, Sociometry & Sociodrama, Research Communication, Media Engagement, STATA, etc. Seminars were organized on Corruption, Market Reform for Health Services, Challenges of Tobacco Control, and Mobile Health Services. For a full list of trainings offered at the School, please visit: http://bracjpgsph.org/index.php/2015-09-08-04- 34-47 RESEARCH Research at JPGSPH is conducted under five Centres of Excellence: ! Centre of Gender and Sexual and In the 2018 edition of the Geneva Challenge, three Reproductive Health and Rights (Est. 2008) students from the 14th MPH batch along with one 32 | Annual Report 2018

Director: Professor Sabina Faiz Rashid, Dean, BRAC JPGSPH ! Centre of Health Systems and Universal Health Coverage (Est. 2011) Director: Dr. Syed Masud Ahmed, Professor, BRAC JPGSPH ! Centre for Urban Equity and Health (Est. 2013) Co-Director: Dr. Zahidul Quayyum, Professor, BRAC JPGSPH tripartite institutional partnership will Co-Director: Dr. Tanvir Hasan, Assistant collaboratively design and implement the Professor, BRAC JPGSPH “Transformative Competency-Based Public Health Education for Professional Employability in ! Centre for Science of Implementation and Bangladesh's Health Sector (TRANS4M-PH)” Scale-Up (Est. 2016) project, from 2019 to 2021. The three local partners Director: Professor Malabika Sarker, will also collaborate with Maastricht University, Associate Dean, BRAC JPGSPH Netherlands and the Institute of Development ! Centre on Non-Communicable Diseases Studies, University of Sussex, UK. and Nutrition (Est. 2017) Director: Malay Kanti Mridha, Associate Professor, BRAC JPGSPH In 2018, the School expanded its research capacity through over 30 national and multi-country research projects with local and global partners, within different spheres of public health under the Centres of Excellence. For more information about the Centres and a full list of projects, please visit our website: www.bracjpgsph.org For a full list of projects at the school, please visit: http://bracjpgsph.org/index.php/research- project/projects Capacity Building Grants in 2018 Erasmus

WHO TDR awards Scholarship Scheme to JPGSPH The TDR a special program for research and training in tropical diseases at WHO extend the TDR Scholarship Scheme for JPGSPH for another two rounds in 2021-2022. JPGSPH, is one of the seven global institutions that has been implementing TDR Postgraduate Scheme on JPGSPH, ICCCAD, Independent University, Implementation research through MPH. BRAC Bangladesh, and Asian University for Women have JPGSPH has developed 30 TDR fellows in three been awarded the EU's 2018 ERASMUS+ Capacity cohorts from 8 countries in the Southeast Asia and Building in Higher Education grant of USD Western Pacific Region. 1,117,537. Led by JPGSPH, this pioneering Annual Report 2018 | 33

Highlights of Advocacy Activities Various UNICEF Bangladesh funded communication materials have been prepared on the importance of implementation science, including an infographic book titled “Discovery to Delivery: A Pathway to Implementation and Scale-up”, and two video documentaries titled “Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) in Bangladesh” and “Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC)”. Three round-table discussions have been organized to bring together policy-makers, civil society organizations, representatives from the private sectors, donors, and academics to present findings from 3 research projects: “Quality of New- Born Care in Bangladesh”, “Evidence to Inform local level Practice, Planning and Policy”, and Funded by NUFFIC a one and a half-day Gender “Implementation and Scale-up of KMC in Health and Sexual and Reproductive Health Conference facilities in Bangladesh”. for Young Adults was attended by over 750 students, and 350 stake holders, and it featured 30 panelists from all over the world.

“Psychodrama as a Transformative Intervention in the SRH of Young Men in Urban Slums in Dhaka: Day-long dissemination seminar “What Do Young Proof of a Novel Approach” is funded by NWO- People Want?” for two Youth-based SRHR WOTRO under the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign research projects was attended by 300 participants Affairs. Psychodrama intervention has been including youth, stakeholders and policy makers. A successfully implemented among 40 young men in beta version of an Andorid app “Amra Jante Chai” 4 different groups from the Bhasantek slum. A was launched at the seminar to provide SRHR round table discussion on ''Promoting Adolescent information to youth in Bangladesh. Under the “Building awareness on Universal Health Coverage (UHC): Advancing the Agenda in Bangladesh” program, different activities including orientation sessions, short courses, and advocacy activities (e.g., round table discussion, TV talk shows) were organized in 2018.

Nutrition in Bangladesh'' was jointly organized by Brac JPGSPH and Shornokishoree Network Foundation (SKNF), with the support of UNICEF Bangladesh and World Bank at the CIRDAP Auditorium. 34 | Annual Report 2018

Sexual & Reproductive Health and Rights (CGSRHR) and Centre of Excellence for Urban Equity and Health (CUEH) Dr. Malabika Sarker, Associate Dean and Professor, and Director of Centre of Excellence for Implementation Science and Scale Up (CoE- SISU) Professor Syed Masud Ahmed, Director of Centre of Excellence for Health Systems and Universal Health Coverage (CoE-HS&UHC) Dr. Selina Amin, Head, Midwifery Education Program and Project Director, Developing Midwives Project Zahidul Quayyum, PhD, Professor and Co- Director of Centre of Excellence for Urban Equity and Health (CUEH) Mikhail I. Islam, Strategy & Management Consultant

Birthing chairs and exercise balls have been Shaikh A. Shahed Hossain, Visiting Professor introduced by the Developing Midwives Project Dr. Malay Kanti Mridha, Associate Professor and (DMP) to encourage normal vaginal delivery. Director of Centre of Excellence for Non- Two 24/7 Maternity Centres were established in Communicable Disease (CNCDN) 2018 by DMP in Mirpur, Dhaka and at Charikata Union Health & Family Welfare Centre (UH&FWC) of Dr. Atonu Rabbani, Associate Scientist Jaintiapur, . Md. Tanvir Hasan, PhD, Assistant Professor and Message from the Dean Co-Director of Centre of Excellence for Urban I feel honoured and privileged to have been part of Equity and Health (CUEH) the James P Grant School of Public Health since its Dr. Yameen Mazumder, Project Implementation inception. I have seen the School transform from a Specialist four-member team in 2004 to a well-established public health institution today with more than 130 Md. Koushik Ahmed, Deputy Director, MPH staff. Having been Dean of Brac JPGSPH since Program 2013, it is exciting to see the School continue to Showkat Ali Khan, Assistant Scientist grow and achieve its mission and vision with the support and commitment from my BRAC School Publications family of colleagues. In 2018, total 39 publications were published in Professor Sabina Faiz Rashid different public health journals. For a full list of publications, please visit our website: Senior Management, 2018 Sabina Faiz Rashid, PhD, Dean and Professor, http://www.bracjpgsph.org/index.php/publication and Director of Centre of Excellence for Gender, s/journal Annual Report 2018 | 35

School of Law

About workshops and lecture programs organised by the Founded in 2004, the School of Law (SoL) at BracU School. SoL has eight full time faculty members is a gateway through which students are prepared and three members who are on regular course for careers in law, in administrative services, the contract. Most of the full time faculty have judiciary and in the development sector. The four- undergone the Professional Development Course year undergraduate program SoL culminates into a run by the university and are putting their learning Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree for successful into practice. students. Although the primary emphasis of the Recognizing Brac's background and the goals and program is on law and the legal profession, it also commitments of BracU, SoL endeavours to impart prepares students who are inclined to seek professions in other disciplines, given that law is legal education to seek legal solutions that respect also intertwined with economics, development, social, cultural and aesthetic needs of the people. business and . SoL started its journey To meet this goal, it strives to impart to its students with six students. In the year 2018, the School had not only the tenets of the law, but also legal over 550 students, excluding those who will be , rights-based issues and a broader graduating in Spring 2019 – of which there are 87 as awareness of the society they live in. Graduates of December 2018. from the School are now pursuing careers as lawyers, judges, corporate legal officers, The faculty of SoL are handpicked for their development workers and academics. academic excellence and individual expertise. They bring with them teaching-learning Given the excellent legal education imparted by the experiences from universities in Europe, Australia faculty and the high achievements and visibility in and different countries of Asia and implement the moot court competitions, BracU graduates are one teaching methods observed there. The faculty has of the top preferences for recruitment at legal firms individual expertise in the areas of child rights, seeking interns and associates. criminal law, gender studies, business laws, The following gives a brief description of the international trade laws and human rights - all of activities of the faculty members and students of which is shared with the students in course work, SoL, for 2018. 36 | Annual Report 2018

Student Successes: With a view to enrich the mooting experiences of Moot Court Competitions law students, the first Intra-Department Moot Court Teams for SoL participated in the international Competition in BracU was held on from March 23 rounds of the prestigious Philip C. Jessup and 24, 2018, organized by the Law Society. International Moot Court Competition, after The Law Society held a comprehensive program achieving runners-up position in the national titled “Legal Aid: How to Report a Crime” on July rounds of the competition. 23, 2018 with a view to familiarise the law students SoL was also represented at the Regional Rounds with reporting crimes to the police. of the 'Price Media Law Moot Court Competition Keeping in mind the confusion faced by all the fresh 2018-19' at the National Law University Delhi, India graduates, the Law Society organized a seminar and successfully qualified for the International titled “What Do I Do with a Law Degree?” on Rounds of the said Moot Competition held at the November 17, 2018 where professionals were University of Oxford, England, UK during April 8 to invited from different sectors of the legal 12, 2019. profession, who guided and motivated the A moot team participated in the second 'Professor students so that they were able to constitute a clear Khabir Uddin Ahmed Memorial Moot Court understanding of the significance of the study of Competition 2018' organised by the Society for law and how to utilise their law degree as Critical Legal Studies (SCLS) and Southern successfully as possible. University, in on June 29 to 30, 2018 Faculty Achievements: and became runners up. Publications: A moot team participated in the International Books Environmental Law Moot Court Competition 2018 ! Dr. Md. Rizwanul Islam, Nauriin Ahmed and K. jointly organized by Eastern University and SED Shamsuddin Mahmood. Bangladesh Style of Foundation. The competition was held from July 12 Citation of Legal Authorities (ISBN: 978-984- to14, 2018 and BracU reached the quarter finals. 92966-1-4), Daily Star Books, 2018. In order to attract potential mooters and continue Book Chapter participating in competitions, SoL held it first Intra ! Md. Mostafa Hosain, Governance Beyond University Moot Court Competition on March 23 to National Jurisdiction; Ali Farazmand (edited), 24, 2018. G l o b a l E n c y c l o p e d i a o f P u b l i c Law Olympiad Administration, Public Policy, and Three teams of SoL participated at the 2nd SCLC Law Governance; Springer International Olympiad held in , Chittagong Publishing, 2018, pp. 1-7. from September 28 to 29, 2018. Contesting with 32 Journal Articles teams from 16 universities, two teams from SoL, ! Hosain. Mostafa, Role of Civil Society to were crowned Champion and Runners Up Combat Corruption in Bangladesh: A Legal respectively. It must be noted that the BracU SoL and Policy Analysis, International Journal of team won the championship in 2017 as well. Legal Analysis and Research, Special Issue- Legal Essay Writing Competition June 2018, NUJS, India, pp. 138-157. SoL won the award for most legal essays submitted ! Thakur. Sazeeda J. "Conciliation and by an institution, from the BdLex- Manupatra Legal Arbitration: Dispute Resolution Mechanisms Essay Writing Competition 2018. Of the top five in Bangladesh's Industry" E journal of entries in the writing competition, the second, third International and comparative labour studies, and fifth place awards went to students of BracU. Volume-7, No- 3, September-October 2018. ! The Law Society Thakur. Sazeeda J. "The Child Labor in Bangladesh: A Challenge to Develop the The Brac University Law Society was founded nine Current Position by Labour Law" Australasian years ago on the principal 'lawyers as social engineers'. Among its many activities is the Journal of Business, Social Science and organisation of relevant discussion meetings and Information Technology (AJBSSIT), Volume- programs. In 2018, the society organised the 5, Issue 1, January 2019, Australasian Center following noteworthy events: for research and Development (ACRD). Annual Report 2018 | 37

! A journal paper on “Protection of Right to ! "Security Council on Rohingya issue: Privacy in the Age of Big Data” by Saimum Compromising with impunity." The Reza Talukder has been accepted to be Independent, May 25, 2018 published in “Bangladesh Handbook of ! "RTI Mechanism: Inclusion of Private International Law”by Bangladesh Institute of Bodies." Published on the page 'Law and Our Law and International Affairs (BILIA). The Rights' of The Daily Star, June 26, 2018. handbook is scheduled to be published in late 2019. Md. Saimum Reza Talukder ! "Uncertainties Abound: What the Digital Research work/ papers Security Act leaves unsaid." The Daily Star on ! Saira Rahman Khan completed the February 4, 2018. monograph "Breaking the Cycle of Fear," an 18-month long research on the causes and S. M. Hasib Mahmud consequences of torture and its impact on ! "Platform for Tort law: A Crying Need Indeed." society, for the World Organization against The Daily Star, February 6, 2018. Torture (OMCT). It was completed and Farhaan Uddin Ahmed submitted in August 2018 ! "Sexual Misconduct at the Workplace and a ! Saimum Reza Talukder and Anusheh Siham Culture of Impunity." The Daily Star, Ali jointly conducted a "Review and Analysis November 5, 2018 of the Digital Security Act 2018, Information ! and Communication Technologies Act 2006 "How Bangladesh should Approach the and Pornography Control Act 2012", a Rohingya Issue". The Daily Star, September research work done in collaboration with Ain- 24, 2018 O-Salish Kendra and Terre des hommes of ! "Myanmar Remains Disingenuous when it Netherlands. comes to Rohingya Repatriation." The ! Saimum Reza Talukder provided technical Diplomat, Washington, DC, August 28, 2018 support to conduct Baseline research, Policy ! "Bangladeshs Observations on Rohingya Gap Mapping and Design Training Curricula Deportation." The Daily Star Dhaka, May 30, on "Online safety for Children" in 2018 Bangladesh”, a research work being ! "Myanmar should pay Reparations to conducted under the supervision of Inspira Rohingyas." The Daily Star, May 13, 2018 Advisory & Consulting Limited and UNICEF. ! In Search of Justice: Ethnic Cleansing of The report was published in March 2019. Rohingyas and the International Criminal Op-Eds and Columns Court The Daily Star Dhaka, March 3, 2018 K. Shamsuddin Mahmood, Professor and Dean Conferences attended/paper presented by the ! "Resolving dilemma of Justice and Insaf." faculty of SoL: The Daily Star, July 3, 2018. K. Shamsuddin Mahmood, Professor and Dean ! "Has the Bankruptcy Act, 1997 lived up to its ! Talk on "Did the Bankruptcy Act, 1997 live up expectation?" The Daily Star, August 7, 2018. to its expectation?" at the NSU Law Lecture ! "Can fidelity and liability insurance policy Series, organised by Department of Law, serve the purpose?" The Daily Star on on April 10, 2018. September 4, 2018 ! Advisor for a two-day certification program ! "Right to inheritance of the Hijras in on “Industrial relation, Dispute settlement Bangladesh." The Daily Star on October 16, and Human Resource Management” 2018 organised by SoL on October 5-6, 2018 Md. Mostafa Hosain ! Talk on 'Developing an academic integrity ! "The RTI Mechanism: Issues of Public policy' at the Conclave on Academic and Interest and Time Duration." Published on the Research Integrity 2018, organised by the page 'Law and Our Rights' of The Daily Star, Ayesha Abed Library, BracU and Turnitindia February 27, 2018. Private Ltd. on October 11, 2018 38 | Annual Report 2018

Dr. Saira Rahman Khan, Professor ! Discussant panellist of "Belt and Road ! Participant at day-long conference on Initiative by China and the South Asian "Framing Perspectives: Re-thinking Human Debate" at the Kathmandu Dialogue held in Rights in the Digital Age". It was organized by Kathmandu, Nepal on August 22, 2018 SoL in collaboration with the Law Life Culture organised by Kathmandu School of Law. (LLC) and the Swedish Institute held at the ! Discussant panellist of "Trade and Economic BracU GDLN Centre on February 5, 2018. Connectivity in South Asia including China: ! Attendee at the Universal Periodic Review of Present Condition, Problems and the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Recommended Solutions" at the Kathmandu May 10 to 14, 2018. Dialogue held in Kathmandu, Nepal on ! Organiser of and speaker on "Freedom of August 24, 2018 organized by Kathmandu Expression and Digital Age" for the students School of Law. of BracU Residential Semester in order to ! Presenter of paper on "Environment and make the BracU students aware of Climate Change-Experiences from cybercrime, responsible behaviour online, Bangladesh" held on December 1, 2018 at combating extremism, safe internet and “13th Winter Residential School on freedom of expression, on March 9 and July 7, 2018. Economic, Social and Development Rights – 2018”, organised by Kathmandu School of ! Attendee at discussion session on Law, Nepal. "Preventing Online Sexual Harassment against Children: A Rights Based Approach". ! Paper presenter on 'Regional Organisations - It was jointly organised by SoL and Ain-O- SAARC | ASEAN | EU' held on December 5, Salish Kendra at BracU GDLN Centre on July 2018 at “13th Winter Residential School on 10, 2018. Economic, Social and Development Rights – ! Presenter of paper on "Sexual Harassment 2018”, organised by Kathmandu School of and the Law" in a program on 'Sexual Law, Nepal. Harassment in Public Spaces' organised by ! Participant of "British Academy Writing the Department of Architecture, BracU on Workshop" held at Independent University, July 23, 2018. Bangladesh (IUB), Dhaka from October 12 to Md. Mostafa Hosain, Assistant Professor 14, 2018 jointly organised by British Academy, University of Birmingham, South ! Paper presenter on "Ethnic Cleansing in Asian Institute of Advanced Human Rights Myanmar: Questing the avenues under and Legal Studies (SAILS) & IUB. International Criminal Law", at International Conference on 'International Law', organized ! Participant at the Train-the-Trainers (TTT) by the Department of Law, East West program for Nepal, Bangladesh and Bhutan University, Bangladesh in collaboration with organized by the Asian Development Bank, the NILS Bangladesh held from March 29 to the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law, 31, 2018. and Tribhuvan University of Nepal held from ! Presenter of paper on "Deployment of November 23 to 26, 2018 at Kathmandu, Autonomous Weapons in Battlefield: The Nepal. Significant Challenge of International ! Participant as a guest faculty, resource Humanitarian Law" in 6th Advanced person and resident instructor at 13th Winter International Humanitarian Law South Asian Residential School on Economic Social and Academics Training (AISAAT) organised by Development Rights – 2018 titled "Protection the International Committee of the Red Cross and Preservation of our Himalayas" (ICRC in collaboration with AsianSIL Bangladesh held from May 9 to 11, 2018. organised by Kathmandu School of Law, Nepal. ! Paper presenter on “Nepal-Bangladesh ! relations and the future of South Asia” at the Moderator of a session in a day-long Opening Ceremony of the Kathmandu conference on “Framing Perspectives: Re- Dialogue, held in Kathmandu, Nepal on thinking Human Rights in the Digital Age”, August 21, 2018 organized by Kathmandu organized by The Law Life Culture (LLC) in School of Law. collaboration with BracU SoL and the Annual Report 2018 | 39

Swedish Institute held at the BracU GDLN ! Conductor of session on "cybercrime" at the Centre on February 5, 2018. day long workshop organised by Article 39 and CREA Advocacy Lab, on October 13, Sazeeda Zohura Thakur, Lecturer 2018 ! Training Coordinator and Moderator at the 2- ! Organiser of discussion session on Day Training program on "Industrial relation, “Preventing Online Sexual Harassment Dispute settlement and Human resource against Children: A Rights Based Approach”, management" from October 5 to 6, 2018 jointly organised by SoL and Ain-O-Salish organised by SoL Kendra at BRACU GDLN Centre on July 10, ! Attendee at the seminar "Bangladesh 2018. Employment and Labour Market Watch, ! Organiser of a day-long conference on 2018" on March 12, 2018 organised by BracU “Framing Perspectives: Re-thinking Human and the Centre for Development and Employment Research (CDER) Rights in the Digital Age”, organised by the SoL in collaboration with the Law Life Culture ! Participant at a one day workshop on (LLC) and the Swedish Institute. It was held at "Publication Strategies: Focus on SCOPUS the BRACU GDLN Centre on February 5, Indexed Journals" on April 19, 2018, 2018. Professional Development Centre, BracU ! Participant at a one day workshop on S. M. Hasib Mahmud, Lecturer "Following The Research Workflow Using ! Attendee at the conference on "Framing Elsevier's Tools", on May 24, 2018, organised Perspectives: Re-thinking Human Rights in by BracU and the Elsevier the Digital Age" organised by SoL in ! Participant at a one-day seminar on collaboration with the Law Life Culture (LLC) "Improving the Effectiveness of United and the Swedish Institute. It was held at the Nations Peacekeeping Operation through BRACU GDLN Centre on February 5, 2018. increasing women participation in military, ! Attendee at a seminar on "Improving the police and civilian capacity", on July 31, E f f e c t i v e n e s s o f U n i t e d N a t i o n s 2018. It was organized by Bangladesh Peacekeeping Operations through Institute of Peace Support Operation Training increasing Women Participation in Military, (BIPSOT) Police and Civilian Capacity" organized by Md. Saimum Reza Talukder, Senior Lecturer BIPSOT on July 31, 2018. ! Attendee at the "INSEARCH 2018 - 5th Farhaan Uddin Ahmed, Lecturer International Conference on Governance and ! Guest Lecturer disussing "Delimitation of Modernization in Changing Environment" at Maritime Zones and Boundaries", at the BARD, Comilla, Bangladesh in December, Department of Law, North South University 2018. on October 11, 2018 ! Attendee at the '2018 Gwangju Asia Forum', ! Speaker, Round Table Discussion on "Privacy organised by the May 18 Memorial and Data Security", at Telecom Reporter's Foundation at Gwangju, South Korea in May Network Bangladesh (TRNB), Dhaka on 2018. October 6, 2018 ! Presenter of Paper on “Administration of ! Paper presenter of "Recognising State Justice in Cyberspace: A Critical Legal Analysis from Human Rights Perspectives”, Effectuated Refugee Outflows as at INSEARCH 2018 - 5th International Transboundary Harm", at the Senior C o n f e r e n c e o n G o v e r n a n c e a n d Advocate Ozair Farooq Memorial Law Modernization in Changing Environment at Conference, Faculty of Law, University of BARD, Comilla, Bangladesh in December Dhaka, from September 16 to 17, 2018 2018 ! Paper presenter of 'The Creation of ! Conductor of session on "Online Sexual Bangladesh: Remedial Secession or Fait Harassment" at the Drug abuse & Cyber Accompli?', at the Third World Approaches to bullying event organised by the IUB Social International Law (TWAIL) Conference 2018, Welfare Club on November 7, 2018. Singapore from July 19 to 21, 2018 40 | Annual Report 2018

! Panelist of 'It's Not Her Fault', Voice for ! Md. Saimum Reza Talukder coached a Change, Dhaka, March 17, 2018 mooting team of the School of Law which ! Guest lecturer of 'The Right of Self- participated in "2nd Professor Dr. Khabir d e t e r m i n a t i o n a n d S e c e s s i o n i n Uddin Ahmed Memorial Moot Court Contemporary International Law', at Competition 2018" organised by the Society Department of Law, North South University, for Critical Legal Studies (SCLS) and on March 10, 2018 Southern University, Chittagong from June ! Presenter of paper on: 'International Law in 29 to 30, 2018. The team ended up as Practice', at 112th American Society of runners-up. International Law (ASIL) Annual Meeting, ! Anusheh Siham Ali was a coach for the Washington, DC, from April 4 to 7, 2018 International Environmental Law Moot Court Competition 2018 jointly organized by ! Presenter of a paper on: 'Characterising State Eastern University and SED Foundation. The Effectuated Refugee Outflows as competition was held from July 12 to 14, Transboundary Harm, 2018 presented at 2018 and BracU reached the quarter finals. Senior Advocate Ozair Farooq Memorial Law Conference, Faculty of Law, University of ! Dr. Saira Rahman Khan and Farhaan Uddin Dhaka. Ahmed presided as Judges in the final round of the 1st Intra-Department Moot Faculty involvement in Mooting/Law Court Competition 2018, organised by the competitions Law Society, held from March 23 to 24, ! Farhaan Uddin Ahmed coached the moot 2018. team for the Philip C Jessup International ! Farhaan Uddin Ahmed presided as judge at Law Moot Court Competition 2018. The team International Environmental Law Moot Court won the runners up position in the national Competition, 2018 Jointly Organized by qualifying round between February 8 and 10, Eastern University & SED Foundation, held 2018 they went on to participate in the from July 13 to 14, 2018. international rounds that were held in Specialized training programmes: Washington, DC, from April 1 to 7, 2018. He also coached the team for the Regional Md. Mostafa Hosain and Farhaan Uddin Ahmed Round of the Price Media Law Moot Court ! British Academy Writing Workshop was held Competition 2017-18, at the National Law from October 12 to 14, and December 9 to University, Delhi from February 22 to 25, 10, 2018 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The 2018. workshop brought together UK-based ! S. M. Hasib Mahmud was a coach of one of international law scholars, journal editors, the Moot Teams from SoL that participated in and selected early-career researchers in the Second Professor Khabir Uddin Ahmed international law from South Asia to Memorial Moot Court Competition 2018 in encourage and support publications in high Chittagong. He was the coach of the Moot impact academic journals, and the Team that participated in the Regional development of scholarly networks and Rounds of the Price Media Law Moot Court connections. Competition 2018-19 at the National Law ! Diploma - Yeosu Academy of the Law of the University Delhi, India and successfully Sea from August 27 to September 7, 2018 qualified for the International rounds of the under the Korean Ministry of Oceans and said Moot Competition held at the University Fisheries, EXPO 2012 Yeosu Korea of Oxford, England, UK during April 8 to 12, Foundation, and Korea Maritime Institute, 2019 South Korea. The two-weeks program ! S. M. Hasib Mahmud organised the first Intra comprised of lectures by eminent scholars, University Moot Court Competition from practitioners and judges, workshops, and March 23 to 24, 2018 and coordinated field trips covering the entire expanse of the preparations for the Law School's very first modern law of the sea, and critical Inter University Moot Court Competition held international and regional ocean-related from January 25 to 26, 2019. issues. Annual Report 2018 | 41

S. M. Hasib Mahmud in order to make students aware of ! 'Training of Trainers (TOT) on International cybercrime, responsible behaviour online, Humanitarian Law (IHL) Course 2018' at combating extremism, safe internet and BIPSOT. freedom of expression. The workshops were conducted in March 9, July 7, and November Service to the University 24, 2018. SoL will be conducting this ! While serving as the Dean/Head of School of programme every semester. Law, Mr. K Shamsuddin Mahmood has also ! Dr. Saira Rahman Khan represents SoL as a served as a member of BRAC University member of the Editorial Board of the Syndicate, Academic Council, Disciplinary Bangladesh Institute for Law and Committee and Sexual Harassment Development (BILD) journal. She also Committee during the Year 2018. represented SoL as a member of the jury ! At the behest of the then Vice Chancellor Dr. panel for the annual BDLex-Manupatra Legal Syed Saad Andaleeb, PhD, Mr. K Essay writing competition for 2017 and 2018. Shamsuddin Mahmood, Professor and Dean, ! Md. Saimum Reza Talukder has co-facilitated SoL, BracU drafted the 'BracU IP Policy' in three lectures on " Freedom of Expression along with Annexures. The Policy was placed and Digital Age" for the students of BracU before the BracU Academic Council, and the Residential Semester in order to make the BracU Syndicate. This was approved in the BracU students aware of cybercrime, 2nd meeting of the Board of Trustees, BracU, responsible behavior online, combating in 2018. extremism, safe internet and freedom of ! Professor K. Shamsuddin Mahmood, Dr. expression. The workshops were conducted Saira Rahman Khan and S. M. Hasib on March 9, July 7 and November 24, 2018. Mahmud were members of the department ! Dr, Saira Rahman Khan and Md. Saimum Self-Assessment Committee for the IQAC Reza Talukder are members of the Brac and conducted the external and internal University Gen-Ed Committee. reviews. The activity ended on June 26, ! 2018. Dr. Saira Rahman Khan has been the Adviser of the BracU Law Society since its inception ! Dr. Saira Rahman Khan introduced the lecture in 2013. program "Freedom of Expression and the ! Digital Age" with the close assistance of the Md. Saimum Reza Talukder has been Co- residential campus supervisor and faculty, for adviser of the Law Society since January the students of BracU Residential Semester 2018.

DEPARTMENTS

Department of Architecture (ARC) Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) Department of Economics and Social Sciences (ESS) Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) Department of English and Humanities (ENH) Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (MNS) Department of Pharmacy (PHR) 44 | Annual Report 2018 Department of Architecture

About Besides, students and teachers continue to 2018 was a year of continued effort for the contribute to co-curricular activities as well as Department of Architecture to uphold its vibrant community service works. and excellent academic environment. In the studios Academic Programs and lecture courses, creativity was inspired, search The department offers an undergraduate degree for the unknown was encouraged and grounding in through a five-year curriculum of Bachelor of the context was emphasized. An air of creativity flowed from studio to studio, which was visible at Architecture program and a graduate degree the exhibitions of the student works. The design through the Postgraduate Program in Disaster works stressed on thorough understanding and Management. analyses of the aesthetic, functional, environmental Postgraduate Programs in Disaster Management, and contextual considerations in totality. The PPDM teachers, as always, were devoted to quench the students' thirst for knowledge. Additionally, in the The Department of Architecture at BRACU is the studios, the challenges of a rapidly developing pioneer in running a postgraduate program in country were dovetailed with the awareness of disaster management in the region. PPDM started global trends in architecture and technology. in 2005 with a view to create qualified professionals in this nationally and internationally The department started its journey 16 years ago in significant field. PPDM has both degree and 2002 with 17 students and 3 teachers with a lot of certificate courses with 60 masters degree enthusiasm, dedication, goodwill and commitment holders and one hundred certificate degree to create something new and different; and now holders to its credit so far. PPDM collaborates shows a positive achievement towards that goal. It with other internationally important organization now has 360 students and 23 highly qualified in various workshop, training, seminar, teachers. The total number of graduates till now in conference, research and action research. architecture is 399. To further develop the department, the utmost importance is now being Fabrication Laboratory given to upholding the academic standards by The Fabrication Laboratory or the FabLab was revisiting and revising the curriculum, the rules and made fully functional in Fall 2018 with a senior regulations of the submissions and the attendance. faculty member and a new research associate in Annual Report 2018 | 45 charge. The FabLab is regularly helping the dossier on Mahasthan to be published by the students build physical models of computer- Department of Archaeology, Government of generated designs. The fully equipped Fablab has Bangladesh. moved to its new location in Fall 2018. ! Preparations are well underway for signing of Student Lounge a MoU between the PPDM and SEEDS (Supporting Entrepreneurs for Environment An architecture student lounge with a café for students of architecture has been initiated and is and Development) for the students and nearing completion at 9th floor of Building 4. A few faculty members to participate in Disaster lightweight furniture designed by the 2nd year Risk Reduction Awareness program in students as their class project will be built for the communities of North Dhaka. cafe. Research Activities, Grants and Awards International internship opportunities Awards The department arranges internships for students in ! Saiqa Iqbal Meghna has been awarded the national and international architectural firms. In 2018, Design Award 2018 by the Institute of students obtained practical training in several Architects Bangladesh, the most prestigious European and Asian countries Some of the key professional architectural design award of names providing internship opportunities in 2018 are the country, for designing the 'Shomaj Bigyan Andrew Wallace Architects and Interior Designers, Chattar' park at University of Dhaka. UK, SET Arkitektur, Norway, Atelier Boronski, Japan, Katsuhiro Mlyamoto and Associates, Japan and Funded research projects: completed and ongoing Vastu Shilpa Consultants, India. ! Mohammad Faruk, PhD, is leading the British Academy funded collaborative project of Achievements Lancaster University, Manchester University, ! A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has British Water, Water Aid Bangladesh and been signed by the Department of BRACU, titled The Last 100 Meters (L100M). Architecture BRACU and BRAC Urban The project research is on potential benefits Development Program (UDP BRAC) for of improved water supply at informal collaborate activities on research, action settlements which are severely compromised research and studio projects. by faecal contamination at a 100 metre zone ! Faculty members of the department, in around the point of use. collaboration with Ghoramijon, produced ! Professor Zainab Faruqui Ali completed a prototyped designs of Play-Center for the two-year sponsored research as the principal BRAC Institute of Educational Development investigator on the Environmental (BIED), with a sponsorship of the Lego performance of the traditional buildings of Foundation. Saudi Arabia. The project aims to determine ! Professor Zainab Faruqui Ali attended a how well the traditional buildings performed meeting to restart the activities under the in order to provide indoor comfort in the hot- MoU between University of Illinois at Chicago dry region. (UIC) USA and the Department of Architecture, BRACU. A faculty exchange will Self-initiated ongoing research projects be starting soon under this collaboration. The ! Professor Zainab Faruqui Ali, along with co- MoU will also include exchanges between researchers of Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal UIC and the School of Design, BRACU. University, KSA is working on a research ! Mohammad Faruk, PhD, continued as the project Comparison of Thermal Performance Honorary Project advisor at Lancaster of Free-running Residences of Hot-dry and University Ghana (Transnational Academic Warm humid climates to assess thermal Group Ltd to its Global Challenge Research behaviour of residences of two cities of two Fund (GCRF) in 2018. The initiative is funded climatic regions- hot-dry and warm-humid. by UK under the RECIRCILATE project. Environmental data on the residences of hot- ! Mohammad Habib Reza, PhD is an active dry Dammam had been collected in summer contributor to the working committee for 2018 and the summer data for warm-humid preparation of UNESCO World Heritage Dhaka is planned for 2019. 46 | Annual Report 2018

! Mohammad Habib Reza, PhD, and Shams ! Professor Zainab Faruqui Ali is working on a Mansoor Ghani are currently conducting book on The Sustainable Aspects of the research on the spatial analysis on the Traditional Houses of the Middle-East based evolution of "Ekushey Boi Mela" at Bangla on her two years sponsored research Academy complex, through spatial analysis completed on the same topic in 2016-2018. of its arrangement from its beginning to ! Mohammad Habib Reza, PhD is working on a date. book on The Architecture of Khan Jahan: ! Mohammad Habib Reza, PhD, is working on Architectural Characters and Social History, the GAHTC (Global Architectural History based on his recently completed Aga Khan Teaching Collaborative), MIT initiated project funded research with Md. Shajjad Hossain. "Architecture and National Building in Asia" Conference/workshop/Exhibitions exploring how architecture and built environments are used as a medium for The members of the department took part in social and political agenda in Asia. various conferences, seminars, workshops, trainings, exhibitions outreach programs, and ! Professor Zainab Faruqui Ali and Mai I. community service activities. Please refer to Shukri, PhD, Head, College of Design, Imam individual Curriculum Vitae at the website of the Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, KSA is department. involved in an in-depth the influences of Indian architecture and art in Bahrain. The Design work research project "India and Arabia: The Teachers took part in various design works of case of Bahrain" identified that the BRAC and BRACU's Main campus and Savar mosques, forts, palaces, and monuments of campus facilities. the Mughal India inspired the architecture and art of many Arabian countries such as Other activities Bahrain. Angan Publications At an Angan lecture titled 'Challenges and Opportunities of Conservation Practice', Book (Author/edited) Professor Abu Sayeed M. Ahmed, Dean, Faculty ! Iftekhar Ahmed, PhD and Mohammad Habib of Environmental Sciences and Design, Asia Reza, PhD, co-edited a book titled "Re- Pacific University spoke on his recently restored imagining : Architecture, built Boro Shardarbari, a landmark building at environment and cultural heritage" published Sonargaon and other important conservation by Copal Publishing of India. works in the country. ! Professor Adnan Moshed and Abul Fazal Lightning talk Mahmudunnabi co-edited "River Rhapsody: A Museum of River and Canals: Projects Various in-house teachers, including Professor Compilation", which is a compilation of Adnan Morshed, spoke about their research, projects done by 3rd year students of the conference or seminar experiences under this department and was published by BRAC series of a 20-minute brown bag Lightning Talk held University Press. during lunch breaks. ! Iftekhar Ahmed, PhD, and Sheikh Rubaiya Student Study trips Sultana co-edited a book titled "Bashirul Haq ! Students of ARC 101 studio course visited Architect" published by Copal Publishing. historic sites such as Panam Nagar and Book on progress , and examples of modern architecture the Fine Arts Institute and ! Imon Chowdhooree, PhD and Shams National Parliament Building Monsoor Ghani are co-editing a book, titled ! "External Interventions for Disaster Risk Students of the studio course ARC 201, Fall Reduction: Impacts on Local Communities", 2018 visited 'The Cube House', an award- which will be published from Springer in 2019 winning residence designed by eminent as a part of its book series 'Advances in 21st architects BKS Inan and Sayeda Sultana of Century Settlements". CAD Ltd. Annual Report 2018 | 47

! Students of ARC 327 course visited Northern primary candidate for 2018 cycle of the part of Bangladesh as part of their Bengal bursary, and Sindis Hassan was selected as study tour to observe and identify the ancient the alternate candidate. The jury members monuments of Bengal. selected Md. Ehsan Alam as the next Rafiq Azam Travel Bursary recipient for 2019. Student Awards ! Excellence in Design' award for studio Student Installation project projects was introduced in Fall 2018 to Large scale Installation projects at the Savar recognize excellence in the design studios. Residential campus was designed and built by The certificates were awarded to 5 students students of architecture in Fall 2018. of 1st though 5th year curriculum. PPDM activities ! The certificate giving ceremony of the Rafiq A number of outreach events and seminars were held Azam Travel Bursary for the Students of under PPDM. Teachers and students took part in Architecture 2017 was held at the exhibition seminars and workshops in the country and abroad. room. Md. Ehsan Alam was selected as the 48 | Annual Report 2018

Department of Computer Science and Engineering

The Department of Computer Science and ! Number of regular faculty members Engineering (CSE) strives to educate students in significantly increased and at the end of the fundamental principles of computer science 2018 it was it increased from 29 at the end and engineering, and empower them with the 2017 to 57 in 2018. cutting-edge skills needed to solve the complex ! Department of CSE did not confine itself to problems of society. Additionally, the department knowledge sharing; it was also involved in actively contributes to the development and knowledge creation. This year a total of 66 progress of computer science, software and research articles (including 12 Journals) information technology through comprehensive have been produced by different faculty educational programs; research and collaboration members of the department. with industry, NGOs, and government; and ! Faculty members and research students of scholarly publications. The CSE department aims different research groups presented papers to foster innovative solutions and activities to in various IEEE/ACM/Springer conferences impact students and society in a transformative in countries such as USA, Australia, Japan, way. Malaysia, and Bangladesh. ! Academic Programs Professor Mottalib served as a Syndicate ! Member in BRAC University in 2018. Bachelor of Science in Computer Science ! (B.Sc in CS) Professor Mottalib was engaged with ! different committees (Academic Council, Bachelor of Science in Computer Science PhD Thesis evaluation, Master Thesis and Engineering (B.Sc in CSE) evaluation, external expert members in ! Master of Science in Computer Science and recruitment team, etc.) of several public and Engineering (M.Sc in CSE)Master of private universities in Bangladesh Engineering in Computer Science and ! Professor Mottalib visited USA, Canada and Engineering (M.Engg. in CSE) Saudi Arabia in 2018 and met with several ! Master in Computer Applications (MCA) renowned foreign professors for extending their collaboration with CSE Department Achievements ! A Japanese team led by Mr. Sugita, Highlights of 2018 President of a renowned Japanese IT ! N u m b e r o f e n ro l l e d s t u d e n t s i n recruitment company visited CSE undergraduate program was 1991 in Spring department in January 18, 2018 and 2018 (end of 2017) and at the end of 2018 it introduced the recruitment policy of his was 3655. company among the final year students. . Annual Report 2018 | 49

! Prof Phalguni Gupta, IIT, Kanpur and ! Under the Erasmus+ agreement between Director of National Institute of Technical CSE, BracU and Staffordshire University, Teachers' Training, India visited CSE Dept. in UK, Dr. Mohammad S. Hasan, Course August 2018 and conducted a seminar in Leader MSc Computer Science has visited UB-71201. Faculty Members of CSE were CSE on July 24, 2018 and conducted a present in the seminar. seminar on Computer Network Simulation ! Annajiat Alim Rasel received joint and opportunity for MS/Ph.D. admission at sponsorship from JICA and Bangladesh Staffordshire University. Government to attend ITEE ToT at Japan in ! CSE Department and Institutional Quality 2018. Assurance Cell (IQAC), BracU organized a ! Dr Md Iftekharul Mobin, Dipankar Chaki and hands-on faculty workshop on OBE on Annajiat Alim Rasel became Master Trainer September 30, 2018. of ITEE via ToT at BUET, conducted by BCC ! Department of CSE and Research Group on and JICA in 2018. Data Science and Big Data Analytics, BracU ! Dr. Md. Ashraful attended a reputed organized a discussion on the MoU signed international symposium “SPIE Medical between Grameenphone and BracU about a Imaging 2018” held at the Marriott Marquis year ago. A team led by Azfar Adib (Manager, Houston, Houston, Texas, USA from IoT & M2M Services, Grameenphone) February 10 to 15, 2018. attended the meeting. ! On behalf of SAC (Self-Assessment ! Department of CSE, IQAC, BracU organized Committee) team of CSE department, Dr. Jia a hands-on faculty workshop on OBE Uddin, officially handed over the Post emphasizing on Assessment/ Evaluation. Assessment Plan report to Professor Md. The workshop was held in Research Lab Tafazzal Hussain, Director of Brac University, (UB-71201) on 18 October 2018. Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), ! Richard Robbins, Therap CEO, visited at the end of March. ! BracU on November 6, 2018 and exchanged IEB (Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh) views with final year students regarding skills accreditation team visited CSE department required in the job market. on March 15 2018.. ! CFS (Computational Finance and Statistical ! A day long faculty workshop titled: Analysis) research group of CSE dept. Designing of Outcome-Based Education organized a seminar on AIESEC's Global (OBE) curriculum for Tertiary Level was Volunteer Program. AIESEC is the largest conducted by Prof. Dr. Khawza I Ahmed, youth run non-profit organization in the IQAC-Director of UIU at GDLN on March 22 world for developing youth leadership 2018. ! through cross cultural exchanges which Under the supervision of Dr. Khalilur Rahman facilitates participants to develop their and Mr. Saiful Islam, BracU Mongol-Tori leadership capabilities by solution oriented secured 13th position in the final round of the qualities, empowering others, and 2018 rendition of University Rover Challenge enhancing awareness. The seminar was held (URC) which hosted 35 rovers and more than on November 13, 2018. 500 students from ten countries at the Mars ! Desert Research Station (MDRS) in southern On December 2, 2018 Professor Mahbub Utah, USA. Mongol Tori scored a perfect Majumdar arranged for the esteemed and score in the science cache task. MIT educated Dr. Riaz Khan, formerly an advisor to the board of Brac University, to ! Professor Jamil Khan along with the officials of The University of Newcastle (UoN) conduct a seminar on Pythagorean Triples. Australia visited the CSE department and ! Mr. Sean Park, Associate Director of discussed the possible collaboration University of Ulsan (UoU), South Korea between CSE BracU and UoN. Prof Jamil visited CSE department December 9, 2018. conducted a seminar on- Energy Harvesting Mr. Young Wan Kim, Architect/Country Cognitive IoT Networks for Outdoor Director of HCND Consulting and Applications on July 26, 2018. Development was also present. 50 | Annual Report 2018

! On December 21 and 22, 2018 CSE the Emotional States through EEG Signals Department went for a Departmental Tour to and Machine Learning” by Brac University. Brac-CDM, Rajendrapur. This research project aims to use the EEG ! CSE Department introduced a course plan signals during programming tasks to where uniformity among all sections of a measure the cognitive load on students. same course was ensured in both lab tasks Awards and in theory lecture modules. ! Tantalizers' of BracU secured 1st Runner-up ! Department of CSE introduced a 'Peer position in NASA Space Apps Challenge observation' system to ensure the quality of its 2018 which was held in Independent faculty members and the education that is University, Bangladesh, on October 20, imparted to its students under the directive of 2018. The team members were: Razin Bin Chairperson Professor M.A. Mottalib. Isa, Zareef Zafar, KM Fahim Mahmud, and Research Activities, Grants and Awards Gazi Musa Al Johan. Details of research activities may be viewed on ! On November 29, Team 'Code Stomph' the website. became the champion in International Telco Grants Warfare 2018 in “Apps War” category. Team members were Tahmid Chayan and Anamika ! Dr. Md. Khalilur Rhaman, coordinator of the Research Lab and Nano Satellite Ahmed. Technology and Research (NASTER) Lab, ! Team LazyBotz from SECS, Brac University was awarded grants and support from Brac secured 1st position in DUET Techfest 2018 University, Bangladesh ICT Division, Exim Speed Battle segment, held on October 12, Bank and Regent Airways for conducting 2018. A team of 6 students attended the various research projects in the fields of competition divided into 2 teams. Sakib Robotics and Nano Satellite technology. Ahmed with Shemonto Das and Adil Hossain ! To cope up with research and innovation formed LazyBotz Jr 1 and Adnan Sabbir with related to the field of CSE, Dr. Md. Motaharul Elham Robbani and Anik Karmaker formed Islam has received around half million BDT LazyBotz Jr 2. for lab development at CSE, BracU from ! BracU CSE Team became First Runner-up in Brac University. The amount will be spent on TADHack Bangladesh 2018, held in Robi purchasing sensors, microcontrollers, IoT Corporate Office, Dhaka, Bangladesh on development kits etc. These devices will be October 12-13, 2018. The team consisted of used for research projects and student lab final year CSE Students: Anamika Ahmed, activities. Currently, he is also supervising AM Saif Mahmud, M. Rafiul Alam, Md. some groups of undergraduate students in Nazmus Sabab, Aquib Jawad. doing state-of-the-art research. ! On June 28, Brac University Mongol Tori ! th Dr. Md. Ashraful Alam, coordinator of the secured 13 position in URC 2018 out of 36 CVIS Research Lab was awarded an initial qualifying countries. It is considered as one lab establishment grant from BRAC of the most difficult University Level University. This research lab aims to conduct Robotics Competition all over the world. research projects in the fields of computer ! Afia Fahmida Rahman from CSE Department vision, 3D visualization techniques, image secured 8th position in the Second Women's processing, medical image processing, computer games, virtual and augmented Mathematics Olympiad at the University of reality (i.e., VR & AR), artificial Dhaka's AF Mujibur Rahman Mathematics intelligence and machine learning, machine Building on 8 March 2018. vision, intelligent systems and so on. ! BracU Duburi, achieved 7th position in ! Dr. Mohammad Zavid Parvez, coordinator of Singapore Autonomous Underwater Vehicle the Software Engineering and HCI Lab was Competition (SAUVC), organized by IEEE awarded a research grant for the project and OES (Oceanic Engineering Society), at titled “Exploring the Student Learning Singapore. The team members were Rahatul Outcome by Measuring Cognitive Load and Amin Ananto, Sakib Ahmed Sumdany, and Annual Report 2018 | 51

Shayantan Arko, along with their advisor Dr. Currently, Dr. Amitabha Chakrabarty (Associate Md Khalilur Rahman. Professor, CSE) is the coordinator of M.Sc/M.Engg ! In January 2018, Brac University secured 3rd in Computer Science and Engineering and Master Position and got 20,000 INR as Reward at of Computer Applications (MCA) programs, and Dr. IRC-2018 (Indian Rover Challenge), an Jia Uddin (Associate Professor, CSE) is the International Rover Challenge Series. coordinator of undergraduate programs and Mr. Annajiat Alim Rasel (Lecturer, CSE) is serving as the Faculty Overview co-coordinator of undergraduate programs. CSE department consists of 57 full-time faculty As part of building the sense of ownership among members and 12 of them are with Ph.D. degree. the faculty members, Dr. Mottalib spearheaded the Prof. Dr. Md. Abdul Mottalib joined BracU as the introduction of subtle but effective changes from Chairperson of the Department of CSE on 2017 and has been serving the department for the past one the start of 2018. During the past year, CSE and half years. Prior to joining BracU, Prof. Mottalib department has introduced 'Peer-Review' system served as Professor and Head, Department of CSE to enhance the teaching qualities and sharing at Islamic University of Technology (IUT). different teaching techniques among the faculty members. Details of faculty may be viewed on the website. Facts and Figures Departmental Leadership The department of CSE offers 2 undergraduate Prof. Dr. Md. Abdul Mottalib is the Chairperson of programs - BSc in CSE and CS as well as 3 the Department of CSE. He is striving to bring postgraduate programs (MSc/MEngg in CSE, and significant changes in the department, which Master in Computer Applications) with a current promises to enhance the quality of students, enrollment of 56 students. thereby preparing CSE graduates for entering the job market. The department is recruiting more In the year 2018, a total of 1183 students got PhDs, encouraging peer observation in the admitted into the Bachelor's program majoring in classroom, improving collaboration with the CSE and CS and 27 students enrolled in the MSc industry, introducing world-class research labs to programs. educate students on latest research trends, List of publications in 2018 upgrading thesis policies and much more. 100 graduate students and 4000 undergraduate Details of publications may be viewed on the students are expected to enroll by end of 2019. website. 52 | Annual Report 2018

Department of Economics and Social Sciences

The Department of Economics and Social Sciences a deeper understanding of the greater social and (ESS) at Brac University has been steadily growing economic development. since its establishment in 2003. The department has entered an expansionary phase with faculty The department offers two undergraduate and one strength of 28 members and 625 students. Yearly Master's programs. enrolments and graduating numbers are also ! Bachelor of Social Science in Economics steadily increasing. More than half the faculty ! Bachelor of Social Sciences in Anthropology members have PhD degrees from internationally ! reputed universities and have strong teaching, Master of Science in Applied Economics research, and publication records.The The department also offers minor in Economics, department's bright young teachers are dedicated Anthropology, and Sociology. to developing their academic careers and contributing to students' all round development. All faculty members are committed to close engagements with students to nurture their intellectual curiosity and motivation for learning. The department encourages students to ask questions and challenge conventional ideas. ESS seeks to make students understand the economic and social realities they live in, both in Bangladesh and the globalised world, develop critical insights and analytical ability to determine solutions. ESS prepares students both for the job market and for MS and PhD level studies and research. It also emphasizes their growth as all-rounded individuals Achievements/Recognitions with strong ethical values. An increasing number of ! students from other disciplines opt for economics Professor ATM Nurul Amin was bestowed the as a second major. Students of other disciplines Professor Emeritus title of Asian Institute also do minor in either economics, anthropology, Technology (AIT) on the May 18, 2018 during or sociology to integrate theoretical knowledge AIT's graduation ceremony. In conferring the gained in their respective undergraduate majors for title, the citation states Prof Amin's “significant contributions in environmental Annual Report 2018 | 53

management for overcoming the formal- “Rethinking Society for the 21st Century, informal dichotomy for sustainable urban Report of the International Panel on Social development, urban informal sector and Progress”, Cambridge Press, 2018, Vol.3, pp. urban environmental management, and his 641-676. valuable contributions to AIT over his two ! Dr. Samia Huq has contributed a chapter, decades of dedicated service.” “Tolerance in Bangladesh: Discourses of ! Professor Amin was invited to serve as Guest State and Society” in the book, “Tolerance, Editor of Regional Development Dialogue Secularization and Democratic Politics in (RDD), Vol. 36 (2018), a journal of the United South Asia”, Cambridge press, 2018, Nations Centre for Regional Development. pp.134-155. His contributions include writing an Editorial ! Dr. Shibly Shahrier, along with his PhD introduction titled, “Regional Development in supervisor, Koji Kotani, has published a the Context of the 2030 Agenda for paper, “Natural Disaster Mitigation through Sustainable Development” and inviting Voluntary Donation in a Developing Country: commentators on the articles from all over The Case of Bangladesh”, in the online the world including colleagues of Brac journal, Environmental Econ Policy Studies, University. June 2018. ! Professor Amin was a speaker at the ! Adnan M. S. Fakir's paper titled “Bangladesh 'Conclave on Academic & Research Integrity Chars Tobacco Assessment Project (CTAP) 2018', organised by Brac University in 2018: A Data Note” has been published in association with TurnitIndia Education Pvt. BMC Research Notes, 2018 Vol. 11, pp. 914. Ltd. on Thursday, October 11, 2018. The associated dataset is publicly available in ! Sifat I. Ishty, and Professor Dr. M. Wasiqur the Harvard Dataverse. Rahman Khan's article, "Are Remittances ! Senior Lecturer, Adnan M. S. Fakir, won two Utilized for Investment in Bangladesh?: A complementing research grants, funded by Cointegration and VECM Analysis" was Bangladesh Center for Communication published in the of the Journal of Bangladesh Programs (BCCP), as part of the Johns Studies, No.1-2,Vol 18 pp. 42-55. Hopkins Bloomberg Initiative, and Brac ! Professor Shahidur Rahman has contributed University. The project is divided into several components to design and assess the impact a chapter titled “Globalisation, migrations of tobacco consumption prevention and knowledge generation: A study on higher programs in the chars (riverine islands) of Education Institutions in Bangladesh” in the Gaibandha, Bangladesh. Mr. Adnan has also book, “Engaging in Educational Research: received the Research Training Program Revisiting Policy and Practice in (RTP) scholarship from the Australian Bangladesh”, Springer, 2018, pp.263-278. Government that provides full funding for ! Dr. Rubana Ahmed moderated the panel pursuing PhD in Economics at the University discussion, 'Conclave on Academic & of Western Australia (UWA). Research Integrity 2018', organised by Brac ! Dr. Samia Huq has been invited as a Lead University in association with TurnitIndia Researcher of the Centre for Peace and Education Pvt. Ltd. on Thursday, October 11, Justice (CPJ)/BracU project, 'Empowered 2018. Women and Peaceful Communities', ! Professor Shahidur Rahman's article, financed by UNWOMEN to undertake "Revisiting Empowerment: Rising Female research on 'The Role of Youth in Promoting Unemployment in the Bangladesh Garments Peace, Social Justice and Inclusive Society'. Sector", has been published in the current The project will involve two regional issue of the Journal of Human Geography, Vol universities - University, 11,No 2. Rangpur (BRUR) and Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul ! Dr. Samia Huq has contributed a chapter with Islam University (JKKNIU), . co-authors (Davie, Ammerman, Huq, ! Dr. Samia Huq delivered a talk on "Thinking Leustean, Masoud, Moon, Olupona, Sinha, about the Secular: Practices, Dispensations Smile, Woodhead and Yang) titled“Religion and Possibilities in Bangladesh" at Stephens and social progress: Critical assessments Hall, 10 (ISAS Conf. Room), Berkeley, US, on and creative partnerships” in the book, October 2, 2018. 54 | Annual Report 2018

! Seuty Sabur offered her course, ANT/SOC Four Economics Public Lectures 350 (Gender and Society), jointly with that of Professor Elora Halim Chowdhury's course, WGS 411 (Transnational Feminisms: Contexts, Conflicts and Solidarity) of the Dept. of Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies of the College of Liberal Arts at the UMass, Boston. This created an opportunity for BRAC University to engage, virtually, with the students of UMass, Boston through Blackboard. ! Mushfiqul Alam, an Economics student, has won two Gold and one Silver under General News, Portrait and Documentary category in the 73rd College Photographer of the Year Award. He is the first Brac University student to receive this prestigious award. Of academic and related administrative responsibilities that the faculty members hold at the department and university level, the following are included: Seminar/Lecture/Talk Professor Wasiqur Rahman Khan: Economics ! Program Coordinator Professor Salim Rashid, Professor of Economics, Emeritus, University of Illinois, Dr. Seuty Sabur: Anthropology Program delivered a lecture on “Impact of Coordinator Christianity upon European Economic Dr. Samia Huq: BracU Proctor Growth”. ! Centre for Development and Employment In-Charge of Clubs Research (CDER)-ESS conducted a seminar Professor Farzana Munshi and Tanvir Hossain: on Bangladesh Employment and Labour Brac University Economics Club (BUEC) Market Watch 2018. ! Dr. Seuty Sabur: Anthropology Forum BRAC Professor David Lewis, LSE, delivered a University (AFBU). lecture on “Peopling Policy Processes? M e t h o d o l o g i c a l P o p u l i s m i n t h e Student enrolment of 2018 is shown below by Bangladesh Health and Education degree program and semester: Sectors”. ! Dr. Christian Girard delivered a lecture on Total Enrollment “When Policies Neglect Evidence: Poverty Degree Programs Spring Summer Fall Reduction through Credit and Titling and What Micro entrepreneurs in Informal BSS in Economics 74 23 18 Settlements Actually Do” organised by the BSS in Anthropology 3 3 5 department of ESS on its premises. ! Dr. Sara Amin, Lecturer and Discipline MS in Applied Economics 8 10 15 Coordinator of Sociology at The University of the South Pacific (Fiji) delivered a lecture on Some of the outreach initiatives of ESS included “A comparative analysis of women and four Economics Public Lectures by outstanding men's attitudes toward and behaviours scholars and economists of the country, several regarding gender equality and women's seminars and talks: empowerment in urban Bangladesh”. Annual Report 2018 | 55

Message from Professor ATM Nurul Amin, Chairperson ESS remains committed to make use of the opportunity that Brac University has created by bringing together economics, anthropology and sociology in one academic unit. The inherent complementarities among these three rich academic disciplines enable ESS also to draw on valuable insights from other related disciplines, Brac innovations and BIGD research. This interest is reflected in ESS education, research, outreach, particularly in the faculty and student collaboration in national and international projects, research and publications. I expect a further momentum in these endeavours for contributing to an economic growth process that is socially, economically and environmentally sustainable. 56 | Annual Report 2018 Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

About facilities and teaching techniques are constantly Electrical Engineering has grown from the basic being adapted for rapid advancement keeping studies and applications of electricity, electronics pace with the technology of this century. Recently and electromagnetism to delve deeper into a range outcome-based learning, in the form of GenEd of sub-disciplines, which include those that deal courses, is being practiced by the department to with power distribution and energy conversion, further enhance students' learning. Students are computers and digital systems, analog electronics taught to use their skills in societal and and integrated circuits, renewable energy, environmental context through a program that optoelectronics, solid state electronics and makes skilled professionals. photonics, artificial intelligence, control systems, Ongoing Academic Programs signal processing as well as telecommunications. The EEE department currently offers the following Clearly, current day Electrical Engineering programs: encompasses a broad spectrum of technical areas and the continuous upgrade in technology keeps ! Bachelor of Science in Electrical and adding to these technical fields making the task of Electronic Engineering building a strong curriculum and following through ! Bachelor of Science in Electronic and it that much formidable of a challenge. In building Communication Engineering programs that stay relevant in the current ! Master of Science/Master of Engineering in dimension of modern day engineering, the Electrical and Electronic Engineering Electrical and Electronic Engineering department of Brac University envisions the making of fresh Achievements engineers who are capable of working at the ! A team under the supervision of Dr. Saifur frontier of high technology and are involved in Rahman Sabuj from EEE Department, BracU research, creation of new ideas and the design and was awarded ICT scholarship 2018 (special development of new products, as well as fund) from ICT Division, Ministry of Posts, manufacturing and marketing activities. The Telecommunications and IT, Government of primary mission of the department of EEE is to the People's Republic of Bangladesh. The produce the best engineers, teachers, researchers title of the research is Investigation of Crowd and professionals for national and international Source based Medical Emergency System arena. To this end, the course curricula, laboratory Using Internet of Things (IoT). Annual Report 2018 | 57

! The Control and Applications Research Grants and Awards Centre (CARC) recently signed a Committed to academic excellence, the research memorandum of understanding (MoU) with centers and faculty members explore a diverse Brac Social Innovation Lab (SIL) to enhance range of issues – from the science of the solar research activities and policy formulation systems, nanotechnology to space exploration. aimed at sustainable solution of urban and Some of these achievements of the faculty are semi urban cooking problems. CARC also mentioned below. Details of faculty research may has close collaboration with national industry be viewed on the web site. leaders such as Energypac Bangladesh, Brac Solar and IDCOL and international institutes ! Dr. AKM Abdul Malek Azad's team won the like IEEE SIGHT. best paper award for their “Traffic Condition ! A team under the supervision of Dr. Saifur Awareness using Kalman Filter Technique Rahman Sabuj won the Greenness Award with the aid of Arduino and Matlab under Green Technology at ICAMES Embedded System” paper, presented at the (International Cultural and Academic Meeting 9th IEEE Control and System Graduate for Engineering Students) 2018 competition. Research Colloquium (ICSCRC), from August The competition, held at Bogazici University 3 to 4, 2018, Shah Alam, Malaysia. in Istanbul, Turkey during May 4-10, 2018, ! Dr. AKM Abdul Malek Azad's team presented had participants from Canada, Italy, Japan, their paper, “Performance and feasibility Jordan, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Egypt, analysis of an AC compressor freezer with a Macedonia, etc. where the only Bangladeshi swapped DC compressor for optimum solar team was “Tech Anthem” from BRACU with use - A complete off grid solution ensuring their project, “An IoT based Plant Growth food security”, in IEEE Symposium on System for Making Green Country”. Computer Applications and Industrial ! Switchgear and protection lab with the ability Electronics (ISCAIE) on April 28 and 29, 2018 to support microprocessor lab as well was at Penang, Malaysia. installed by the department in 2018. ! Dr. Sanjana Ahmed has completed her PhD in ! For the IEEE Brac University student branch, Electrical Engineering and Electronic November 26, 2018 was marked as a Engineering from the Department of significant milestone with the inauguration of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Power Energy Society (PES) Chapter, a University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK. technical sub-unit of IEEE. This achievement also fueled the preparation of opening a ! Some of the faculty members have rejoined Computer Society Chapter under the student after successfully completing their MSc. branch. degrees from reputed Australian and British ! Two seminars were arranged by the Brac Universities among who, Marzia Alam University Electrical and Electronic Club graduated as a Commonwealth Scholar from (BUEEC) on Nanotechnology, with guest of the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. speaker Dr. Asif Islam Khan, Assistant Faculty Overview Professor of Georgia The EEE department has 16 full-time faculty and Future of III-Nitride Photonics, with SM Moudud Islam, Postdoctoral Research members, 9 part-time faculty members, and 5 Associate at Cornell University. departmental staff members. A good portion of the faculty members hold PhD and have conducted a ! The preparations were well underway by the substantial amount of research and gathered end of 2018 for the International Conference experience of teaching and working at related on Energy and Power Engineering (ICEPE) to industries, at home and abroad. Most of the faculty be held from March 14-16, 2019 at Brac Centre for Development Management, Savar, members of the department hold Master's degree Dhaka, with the objectives of providing a from globally reputed universities and are actively platform for exchanging ideas, experiences engaged in pushing the boundaries in their own and research on meeting increased energy fields of research. They work as a team with demand in the future, recent innovations, students and research assistants towards attaining challenges and practical solutions adopted in the common goal of BRACU in “inspiring the fields of energy and power engineering. excellence”. 58 | Annual Report 2018

Departmental Leadership Facts and Figures A total of 241 students enrolled for the Bachelors' Name Designation program and 12 enrolled for the Masters program Dr. Shahidul Professor and Chairperson under the EEE department bringing the tally to Islam Khan about a thousand students in the department. In Dr. AKM Abdul Professor and Group Leader the 12th Convocation, 983 students graduated from the department with 645 from the EEE Malek Azad Control & Applications Research Group (CARG) program, 328 from the ECE program and 11 from the Masters program. Dr. Md. Professor Masaddequr Coordinator, Committee for Rahman Post Graduate Studies (CPGS) Dr. Md. Belal Associate Professor Hossain Bhuian Routine Coordinator UG thesis/project coordinator Mr. Supriyo Senior Lecturer Shafkat Ahmed Routine Coordinator Ms. Sanjida Lecturer Hossain Sabah Coordinator, Committee for Undergraduate Studies (CUGS) Ms. Afruza Senior Department Begum Coordinating Officer Annual Report 2018 | 59 Department of English and Humanities

About ! Paper presentations: Professor Firdous Azim, Vision is to become an inspirational academic University of Glasgow; Roohi Huda in platform, imparting quality education in the Penang; Lubaba Sanjana in Kolkata; Salma Humanities. Khan at Dhaka University. Mission is to equip its graduates with critical skills ! Op-eds: Anika Saba in Dhaka Tribune. and nurture creative abilities to help them become successful, ethical, and responsible citizens. Student Success Stories ! Attended the Asian English Olympics 2018, Academic Programs Jakarta ! BA in English ! Staged a play The Importance of Being ! MA in English Earnest by Oscar Wilde ! Minor in English ! Joutha Monisha won Inter-University ! Minor in History Vocabulary Competition ! Achievements S M Mahfuzur Rahman won the Best Academic Paper Award ! International Conference ! External Peer Review (EPR) Research Activities, Grants and Awards ! Post Audit Improvement Plan (2018-2022) Ongoing Research Projects ! Outcome Based Education Workshops Sultana, A. ! Seminar Series Bangla child language data in the CHILDES ! Creative writing journal Resonance database Academic Achievements of ENH Faculty Al Amin, M. Members 'Investigating possibilities, format, mechanism and ! Professor Azim was active as a jury member impact of the inclusion of an oral English test at the for the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature secondary level in Bangladesh' 2018. 60 | Annual Report 2018

Publications Proceedings of Int'l Conference on English Journal Learning and Teaching Skills (ICELTS 2018). Sultana, A., Stokes, S. F., Klee, T., & Fletcher, P. Faculty Overview Development of verb inflections among The 3 streams in ENH require faculty members with a Bangla‐speaking children with language disorder. diverse range of specializations. In literature, we have illustrious professors such as Firdous Azim, Al Amin, M., & Greenwood, J. The examination upcoming scholars such as Dr. Noman and talented system in Bangladesh and its impact: on young scholars Rukhsana Chowdhury, Anika Saba curriculum, students, teachers and society or Seema Amin. The ELT and Applied Mahbub, Rifat and Anika Saba. “Homed, stream is represented by Dr. Asifa Sultana, Dr. Al- Unhomed and Rehomed in Partition Studies of East Amin and Dr. Sabreena Ahmed. This stream is Bengal/.” enriched by Lubaba Sanjana, one of the best alumni of ENH. Roohi Huda runs the media stream. Sanjana, L. Implementing learner-centered approach: A survey on its feasibility. The Minor in History is led by Dr. Nahid Kabir, and young scholars include Salma Khan. Sanjana, L. Development sequence of person marker in pre-school children. Departmental Leadership ENH is a vibrant place to be at, and we nurture our Book Chapters students to bring out the best in them. We hope Kabir, N. A. Young muslims identity in Australia and that the creative and critical ethos that we the US: The focus on the Muslim Question. promote continues to provide guidance to our Kabir, N. A. Can Islamophobia in the media serve students. Islamic State propaganda: The Australian Case, 2014-2015. Facts and Figures ENH began with only two students in 2001. Proceedings Currently there are 470 students: 60 MA and 410 Sanjana, L. (2018). Implementing learner-centered BA students. ENH alumni have made their mark in approach: A survey on its feasibility. multiple areas. Annual Report 2018 | 61 Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences

About international conferences. Details of faculty The history of the Department of Mathematics and publications may be viewed on the web site. Natural Sciences dates back to 2001. It has been Wellcome Trust Research Grant to Brac providing quality education in basic and applied University sciences to students of different disciplines of BracU, including its own. The Wellcome Trust, which supports excellence in global biomedical research and medical Academic Program humanities, has awarded a prestigious Senior Ongoing academic programmes at MNS Investigator Award to Professor Shah M. Faruque department are Bachelor of Science in Applied of MNS department to conduct research under the Physics and Electronics(APE), Bachelor of Science Life Sciences Programs. in Biotechnology, Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, Bachelor of Science in Microbiology, Research grant received by MNS faculty Bachelor of Science in Physics, Master of Science member in Biotechnology, Double Major in Biotechnology, Mahbubul Siddiqee, Senior Lecturer (Microbiology) Double Major in Mathematics, Double Major in of MNS Department has received a grant of Tk. Microbiology, Double Major in Physics, Minor in 335,000 from Reeshad Rabbany Trust for Biotechnology, Minor in Mathematics, Minor in conducting a community-based intervention Microbiology, Minor in Physics. project to prevent thalassemia in Jamalpur. The project is being undertaken by Biomedical Achievements: Research Foundation (BRF) with which Mr. Research Activities, Grants and Awards Siddiqee is involved as an Adjunct Research The faculty members have strong academic and Investigator. research backgrounds and some have international experience in academia and industry. They publish Awards regularly in high impact journals and present Dr. Hasibun Naher, Associate Professor of papers in conferences. In 2018 there were 28 Mathematics at the MNS Department won the 2018 research publications in peer reviewed OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Awards for Early- international journals and 3 book chapters by the Career Women Scientists in the Developing World faculty members of the department. Moreover 7 for her work in nonlinear partial differential proceedings have been published in national and equations. Dr. Naher is one of the five early career 62 | Annual Report 2018 researchers recognized for outstanding work in five List of people responsible for different different disciplines of science and technology. Dr. programs: Naher got the award for her research contribution in Chairperson: Professor Dr. A F M Yusuf Haider applied Mathematics. Academic Coordinators of different programs: Faculty Overview Professor Dr. Mahboob Hossain is responsible for There are 46 full-time teachers and 17 teaching B.S. Microbiology, Professor Dr. Aparna Islam and assistants in the Department. Quite a few teachers Dr. Iftekhar Bin Naser for Master of Science in joined the department last year and some have left Biotechnology, Romana Siddique for B.S. in for higher studies. Biotechnology, Md. Lutfor Rahman for B.S. in Applied Physics and Electronics, Dr. Firoze H. Departmental Leadership Haque for B.S. in Physics and Dr. Hasibur Naher for Message from Chairperson B.S. Mathematics Program. Science is continuously evolving, driven by our Facts and figure fundamental curiosity in the world around us. It is not just a source of new ideas, but a constant The total number of students pursuing various driving force for innovation. We at the Department undergraduate and postgraduate programs in the of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (MNS) – the department in 2018 was 560. 30 students of UG faculty members, staffs, and students – nourish biotechnology, 35 students of UG microbiology, 2 students of UG APE and 1 student of UG physics and nurture this philosophy in our mind. defended their theses and 20 students of UG As Chair, it's my great pleasure to share with you biotechnology, 23 students of UG microbiology, 2 the vast array of areas of study we have within the students of UG APE presented their internship department. With a commitment to the highest throughout the year. 9 PG biotechnology students standards of teaching and research, the faculties also defended their thesis this year. in the MNS department work across a wide Total enrollment in 2018: spectrum of mathematics, natural sciences and life sciences. MNS offers courses on physics, Program Number of students applied physics and electronics, , UG APE 10 b i o l o g y, b i o t e c h n o l o g y, m i c ro b i o l o g y, UG PHY 17 mathematics, , economic geography and environmental sciences. We regularly arrange UG MAT 5 different types of seminars/talks (on monthly UG BIO 266 basis), workshops and programs which help to UG MIC 227 enhance the quality of existing faculty members MS BIO 35 and students. Annual Report 2018 | 63 Department of Pharmacy

About international were invited as speakers in the series At the Department of Pharmacy, BRACU, we aim to of student development seminars titled “How to uphold the legacy of pharmacists through a well- Prepare Competent, Future Ready Pharmacy designed program for producing competent Graduates”. graduates for the present and the future. Our World Pharmacist Day curricula are designed to ensure that the students are able to appreciate the multidisciplinary aspect The department observed World Pharmacists Day in of pharmacists. September with the theme Pharmacists: Your Experts. The day-long commemoration Vision pursuing the theme How to Ensure Quality To inspire our students toward high standards and Pharmaceutical Products? consisted of a Round innovative thoughts for the betterment of the Table Discussion, a Campus Pharmacy, case study pharmaceutical sector as well as of mankind. presentations, a debate, a quiz competition for the students and a seminar on Pharmacovigilance. Mission Academicians, students, and professionals from To develop and nurture competent students who diverse pharmaceutical disciplines across all will become leaders and innovators in prominent institutions and companies were present. pharmaceutical education, research, development, and practice. Brac University Pharma Society (BUPS) Activities Academic Program BUPS observed a two-day long program The Department of Pharmacy started in 2010 and celebrating world health day in April with the theme offers the Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm.) Universal Health Coverage: Everyone, Everywhere honours degree, a four-year integrated program including welcome rally and a seminar. BUPS divided into eight consecutive semesters and members visited a school called Road to School for accredited by Bangladesh Pharmacy Council. The under-privileged children where they spoke about department consists of six modern laboratories to proper diet and hygiene. They also conducted free carry out laboratory work and conduct advanced- health check-up for the children and the mothers. level research. Poster Challenge and Research Showcase Seminar and Round Table Discussion In October the Pharma Poster Challenge 2018 Drug In 2018, Top executives from leading Discovery and Development was held where pharmaceutical companies, both national and students presented their research projects on 64 | Annual Report 2018 various issues in drug development. In research an interactive question-answer session between showcase six alumni presented their research the students and the experienced employees of the findings to a public audience. companies. Student's Achievement Annual Picnic ! Shannon Sherwin Moreino's article was The department organized an annual picnic in published in MDPI Biomolecules. February at Subarnagram, Bhulta, Dhaka, where all ! Fariha Hossain presented her paper at ASEE, the students and faculty members engaged in a Malaysia. number of fun-filled activities. ! Nashrah Mustafa presented her research at Departmental Leadership CSBio, Thailand. A very warm welcome to the Department of ! Umme Salma Khanam presented her Pharmacy at BRAC University. research at ISER- 326th ICS, Health and Medicine (ICSHM), Indonesia. I would like to start by mentioning that our vision is to set the standard of excellence in defining the ! Nearly 88% of graduates found industry future of pharmaceutical education, research, and employment right after graduation. practice. With this vision, we are dedicated to Faculty Achievements at a Glance: developing and fostering a diverse community of healthcare leaders committed to advancing ! Twenty-seven research articles were published in reputed internationally peer systemic health. At the Department of Pharmacy, reviewed journals. we aim to educate and provide students the expertise and ability to advance societal wellness ! Research collaborations with Harvard through various professional avenues. , National University of Singapore, Nanyang Technological Our faculty members are recognized for their University, and University of Greenwich were leadership and contributions in pharmacy undertaken. education and research, as well as their pursuit of ! Nine conference proceedings were academic and intellectual integrity. We aspire to published. bring together academicians, researchers, and ! Research grants from University of Kent, healthcare professionals with the unified goal of University of Greenwich, Ministry of Science fostering interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary and Information and Communication learning and discovery, creating an academic Technology (MOSICT) of Bangladesh were environment in which education, research and received. promoting pharmaceutical care can occur simultaneously, here in Bangladesh and all around ! Three faculty members received doctoral the world. scholarships for PhD in USA. I hope you will take the time to explore our website For detailed information on all achievements, please visit our website at https://www.bracu.ac. and learn about all that the department has to offer. bd/academics/departments/pharmacy Once again, welcome and I look forward to seeing the new generation join us on the road toward the Industry Visit profession of pharmacy, which is bound to be Students were taken to Beximco, Novartis, Sanofi rewarding, challenging, and enjoyable. We would and Eskayef Pharmaceuticals Ltd. where they were be delighted to have motivated individuals shown the manufacturing process of various interested in this profession join us on this exciting pharmaceutical preparations. For the course of venture of transforming healthcare through Pharmaceutical Marketing they were taken for a pharmacy innovation. day long visit to the headquarters of the different p h a r m a c e u t i c a l c o m p a n i e s ( B e x i m c o Eva R. Kabir, Ph.D. Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Roche and Novartis Professor and Chairperson Bangladesh Ltd.), where they experienced real- Facts and Figures time strategic decisions. During both these visits, ! the students were accompanied by faculty 164 total enrolled students members. Each of these sessions was followed by ! 74 total alumni INSTITUTES

Brac Institute of Educational Development (BIED) Brac Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD) Brac Institute of Languages (BIL) 66 | Annual Report 2018 Brac Institute of Educational Development

About models rely on para-professionals, teachers, Vision healthcare providers, and volunteers as the first line of support. In addition to providing direct A world where all children grow up with dignity. counseling services, our own mental health experts Mission offer professional development opportunities to Create innovative solutions for children to become train both specialized practitioners and community engaged, empathetic, and empowered individuals. members. Program focus areas Humanitarian Response: To address both child protection issues in refugee camps as well as the Teaching and Learning: Transforming student ongoing need for early childhood education and learning begins with elevating adult learning. We psychosocial support, we partnered with Brac and offer postgraduate programs and short programs UNICEF to design and deliver over 200 Child- for educators and leaders who share our mission of Friendly Spaces (CFS) across 11 camps in the supporting children to become engaged, Ukhiya and Teknaf areas of Cox's Bazar. We have empathetic, and empowered individuals through instituted our play-based curriculum in the form of education. We also conduct educational research the Humanitarian Play Labs into the CFS, and and provide expertise to our public and private launched and scaled a para-counselor model sector partners on all aspects of instructional which trains CFS outreach workers and para- design and delivery. counselors to address the needs of the refugee Play-based Learning: Playing is a tool for learning. children and families. It is a source of joyful, explorative, and interactive Academic Programs experiences that promote the development of cognitive, physical, motor, and socio-emotional Masters in Science and Post Graduate Diploma skills in childhood and beyond. This idea is central (MSc or PGD) in Early Childhood Development: to our work in Early Child Development (ECD). http://bracied.com/Academics Mental Health: A priority for our work in this area is Masters in Education/Post-Graduate Diploma in to expand access to mental health services in Educational Leadership & School Improvement: Bangladesh. Our innovative, low-cost delivery http://bracied.com/Academics Annual Report 2018 | 67

Achievements ! 50 para-counselors are being trained under Significant achievements of Brac IED include: UNHCR Project in the Rohingya camps ! The Brac Play Lab model is a scalable design Research Activities, Grants and Awards: which promotes learning through play for Grants: children aged 0-6 years. 50 Brac Play Labs - LEGO Foundation Grant: Brac and Brac IED have been opened in government schools have received a 100 million dollar grant from since 2018, which will be scaled up to a 100 the LEGO Foundation to scale up the Brac Play Labs in 2019. Humanitarian Play Labs (HPLs) in partnership ! Brac Humanitarian Play Labs: The Brac with Sesame Workshop and International Humanitarian Play Lab (HPL) model was Rescue Committee (IRC) designed to provide a safe and stimulating space for the displaced and vulnerable - UNHCR Grant: Brac and Brac IED have children living in Rohingya camps of Cox's received a $1 million grant from the United Bazaar, with a purpose to heal and learn Nations High Commissioner for Refugees through the power of play while retaining their (UNHCR) for building capacities of para- culture. We have established 174 HPLs as of counselors to provide mental health support yet, and are in the process of establishing a in the Rohingya camps of Cox's Bazaar. total of 500 HPLs funded by the LEGO Research: Foundation in collaboration with the Research projects completed in 2018: International Rescue Foundation (IRC) and ! Sesame Workshop in 2019. "Ethics and Values in School: Capturing the Spirit of Education", in collaboration with ! Brac IED alumni have received the following Collaboration for Popular Education awards in the recent years: (CAMPE). + Md Khan, a MEd graduate, ! "Brac Play Lab: Stakeholders' Perception received the Vice Chancellor's Award in and Practices of Play in the Context of 2017. Bangladesh, Tanzania and Uganda", in + Rafiath Rashid Mithila, an ECD graduate, collaboration with Brac International's received the Chancellor's Award in 2016. Independent Evaluation and Research Cell + Shakil Ahmed, a MEd graduate, received (IERC). the Vice Chancellor's Award in 2016. ! Brac IED has also been engaged in various + Jasedul Hossain, an ECD graduate, project evaluation researches. received the Vice Chancellor's Award in 2016. The following researches are still ongoing: + Khondaker Fahmida Ahmed, a MEd ! Process documentation research of the graduate, received the Vice Chancellor's mainstream Brac Play Lab project funded by Award in 2015. OSF Healthcare ! Facts and Figures "Child Protection in Rohingya Community Areas: Perceptions, Status and Niche ! A total of 56 evening students (Teach for Assessment" is being funded by OSF Bangladesh + Private) are engaged in our Healthcare. Post-Graduate Diploma (PGD) / Masters in ! Education (MEd) in Educational Leadership & "The Contribution of Vocational Skills School Improvement Development (VSD) to Inclusive Industrial ! A total of 39 students from government Growth and Transformation: An Analysis of sector are enrolled in our Masters in Critical Factors in 6 Countries", a 3-years Education (MEd) program. research project which started in September 2017 and ends in 2020 while spanning over 6 ! A total of 21 evening students are enrolled our countries: Bangladesh, Vietnam, Laos, in Masters in Science (MSc)/ Post Graduate Cambodia, Ethiopia and South Africa. The Diploma (PGD) in Early Childhood research is being funded by Swiss National Development (ECD) 68 | Annual Report 2018

Science Foundation and Swiss Development generates stress that is linked to harmful behaviors Cooperation (SDC). and poor mental health outcomes. Faculty Overview We believe that education should reflect a vision An overview of the members of our faculty can be for society. Starting at home in Bangladesh, we found in the website. imagine schools, families, and communities working together to foster a holistic set of Message from Dr. Erum Mariam, Executive cognitive and socio-emotional skills in children, Director, Brac Institute of Educational including critical thinking, cognitive flexibility, Development creativity, and empathy. More broadly, we dream Education in Bangladesh has traditionally focused of a future where all children-- particularly on memorization and assessment. Children children living in poverty or those who have been growing up in this competitive environment are displaced by a humanitarian crisis – can receive exposed to a narrow definition of success – one quality education and be given the social support based on exam results. This system strains they need to develop into engaged, empathetic, relationships between students and families, and and empowered individuals. Annual Report 2018 | 69 Brac Institute of Governance and Development

About Achievements The mission of BRAC Institute of Governance Bangladesh Gender Equality Diagnostic of Studies (BIGD) is to undertake relevant, quality Selected Sectors (GEDSS) was launched in 2018 to research in order to inform and influence policies, assist Asian Development Bank (ADB), the programs and, implementation strategies for good government and the development partners identify governance and development. BIGD's Vision is to modalities to incorporate approaches for gender create a just and prosperous society. equality and women empowerment into selected BIGD pursues its mission by conducting high- sectors, namely, education, energy, transport, and quality quantitative and qualitative research in urban development. close collaboration with stakeholders. BIGD offers Research Activities, Grants and Awards academic programs to develop next generation ! Cities Alliance: Partnership Facilitation and leaders, civil servants and development workers so that they can make a meaningful impact. BIGD also City Diagnostics to Support Equitable offer practical, innovative and unique professional Economic Growth in two Secondary Cities in training programs for bureaucrats and Bangladesh development professionals to increase their ! Digitizing Implementation Monitoring and capabilities in designing, implementing and scaling Public Procurement Project (DIMAPPP) up policies and programs. ! IDRC-II: Institutional capacity building for Academics strengthening governance research, policy debate and outreach communication ! Master of Arts in Governance And ! Development (MAGD) Rana Plaza Disaster: Garment Supply Chain Governance Project ! Master of Development Studies (MDS) ! Research, Policy and Good Governance in ! Masters in Procurement and Supply Bangladesh (RPGG) Management (MPSM) ! Accelerating progress on tobacco taxes in ! Masters in Development Management and low- and middle - income countries Practice (MDMP) 70 | Annual Report 2018

Faulty Overview and researchers from around the world to conduct our research and transfer knowledge and skills in Associate Assistant Category Professor Lecturer Total the process. Professor Professor Full time We aspire to become a center of excellence for With PhD 3 1 0 0 4 policies that are outcomes of relevant, practical and high-quality research in the field of development Without 0 1 3 0 4 and governance in Bangladesh and beyond. PhD Total 3 2 3 0 8 List of Publications Part time Book Chapter ! With PhD 1 0 0 0 1 Rahman, S. H. and Islam, M. S. (2018). Institutions of urban governance in Dhaka Without 0 0 0 0 0 and Chittagong: Issues and challenges; PhD Institutions for Development: Urbanization Total 1 0 0 0 1 and Land Issues in Bangladesh. Bangladesh Course Contract/ Visiting Faculty Economists Forum. With PhD 15 3 0 0 18 ! Hasan, M. and Raihan, S. (2018). Navigating Without the Deals World: The Politics of Economic 0 8 6 0 14 PhD Growth in Bangladesh. In: L. Pritchett, K. Sen Total 15 11 6 0 32 and E. Werker, ed., Deals and Development: The Political Dynamics of Growth Episodes, Departmental Leadership 1st ed. [online] UK: Oxford UP, pp.96 - 128. Imran Matin, Executive Director Journal Articles At BIGD, we approach the ! Misha, F., Raza, W., Ara, J. and Poel, E. challenge of creating a just (2018). How far does a big push really push? and prosperous society Long-term effects of an asset transfer through the lens of policy program on employment trajectories. and governance. We want Economic Development and Cultural to provide evidence- Change. https://doi.org/10.1086/700556 based feasible solution to ! a d d re s s p o l i c y a n d Biswas, B. K., Rahman, M. M., and Ahamed, governance challenges. R. (2017): Post Aila Disaster Management in We particularly focus on Figure : Dr. Imran Matin Costal Area of Bangladesh: Experience from implementation and scale- joined BIGD as Executive a Union. The Journal of Rural Development, up whenever we have Director in July 2018 Bangladesh Academy of Rural Development s o u n d p o l i c i e s a n d (BARD) programs with major implementation gaps ! Sayada Jannatun Naim, Abu Hena Reza because of weak governance and lack of Hasan. 2018. Concentrationof Authority capabilities. a n d R e n t S e e k i n g B e h a v i o u r i n At BIGD, we follow a multi-disciplinary research Bureaucracy: An Evidence of Ineffective approach. We try to find out the best possible Governance in Bangladesh. JSDS. [S.l.], combination of research methods for studying the v. 9, n. 1, p. 19-30, Apr. 2018. ISSN 2221- issue at hand and we are determined to generate 1152. Vol 9 No 1 (2018). Journal of Social and accurate and reliable evidence of what works. Development Sciences. Thus, research design, implementation and evidence engagement capabilities are crucial for Naim, S. J. (2018). Analysis of Entrepreneurial us. To this end, BIGD is implementing the Intention Among Students in Business Schools of Research, Policy and Good Governance (RPGG) Bangladesh.IJMBS/81/1/A-0268. International program to build institutional capacity of BIGD and Journal of Management & Business Studies. the relevant public sector partners. We are also http://www.ijmbs.com/vol-8-issue-1/ Volume 8, collaborating with leading research organizations Issue 1 Annual Report 2018 | 71 Brac Institute of Languages

About proficiency, a unique Pre-University program, and The journey of Brac Institute of Language (BIL) modern language courses that include Chinese, began in 2006 as the English Language Program French Bangla, German, Spanish, and Arabic. The (EL-Pro). Since then, BIL has been reinvented twice Institute also offers an M.A. program in TESOL. to finally become the Institute it is today. A product Additionally, BIL offers two specialized courses: of the aspirations, vision, dedication and innovation English for Academic Purposes (EAP) and English of its pioneer and Senior Director, Lady Syeda Proficiency Development Course (EPDC). Sarwat Abed and her team, the Institute has Papers Presented attained substantial achievements teaching English language courses to the undergraduate ! Mohammad Aminul Islam presented a paper students, academic English to graduate students, titled 'Digital Literacy and Empowerment of TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other English Teachers at Primary Level' at the 8th Languages) to professionals and foreign languages BELTA International Conference 2018. His to learners from various backgrounds. presentation reflected on digital inclusion and teachers' empowerment with an attempt to BIL aims to assist students develop the language educate teachers on digital literacy for skills they need to be successful in graduate school collaborative learning. The research and in their professional lives. The institute focuses encapsulated the perceptions and current on implementing student-centred, creative practices of professional development language teaching techniques by developing through multimedia-led technological modules based on students' proficiency levels. interventions among primary level English This not only eliminates the possibility of mixed- teachers. Consequently, the presentation ability classes, but also ensures small classes with highlighted teachers' perception on the excellent interaction between teachers and pedagogical shift to foster better services in learners. Additionally, BIL is committed to the field the community. of academic language teaching and research, with a clear focus on creative and forward-thinking ! BIL faculty presented five research papers at teaching methodology for diverse learner groups. 'National Conference on Achieving Sustainable Development Goals in Academic Program Bangladesh: Educational Responses, BIL offers five English language courses for the Challenges and Possibilities' at the Institute undergraduate students of BracU ranging from of Education and Research (IER), University intermediate to advanced level of language of Dhaka, from March 31 to April 01, 2018. 72 | Annual Report 2018

The papers that have been presented are as from different organizations and universities the following: attended the session. + Golam Kader Zilany and Mr. Kushal Das ! BIL faculty members conducted sessions on presented a paper titled 'Pre-University 'Teaching English Language' in Faculty reading syllabus: Juxtaposition of theory Development Training for the faculty and practice at Brac University' members of Midwifery Program under BRAC + Moshiur Rahman presented a paper titled James P Grant School of Public Health of 'Use of game elements and techniques in Brac University. The training began on July 2, education: Practice and possibilities in 2018, and continued till July 12, 2018. The Bangladesh context' sessions were conducted by Mohammad Aminul Islam, Md. Abu Sufian, Md. Mahbubul + Mohammad Aminul Islam and Md. Islam and Moshiur Rahman, all of whom are Mahbubul Islam presented a paper titled 'Bangladeshi primary school teachers' faculty members of BIL. approaches to technology-enhanced ! The 23rd Journal Club Session, conducted by English language teaching' BIL faculty members, was held on July 12, + Nishat Sharmin presented a paper titled 2018. The presenters, Md. Mamunur Rashid 'Status of secondary school English and Imam Zafar Numanee, discussed an teachers in Bangladesh: transformation article titled “Listen to the Music: Using intellectuals or passive technicians?' Songs in Listening and Speaking Classes” by Andrew Mobbs and Melinda Cuyul. + Md. Abu Sufian presented a paper titled th 'Students' participation in EFL classroom ! The 24 Journal Club Session, conducted by at primary level in the coastal areas of BIL faculty members, was conducted on Bangladesh' October 11, 2018. Fariah Amin and Yusha Alam, Lecturers at BIL, facilitated a ! Two BIL faculty members presented papers discussion on the article “Will Students at the second International Conference on Actually Believe They Can Do This Teaching and Learning (ICTL) held on June 28, 2018, under the theme Beyond Assignment?” by David Gooblar. Pedagogy: New Dimensions in Learning and ! Kazi Abu Bakar Siddique, Lecturer, BIL, Technology. The conference was organised conducted two workshops at the Residential by School of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Campus, Savar, to help develop students' (SLASS) and Centre for Pedagogy (CP), creative writing and critical reading skills. Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB). Held on October 10 and 16, 2018, these + Mohammad Aminul Islam presented a interactive workshops shed light on students' paper titled “Mediating 'Choices' and existing skills on critical reading and creative 'Representations' on Choosing Media writing and introduced some newer and Technology for ELT in Bangladesh” approaches to help them become better at reading and writing. The first workshop, + Mohammad Aminul Islam and Md. Remembering the Future, was designed for Mahbubul Islam presented their paper creative writers. The second workshop, The titled “Primary School Teachers' Art of Reading, revolved around reading Approaches to Technology-Enhanced experiences and ideas, such as 'successful English Language Teaching in reading', 'active reading', and 'reading for Bangladesh”. understanding' vs. 'reading for information'. Sessions and Workshops Conducted ! BIL organised a Training of Teachers on ! Md. Shams Ud Duha conducted a session on Cantonese Language Module for Caregivers “Financial Aid for Graduate Studies in the from November 04 to November 06, 2018, at US” at the American Center, Dhaka, on June Brac University. 28 teachers from around 16 26, 2018. He was invited by the Education districts of Bangladesh were nominated by USA, a US Department State Network, to state-run Bureau of Manpower Employment conduct the session. Duha shared his own and Training (BMET) for the training. It was experience of securing a prestigious conducted by Mohammad Rafiqul Islam, fellowship titled Frederick N. Andrews faculty member of BIL, and facilitated by Fellowship to pursue his PhD at Purdue several other faculty members of the University, USA. Professionals and students institute. Annual Report 2018 | 73

Sessions and Workshops Attended Bank Limited, was present as the chief guest. Alissa Nostas, Global Educator, Arizona State Among others, Md. Shams Ud Duha, University, conducted a workshop on 'Gradation Lecturer, BIL, and Haroonur Rashid, and Sequencing in Material Design & Development' International Chess Arbiter, were also via skype for the faculty members of BIL at GDLN present. Centre on October 24, 2018. She initiated the ! Brac University Communication and workshop by introducing the recent research on Language Club (BUCLC) arranged a authentic and graded materials. The workshop was workshop on communication skill a wonderful experience for the participants to development for students on March 06, reinforce the processes and steps required to 2018, at the auditorium of the Mohakhali choose, develop or adapt materials effectively in campus. The workshop was conducted order to achieve the objective of a particular course under the supervision of Kushal Das and while also maintaining appropriateness for Farina Haque, faculty members of BIL. Syed respective stakeholders. Fakhruzzaman, Regional Account Manager A workshop titled 'Effective Time Management: at 365 Square Limited, facilitated the Challenges and Solutions' was held on October 25, workshop. 2018, in the Listening Lab of Brac University. The · “Best Presenter Contest Spring 2018” was event was facilitated by Shami Suhrid and Tasnuva held on March 27, 2018, at the Listening Lab Huque, Counselors and Lecturers at the of Brac University. The contest was Counselling Unit of Brac University. The workshop o r g a n i s e d b y B r a c U n i v e r s i t y was attended by lecturers from BIL, who shared Communication and Language Club their experiences and opinions in a discussion (BUCLC) and supervised by Farina Haque regarding bad time management. The participant and .Srabosti Saha, Lecturers at Brac were also provided with materials to help them Institute of Languages (BIL). identify and categorise their challenges in dealing with time management and to gain a better Celebrations understanding of how to utilise it more effectively. ! BIL organised the Chinese New Year Festival 2018 at the university auditorium on February Student-focused Activities 11, 2018. Professor Ansar Ahmed, Pro-Vice ! Md. Shams Ud Duha led Brac University Chancellor of Brac University, was present as nd Chess Team at the 22 Grand Asian Chess the Chief Guest, and Zha Mingwei, Cultural Challenge (GACC) International Inter- Officer, Embassy of the People's Republic of University Chess Tournament in Malaysia. China in Bangladesh, joined the program as Other members of the team were Ejaz the Special Guest. Also present was Hossain from MA in TESOL program of BIL, Jannatun Naher, Lecturer at Institute of Sabbir Hossain from BRAC Business School, Modern Languages (IML), Dhaka University. Mohammad Shakil from the Department of ! Electrical and Electronic Engineering and On April 18, 2018, a potluck party was Nanziba Ibnat from the Department of arranged at BIL, where all the faculty Computer Science & Engineering. Niaz members and staff of BIL, Residential Murshed, the first Grand Master of South Semester celebrated Boishakh. Asia, served as the coach during the games. Projects and Visits Brac University Chess Team finished by th ! ranking 9 in this highly competitive Md. Shams Ud Duha, Lecturer, BIL, visited tournament. Universities from Malaysia, two top ranked Malaysian universities to India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Bangladesh discuss collaborative opportunities with BIL participated in the tournament. in the field of research and academic exchange. He visited University of Science, ! Lady Syeda Sarwat Abed, Senior Director, BIL, attended a press conference held at Malaysia (USM) on January 29, 2018, and National Sports Council on January 18, 2018, met the faculty members of School of to announce Brac University Chess Club's Languages, Literacies and Translation. He participation in International Inter-University also visited University of Malaya (UM) on Chess Championship in Malaysia. January 30, 2018, and met the faculty Khandaker Anwar Ehtesham, FVP and Head members of the Department of Curriculum of Communication and Branding of Dhaka and Instructional Technology. 74 | Annual Report 2018

! The faculty members of Brac Institute of Pre-University Languages (BIL), Brac University, visited the Brac Health Programme in Manikganj on April Enrolled Completed 22, 2018. Around thirty faculty members of Spring 222 182 BIL went to the visit, which was further graced by the presence of Dilara Afroz Khan, Summer 181 149 Director of Office of Co-curricular Activities Fall 91 75 (OCA). Total 494 406 ! BIL faculty members and Pre-University students of Brac University donated 260 books to underprivileged children who are Undergraduate Courses studying at Abinta Kabir Foundation School. Tarannum Fatema Chowdhury, Golam Kader Semester Course Code Enrolled Zilany, Yusha Alam and Md Mahbubul Islam Spring 2018 ENG091 983 along with three Pre-University students of BIL visited Abinta Kabir Foundation on ENG101 654 December 05, 2018, to make the donation. ENG102 500 The event was organized as a part of the program called Harnessing Emerging ENG103 8 Readers for Attainment and Language Development (HERALD) under the leadership ENG203 23 of Mohammad Aminul Islam, Senior Lecturer BUS201 52 at BIL. The goal of the program is to reallocate resources from the privileged section of the CHN101 66 society to the underprivileged ones and to FRN101 75 facilitate learning and development among the latter group of children to promote a Summer 2018 ENG091 836 knowledgeable society in Bangladesh. ENG101 948 ! Mohammad Aminul Islam and Md. Mahbubul Islam, Senior Lecturer and Lecturer ENG102 543 respectively at Brac Institute of Languages (BIL), along with three Pre-University ENG103 56 students of Brac University, visited BUS201 52 Sunnydale School in Dhaka on December 17, 2018, to collect donated books for CHN101 73 underprivileged children. This event was a FRN101 104 part of the program named Harnessing Emerging Readers for Attainment and Fall 2018 ENG091 319 Language Development (HERALD) with a view to providing access to resources to the ENG101 813 disadvantaged communities. ENG102 800

Facts and Figures ENG103 16 M.A. in TESOL BUS201 58 Total enrolled Completed Completed Enrolled student from from CHN101 48 (2018) beginning beginning FRN101 85 Spring 2018 5 Total 7112 Summer 7 9 134 51 2018 Evening Course Fall 2018 7 Total 19 9 134 51 Chinese, French, EAP, EPDC and German 272 CENTRES

Centre for Climate Change and Environmental Research (C3ER) Centre for Entrepreneurship Development (CED) Centre for Peace and Justice (CPJ) Professional Development Centre (PDC) Centre for Inclusive Architecture and Urbanism 76 | Annual Report 2018 Centre for Climate Change and Environmental Research

ABOUT ACHIEVEMENTS C3ER, the Centre for Climate Change and ! Various professional trainings on “ Climate Environmental Research was established in 2011. Change Adaptation for Mainstreaming Since its inception, Brac University has conducted Development Professionals” a series of cross-sectoral research on climate ! 2 Knowledge Development trainings on change and disaster management in direct Climate Change for students collaboration with Brac. To coordinate and manage ! Lectures on Climate Change, Adaptation, these different activities, the Syndicate and the Mitigation and Resilience by Faculties and Board of Trustees of Brac University have signed an resource persons from C3ER organised by accord for the establishment of a research centre CCDB named “Centre for Climate Change and ! Environmental Research (C3ER)”. The Centre 5 Journal Articles, 3 Conference proceedings establishes a synergy between BRACU and Brac in and 1 book chapter by C3ER researchers the field of climate change and other environmental ! 2 write shops organised for Government, issues. NGO, and CSO's on GCF ACADEMIC PROGRAM RESEARCH ACTIVITIES, GRANTS AND C3ER has designed certificate and training course AWARDS on Climate Change to develop the intellectual and C3ER awarded grants for 8 research projects on practical skills for the application and advancement climate change adaptation, climate change of the climate change science and subsequent finance, Biodiversity conservation, water resources adaptation and mitigation policies for both management, Innovation & Technology, Climate professionals and students. More details are change training module development and policy & available from the following link: Governance analysis. http://www.bracu.ac.bd/academics/centres- FACULTY/RESOURCE PERSON OVERVIEW and-initiatives/c3er/certificate-course-and- Dr. Ainun Nishat, Professor Emeritus, is recognised training-programs as a pioneering expert in water resource Annual Report 2018 | 77 management and climate change in Bangladesh. ! Agriculture and Soil Science He completed his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from ! Remote Sensing, GIS and Data Management University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, U.K. in 1981. ! Sociology, Economics and Anthropology He has a M.Sc. in Civil Engineering from ! of Engineering and Climate change adaptation, mitigation & Technology (BUET), 1975. He was the former Vice sustainability Chancellor of this university. He is engaged in ! Business Development & Sustainable carrying out diversified research projects in the field Management of climate change and environment. ! Disaster, Climate Change and Resilience The Centre has a multidisciplinary pool of DEPARTMENTAL LEADERSHIP professionals from the disciplines of: C3ER is guided by Dr. Ainun Nishat, Advisor, Centre ! Water resources management and for Climate Change and Environmental Research engineering (C3ER), Brac University. Overall management and ! Climate change, Gender, Policy & Institution administration is performed under the direction of Roufa Khanum, Lecturer and Coordinator, ! Natural resource and Environment Operations, of C3ER, Brac University and Training management program is led by Sharmin Nahar Nipa, Lecturer, ! Pharmacist, Business development & Donor C3ER, Brac University. liaison 78 | Annual Report 2018 Centre for Entrepreneurship Development

About Mission To make significant contribution in creating an ! To inspire, devise, nurture, develop, and inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystem in elevate entrepreneurship through innovation, Bangladesh, Centre for Entrepreneurship institutional capacity, and leadership. Development (CED) of Brac University (BRACU) ! To unlock the potential of young [hereinafter CED-BRACU] started its journey in entrepreneurs in Bangladesh April 2011 with the view to encourage Bangladeshi ! e n t r e p r e n e u r s t h r o u g h e n g e n d e r i n g To make visible impact on Bangladeshi entrepreneurial knowledge and skill so that the entrepreneurs and set them on the path to entrepreneurs can systematically develop and sustainability grow their own businesses. CED-BRACU works for Slogan engaging potential Bangladeshi entrepreneurs in Kindling the Spirit of Entrepreneurship and innovative thinking and provides a platform for new Innovation and existing enterprises, be it micro, small, or medium, through skills acquisition activities for the Goals and Objectives development and management of the enterprise. With the motto of “helping people help To understand the enterprise better, CED-BRACU themselves”, the goal of CED-BRACU is to emphasizes on research that will contribute to encourage entrepreneurship and engender entrepreneurial development in Bangladesh, entrepreneurial knowledge and skills through advance education and skill acquisition along this innovation, capacity development and leadership. line, and popularise the idea of entrepreneurship. The key objectives of CED-BRACU are as follows: Vision ! To promote the idea of entrepreneurship in To make significant contribution in creating an Bangladesh inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystem in Bangladesh ! To help build capabilities of the entrepreneurs Annual Report 2018 | 79

! To address the knowledge gaps and skill environmental adaptation investments in the shortcomings that prevent entrepreneurs (in textile sector in Bangladesh” (SSREU) various sectors) from growing their ! MoU signing with Geosansar businesses and running them effectively ! Conducting 3 trainings for RMG workers with ! To develop academic curricula and introduce Geogansar courses targeting entrepreneurs and ! Providing interest-free seed finance support students, who wish to pursue an to student-incubatee groups entrepreneurial path ! Enrolling student-incubatee groups in the ! To e n g a g e a n d c o l l a b o r a t e w i t h Business Incubation Centre (BIC) organizations which may include ! Providing free Amazon Web Services (AWS) educational institutions for improving the for the incubatee groups entrepreneurial ventures of local and foreign ! entrepreneurs Continue running its full-fledged university- based Business Incubation Centre (BIC) with Activities in 2018 8 incubatee groups consisting of 40 students Major activities of CED-BRACU in 2018 include: and alumni who are enrolled in BIC and ! Conducting nation-wide census/survey to receiving incubation support and services collect data on export-oriented RMG ! Regularly organising Business Plan factories under the flagship project titled Competitions and related programmes “Mapped in Bangladesh” (formerly Departmental Leadership DRFM-B) ! At the organisational level within BRACU's MoU signing with Bangladesh Knitwear framework, CED-BRACU is currently headed by an Manufacturers and Exporters Association Adviser, and run by an Assistant Director. Faculty (BKMEA) members, academic and administration personnel ! Developing the digital map of RMG factories from other Departments and Schools, as well with in-house resources asother resource personnel from Brac University ! New project initiated with GIZ Bangladesh are also committed on a project-by-project basis as titled “Promoting safety-related and and when required. 80 | Annual Report 2018 Centre for Peace and Justice

Centre for Peace and Justice (CPJ) is a ! Publish flagship research and edited multidisciplinary academic institute, which volumes promotes global peace and social justice through ! Establish innovative lab for training, teaching quality education, research, training and advocacy. and research CPJ is committed to identifying and promoting ! sustainable and inclusive solutions to a wide range Build global partnerships with academic and of global concerns and issues, including fragility, research institutes conflict and violence. ! Organise international conferences Our Vision and Mission Our Work Promoting a just, peaceful and inclusive society through education, training, research and Academic Training Research advocacy. Developing Enhancing Building research Our Objectives education capacity of capacity; creating program; credit informal justice vibrant platform for ! Promote quality multidisciplinary education and non-credit sector through academics and to create human capital towards ensuring certificate and training on researchers to sustained peace and a just society; diploma courses paralegalism, gather empirical ! Undertake research on peace, fragility, social on peace and mediation and evidence on justice and open society to generate justice related arbitration fragility, social knowledge and empirical evidence; issues justice and open ! Build capacities of practitioners, academics, society researchers and trainers; and ! Advocate for reforms towards peace and Multidisciplinary Research on Inclusive social justice. Society Our Milestone Ahead CPJ conducts multidisciplinary research on the ! Launch Graduate Program following themes to enhance knowledge of peace and justice through a global network ! Institutionalise paralegalism in Bangladesh Annual Report 2018 | 81

Peace and Fragility Social Justice Open Society ! Organised Regional Research Workshop on 'Access to Justice in Asia' on 18-19 October Peace-building; Access to Human rights, 2018, in Bangkok. A score of Academics, ethnic, political, justice, democratisation social and cultural paralegalism, , responsive Development practitioners and Researchers conflict; fragility legal government, from Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, mapping; empowerment, tolerance, Myanmar, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, displacements; grassroots secularism, Thailand, Singapore, and USA participated in radicalisation; engagement, diversity, the workshop. truth and climate justice, cultural reconciliation; redressing pluralism, Studies securitisation; and inequalities, humanitarianis ! Study on the Rights & Protection of the violent and combating m and freedom Persons with Disabilities Act 2013: BRAC non-violent poverty and of the press and Advocacy for Social Change extremism discrimination speech ! Context Study on Promoting Peaceful Societies: CEP, BRAC CPJ Team ! Study on the Knowledge, Attitude & Practice Notable Activities of CPJ in 2018 of Youth in Promoting Peace, Inclusivity & st ! Developed CPJ's 1 Five Year Strategic Plan Cohesion in Society: UN Women, (2018-2022) in March 2018 Bangladesh ! Developed CPJ's Annual SMART Plan 2018 in light of CPJ's strategic plan Edited Volumes ! Working on edited volume on The Rohingya Academic Refugee Crisis: Towards Peace & Justice to ! Organised Pedagogy Training on 15th & 16th be edited by Manzoor Hasan and Dr. Caroline April 2018 for selected faculty members Brassard. Expected date of publication is ! Organised Inaugural Short Course on 'SDG July 2019 16: Achieving Just, Peaceful and Inclusive ! Working on edited volume on Inclusivity, Societies' in November-December 2018. Empowerment & Social Justice in Asia to be edited by Dr. Caroline Brassard and Dr. Gopa Training K. Thampi. Expected date of publication is ! Organised National Launching of Basic September 2019 Training Module for Paralegals in Dhaka on ! 4th August, 2018 Working on edited volume on Social Inclusivity, Social Empowerment & Social ! Conducted 'Capacity Building Training of Justice in Bangladesh to be edited by M. Humanitarian Organization on Human Rights Badiuzzaman and Dr. Caroline Brassard. and Gender' for Friendship in Cox's Bazar on Expected date of publication is December 12-14 August, 2018 2019 ! Conducted Law Appreciation Course for Save and Serve Foundation in Chattogram Publications on 11-16 September, 2018 Peer reviewed articles 2 ! Conducted Basic Training for Paralegals for Book chapter 1 MUKTI in Kushtia on 23-28 September, 2018 Book review 1 ! Conducted Basic Training for Paralegals for Consultancy report 1 LAND Network in Sirajgonj on 1-6 November, Case studies 3 2018 Op-Eds 4 ! Conducted Two Refresher Course on Basic Keynote paper 1 Training for Paralegals for Friendship in Gaibandha on 24-30 November, 2018 Advocacy ! Conducted Pre-Basic Paralegal Training for ! Co-organised international seminar Move Foundation Volunteers in Barishal on Accountability: The International Criminal 11-13 December, 2018 Court and the Rohingya Crisis with ActionAid Research Bangladesh and the Centre for Genocide Studies of Dhaka University in June 2018 ! Conducted Market Assessment of Short ! Courses for Academic Purpose of CPJ in Organised a public lecture by Honourable August –September, 2019. Rob Rae, Canadian Prime Minister's Special 82 | Annual Report 2018

Envoy to Myanmar on Rohingya Refugee ! Academic Advisor of CPJ attended the Crisis in May 2018 Singapore Red Cross 4th Humanitarian ! Co-signatory of Amicus Curiae Observations Conference 2018 on “Humanitarian to the International Criminal Court on behalf Challenges of Refugees and Displaced of Bangladeshi Non-Governmental Persons”, Singapore, 13 October 2018 Representatives in June 2018 ! Research Coordinator attended Bangkok ! Co-organised international conference on Forum 2018: Integrating Knowledge for Rohingya Refugee Crisis: Towards Social Sustainability, Chulalongkorn Sustainable Solutions with ActionAid University, 24-25 October 2018. Bangladesh and the Centre for Genocide Ongoing Project; Studies of Dhaka University in April 2018 ! ! Implementing 'Empowered Women, Technical assistance to the Council of Peaceful Communities Project' in support of Minorities in organising the Annual National UN Women, Bangladesh. The project started Minorities Youth Leadership Summit in July from 01 June 2018 and was completed by 31 2018 March 2019. Key achievements under this Partnership (Signed MoU in 2018) project in 2018 are following; + ! Dr. Wazed Research and Training Institute of Developed a tailor-made three days , Rangpur Women Entrepreneurship Training ! module for promoting peaceful and Jatiya Kabi University, cohesive communities. Trishal, Mymensingh + ! Organized two promotional seminars for North South University, Dhaka orientation of training and project ! Friendship, Dhaka activities at Begum Rokeya University, ! LAND Network, Sirajgonj Rangpur and Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University, Mymensingh. ! MUKTI, Kushtia + ! Trained 320 female students on Save and Serve Foundation, Chattogram Entrepreneurship Skills, Peace Building ! Council of Minorities, Dhaka and Social Cohesion ! Awaj Foundation, Dhaka + Organized six research design workshops with students (male and female Participation separately) and faculty members of ! Executive Director of CPJ presented paper above two regional universities where 72 on 'Caretaker Government in Bangladesh: participants attended. Misconception, Mistrust and Unsustainable ! Started a project titled 'Awareness and Innovation – Lessons for South Asia' at Advocacy Workshop on Social Cohesion, C o n f e r e n c e o n C o m p a r a t i v e Resilience and Peace Building between Host Constitutionalism in South Asia in July 2018 Populations and Rohingya Communities' ! Executive Director of CPJ participated in the with Support from UNDP. The project annual UNHCR 2018 NGO Consultation held duration was from December 2018 to in Geneva in June 2018 February 2019. Under this project, CPJ ! Executive Director of CPJ participated in organised 7 Advocacy Workshops (including 'Reimagining Justice: Realizing Human 14 FGDs) for following purpose; Rights through Legal Empowerment' + Mapping problems and identifying the organised by the Bernstein Institute for gap in the conflicts between the Rohingya Human Rights, NYU School of Law in April and host communities 2018 + Creating awareness and Leadership ! Executive Director of CPJ attended the Development Workshop for social Learning Exchange on PCVE in Kuala cohesion and resilience th th Lumpur on 27 and 28 August, 2018 + Diagnosing the impact of Rohingya influx ! Executive Director of CPJ attended the on host communities Meeting of ARRN in Bangkok on 22nd and 23rd of August, 2018 Making policy recommendation to promote social cohesion, peaceful co-existence, reduce tension, ! th Executive Director of CPJ attended 7 Asia and enhance resilience between host populations Pro Bono Conference in Hong Kong on 25 - and Rohingya communities. 27 October, 2018 Annual Report 2018 | 83 Professional Development Centre

About to become the best teaching and learning center in Professional Development Center (PDC) is an South Asia. establishment of Brac University (BracU) dedicated Why PDC is Important to promoting excellence in education through shared understanding and best practices. PDC Wise people know that the best learning takes strives to build a creative environment of place through a process of inquiry, investigation pedagogical development and research that and realization. The most effective teachers have fosters innovation across the university. The Center always been those who have inspired their students keeps the campus community updated with to develop a passion for learning, showed them pedagogical developments, coordinates academic how to scrutinize phenomena, reflect on their resources and supports professional development. perceptions, and taught them how to draw lessons From group events to personalized attention, PDC from their experience and to judiciously select what supports measurable effectiveness in faculty to take home. The best of the best of those development, course instructions and assessment, teachers, almost 2500 years ago, taught his pupils scholarly research, and innovation in education the process of systematic knowledge acquisition technologies. using a counter-intuitive method: by never giving out the answer! The sage would ask a question and Mission would begin to challenge the assertion/s of those To provide all BracU faculty with skills, resources who answered, gradually stimulating the critical and opportunities to learn and become the most thinking process in them and drawing out ideas and engaging and effective teachers that they all underlying presuppositions. He had (supposedly) individually can; and, to equip all Brac University started with the declaration, "Let us examine the students with abilities to become the most question together, my friend, and if you can successful learners. contradict anything I say, do so and I will be persuaded." Vision And, 2500 years later, after a few detours, research To become the best provider of teaching and has established that the best learning takes place learning skills for BracU faculty and students; and, 84 | Annual Report 2018 when one goes beyond one's own assumptions, program is to sensitize and enhance the capacity of and sounds them out to test them – a process BracU faculty members on several teaching and sometimes referred to as the Socratic Method. learning concepts and good practices. The topics Studies of human brain and how people learn have covered in the program include learning outcomes also identified that such experiential learning stays of Brac University, catering to multiple intelligence with the learner longer than most other forms of in class, student engagement techniques, syllabus learning. designing, lesson preparation, exploring web- based techniques, micro-teaching, learning While we have always known that both the teacher theories, assessment and alternative assessment, and the student have to be engaged in the learning rubric and giving feedback, empathy, special needs process, what we have practiced for the past few education, tackling harassment in campus, etc. centuries is quite contrary: what we had was a The duration of each session was three hours per 'teacher' delivering a “lecture” in front of the class week. while students took down notes – like someone pouring knowledge into a receptacle! And, any Certificate Awarding Ceremony interaction between the two was, for the most part, PDC organised its certificate awarding ceremony even frowned upon. with the faculty members from the 4th batch on Armed with the new knowledge that people learn August 13, 2018. There were a total of thirteen best by doing and saying, at PDC, we encourage participants who successfully completed and the learners to engage in their own learning, and received certificates. train the teachers to function more as a resource Faculty Orientation Program person. We inspire the teachers to encourage PDC hosted its 23rd Faculty Orientation Program on students, to develop a passion for learning, to give January 16 and 17, 2018. A total of twenty five them room and encouragement to explore and faculty members attended this session. On the make up their own minds about things they want to second day of the orientation, the faculty members learn. We hope empower a new class of teachers were made familiar with some of the Brac's who are more mentors than typical “instructors,” programmes at Manikganj, such as Primary who are more colleagues than someone who sits in Education Programme, Micro-finance, Ayesha an ivory tower, who are friends rather than stern- Abed Foundation, etc. PDC also organised its 24th faced judges. We want to foster an atmosphere of Faculty Orientation Program on September 11 and easy communication that will allow teachers to help 13, 2018 with thirty-one new faculty members of the students learn and have fun while learning. We BracU. During the orientation program, the want to let people know that learning is a life-long facilitators discussed BracU policy, culture, process and that failing is the only way to learn, and curriculum, student support services and so on. that there is no end to learning. Faculty workshop series on pedagogy TECHNOLOGY STUDENT As a part of the persistent endeavour to ENHANCED DEVELOPMENT disseminate the diverse and effective pedagogical LEARNING approaches, the PDC organised workshops on pedagogy. The first workshop was conducted by STUDENT Usha Kasana, the IB-DB Coordinator of Aga Khan FACULTY PERFORMANCE School. She facilitated a very intense two hour DEVELOPMENT ENHANCEMENT session for the faculty members and students of PDC Brac University on the topic of 'Theory of Knowledge' which mostly emphasized on the process of knowing, rather than about learning a specific body of knowledge. In order to Faculty Program demonstrate the effectiveness of her session, she Theory and Practice in Learner-centered used the assistance of four students of Aga Khan Teaching (TPLT) Program School, who illustrated some very interesting th PDC began the 5 batch of Theory and Practice in concepts. Around 120 participants were present in Learner-Centered Teaching (TPLT) Program from the session including Pro-vice chancellor, Dr. Ansar th July 5, 2018 with sixteen faculty members. The 6 Ahmed, Registrar, Md. Foyzul Islam, Director of batch started from September 27, 2018 with Brac Institute of Languages, Lady Sayeda Sarwat, eighteen faculty members. The key objective of this Annual Report 2018 | 85

Abed and Dean of Brac Business School, Iftekhar Exams: Smart Ways to Avoid Test related Problems Ghani Chowdhury. Lady Abed concluded the and Do Better”, “How to Make a 24-hour Day Last session with a vote of thanks and with her 27-hours: Managing Time during the Final Exams' observation that the inclusion of multidisciplinary Week!!!”, and “Managing to Stay Organised and approach to the pedagogy is crucial for being at par NOT to Mess Up Something Big”. This workshop with the modern education system. series was held from July 29 to 31, 2018 and a total of 55 students attended. The remaining workshops were conducted on the topics of 'Developing Effective Assessment', Participants in PDC Programs 'Student Engagement with web tools and digital 250 200 content', 'How to give effective feedback', 'Art of 150 questioning', 'Will artificial intelligence change 100 50 future education?' and 'Publication strategies' The 0 Faculty Faculty Staff Student facilitators from PDC and Brac Institute of TPLT Faculty Workshop Lecture Orientation Development Lecture Languages (BIL) collaboratively conducted the Series Series Training Series sessions. A total of 86 faculty members Series 1 34 206 20 56 101 55 participated in the workshops. Faculty lecture Series PDC Programs in 2018 at a glance In order to support professional development of Seminars and workshops attended by PDC Staff - nd faculty members, PDC started offering lecture UGC has started 2 phase of HEQEP project series on “The Art of Teaching: Reaching Students' named Higher Education Acceleration and Minds, Touching their Souls and Transforming Transformation (HEAT) Project funded by World Lives.” The first lecture was on “Teaching and Bank, where the special emphasis is on university learning: Why the best learners are not always the teachers' professional development. From PDC best teachers; the differences and connections team, Dr. Halimur R. Khan and Muhammad Foysal between these two major pillars in the academia” Mubarak attended the inaugural program on on July 18, 2018. A total of 20 faculty members November 25, 2018 at the Auditorium of University were in attendance. Grants Commission of Bangladesh. ! British Council, in collaboration with Staff Development Training in collaboration with University Grants Commission of IQAC Bangladesh organised a three-daylong In order to enhance the quality of service imparted workshop on Teaching and Learning with the to the different stakeholders, PDC has been Center of Excellence in Teaching and working in collaboration, with the Institutional Learning (CETL) Directors, Deputy Directors Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC). PDC organised and and the resource persons, who deliver the facilitated workshops for BracU staff which was training for teachers at universities. As Brac conducted in three phases from April 2 to July 17, University has been involved from the 2018. The sessions were conducted jointly by the inception of this program, to share the good st PDC and Counselling Unit. The 1 Phase was about practices of PDC a team was invited to attend nd 'Self-awareness and personality pattern', the 2 the workshop. Ms. Shaheen Akter, Phase was about 'Effective communication and Muhammad Foysal Mubarak and Hamim Al rd stress management', and the 3 phase was about Ahsan from PDC attended the workshop held 'Building Healthier Workplace and Effective Team' in October 21 to 23, 2018. In addition to that, A total of 101 administrative staff attended the British Council and UGC organised another training. two-daylong workshop on January 30 to 31, Student Lecture Series 2018. In this workshop, Dr. Manzoor Ahmed, Shaheen Akter, Shireen Akhter, Muhammad With a view to providing students with strategies to Foysal Mubarak and Hamim Al Ahsan overcome fear of exam, PDC in collaboration with represented BracU PDC. IQAC, offered a lecture series for students titled: ! “Ambulance from the PDC: Strategies to Overcome Sam Smidt, Director, UCL Arena Centre for Stress, Anxiety and Fear of Exams”. This series had Research-based Education, University three topics which were “Overcoming the Fear of College London (UCL) and Simon Walker, 86 | Annual Report 2018

Professor and Head of Educational ethical principles of university teachers' at Development, University of Greenwich, the 'National Conference on achieving visited BracU PDC on October 24, 2018 and sustainable goals in Bangladesh: shared the best practices of their respective Educational responses, challenges and universities. Dr. Halimur Khan, Beth Trudell, possibilities', on March 31 to April 1, 2018, Shaheen Akter, Liza Reshmin, Muhammad organised by the Institute of Education and Foysal Mubarak, Hamim Al Ahsan attended Research, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. the discussion. Ongoing Efforts ! World Bank Education Team visited BracU on PDC has been actively trying to sign November 29, 2018 to observe professional memorandums of understandings between various development programs carried out by PDC. professional development centers around the The team was glad to observe the term-end world, especially, from US higher educational presentations by the faculty participants of institutions to exchange the experiences of our BracU participating at PDC's TPLT program. learnings and allow the faculty to learn from each The education team also discussed the other. The Director of the PDC has made contacts programs with PDC team where the Registrar with over twenty universities and is continuing to of BracU was also present. work on achieving the goals. ! Muhammad Foysal Mubarak presented a paper titled 'Roles, responsibilities and Annual Report 2018 | 87 Centre for Inclusive Architecture and Urbanism

What is Ci+AU? creating a platform for critical thinking around Founded in 2017, the Centre for Inclusive community-driven architecture and urbanism in Architecture and Urbanism (Ci+AU) at Brac the global South and beyond. Founded by University is a multidisciplinary research institute Professor Adnan Zillur Morshed (Brac University, and offers research-based consultancy on Dhaka, and Catholic University of America, architectural and urban projects. The Centre Washington, DC) in 2017, the Centre's advisory focuses on the exploration of conditions, board includes Sir Fazle Hasan Abed KCMG processes, and policies that affect the livability, (Founder of Brac), Professor Mark Jarzombek resilience, and sustainability of the built (MIT), Professor Haider A. Khan (University of environment. The Centre's mission is to create a Denver), Professor Howard Davis (University of dynamic culture of architecture and urbanism that Oregon), Professor Rahul Mehrotra (Harvard is inclusive, empathetic, environmentally University), and Professor Syed Saad Andaleeb conscious, and humanistic. (Penn State University). Ci+AU Vision and Mission Ci+AU Agenda By integrating rigorous research with applied The Centre is a multi-tiered collaborative for the consulting, Ci+AU seeks to engender a system of study of architecture and urbanism by bringing bottom-up thinking about how to build inclusive together a multi-disciplinary group of educators, environments and livable cities. The Centre's researchers, policymakers, urban administrators, collaborative and action-based research students, and practitioners. It will: activities contribute to the development of new - Provide a platform to inquire into the critical knowledge and offer innovative design solutions issues that affect, influence, and condition and policy guidance for both the public and the production of the built environment private sectors. It serves policy- and decision- makers, professional agencies and organizations, - Encourage and promote scholarly development agencies, stakeholders in urban research on urban and environmental development, and academia, with a view to issues 88 | Annual Report 2018

- Disseminate innovative ideas on people- interior design for the Brac University Residential centered urbanism to other researchers, Campus at Savar. Recently completed works agencies, and organizations interested in include: School for Rohingya children in Cox's the built environment Bazar and Master plan and pavilion design for the th - Improve communication between exhibition of Aarong's 40 Anniversary in Dhaka. researchers, practitioners, and urban Participation in the “Historic Preservation and stakeholders Landscape Design of the Old Dhaka Central Jail and Redevelopment of Its Surrounding Area,” - Offer consultancy service to both public and National Design Competition, 2017 (received private sector clients intending to serve the honorable mention). Current research work urban population of all economic strata includes study of the effect of personal - Collaborate with all urban stakeholders to automobiles on the traffic conditions of Dhaka city create livable cities and sustainable living and an urban/environmental assessment of plot- conditions based housing in Dhaka. - Organize capacity-building programs to Ci+AU Staff empower urban administrators and Adnan Z Morshed, PhD, Executive Director/ stakeholders Architect Host local and international researchers - Muntasir Hakim, Design Associate and Project interested in urban and environmental Manager/Architect issues S. M. Shafaiet Mahmud, Design Associate/ Ci+AU's Current Work: Architect Ongoing consultancy work includes the design of Tahseen Reza Anika, Design Associate/Architect Brac regional offices across Bangladesh and RESOURCES AND SERVICES

Office of the Vice Chancellor Ayesha Abed Library Logistics and Support Services Department Counseling Unit Finance and Accounts Department Human Resources Department (HRD) Information Technology Department (IT) Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) Medical Centre Office of Academic Advising, Office of Co-curricular Activities and Office of Career Services and Alumni Relations Office of Communications (OoC) Office of the Registrar Procurement Department Relationship Management Office (RMO) Residential Semester (RS) PARTNERS IN EDUCATION COMMITTEES Finance Committee Faculty Selection Committee Disciplinary Committee AUDITOR'S REPORT LIST OF ACRONYMS 90 | Annual Report 2018 Office of the Vice Chancellor

From left Pro-Vice Chancellor Prof. Mohammad Tamim, PhD, Vice Chancellor Prof. Vincent Chang, PhD, Treasurer Mr. Shib Narayan Kairy Back row Ms. Fariba Aziz, Md. Shahidul Islam

The Office of the Vice Chancellor is the executive and also provides leadership for future directions. wing of Brac University, and functions as the The Office is responsible for carrying out the m a n a g e m e n t o v e r s i g h t b o d y f o r a l l institutional mission and for fulfilling the administrative, academic and support services institutional vision. The Office of the Vice throughout the university. This Office is Chancellor formulates policies, provides responsible for the strategic management of guidelines and resources for implementation, and institutional operations and for providing ensures evaluative measures. The executives in guidelines for tactical solutions. The Office of the this office are the Vice Chancellor, the Pro-Vice Vice Chancellor manages academic heads and Chancellor and the Treasurer. office managers to ensure efficiency of operations Annual Report 2018 | 91 Ayesha Abed Library

The Ayesha Abed Library at Brac University aims to · Continued to subscribe more than 56000 become a world-class knowledge resource centre online journals and databases. and provide innovative services and collections to · EDS Discovery and RemoteXs tool has been support academic and research activities of the subscribed. university community. · 297 articles obtained from other sources In 2018, Ayesha Abed Library continued to which are not subscribed by the library. strengthen and expand its collections and its · 2093 number of documents (Theses, services by purchasing and subscribing to print Dissertation, Internship Report, Annual and electronic resources and to develop and Report etc) were added into Dspace maintain the required technical infrastructure for (http:/dspace.bracu.ac.bd) accessing these resources. Patterns of enquiries dealt has been changed with an increase in · The expenditure related to Printed Books electronic queries and use of social media, where Taka 28,33,147/- postings can serve as a forum for feedback and · The expenditure related to Online Journals & questions. Databases, Discovery tools, RemoteXs, OpenAthens and Turnitin Taka 1,579,879/- Collection Development Library Technology and Systems The library was able to extend the range and depth During the year we continued to manage, upgrade of the collection through the subscribing to and maintain the Integrated Library Management thousands of e-journals and databases through System (ILS) Koha, Institutional Repository two Consortium - University Digital Library (UDL) (Dspace), Library Discovery Tool (EDS & VuFind), and Library Consortium of Bangladesh (LiCoB) Library Website (Drupal CMS) and library mobile previously (INASP PERII Consortium). interface. We also explored and developed · 1438 printed books were added to the main technology solutions to support library users. collection. Some highlights are given below: 92 | Annual Report 2018

· Upgraded 26 Workstations of Library 2018. Ms. Tahseen Afroz and Mr. Vishal Gupta from Learning Resource Centre. Elsevier facilitated the workshop. Mr.Gupta · Implemented Digital Library Assistant (DLA). showed how Mendeley can be used to automatically generate bibliographies, import · Maintained network of Library Learning papers from other research software, find relevant Resource Centre and other Workstations of papers and access and read papers from anywhere the library. online. Ms. Tahseen Afroz gave an overview of · Creating the technical documentations and Scopus tools to track, analyse and visualise on demand report generation when research worldwide in the fields of science, necessary from the ILS. technology, medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities. · Maintained Open Athens remote access facilities and anti-plagiarism web tool Training on E-Resource Management Turnitin. · New Library Website in progress Training/Workshop conducted in 2018 Training on Dspace

A three-day training on Open Source Software The Library organized a two-day training on E- DSpace was organized by Brac University Ayesha Resource Management from September 12-13, Abed Library from April 22-24, 2018 for the 2018 for the librarians and IT professionals of librarians and IT professionals of Khulna University of Engineering and Technology of Engineering and Technology (KUET). It was a (KUET). It was a customized training specially customized training specially designed for the designed for the KUET library team. The training DSpace implementation team of KUET. The training was funded by the Higher Education Quality was funded by Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project (HEQEP), University Grants Enhancement Project (HEQEP), University Grants Commission (UGC). In the closing session of this Commission (UGC). The training was conducted by training, Mr. S.N. Kairy, Vice-Chancellor (Acting), Brac University Library team followed by a practical Brac University distributed certificates to the session in which participants got hands-on training participants. about DSpace and Metadata. Academic & Research Integrity Conclave 2018 Author Workshop

Ayesha Abed Library and Turnitindia Private Ltd organized an Academic & Research Integrity Conclave 2018. The main objective of this event The Library, in collaboration with Elsevier organised was to disseminate knowledge and raise an author workshop on Scopus, Mendeley and awareness of the importance of academic and ScienceDirect for faculty and students on 24 May, research integrity. Dr Akbar Ali Khan, Professor, Brac University was the chief guest while Vice- Annual Report 2018 | 93

Chancellors, Deans faculty members, researchers, librarians and students from public and private universities, international organizations were present. The event comprised of two sessions, i.e. Leveraging Integrity for Excellence in Higher Education and Building a Culture of Research Excellence through Critical Thinking & Original Writing. There was a Question and Answer Session at the end of each session. Information Literacy Session · The library conducted 39 information literacy classes for 1120 students and faculty. The main purpose of the sessions was to acquaint · Ms. Hasina Afroz, University Librarian, Brac students and faculty with the information University have been nominated as a sources, resources, tools and techniques to member of Cambridge University Press retrieve resources as per their needs. South Asian Librarian Advisory Board Training/Workshop Conducted in other (SALAB). She attended the board meeting in Institutes: New Delhi on October 22, 2018, as a board member from Bangladesh. The South Asian · Ms. Hasina Afroz, University Librarian and Librarian Advisory Board (SALAB) includes Md. Shahajada Masud Anowarul Haque, Sr. academic librarian representatives from Asst. Librarian, Brac University worked as a across India and aims to gather insights into resource person on Introduction to the needs and challenges faced by Integrated Library System, Resources and academic libraries. Ms. Hasina has been Services workshop for the library staff of th invited as a panel speaker in the International Dhaka International University on 26 th Conference, OpenCon Dhaka 2018 February and 19 March 2018. The workshop was arranged by the IQAC, DIU for organized by the Open Access Bangladesh capacity building of their library staff. Ms. where she presented a paper on “Plagiarism Hasina also acted as a resource person in a and Open Access". Ms. Hasina also gave a seminar on "How to Use e-Resources and presentation on Successes of Digital Library RFID System for Faculties and Students of in a National Workshop on HEQEP th KUET" held at KUET in September 30, 2018 achievements on 26 December 2018. · Ms. Hasina Afroz, University Librarian, Mr. · Mr. Sakib Ahmed and Mr. Omar Hassan Md. Shahajada Masud Anowarul Haque, Sr. Khan, Assistant System Programmer, Brac Asst. Librarian, and Ms. Sangita Basak, Asst. University successfully completed the “Red Librarian, Brac University conducted a Hat Certified System Administrator” training on KOHA and MARC-21 for different certification program from February-April divisional and district public library librarians 2018. organized by Central Public Library, Dhaka in · Ms. Syeda Nasima Begum, Mr. Kh. Ali May 2018. Murtoza, Mr. Rokon Mahamud, Ms. Sangita · Mr. Md. Shahajada Masud Anowarul Haque, Basak, Mr. Mir Iftekhar Husain, Ms. Sadia Sr. Asst. Librarian, Brac University acted as Afroze and Ms. Aiatul Kurshee Hoque resource person on "Citation Management, attended three days staff development Plagiarism and Paraphrasing" workshop for training in BracU in July 2018. Green University faculty on November 28, · Mr. Md. Nasir Uddin, Deputy Librarian 2018, organized by IQAC, Green University attended a workshop on IFLA Global Vision of Bangladesh. 2018, held at , Dhaka, Achievements, Staff Training and Conference on 29 July, 2018. Participation in 2018: · Mr. Md. Shahajada Masud Anowarul Haque, Training is a crucial element of excellent staff Sr. Assistant Librarian, successfully performance. Library staff participated in the completed the online course on Copyright following workshops, seminars, and conferences and Licensing of Research Publications held during the year: from 23 January to 19 February 2018. 94 | Annual Report 2018

· Ms. Hasina Afroz, University Librarian and Mr. C o n s o r t i u m ' s E x p e r t C o m m i t t e e , Md. Shahajada Masud Anowarul Haque, Sr. Coordinating Committee and Negotiation Asst. Librarian, Brac University attended a Committee. She also worked as Primary policy dialogue on Libraries Unlimited: Contact Person for QS and Times Higher Transform libraries, transform lives from 23-24 Education world University Rankings 2018. January 2018 at British Council Auditorium at Ms. Hasina attended a beneficiary meeting its Dhaka University campus office. with UGC and World Bank at UGC th · Ms. Hasina Afroz, University Librarian acted auditorium on 12 December 2018. as Member of the UGC Digital Library

Statistical Summary

Circulation (Loans and Borrowing Activity) 2011-2018

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Total Loans 5962 9204 10320 11433 9770 10198 13800 14707

Total Renewals 19368 38736 51640 59061 67959 75645 94674 102627

Total Holds 441 860 917 1246 872 1099 1268 1431

Inquiries, Originality Reports, SMS

2016 2017 2018

Reference Inquiries 6005 6,950 9000

Online Inquiries 1060 2,100 4697 (Email, Facebook, Library Mobile Website etc) Originality Reports checked by Turnitin 1969 2,484 5244 SMS notification sent to library users 1,05,790 1,53,218 163476

Information Literacy Classes 2012-2018 (Training in using library and information resources)

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Sessions 91 95 55 39 47 40 39

Participants 2400 2565 1415 1303 1257 1300 1120

Number of Visits to Ayesha Abed Library Website, Mobile Website and Institutional Repository site Source: Google Analytics 2018

Page Views Users Returning Visitors New Visitors

Library Website 158,806 14,227 3,951 13,640

Library Mobile Website 39,174 9,949 4,048 9,502

Institutional Repository 1,144,353 129,031 18,882 127,908 Annual Report 2018 | 95 96 | Annual Report 2018

Logistics and Support Services Department

Overview • Provide smooth transport services for the Brac University Logistics and Support Service faculty, staffs, students and official guest Department plays a crucial role by providing • Provide and support renovation works for maintenance, transport and logistical support to the university on time facilitate academic and other related activities of the university. Highlights 2018 • Ensured renovation work of new buildings Core Functions of Logistics and Support and existing buildings on time Services Department • Provided logistical support for all The Logistics and Support Service Office has a workshops, seminars, conferences and wide-ranging number of core functions which are students activities across the university integral to the smooth running of the university. Below are some of its core functions and • Provided logistical support for classes, responsibilities: exams and all admission tests at every semester • Provide logistical support to ensure smooth running of all academic and non- • Provided Smooth transport support for academic activities different activities of BracU, BracU new • Provide support to all admission tests, campus and Residential Semester, Savar seminars, workshops and celebrating • Ensured high level Safety and security for national events the campus • Look after carefully all fixed and variable • Arranged training for service staffs to assets of the university motivate their attitude and behavior • Ensure maintenance of all assets of the • Established good relationship with university Government office, Private offices, internal • Provide logistical support to new campus, department as well as local community residential semester, Savar and also Department of the university • Met all logistical requirements as • Ensure healthy and hygienic environment established by the higher authorities of the for the university University Annual Report 2018 | 97

Infrastructure and Assets of the University

Assets and Resources Total Vehicles No. of Staffs

! Total Building : 09 ! Buses : 02 ! Drivers: 34 ! Total space:298554 sft ! Jeeps : 03 ! Office Assistant: 96 ! Class rooms: 95 ! Avenza: 05 ! Maintenance Staff: 49 ! Computer Labs:27 ! Cars: 08 ! Telephone Operator: 02 ! Architecture Studios: 08 ! Microbus:13 ! Gardeners: 02 ! EEE & ECE Labs : 11 ! Pickup:02 ! Security Staff : 119 ! Listening & Writing Lab: 01 ! Ambulance:01 ! Cleaners(Out sourced) : 57 ! Faculty and Staff Rooms: 500 ! Total vehicles:34 ! ACs:650 ! Furniture for Classrooms for Students :4743 98 | Annual Report 2018 Counseling Centre

A Place for Healing, Discovering Self and help students, faculty members and staff to make Empowerment positive changes in life. The mission of the centre is Life is full of opportunities and potentialities. Every to offer nonjudgemental counseling service and individual has the capacity to rejoice in the beauty support to help identify one's inner strengths, to of life and also to overcome life challenges. overcome life challenges, and to move towards Challenges of life can often be difficult to overcome; positive change. these might take turn of facing problems with new Mental Health Services Offered environments, confusion in deciding on a major or Counseling Service: career path, struggling in relationships, or making friends. In such circumstances a feeling of anxiety, The Counseling Centre offers individual, group, stress, sadness, depression, confusion may affect couple, parents and family counseling sessions for the day to day life and activites of an individual. In students and parents, as well as to the faculty and staff members of BracU. In 2018, the unit provided these situations talking with a professional individual counselling services to total 547 clients; counselor can help to deal with such difficulties and most of who were self referred. The centre also to explore potentialities to reach the peak of self handled clients referred by other faculty members empowerment. and BracU authority. The total numbers of sessions With this concern, the Counseling Centre of BracU undertaken were 622. The unit also arranged three started offering free mental health services through group counselling sessions for the students on maintaining confidentiality and by providing a “Anger Management” and “Building Positive Self listening ear and appropriate therapeutic Image”. Additionally, the centre conducted five procedure since 2002. The centre includes ten family counselling sessions in 2018. professional counselors, guided by Lady Syeda Workshops and Seminars Sarwat Abed, Senior Director, Brac Institute of Languages (BIL). Additionally, since 2016 the Unit · The Counseling Centre offers workshops on has been supervised by psychologist, Professor new and motivational topics for the Mehtab Khanam. With professional skill and expert students, faculty and staff members of supervision, the counselors are providing extensive BRACU. In 2018, the centre offered as many mental health support at both Mohakhali and as 54 workshops. The centre also reached Residential campus (RS) of BracU. The focus of out to other stakeholders of the university Counseling Centre is to synergise mind, emotion, community through counseling sessions, physical and spiritual aspects in a holistic way to educational programs and workshops for the Annual Report 2018 | 99

faculty and administrative members of · Conducted classes of Introduction to BracU. In 2018, a successful workshop on (PSY 101) and Psychology for parenting named “Growing with the Children” Architecture (PSY 421) offered by the was conducted with the staff members of Department of Economics and Social BracU. Sciences · In collaboration with BIL and the Office of Co- · Hosted short sessions on parenting curricular Activities (OCA), the Counseling seminar at the Mohakhali campus Unit organized the anti–bullying awareness · Conducted workshop on "Adjustment with campaign in both Mohakhali and Savar Self and Others" for the students of BracU Campus. It was designed with the goal of Girls Hostel. spreading the demerits of bullying and preparing self boundaries. · Provided assistance to the studernts' for conducting mental health related research. · From 2018, the Centre has started offering “Yoga and Meditation” sessions for the · Designed and recorded a session on stress different stakeholders of the society through management for an online course for the Yoga and Meditation Society. The aim of p h y s i c i a n s t i t l e d “ B e h a v i o r a l this society is to assist the participants to Communication”. connect with their inner selves, manage · Attended the day-long Awareness stress, and improve physical and mental well Campaign on Global Ethics Day at RS being. The centre conducted a number of promotional · The Centre organized three seminars on activities, including class visits, and updating of the parenting in 2018 to identify the barriers of unit website to promote mental health awareness effective communication between parents within the campus. The unit also contributed in the and their children. The objectives of the signature programs of RS such as Brac Visit seminars were to promote mutual trust and Program, Social Learning Lab, Residential empathy in a parent-child relationship. Semester Activity, Parents Meeting, and Public · The Centre members facilitated six seminars Health Orientation Seminar. on awareness on drug dependency at the RS to educate young adults on 'How to say No' Publication to drug and the negative consequences of Details of research publications and related abusing drugs. activities may be viewed on the web site. · The Counseling Centre observed the “World Community Service Mental Health Day” by promoting awareness As part of extending their responsibilities to the programs throughout the month of October community, members of the counseling centre: in 2018 at both the Mohakhali and Savar · conducted workshops on “Bullying” for the campus. 150 anti bullying ambassadors were children of Brac School oriented regarding their roles and responsibilities to prevent bullying inside the · appeared on television and radio shows to campus. talk about mental health issues · The centre observed the World Pharmacist's · worked with the charity foundations VIVID Day in 2018 organized by Brac University and Women Support Initiative Forum (WSIF). Pharma Society (BUPS) at Mohakhali · visited and conducted workshops on Campus. different mental health issues with students of Mymensingh Girls' Cadet College, Additional Activities inside Brac University FeniGirls' Cadet College and JoypurhatGirls' In 2018, the counselors worked in close Cadet College collaboration with other offices and programs. Professional Skills Development · Facilitated sessions in faculty orientations o rg a n i z e d b y t h e P r o f e s s i o n a l In 2018, the members of the Centre attended Development Centre. different training and workshops including: 100 | Annual Report 2018

· Training in Neuro Linguistic Programming · Refreshers Course on Crisis Preparedness (NLP) and Management for Mental Health · Fundamentals of Qualitative Research: · To T o n C r i s i s P re p a re d n e s s a n d Thinking Qualitatively Management for Mental Health · Introduction to Systemic Family Therapy: · Teachers Training Course in Yoga and Basic Training Meditation · Psychodrama and Sociometry Training: Highlights of Counseling Centre in 2018 Advanced Phase · Strategic Implementation of Group Counselling No. of Clients: 547 No. of sessions: 1622 Counseling with the people of Depression Workshops No. of Topics: 18 · Workshop on "Psychodrama" for self growth No. of Sessions: 56 · Certified Transactional Analyst (CTA) No. of Audience:1756 Program Seminars No. of Seminars: 09 · Psychotraumatologyand Eye Movement No. of Audience:2316 Desensitization and Reprocessing Campaign No. of Campaign:03 (EMDR)- Advanced level. Audience: student, faculty and · Workshop on Non-violent Communication the staff of BRACU · Foundation Course on Crisis Preparedness and Management for Mental Health Annual Report 2018 | 101 Finance and Accounts Department

From left Mr. Mahamudur Rahman, Mr. Syed Romit Rahman, Mr. , Mr. Ahmed Raihan Ferdous, Mr. Imran Khan Titil, Mr. Azharul Islam Bhuiyan, Ms. Fariba Aziz, Mr. Humayun Bashar, Mr. Syed Mohibul Morshed, Mr. Monojit Kumar Ojha FCA, Mr. Mohammad Kamruzzaman, Mr. Shib Narayan Kairy, Mr. Sumon Chandra Das, Ms. Nusrat Zahan, Mr. Amdadul Islam, Mr. Nazmul Hasan, Mr. Subrota Samadder, Mr. Golam Kibria and Mr. Saud Sarwar

The Finance and Accounts department operates + Donor reporting and financial under the supervision of the Treasurer, Mr. Shib management. Narayan Kairy, appointed by the Chancellor + Taxation- individual and Corporate. (President-Peoples Republic of Bangladesh) and + Students account. directed by Mr. Monojit Kumar Ojha FCA. + Payroll. The Finance and Accounts Department serves the + Fixed assets management, following various activities: + Cash and Cheque management. - Students account for tuition, admission and + other fees from the students. Budget and budgetary control. + - Receives research grants from home and New campus financial management. abroad. + Donor Projects Audit, Internal Audit and - All Financial and Accounting management. compliance, Statutory Audit. - Other activities:- + Financial forecasting, project proposals + Fund position report, Monthly central etc. budget variance report. The Finance and Accounts Department also + Annual Financial statements. provides financial information, analysis and + Scholarship reports. reports to the management and assists in the + Provident Fund and Gratuity Fund policy and decision-making process of Brac management. University. 102 | Annual Report 2018 Human Resources Department

The Human Resources Department is one of the university. The Performance Appraisal System is core administrative departments at BRAC aimed to developing employees by providing University, working towards fulfilling the human necessary feedback and acknowledging their resource need of the university by recruiting contribution through a proper reward system. We talented individuals and nurturing talents to have also taken initiative to improve employee achieve overall success of the university. The goal database and automated HRIS to organize HR data of the HR department is to create a vibrant in a better way. HR at BRACU has a strategic goal to workforce to support the mission of the university. attract talented pool of applicants and we took The department is highly dedicated to create a measures to create the platform in 2018. HRD platform for human resources development with its follows the University Grants Commission (UGC) good practices and innovative approaches. The guidelines to shape its recruitment policy with the policies and procedures are being updated objective to recruit talented faculty members and regularly to ensure the welfare of the employees administrative staff. We welcome new employees and the university. through an induction program with an overview of In 2018, we have absorbed 400 employees the organization and communicating the general including 251 new employees. The recruitment expectations of the University to the new process has a new dimension aligning with HR employees. We work towards creating a strong planning considering the growing need of the bond between employees and the university.

New Employee Recruitment in 2018 Total Employee

70 Academic 55 60 50 Teaching Assistant 40 322 30 458 Research 20 Assistant 10 Administration 0 238 49 Service -18 -18 Jul-18 Apr Jan-18 Oct-18 Jun-18 Mar Feb-18 Aug-18 Sep-18 Dec-18 Nov-18 May-18 Project Annual Report 2018 | 103 Information Technology Department

About the Department: enrolment has increased. For the Spring 2019 semester, successfully completed on-line pre- The main focus of the department is to strive to registration of the highest number students so far to provide quality support service within the shortest date. possible time for all I.T related services required by students, faculty and staff and to bring new Connectivity to BdREN has now improved in terms innovations to gradually increase automated I.T of connectivity uptime, thanks due to improved related services. services from BdREN and for making the BdREN network more stable. Key Achievements of the Previous Year -2018 Provided connectivity to Southeast Bank Ltd and Technical design and implementation of first phase One Bank Limited for online collection of Tuition of Savar RS Wi-fi services completed and and other fees, which is working efficiently adding commissioned, covering most of the campus. The to the convenience of on-line payment of fees by second phase is designed for implementing full the students. coverage of the Savar RS campus. Successfully designed and implemented several Disconnected radio link from BRACNet as orientation programs for the spring, summer and sufficient bandwidth could not be provided through fall semester, 2018 with LED Display panels, sound their radio link and introduced 100 MHz redundant systems, improved videography etc. fibre optic link to improve vastly connectivity in Savar RS to cope with bandwidth requirements Implemented successfully migration and linking after introducing Wi-fi coverage in Campus.. with DR site of our website and USIS for automatic seamless failover to DR site leased from Intercloud. Installed firewall in the USIS cluster for added intrusion detection and prevention and preventing In main campus, designed CCTV security and such attacks like DDOS, malware, hacking etc. surveillance network using IP camera and network USIS software being continuously worked on to devices connecting to a central command and improve performance and efficiency, speed of monitoring station, connecting all 8 buildings of the execution etc. The entire USIS software has been Mohakhal campus. further streamlined ensure more accuracy, but still Implemented the Google mail service for lots of work are required to further update the USIS. students, where each student is now given a g- During the entire year 2018 pre-advising sessions suite mail address at the time of admission of the were successfully carried out even though student student. 104 | Annual Report 2018 Institutional Quality Assurance Cell

The Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) of ! monitor and evaluate Self-Assessment (SA) BracU was established in July 2015 in order to practices and processes through audit, ensure quality education at the tertiary level. IQAC survey and other instruments was established as project for a period of 3 years ! co-ordinate all QA related activities at the with financial assistance from HEQEP, UGC and the national level and liaise with UGC and other World Bank. IQAC will become a permanent organ external QA agencies of the university after three years and its operations will be sustained and maintained under the revenue The role of IQAC budget of the university. The IQAC was set up following an administrative General Objective order of the university authority. It is organized in a IQAC aims to promote a quality enhancement manner which befits the size, existing structure and culture within the university by ensuring that the capacity of the university as delineated in the Act. academic entity adopts and implements Quality The role of IQAC is to: Assurance (QA) standards and benchmarked ! support the university in achieving its vision quality criteria. of providing quality tertiary education ! Specific Objectives of the IQAC function as a central quality assurance cell for the university and review existing standards ! review existing policies and procedures of and procedures BracU ! develop new standards, policies, systems, ! assess and strengthen capacity for effective processes and procedures by adopting and governance, teaching-learning, research and community service incorporating best practices ! ! institutionalize quality assurance systems systematically monitor and evaluate within the university university practices and processes through ! audit, survey and other instruments as prepare the university to meet the external deemed fit to ensure generally acceptable quality assurance assessment and standards of quality accreditation requirements Annual Report 2018 | 105

Organogram of IQAC, Brac University programs (including the mentioned seven programs) of BracU. Quality ! Provided training on newly designed Out- Vice Assurance Come-Based (OBE) curriculum. Chancellor Committee ! Completed staff development training-1 (3 Batches, each training lasted 3-days). Director, IQA C ! Completed staff development training-2 (3 Batches, each training lasted 3-days). ! Additional Conducted a 3-day student workshop on Director “Strategies to Overcome Stress, Anxiety and Fear of Examinations”. ! Communication Office Accounts Conducted a workshop for stakeholders on Officer Manager Officer Quality Assurance (QA) for BracU Alumni. ! Updated curriculum according to OBE for the Office programs: Physics, Applied Physics, Assistant M a t h e m a t i c s , B i o t e c h n o l o g y, a n d Microbiology. ! Set up departmental libraries (Seminar Summary of IQAC Activities in 2018 Libraries), achieving foundational layout. ! Completed the External Peer Reviewer (EPR) ! Formed program-based Alumni Associations. activities of seven programs along with the ! Post-Self-Assessment Improvement Plan Started Self-Assessment (SA) activities of (PSAIP) activities of all eligible thirteen two new programs. 106 | Annual Report 2018

Medical Centre

BracU Medical Center provides medical service to dental problem (299), eye problems (231), its students, faculty and staff. The Center is well hypertension (98), and 6313 other symptoms equipped to provide necessary emergency medical and diseases. service, advice and referral service to the University ! A medical team gave first aid training to 75 community. Both the Medical Centers in main office assistants and 20 female security campus at Mohakhali and residential campus at guards. Saver have medical team consisting of qualified ! The team also gave vaccines to 34 high risk and professional doctors and nurses (Fig. 01). An people for Tetanus, Tig and Hepatitis-B. overview of the function of the centres in 2018 is ! given below. At our Medical Centre, blood sugar test of ! 235 peoples and blood grouping of 8 people A total of 17274 patients visited the Medical were performed. Center at BracU main campus and saver ! The centre designed and posted various campus for various health problems. Among awareness posters pertaining to health them were 12933 students and 4341 faculty issues and subsequent prevention and staff members. All were given adequate measures including Personal hygiene, advice and prescription after their clinical B ro n c h i a l A s t h m a , d e n g u e f e v e r, evaluation. ! conjunctivitis, chicken pox and seasonal The most common disease treated was awareness. Respiratory Tract Infections (2486). Other ! Health check-up of around 2968 students diseases include GIT problem (2247), attending the residential semester was done traumatic and burn injuries (1802), common by the team. cold and viral fever (1411), skin diseases ! (673), Ear problem (597), gynecological Blood donation programs were organised at problems (448), bronchial asthma (340), the main campus. Annual Report 2018 | 107

! To ensure safe drinking water, water sample day)] to ensure healthy environment and was collected and tested at MNS food hygiene. department and ICDDR, B a total of 22 times ! The medical team collected blood sample for in 2018. Samples were collected from eight blood test in BracU laboratory of MNS buildings of BracU, hostel, and Savar Department and Pharmacy Department. campus. ! Medical team disposed lab waste product ! The medical team visited BracU Female from pharmacy Lab maintaining the proper accommodation and BracU cafeteria [both protocol for disposing of hazardous main and Savar campus (every working materials. 108 | Annual Report 2018

Office of Academic Advising, Office of Co-curricular Activities and Office of Career Services and Alumni Relations

Office of Academic Advising (OAA) individual advising session during the first semester before mid-term exams where advisers About assess student needs and challenges and refer to Office of Academic Advising (OAA) is a unique appropriate services. After the midterm exams the office of BracU that strives to solve any problem team helps the students to assess their transitions affecting academic performance of the students, and academic progress. Students have similar staying within the boundaries of the rules and meetings with FYAT team in the next two semesters regulation of the university. for continued guidance and support. Vision Parents Orientation Program Our vision is to partner with the BracU students, in OAA arranges Parents Orientation Program for the educational growth and development, by creating parents of freshman students. During the program meaningful educational plans which is compatible parents are informed about the services and campus with their life goals. resources that support student development at BracU. The representatives of various offices Program respond to the queries of the parents. OAA meet First Year Advising Team (FYAT) with parents of freshman students before and after BracU offers an extensive program of First Year midterm exams to inform them of the grading Advising Team (FYAT) for all undergraduate system, credit hours, academic standards and students during their first year. After orientation, policies of BracU used to evaluate the midterm each new student is assigned to a FYAT Group. performance of their children. Besides this, each Each Group is led by a Faculty Adviser and Peer semester OAA meets with the parents of students on Mentor, and includes twenty to twenty five new probation for the first time with an objective to create students. They meet their Adviser for at least one awareness among the parents and to suggest Annual Report 2018 | 109 different ways of developing students' academic Achievements skills and processes of guiding students to come out In August 2018, as per suggestion of Sir Fazle of Probation. Hasan Abed, it was decided that faculty members Probation Advising and Student Support (PASS) from Mathematics and Natural Science (MNS) Program Department together with the faculty members OAA established a comprehensive Probation from Office of Academic Advising (OAA) would take Advising and Student Support (PASS) program to the tutorial sessions and 50% of the attendance provide both subject based and general marks would be coming from the tutorial academic advice and support to improve the attendance of the students who are retaking retention rate at BracU which includes a full-time MAT110 and PHY111. After analyzing the midterm Probation Adviser, introduction PASS Workshops, exam performance of the students it was evident coordination with departments to provide tutorial that, students attending more tutorial classes are support in selected 100-level courses and improving better than others: counselling (if needed).

Overall Results (spring + summer + fall) of 2018 Facts and Figures

Students Students obtained ≥ Students Students obtained ≥ Total Students Subject attended ≥ 50% 60% marks who attended < 50% 60% marks who attended Attended classes attended ≥ 50% classes classes < 50% classes

MAT110 633 147 122 (83%) 486 310 (64%) PHY111 373 126 99 (79%) 247 122 (49%)

! Pre-Mid individual advising in FALL 2018 Category of Students Total No. of Students Assisted semester: Retake 102 + Total No. of Pre-Mid Advisees: 390 ! FYAT Post-Mid Individual Advising in Fall Fresher 251 2018 semester: + Total No. of Pre-Mid Advisees: 357 Office of Co-curricular Activities (OCA) ! Pre-Mid and Post- Mid Meeting with Parents About in Fall 2018 semester: BracU believes in a holistic approach towards + Total 300 parents attended the meetings. education and grooming future leaders who will ! Probation Advising and Student Support possess high moral values, have empathy, more (PASS) Programin FALL 2018 semester: informed, scientific, and socially responsible alongside their academic excellence. BracU has Total Probation Student 155 established 27 clubs to nurture the students to be future leaders in alignment with the vision of the First Time Probation Students 115 institution. To supervise and support these clubs' Last Chance Probation Students 40 activities, BracU created the Office of Co-curricular Activities (OCA). Office of Co-curricular Activities ! (OCA) is a hub to foster BracU students' complete Pre-Mid Individual Probation Advising in Fall learning experience and to groom up the students 2018 semester: in achieving the distinctive qualities of a real-life + Total 150 students (both first time and last champion. Through the whole year, the clubs chance) remain engaged in their regular activities. ! Post-Mid Individual Probation Advising in Fall Alongside they always contribute to the university's 2018 semester: central events and also work collaboratively with the various departments of the university. The clubs + Total 110 probation students (both last of BracU respectfully participate and observe all chance and first timer) national events. OCA always ensures that the club ! Tutorials in Fall 2018 semester: events are designed integrating community 110 | Annual Report 2018 services and social contributions towards ensuring committed to make positive contributions to the sustainable future. community and society. They are eager to find out the scopes for social development to make the Vision world a better place for all. In 2018, 21% of their OCA believes in a holistic approach towards total activities were related to Community & Social education and will work in grooming future leaders Services Events. who will possess high moral, ethical and humane values, have empathy, will be socially responsible, BracU club members always have significant committed to cultural and patriotic values; more contribution in making Brac University's central informed and scientific alongside maintaining their events successful, The members of Brac University academic excellence. Academic Program. family respectfully observe all the National events. Along with these they also observe the significant Mission international events and also participate in the ! To provide an environment for a 'complete value adding international events and learning experience' at BracU. competitions. They not only confine themselves in their own club activities but works in collaboration ! To provide a platform for the activities and with other clubs and also provide supports in the programs that meet the social, cultural, and cross-departmental programs. intellectual needs of the students. ! To guide future leaders in achieving the Facts and Figures distinctive qualities of a real-life champion. ! Total Clubs 27 ! To create change makers who will make ! Co-curricular Clubs 48% positive contributions to the society. ! Extra-curricular Clubs 52% ! To engage students in creating social ! Total events in 2018: 233 awareness, connecting to the roots and ! culture. Regular Events: 55% ! ! To groom ambassadors in contributing Brac Community & Social Services Events: 22% University's community services. ! Workshops and Seminars: 20% ! To ensure that, the national events are being ! International Events: 3% duly observed. ! Help to contribute in measurable social Regular Events service activities. 20% 3% Community, Social Services Programs & National Events 55% The Clubs of Brac University are engaged in 22% International Events achieving their club objectives through their regular activities. Alongside, OCA always ensures their Workshop and Seminars contribution in central, social, national & international area. Workshops and seminars are also arranged regularly which contributes in their personal and professional developments. Office of Career Services and Alumni Relations (OCSAR) Through the Club Fair, the clubs present them to new students and recruit new members. Office of Career Services and Alumni Relations Orientation is one of the regular programs which (OCSAR) is a very significant department, vested welcomes the new members of the clubs and orient with a duty to facilitate its students' efficient & them with the activities of the clubs. The clubs go to effective transition into their professional life which various value adding tours which not only enrich will ultimately lead to successful career for them. their practical knowledge but also strengthen their Mission bonding. Regular club activities also includes Our mission is to provide an integrated range of Cultural Performances, Drama and Film Shows, high quality career-focused services which meet Intra and Inter University Competitions, the needs of our graduating students and prepares Exhibitions, Science Fairs, Tournaments etc. them for professional success. We aspire to create Alongside their regular activities, the unique well rounded, socially aware, responsible human features of BracU clubs are, they are always beings and conscious citizens. Annual Report 2018 | 111

Vision ! Ethics & morality Our vision is to empower students and alumni to ! Presentation skills, leadership development achieve success in the 'world of work' and ensure that they have the right competencies, skills set and PSDP-2 overall approach for professional success.” We ! MS Excel, PPT facilitate opportunities to build lifelong ! Sales & marketing relationships with and between our graduating ! students and alumni who are our most effective HR for non-HR executives ! ambassadors. Finance for non-finance executives ! Core Services Supply chain Services to Students: Internship Placements: Regular Services In 2018, OCSAR arranged internships for over 550 students. They were placed in various ! Professional Skills Development Program organizations according to their preferred choice of (PSDP) industry. ! Career Counseling ! & Hospitality 1% Advertising & Event Help furnishing CV & cover letter Management 5% ! Textiles 2% Internship placement Telecommunication 9% Audit 3% ! Job matching Technology 6%

Banking 21% Special Services Retail 4% ! On-campus job/internship recruitment Pharmaceutical session 4% ! Seminar MNC 6% Consultancy 2% ! Workshop Media 1% Development 4% Manufacturing 5% ! Networking session E-Commerce 4% ! Logistics 6% Education 1% Career fair Healthcare 1% Financial 7% Group of Companies 4% FMCG 1% Services to Alumni: Other 3% ! Alumni meet Figure-1: Sector-wise internship placement-2018 [This ! chart is based on the number of students registered for Alumni events internship with OCSAR] Services to Employers: Brac University Career Fair-2018, “Campus to ! Facilitate on-campus job/internship Corporate”: recruitment session On November 12th & 13th, 2018 OCSAR hosted an ! Facilitate seminar, workshop, networking in-house career fair to provide a platform for the session BracU students to make a smooth transition from “Campus to Corporate”. ! Provide opportunity to participate in career fair FMCG 10% Group of Companies 10% Highlights-2018 Financial 7% Healthcare 3% Revamped Professional Skills Development Program (PSDP): Development 7% IT 14% PSDP is a unique course dedicated to preparing final year students for the “world of work”. Banking 3% Revamped PSDP curriculum: Airline 3% Advertising & Event Logistics 7% PSDP-1 Management 3% ! Internship preparation Textiles 7% Manufacturing 7% ! Telecommunication 3% MNC 3% CV, cover letter, interview Technology 3% Pharmaceuticals 7% ! Business communication ! Figure-2: Sector-wise company participation in BRACU Corporate grooming Career Fair-2018 112 | Annual Report 2018

Title Sponsor: Pathao Ltd. + Pathao Ltd. Co- sponsors: bKash Limited, Therap (BD) Ltd. + Augmedix (2) + Participating Organizations Brac (Young Professional Programme) + Therap (BD) Ltd. (3) ACE 360 Digital BRAC IT SERVICES Limited + Bkash Limited (2) REGENT Airways CodersTrust Bangladesh Ltd Eastern Bank Limited MARS Solutions BRAC Apex Footwear Limited Departmental Leadership VSO Bangladesh Crown Cement Message from the Director Student Affairs Office (SAO) of Brac University is NRB Jobs BATA comprised of three (3) significant departments British American Tobacco LankaBangla Finance namely; Office of Academic Advising (OAA), Office Bangladesh of Co-curricular Activities (OCA) and Office of IPDC Finance Limited Renata Limited Career Services and Alumni Relations (OCSAR). ACI Limited The ACME Laboratories Ltd. These three offices are vested with responsibilities to groom and nurture the BracU students to be GrameenDanone Transsion Bangladesh Limited socially responsible future leaders who are Foods Limited academically sound, starting from freshman year till Transcom Beverages Banglalink Digital job placement. Ltd. Communications Ltd. Office of Academic Advising (OAA) helps the EDISON GROUP Amann Bangladesh Ltd freshmen students improve their academic Golden Harvest American &Efird (Bangladesh) performance as well as in smooth transitions from Group Ltd. high school to university life. Office of Co-curricular Meghna Group of Activities (OCA) works to make their learning Augmedix Industries experience complete through co-curricular activities and also to groom their leadership skills On-campus Recruitment Sessions: by providing scopes of significant contributions in In 2018, OCSAR organized 13 on-campus community and social services, organizing Brac recruitment sessions where more than 1200 BracU University's central events, respectful observation students & alumni participated and many of national and international events alongside their succeeded in landing jobs. regular club activities. Office of Career Services and Alumni Relations (OCSAR) provides the necessary + Unilever Bangladesh Limited environment to prepare the graduating students for + Freightos the professional life and helps their transition to + Minister Hi-Tech Park Ltd. & My One career through internship placement, job Electronics Industries Ltd. placement, on-campus recruitment, career fair and + Prime Bank Limited various other activities. Annual Report 2018 | 113 Office of Communications

The Office of Communications (OoC) is c o m p r e h e n s i v e c o r p o r a t e m a r k e t i n g , undoubtedly a key player in the niche BracU communications and PR strategies, keeping BracU comfortably carved out for itself in the world of one step ahead in its league. higher education. Be it media coverage, event Among the myriad of platforms OoC makes use of management and documentation, promotional to keep stakeholders up to date and maintain a material development and evolution of synergy top-notch network are the BracU website, and rapport, OoC never falters to shine the Facebook page and other evolving and upcoming spotlight on the BracU brand, ensuring that the mediums. message gets home. OoC delves into the depths of BracU's melting pot of students, teachers and staff every day creating 114 | Annual Report 2018 Office of the Registrar

Brac University is committed to value its students. Academic Registry The mission of the Office of the Registrar is to Effective operation of BracU requires effective and provide students with best possible services and efficient operation of Academic Registry Office. the most up-to-date and supportive information in This office is mainly responsible for the supervision an efficient and expeditious manner. The Office of and management of all academic operational the Registrar supports the academic mission of the matters which includes maintaining up to date university by providing administrative, logistics semester course offerings, class and final support and assistance to the university examinations scheduling and invigilation, managing community through the following outfits: efficient use of classrooms for courses and Admissions: admission test, providing student related information and assisting the management and other At BracU, the entire admission and registration administrative offices on academic matters, ensuring procedure relates directly to the student enrolment course enrolment and registration through USIS. In system which is administered by BracU Office of addition, it supports more than 9,500 students' Admissions (OAD). This office is responsible for all course registration each semester. admissions in BracU and also for certifying student enrolment. The core activities of the Office of Academic Registry are shown in the following diagram: Core Activities

Admissions Class Scheduling Academic Final Exam Advising Scheduling for RS and Seat plan Issuing of Core Verification Student of Activities Manage USIS Students' ID Cards Documents Access/Role Course add, (Faculty and drop and Final DCO) Control Registration

Core Reporting Academic Activities Space Co-ordination (Classroom) and Management Secretarial Over view of enrolled students from 2017-2018 Under- Post- Official Year Reports graduate graduate Total Total Total and Other Academic Male Female Students Engagements Planning Male Female Male Female Student Access 2017 4311 2864 613 515 4924 3379 8303 Pre- management Registration for entering grades 2018 4679 3108 622 501 3609 5301 8910 Annual Report 2018 | 115 116 | Annual Report 2018 Procurement Department

Brac University Procurement Department is Grant School of Public Health and BDT 12.45M sincere partner to achieve the University's for Brac Institute of Governance and mission, objectives and goals. The department Development. officials are experienced, hardworking and Some key features of 2018 are the following. extensively contributing to ensure smooth operation of university and other associate · BRACU new campus project is under organizations. We are well dedicated to ensure construction. It has finished the Capping standard procurement, which intends to beam, Retaining Wall, Bracing Beam works, satisfactory delivery with reasonable cost. To and installed a deep tube well pump. For ensure satisfactory procurement service and add these, Procurement Department procured more value we believe in relationship building, Rebar (Rod), Cement, Bricks, Bricks Chips, maintaining professional integrity and sustaining Sand, UPVC pipe, Pump motor and other cost saving attitude into our daily work. In construction materials on time. addition to that, we are very much concern about · Successfully completed of vendor procurement of new campus project of the enlistment process for 2018-2019 period. university and giving high emphasis on every single circumstances. · Proposed a revised Procurement Guide line & Procedure for Goods and Services. In 2018 the total purchase amount was around 162.819 Million BDT of which purchased BDT · Complied with the procurement rules and 137.77M for BRACU, BDT 12.60M for James P regulation, faced minimal audit observation. Annual Report 2018 | 117

Table: Category wise Purchase (January to December 2018)

SL. No. Category Amount in BDT 1 Brac University 137,771,365 1.1 Computer 29,813,546 1.2 Furniture 20,149,492 1.3 Education Equipment 5,915,405 1.4 Lab Accessories 3,060,720 1.5 Office Maintenance 3,030,663 1.6 Advertisement 17,392,946 1.7 Computer accessories 709,079 1.8 Toner and Cartridge 7,829,301 1.9 Printing 4,698,186 1.10 Stationeries 6,403,891 1.11 Vehicle 23,314,962 1.12 Vehicle Repair and Maintenance 3,427,920 1.13 Other Equipment 8,537,484 1.14 Miscellaneous (cash purchase) 3,487,770 2 James P. Grant School of Public Health (JPGSPH) 12,595,519 3 BRAC Institute of Governance & Development (BIGD) 12,451,064 Total BDT 162,817,948

Figure-1: Category wise Purchase (January to December 2018) 118 | Annual Report 2018

Figure-2: Categories wise Purchase (January to December 2018)

Figure-3: Number of Material Requisition requests received from different departments, institutes and schools in 2018 compared to 2017

Procurement department always gives appropriate importance on every requisition to procure on time at best price without sacrifice quality standard. Annual Report 2018 | 119

Relationship Management Office

Relationship Management Office (RMO) closely 4. Managing overall administrative tasks of collaborates with university administration, the Freshers' Orientation Event. Department of Finance and Accounts, the Registrar 5. Advising and supervising all international office, as well as with all stakeholders. RMO is scholarship recipients. responsible for the tailored communication and presentation of Brac University (BRACU) for certain 6. Assisting the students, who are assigned audiences. RMO continuously strives to have an in- for Community Service Program by BRACU depth understanding of all aspects of student service Disciplinary Committee, to attach with that are relevant to the university they assist, BRAC NGO. including, but not limited to, increasing the 7. Developing newspaper advertisement, effectiveness of students support thorough brochures and flyers for prospective understanding of the academic or non-academic national and international students and activities involved, as well as the basics of how to scholarships/financial aid program. fulfill students' expectations and offer high-quality service. 8. Keeping liaison with BRAC Monitoring Department for investigation and Responsibilities include verification of the financial condition of the 1. Managing the BRACU Scholarship/ students applying for need-based and Financial Aid Program. BRAC Scholarship. 2. Guiding the Superintendents of BRACU 9. Arranging engagement of scholarship Female Students' Accommodation to awardees in productive jobs at BRACU. provide quality services to the boarders. 10. Providing semiannual and annual report on 3. Assisting in brand positioning of BRACU in BRAC Scholarship to the donor the national and international competition organisations through BRAC-USA. of universities. 120 | Annual Report 2018

Impact of BRACU Scholarship Program: I really appreciate and would like to be thankful for The BRACU Scholarship/Financial aid program your such needy and meritorious students offered at the University is dedicated to assisting favouring scholarship. the BRACU Scholarship Committee in preserving Highlights: student access to the university through need- 1. Scholarship/Financial Aid in 2018 based aid (BRAC Scholarship), recruiting academically talented students through merit Total Amount in Taka awarded = 107, 294, 390/- based scholarship based on previous academic (i) Spring'18 results, given that the students come from all Total Application Reviewed = 990 spectrums of socioeconomic status, and Total Number of Students awarded= 871 supporting the institution's recruitment and Total Amount Disbursed (in Tk) = 34, 782, 276/- retention efforts. (ii) Summer'18 The aim of RMO is to provide services in a fair and Total Application Reviewed = 973 confidential manner. It strives to continually improve services so students may take full Total Number of Students awarded= 891 advantage of their educational opportunities. The Total Amount Disbursed (in Tk) = 46, 420, 071/- BRACU Scholarship Committee is committed to (iii) Fall'18 promoting and maintaining integrity, accuracy, and Total Application Reviewed = 890 timeliness in compliance with university regulations Total Number of Students awarded= 750 and policies that govern institutional, and private funds to serve the maximum number of BRACU Total Amount Disbursed (in Tk) = Tk.26, 092, 043/- students. Besides, in 2018 BRACU has disbursed 'Ashar Alo' - Japanese Scholarship of Tk. 1, 80,000/- to six Testimony of a Brac Scholarship recipient: needy students My journey in BRAC University has been a life of positive thinking. It has taught me moral and 2. Freshman Orientation Programs in every ethical values and the way to be a better person semester throughout the year. with more positive energy. It has emboldened me i. Orientation Program, Spring-2018 to give back to the society. One cannot succeed in Date: 3rd January, 2018 (Wednesday); Venue: Army life by turning their back on the society that Golf Garden, Kurmitola, Dhaka. nurtures them. I want to be a successful engineer, Program Organised for 1644 enrolled students a model employee and an empathetic human ii. Orientation Program, Summer-2018 being. None of these would have been possible without BRAC scholarship. I must express my Date: 30th April, 2018 (Monday); Venue: Army Golf Garden, Kurmitola, Dhaka. gratitude to BRAC University and to all the people who have helped me reach this goal. [Ms. Ranjita Program Organised for 707 enrolled students Yadav] iii. Orientation Program, Fall-2018 BRAC Scholarship alumni: Date: 12th September, 2018 (Wednesday); Venue: I am Md. Jannat Fakir and I would like to thank Brac University Main Campus, 66 Mohakhali, BRAC University for providing me continuous Dhaka. financial aid while pursuing my masters. Because Program Organised for 483 enrolled students of the BRAC Scholarship program, I could easily complete my Masters as my parents' financial 3. Monitoring the central information desk to situation was such that I could not afford my tuition provide all kind of Information regarding fees. After finishing my MBA with excellent CGPA, I BRACU academic, admission, events etc. have successfully joined a foreign commercial i. Attended to approximately 12000 daily walk- Bank - Commercial Bank of Ceylon - as Trainee in visitors and phone-calls at Information Officer and am working in this bank with good desk prospect and growth opportunities. ii. Attended to approximately 600 emails Annual Report 2018 | 121

4. M a n a g i n g a n d p r o v i d i n g o v e r a l l b) In Summer' 18, 13 BRACU students were administrative supervision to BRACU attached with BRAC Communication and Female Students' Accommodation (BUFSA). placed in different areas outside of Dhaka. I. Managed comfortable lodging for 113 c) In Fall'18, 11 BRACU students were placed students at BRACU Female Students' in several BRAC programs outside of Accommodation (BUFSA). Dhaka ii. Organised three sessions of 'Workshop on 7. Coordinating with faculty and student Hostel Adjustment' with new residents in volunteers to facilitate participation of each semester in coordination with 'BRACU BRACU students in seminars, workshop, Counselling Unit'. overseas events etc. 5. International students I. Seminar at BIPSOT on 'Challenges of In 2018, a total of 10 new international students Protection of Civilian in Peace Operation, from Myanmar, Afghanistan, Yemen, Kenya, insight from Africa: What Lies Ahead' at Malawi, and Sierra Leone were awarded Rajendrapur Cantonment, participated by scholarship and completed MPH and MAGD 30 students and faculty members. programs from BRACU. ii. Information session on 'Study, Research & 6. Coordinating with Directors of all program of Student Visa Requirements for Germany' – BRAC for placement in BRAC Community Attended by about 50 students. Services Program iii. Facilitating inclusion of three BRACU a) In Spring' 18, 09 BRACU students were students in the team of 100 Bangladeshi attached with BRAC Communication and Youth Delegation visit to India in 2018. placed in different areas outside of Dhaka. 122 | Annual Report 2018

Residential Semester

About graduation period, become better decision-makers as adults, and these skills are just as important as The Residential Semester (RS) of BRACU not only academic learning. Thus, the semester helps the makes BRACU's graduates unique, but also makes students to become an empathetic and competent them stand out from other university graduates in global citizen, with an awareness of the needs of Bangladesh. The main objective of this semester is their country, their communities and their fellow to provide the students with an opportunity, at the students. Therefore, the following are the overall very beginning of the graduation period, to become objectives for students in RS: 'better human beings', which the University believes is a pre-requisite for creating functional · increase mutual respect by confronting leaders. The semester aims at creating competent, diverse situations ethical and enlightened leaders through the · develop communication skills both in first knowledge of four integrated academic courses and second/global language and different experiential learning activities (ELA). · learn to take ethical and rational decisions The academic curriculum of RS includes the courses English, Bangla Language & Literature, · build leadership skills and identify the Emergence of Bangladesh and Ethics & Culture; ethical guidelines and responsibilities of a and each of these courses has been designed by a leader group of educational experts. Through interactive · experience community living and develop classes and well-planned activities, students the skills to live cooperatively understand the essence of collaborative learning · identify the social responsibilities of a good and develop leadership skills needed to live citizen of their country and community effectively in a community. The communal atmosphere influences them to function as team Academic Program performers. Here, they not only learn to take · Compulsory courses at RS include- responsibility of their own learning and actions, but · English Language (ENG101, ENG102 & also support their peers and, at times, lead their ENG103) teams to reach the desired destination. Furthermore, living independently in a diverse · Bangla Language and Literature (BNG 103) community, away from their families, develops · Emergence of Bangladesh (EMB101) problem solving skills and critical thinking abilities, · Ethics and Culture (HUM 103) which students can use in their professional life. Studies show that students who develop these · French (FRN101) skills and make their own decisions during the · Different modules of Pharmacy Annual Report 2018 | 123

Link to view details of the courses: · Niaz Ahmed Khan, Ph.D. (Wales), Post Doc. http://www.bracu.ac.bd/academics/residential- (Oxford), Professor and former Chairman, campus/academic-courses Department of Development Studies, University of Dhaka. Achievements · Professor Syed M. Hashemi, former Director Major achievements of the activities of Residential at Brac Development Institute, BRACU, Semester in 2018 are as follows: former Chairman of department of · Rehan Ahmed, Campus Superintendent of economics and social sciences, BRACU, BRACU RS, attended Exchange 2018 in CGAP, The World Bank. Massachusetts, Boston, USA from 5-7 April · Mehtab Khanam, Ph.D. Professor & 2018 organized by Ashoka Innovators for the Chairperson, Department of Educational Public. A new academic course, Bangla Language and Literature (BNG 103), has and Counseling Psychology, University of been introduced at RS during the year 2018 Dhaka as a compulsory course for all the students of · Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Lawyer, Supreme BRACU. Court, Chief Executive, Bangladesh · A workshop was held on 'Classroom Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA). Management' on October 30, 2018 at Markuli Research Activities: Hall by Rifat Jahan, Marufa Akter, Md. S a y e e d u l I s l a m K h a n a n d M d . As RS has a group of faculty members from diverse Shamsuddoha. backgrounds, they have expertise and research interests in different areas of and · On January 19, 2018, The Winter Festival was literature; ethical theories and dilemmas; morality organized at RS students got acquainted and moral virtues; evolution of societal values; with many traditional festivals of rural Bangladesh. history; public administration; good governance; development perspectives; etc. · On March 14 and October 20, 2018, Anti- Bullying Campaigns were organized at RS to Some of the significant research projects and other make students aware of the negative impact publications of faculty members of RS are as of bullying, ragging, sexual harassment and follows: verbal or nonverbal abuse. Published Articles: · Global Ethics Day was observed for the first 1. Mahfuza Hilali, evsjv‡`‡ki bvU‡K bvixi f‚wgKv I time in Bangladesh on October 17, 2018, fwel¨r, wkíKjv lvY¥vwmK evsjv cwÎKv, evsjv‡`k organized by the RS. The day was celebrated with five moral oaths, street drama and a wkíKjv GKv‡Wwg, 2018. cultural program. 2. Md. Ismile Hosain Shadi, Avnmvb nvexe KwemËv · The World Mental Health Day and World Ges Zuvi KweZvi welq‰ewPΨ, mvwnwZ¨Kxi el© 58, Kindness Day were observed on October 13, msL¨v 47-G, 2018. 2018 and November 11, 2018 respectively at RS, to raise awareness among students . 3. Md. Ismile Hosain Shadi, wZwi‡ki DËivwaKvi I Avnmvb nvex‡ei KweZv: ivw·kl-G †fv‡ii Av‡jv, Faculty overview published on June, 2018 Following the spirit of BRACU, its RS always puts emphasis on recruiting and developing qualified Forthcoming Articles: faculty members. Twenty-four full-time and three 1. Md. Sayeedul Islam Khan, Educational part-time faculty members have been teaching in Thought and Moral Philosophy of Artist S M Residential Semester. Additionally, approximately Sultan, accepted for publication in 2018 in twenty-five faculty members from the Pharmacy the Journal of Modern Education Review, department and BRAC Institute of Languages also take classes in RS on a regular basis. Apart from USA. this, some of the nationally recognized faculty 2. Mahfuza Hilali, †Mvjvg gyiwk‡`i Ôbvix ag© BZ¨vw`Õ, members are also occasionally invited to speak to to be published in “Commemoration of the students in different seminars on various topics Gulam Murshid”, IBS, April, 2019, Rajshahi related to their academia and social issues. Some University, Rajshahi. of these scholars include: 124 | Annual Report 2018

Forthcoming Books: 6. Md. Shamsuddoha, Origin of Rangkut 1. Mahfuza Hilali, Ôevsjv mvwn‡Z¨i cÖ_g AvZ¥RxebxKvi Buddhist Temple in Ramu and King Asoka: kÖxgZx ivmmy›`ixÕ, †`vmi cÖKvkbx (Doshur Myth and Reality. Paublication), KjKvZv (Calcutta), February, 7. Saudia Islam & Md. Mostafizur Rahman 2019. Masuk, A Study on RS Students after SLL Session and Whether SLL Helps to 2. Mahfuza Hilali, ÔwZbwU bvUK: Amgvß, AšÍiv‡j, PzcK_vÕ, AvMvgx cÖKvkbx Develop Empathy and Sympathy among (Agami Publication), them. Dhaka, February, 2019. 8. Rudmila Mahbub, "Impact of Lalon's songs 3. Md. Ismile Hosain Shadi, AÄwji AšÍiv‡j, K_v in the mass psyche of Bengal." cÖKvkbx (Kotha Publication), Dhaka, 2019 9. Marufa Akter, "When Female and Male Published Book Chapters: Deputies Talk about Women's Issues, Do They Talk about the Same Thing? Evidence Shaiya Binte Mahbub, "The Migrant Women Laborers from Bangladesh." in the Solid Waste Management of Bengaluru City: A Study from Feminist Perspectives", Name of the Book: 10. Marufa Akter, "Pathways to Women's Vision for an Inclusive Society: A Feminist Perspective, Substantive Representation: Learning from Edited by Dr. Sudeshna Mukherjee, Centre for Gender Equity Legislation in the Women's Studies, Bangalore, 2018. ISBN: 978-93- Bangladesh Parliament." 5299-472-4. 11. Rudmila Mahbub & Ishtiaque Hossain Forthcoming Book Chapter: Molla, "Employment Preference of the Graduate in Bangladesh: A case study on Md. Shamsuddoha, “Paradox of Rohingya Issue: A Brac University." Legacy of History” accepted for the book project titled Burmese Nationalism, Rohingya Crisis and 12. Farrah Jabeen and Rifat Jahan, "Residential Contemporary Politics to be published on January, Semester of Brac University: An Expedition 2019 from Borno Publication. for Integration through Academic Brilliance, Moral Uplift and Cultural Practice." Conference Proceedings: 13. Mahfuza Hilali, "gnv¯’vb: wek¦bvU¨ Avw½‡K bZzb Shaiya Binte Mahbub, "Women's Property Rights ms‡hvRb" in India and Bangladesh: A Comparative Study from Feminist Perspectives", International 14. Md. Ismile Hosain Shadi, "KweZvq e½eÜ,y Multidisciplinary Research Conference on “Women KweZvi e½eÜ"y in 21st Century: Challenges and Opportunities”, 7-8 April 2018, Environmental Advisory for Sustainable Awards: Trust, Tirunelveli, Tamilnadu, India. List of awards received by the faculty members of residential campus are as follows: Existing and New Research Initiatives: 1. Shaiya Binte Mahbub, faculty of Ethics and 1. Md. Shamsuddoha et al, The Effectiveness Culture, has received “The Kanthula Award of Bangladesh Studies Course in of Silver for Academic Excellence, 2018” Developing Concerned Citizen: A Study on BRAC University Residential Semester. given by International Students' Hospitality Organization (ISHO) and The Kanthula 2. Dr. Niaz Ahmed Khan and Ms. Shahinur Foundation, India. Basher, The Political Ecology of Deforestation in Bangladesh: A Case Study 2. Dr. Mahfuza Hilali, faculty of Bangla Language and Literature, has received 3. Md. Shamsuddoha & Md. Muntasirul Hoq ÒgÂeÜy m¤§vbbv-2018 (Moncho Bondhu Award- Omi, Emergence and Development of e¨wZµg bvƇMvôx Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology in 2018)” given by (Betikrom Bangladesh. Nattogoshthi), Dhaka. 4. Rifat Jahan & Md. Shamsuddoha, The Facts and Figures Impact of BRAC Visits on the Students of Since its inception in 2003, a total of 15,855 BRAC University. students of different disciplines have completed 5. Md. Shamsuddoha, The Coronation of King the residential semester. A summary of this Asoka: A Historical and Archaeological information is provided below: Analysis. Annual Report 2018 | 125

Brac University, Residential Campus Savar Number of Graduated Students from 2003-2018

Year/Semester Spring Summer Fall Batch Total

2003 - 44 164 2 208

2004 100 110 140 3 350

2005 84 130 269 3 483

2006 223 177 135 4 535

2007 96 175 193 3 464

2008 152 251 162 3 565

2009 122 237 190 3 549

2010 202 334 216 3 752

2011 215 280 275 3 770

2012 324 414 396 3 1134

2013 391 451 465 3 1307

2014 451 448 445 3 1344

2015 430 458 449 3 1337

2016 300 512 520 3 1332

2017 527 762 950 3 2239

2018 759 968 759 3 2485

Grand total = 4376 5751 5728 48 15855 126 | Annual Report 2018

Office of the Controller of Examinations

Office of the Controller of Examinations (OCOE) is 6. Prepare and deliver different Academic one of the operational arms of academic support Letters and Transcripts. and examinations of the University. This Office is 7. Process Degree. responsible for managing and maintaining academic records, ensuring the integrity of 8. Prepare and deliver Provisional examinations and generating transcripts and Certificates and Original Certificates. certificates. The office also verifies students' 9. Arrange Convocation. academic records and issues various certificates 10. Deal with course waiver and course drop. and letters pertaining to students' records and academic information. Additionally, OCOE ensures Office of the Controller of Examinations completed question moderation of all departments when following activities in the year 2018: examinations are conducted every semester during the period indicated in the academic calendar. Sl. ACTIVITIES TOTAL NOS. Examination timetables are displayed by themon 1 Academic Letters Issued 1279 notice boards and the BRACU website. The University views academic malpractice seriously 2 Transcript Issued 1573 and does not condone plagiarism or cheating in 3 Provisional Certificate Issued 900 examinations. A breach of any rule will render a Attestationand sealed envelope student liable to disciplinary action which may 4 2379 of academic documents Issued result in the student's expulsion from the University. OCOE ensured ways to uphold these polities. 5 Degree Application Processed 1887 Department Change/Program Key functions of this Office: 6 264 Change Notified 1. Provide exam scripts and monitor conducting of examinations. Degree Application Process Summary 2. Publish of results. Program Number of Students 3. Ensure question moderation by Undergraduate 1493 department heads. Postgraduate 394 4. Share inter Department or Program Change. Total 1887 5. Deal with Academic Probation. Annual Report 2018 | 127

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Degree Processive done in 2018 128 | Annual Report 2018

Partners in Education

Over the years, BRACU has partnered with the following reputed academic and research institutions around the world to enhance our own educational experience by learning from others.

BRAC Business School (BBS) • MDF Training and Consultancy B.V., the • Asian Institute of Management, Manila Netherlands • Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok • Medico International, Germany • Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, USA • Michigan State University, United States • University of South Australia • Michigan State University in Dubai, UAE • Ministry of Health, Mozambique James P Grant School of Public Health (JPGSPH) • Nagasaki University, Japan International • Netherlands Universities Foundation for International Cooperation (NUFFIC), the • Aga Khan University, Pakistan Netherlands • American University of Beirut (AUB), Lebanon • Public Health Foundation of India, India • Centre for Disease Control, Kenya • Radboud University Nigmegen, the Netherlands • Centre for Disease Control, United States • Reach Trust, Malawi • Center for Health, Human Rights and Development • Result for Development Institute, United States (Cehurd), Uganda • Rockefeller Foundation, United States • City University of New York, United States • Royal Tropical Institute (KIT), the Netherlands • Concern Worldwide, Republic of Ireland • RTI International, India • Creating Resources for Empowerment in Action • Rutgers WPF, the Netherlands (CREA), India • SAMYAK, India • Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Germany • Sightsavers, United Kingdom • Eduardo Mondlane University, Mozambique • SONKE, South Africa • Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology, Indonesia • Stanford University, United States • TARSHI, India • Engender Health, United States • The World Bank, United States • Georgetown University, United States • UNICEF, United States • Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, United States • United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) • Hanoi School of Public Health, Vietnam • United States Agency for International Development (USAID), United States • Harvard University, United States • Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia • Health Finance and Governance Project, ABT ASSOCIATES INC, United States • Universitas GadjahMada, Indonesia • University of California San Francisco, United • Helen Keller International, United States States • Hidase Hulentenawi Agelglot Yebego Adragot • University of Cape Town, South Africa Mahber, Ethiopia • University of Dundee, United Kingdom • Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM), Belgium • University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom • International Development Research Centre, Canada • University of Ghana, Ghana • Johns Hopkins University, United States • University of Heidelberg, Germany • Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, United • University of Oslo, Norway Kingdom • University of Oxford, United Kingdom • Liverpool Voluntary Counselling and Testing for HIV • University of Melbourne, Australia (LVCT), Kenya • University of Nairobi, Kenya • London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, • University of Norway, Norway United Kingdom • University of Queensland, Australia Annual Report 2018 | 129

• University of Saskatchewan, Canada • Mukto Akash Bangladesh • University of Toronto, Canada • Naripokkho • University of Witwatersrand, South Africa • National AIDS and STD Programme (NASP) • University of York, United Kingdom • National Institute of Mental Health, Bangladesh • University of Zambia, Zambia • National Institute of Population Research and • World Health Organization, Switzerland Training (NIPORT) • WHO TDR • National Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine (NIPSOM) National • National Nutrition Services • Acid Survivors Foundation • National Tuberculosis Program, Bangladesh • Action Aid • Power and Participation Research Centre (PPRC) • Ashar Alo Society • Red Orange Media and Communications • Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research • Reproductive Health Services Training and (AHPSR) Education Program (RHSTEP) • Ayesha Abed Foundation • Revitalization of Community Health Care Initiatives in Bangladesh • Bandhu Social Welfare Society • RTM International • Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) • Samporker Noya Shetu • Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics • Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital • Bangladesh Centre for Communication (BCCP) • Surjer Hashi (Smiling Sun) Franchise Health • Bangladesh Institute of Theatrical Arts Program • Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) • Unite for Body Rights • Bangladesh Palliative and Supportive Care • University of Dhaka Foundation • Urban Partnership for Poverty Reduction • Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) BRAC Institute of Educational Development (BIED) • Boys of Bangladesh • Bank Street College of Education, New York, USA • BRAC • BRAC Education Programme (BEP) • CARE Bangladesh • BRAC International (BI) • Confidential Approach to AIDS Prevention • Campaign for Popular Education (CAMPE) • Department of Public Health Engineering • Columbia University, New York, USA • Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA) • Department for International Development (DFID) • Directorate General of Food Programmes (DGFP), • Directorate of Primary Education (DPE), Government of Bangladesh Bangladesh • Directorate General Health Services, Ministry of • Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (EKN) Health & Family Welfare, Government of Bangladesh • George Washington University, USA • Dustha Shasthya Kendra • Institute of Education & Research (IER), Dhaka University • Health Economics Unit, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Bangladesh • LEGO Foundation • Healthcare Financing Group (HCFG) • National Curriculum & Textbook Board (NCTB), Bangladesh • Hope Care Centre • NUFFIC • Institute of Public Health • Phulki • Institute of Public Health Nutrition, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of • Porticus Bangladesh • Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands • Integrated Community Development Project • Teach for Bangladesh • International Centre for Diarrheal Disease • Underprivileged Children's Education Programme Research, Bangladesh (UCEP) • Management Sciences for Health, Bangladesh • Unite for Body Rights Alliance • Marie Stopes Bangladesh • University of Massachusetts, USA • Ministry of Food, Government of Bangladesh • University of Sussex, UK 130 | Annual Report 2018

BRAC Institute of Governance and Development Department of Electrical and Electronic (BIGD) Engineering (EEE) • European Union (EU) • Electrical Engineering Department, Frederick • Canadian International Development Agency University, Cyprus (CIDA) • Department of Electrical and Electronic • Development Alternatives Incorporated (DAI), Engineering, United International University, USAID Bangladesh • German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) • Department of Electrical and Electronic • Help Age International Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh • International Centre for Research on Women (ICRW) • School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, National University of Sciences and • Korea Development Institute School of Public Technology, Pakistan Policy and Management, Korea • School of Engineering, Kathmandu University, • Lahore University of Management, Pakistan Nepal • Master Card Foundation • School of Engineering, Bangkok University, • Ministry of Women and Children's Affair, Thailand Bangladesh • Department of Electrical Engineering, University of • Natural Resource Institute, University of Manitoba, Malaya, Malaysia Canada • Department of Electronic and Information, • Save the Children UK (SCUK) Politecnico di Milano, Italy • Swedish International Development Cooperation • Department of Electrical Engineering and Agency (SIDA) Information Technology, Dortmund University of • United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Technology, Germany (UNODC) • Department of Electronic and Computer • University of Bath, UK Engineering, University of Limerick, Ireland • VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands • College of Science and Technology, Royal • Woman in Informal Employment: Globalising and University of Bhutan Organising (WIEGO) • School of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, • Care Bangladesh City University London • Politechnika Wroclawska, Poland Department of Architecture (ARC) • Faculty of Mathematic and Natural Sciences, • University of Manchester lnstitut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia • Lancaster University • Department of Electronic Engineering, Southeast • University of Illinois, Chicago University, China • EMMA Asia (Erasmus Mundus Mobility with Asia) • AGA Khan Cultural Trust Department of English and Humanities (ENH) • British Council • Umea University, Sweden • Loughborough University • Inter-Asia Cultural Studies Consortium • Bengal Institute for Architecture, Landscapes and Settlements Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (MNS) Department of Computer Science and • BRAC ARDC, , Bangladesh Engineering (CSE) • BAEC • Kyushu Institute of Technology • icddr,b, Dhaka, Bangladesh • TechShopBD • University of Dhaka, Bangladesh • EATL • ideSHi • University of Ulsan, Korea • CNRS, CEA, Grenoble, France • Stafford Shire University, UK • Bangladesh University of Health Science (BUHS) • Chungbuk National University, Korea • BCSIR • Grameenphone Telecommunications Company • BIRDEM, Dhaka, Bangladesh Annual Report 2018 | 131

COMMITTEES

Finance Committee

The Finance Committee advises the Syndicate and the BoT on all financial Matters; both operational and strategic. The Committee also supervises formulating the Annual Budget, Annual Financial Statements and any other financial proposals of the University and refers to the BoT, through the Syndicate, for approval.

Chairperson Ms. Tamara Hasan Abed Senior Director, Enterprises Brac

Members Professor Vincent Chang, PhD Mr. S. N. Kairy Vice Chancellor Treasurer Brac University Brac University

Mr. Abdul-Muyeed Chowdhury Dr. Sultan Hafeez Rahman Advisor, Former Caretaker Government of Professorial Fellow Bangladesh Brac Institute of Former Secretary, Government of Bangladesh and Governance and Development Former Executive Director, Brac Brac University

Professor Salehuddin Ahmed, PhD Member-Secretary Brac Business School Mr. Monojit Kumar Ojha, FCA Brac University Director, Finance Brac University

Meetings Three meetings of the Finance Committee took place on March 13, June 04 and December 13, 2018. 132 | Annual Report 2018

Faculty Selection Committee

The Faculty Selection Committee reviews all applications for faculty appointments, interview of the applicants and recommend for appointments of all faculty members.

Chairperson Professor Vincent Chang, PhD Vice Chancellor Brac University

Members

Professor Mohammad Tamim, PhD Professor Ahmed Mushtaque Raza Chowdhury, PhD Pro-Vice Chancellor Former Vice Chairperson, Brac Brac University Ms. Sadaf Saaz Siddiqi Professor Anisuzzaman, PhD Director & Producer, Dhaka Lit Fest National Professor & Poet & Writer, Culture & Curator Activist and Professor Emiratus Entrepreneur and an Alumni of Brac University Department of Bangla Dhaka University

Head or Chairperson of the Concerned Institute/ School/ Department One External Member for Concerned Institute/ School/ Department Annual Report 2018 | 133

Disciplinary Committee

The Disciplinary Committee is charged with ensuring student discipline in all fields of university activities; both academic and non-academic. The committee reviews all discipline cases referred to it and recommends appropriate administrative actions against the violators of discipline and reviews broader policy implications of these cases.

Chairperson Mr. Abdul-Muyeed Chowdhury Advisor, Former Caretaker Government of Bangladesh Former Secretary, Government of Bangladesh and Former Executive Director, Brac

Members

Professor Vincent Chang, PhD Professor ATM Nurul Amin, PhD Vice Chancellor Chairperson Brac University Dept. of Economics and Social Sciences Brac University Professor Fuad H. Mallick, PhD Dean, School of Architecture & Design Lady Syeda Sarwat Abed Brac University Senior Director Brac Institute of Languages Professor Mohammad Mahboob Rahman, PhD Brac University Dean, Brac Business School Lt Col Md. Foyzul Islam (Retd) Brac University Registrar Brac University Professor K. Shamsuddin Mahmood Dean, School of Law Member Secretary Brac University Dr. Samia Huq Proctor Professor AFM Yusuf Haider, PhD Brac University Chairperson Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences Brac University

Meetings Six meetings of the Disciplinary Committee took place on January 07, April 22, May 31, September 24, October 24 and November 19, 2018. 134 | Annual Report 2018 Auditor's Report Annual Report 2018 | 135 136 | Annual Report 2018 Annual Report 2018 | 137 138 | Annual Report 2018 Annual Report 2018 | 139 140 | Annual Report 2018 Annual Report 2018 | 141 142 | Annual Report 2018 Annual Report 2018 | 143 144 | Annual Report 2018 Annual Report 2018 | 145 146 | Annual Report 2018 Annual Report 2018 | 147 148 | Annual Report 2018 Annual Report 2018 | 149 150 | Annual Report 2018 Annual Report 2018 | 151 152 | Annual Report 2018 Annual Report 2018 | 153 154 | Annual Report 2018 Annual Report 2018 | 155 156 | Annual Report 2018 Annual Report 2018 | 157 158 | Annual Report 2018 Annual Report 2018 | 159 160 | Annual Report 2018 Annual Report 2018 | 161 162 | Annual Report 2018 Annual Report 2018 | 163 164 | Annual Report 2018 Annual Report 2018 | 165 166 | Annual Report 2018 Annual Report 2018 | 167 168 | Annual Report 2018 List of Acronyms

Abbreviation Elaboration Abbreviation Elaboration AAA Arcasia Awards for Architecture BTRC Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory AABRACU Alumni Association of BRAC University Commission AAF Australian Award Fellowship BUAC BRAC University Adventure Club ACE Anti-Corruption Evidence Programme BUAP Art and Photography Society ACEID Asian Conference on Education & International BUBEF Business and Economics Forum Development BUCC BRAC University Computer Club ACHR Asian Coalition for Housing Rights BUCHC BRAC University Chess Club ADB Asian Development Bank BUCLC BRAC University Communications and Language ADP Annual Development Programme Club AECD Atomic Energy Centre, Dhaka BUCuC BRAC University Cultural Club AERE Atomic Energy Research Establishment BUDTF BRAC University Drama and Theater Forum AFIP Armed Forces Institute of Pathology BUEEF BRAC University Earth and Environment Forum AIA American Institute of Architects BUET Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology AOGS Asia Oceania Geosciences Society BUGMUN BRAC University Global Model United Nations AoW Academy of Work BULS BRAC University Law Society APUF Asia Pacific Urban Forum BUMA BRAC University Marketing Association ARCASIA Architects Regional Council of Asia Abbreviation Elaboration Arch.KIDS Architecture for Kids BUNSC BRAC University Natural Sciences Club ASM American Society of Microbiology C3ER Centre for Climate Change and Environmental ASW Academic Skills Workshop Research B.Sc.ECE Bachelor of Science in Electronic and CAN Community Architects Network Communication Engineering CDKN Climate and Development Knowledge Network B.Sc.EEE Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Electronic Engineering CED Centre for Entrepreneurship Development BAS Bangladesh Academy of Sciences CETL Centre of Excellence in Teaching and Learning BASIS Bangladesh Association of Software and Information CfPW Center for Psychosocial Wellbeing Services CGST The Centre for Gender and Social Transformation BBS BRAC Business School CHET Certificate in Higher Education Teaching BCC Bangladesh Computer Council CIPS Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply BDITEC Bangladesh IT Engineers Examination Council CARC Control & Applications Research Centre BDOSN Bangladesh Open Source Network CoP Community of Practice BEN Bangladesh Environment Network CPTU Central Procurement Technical Unit BEP BRAC Education Program CRP Centre of Rehabilitation for the Paralysed BIED BRAC Institute of Educational Development CSE Computer Science and Engineering BIGD BRAC Institute of Governance and Development CV Curriculum Vitae BIL BRAC Institute of Languages DALA Developing Aspiration and Livelihood for Adolescents BILS Bangladesh Institute of Labour Studies DLI Deep Learning Institute biTS BRAC IT Services Limited DMCC Disaster Management and Climate Change BMS Bangladesh Mathematical Society DoE Department of Environment BNH Bangladesh National Herbarium DRFM-B Digital RMG Factory Mapping in Bangladesh BoT Board of Trustees DSCSC Defence Services Command and Staff College BPC Business Plan Competition EATL Ethics Advanced Technology Limited BPS Bangladesh Physical Society ECD Early Childhood Development BRAC-CDM BRAC Centre for Development Management EEE Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering BRACU BRAC University EG Economic Growth Annual Report 2018 | 169

Abbreviation Elaboration Abbreviation Elaboration EMG Environmental Management and Governance Kyutech Kyushu Institute of Technology EMMAsia Erasmus Mundus Mobility with Asia LAR Local Assessment Report ESID Effective States and Inclusive Development LSE London School of Economics ESS Department of Economics & Social Sciences M.Engg.EEE Master of Engineering in Electrical and Electronic FCBU Football Club BRAC University Engineering FES Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung M.Sc.EEE Master of Science in Electrical and Electronic Engineering FYAT First Year Advising Team MAGD MA in Governance and Development GAGE Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence MDMP Masters in Development Management and Practice GDLN Global Development Learning Network MDS Master of Development Studies GoB Government of Bangladesh MEd Master of Education GP Governance and Politics MGA Member and Geographic Activities GPMS Government Performance Management System MNC Multinational Corporations GS Gender Studies MoPTIT Ministry of Posts, Telecommunication and HEQEP Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project Information Technology HRD Human Resources Department MOST Ministry of Science and Technology IABC International Association of Business MoU Memorandum of Understanding Communicators MPSM Masters in Procurement and Supply Management IAP Inter Academy Partnership MSc Master of Science ICAEE International Conference on Advances in Electrical Engineering NACOM Nature Conservation Management icddr,b International Center for Diarrhoeal Disease NAED Noman Award for Excellence in Design Research, Bangladesh NASA The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ICLEI International Conference on Language, Education NCC City Corporation and Innovation NCTB National Curriculum and Textbook Board ICTD Information and Communication Technology Division NGO Non-Government Organization ICTL International Conference on Teaching and Learning NIB National Institute of Biotechnology IDCOL Infrastructure Development Company Limited NOAMI National Oceanographic And Maritime Institute IDRC International Development Research Center NUMO National Undergraduate Mathematics Olympiad IDS Institute of Development Studies NUS National University of Singapore IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineering OCA Office of Co-curricular Activities IEER Institutional Enabling Environment Report OCSAR Office of Career Services and Alumni Relations IFRB Institute of Food and Radiation Biology OSA Office of Student Affairs IGC International Growth Centre OSM Open Street Map IIEGRA Innovation for Improving Early Grade Reading Activity PASS Probation Advising and Student Support INSPIRE International Strategic Partnership in Research and PDC Professional Development Centre Education PDF Physically-challenged Development Foundation INTACT It's Time for CollaboratioN TowArds Close PFMR Participatory Factory Mapping Research CooperaTion PGD Post-Graduate Diploma IOM International Organization for Migration POCAA Platform of Community Action and Architecture IQAC Institutional Quality Assurance Cell PPRC Power and Participation Research Center ISHTEC International Symposium on Heat Transfer and PSDP Professional Skills Development Program Energy Conservation PPSC Public-Private Stakeholders Committee ISI Indian Statistical Institute PT Peer Tutor ITEE Information Technology Engineers Examination PTC&B Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology ITPEC Information Technology Professionals Examination Council QA Quality Assurance IUB Independent University, Bangladesh QAC Quality Assurance Committee JAXA Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency QAU Quality Assurance Unit JICA Japan International Cooperation Agency RATB Rafiq Azam Travel Bursary 170 | Annual Report 2018

Abbreviation Elaboration Abbreviation Elaboration RED Research and Evaluation Division SUN Scaling Up Nutrition RGKF REX Karmaveer Global Fellowship TLC Teaching and Learning Centre SABP South Asia Biosafety Program ToT Training of Trainers SA Self-Assessment TRI Time Reverse Imaging SAC Self-Assessment Committee UCCE Urban, Climate Change and Environment Cluster SAR South Asian Region UGC University Grants Commission of Bangladesh SCC Sylhet City Corporation UNDP United Nations Development Programme SCM Stop Child Marriage UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural SDC Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation Organization SDGs Sustainable Development Goals UNISDR United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction SECS School of Engineering and Computer Science UNOPS United Nations Office for Project Services SEIP Skills for Employment Investment Programme USQ University of Southern Queensland SoC State of Cities WASH Water, Sanitation and Hygiene SoG State of Governance WC Writing Centre SRHRG Sexual, Reproductive Rights and Health & Gender WWM Workplace Wellbeing Management SSCOPE Schooling, SRHR, Gender & Counseling for Adolescents of Post- Primary Education YLD Young Leader's Dialogue STI Science, Technology and Innovation

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