As a part of the social responsibility and commitment to the student’s sustainable capacity development, the Faculty of Business Administration (FBA), American International University–Bangladesh (AIUB), organized an academic outreach program for the students of Kazi Mohammad Shafiqul Islam Degree College, Islampur, Brahmanbaria, on Tuesday, March 14, 2023.
The event’s main objective was to assist the students in enhancing their academic and extracurricular capabilities to ensure a smooth and successful entrepreneurship/ corporate career in the near future. A Team from FBA, AIUB comprised of Dr. Mohammad Faridul Alam, Associate Professor & Head, Department of Accounting, Mr. Hamidul Islam, Senior Assistant Professor, Dept. of Marketing, Mr. Stanley Rodrick, Senior Assistant Professor, Dept. of Marketing, and Mr. Abdullah Al Mohit, Teaching Assistant, FBA visited the institution.
Upon arrival at the college premises, Mr. Md. Shafiqur Rahman, Principal, and Mr. Zahir Uddin, Vice Principal, greeted the team members and facilitated the session. An opening speech was delivered by the College Principal, who introduced the visiting FBA Team to the college students and teachers. Dr. Mohammad Faridul Alam then addressed and delivered his interactive speech on “Higher Studies and Career Orientation” for College Students. Certain topics included academic preparations for career development, external and internal influences in choosing a particular career, the importance of career exploration, the benefits, and consequences of not having effective career planning etc. The journey towards success – struggles and growth opportunities, interview preparations and techniques, and other relevant topics were also discussed during his lecture. The students participated in the dialogs with their enthusiastic and interactive performances.
Mr. Hamidul Islam, and Mr. Stanley Rodrick coordinated the question-answer session, and then conducted a quiz contest for the participating students. Prizes were distributed among the winners, and the visiting team presented gift packs respectively to the college teachers and management, on behalf of AIUB. The event concluded with a Vote of Thanks from the Principal on behalf of the beneficiary students, teachers, and the college managing committee. He appreciated the visiting team members’ efforts to organize and manage the event successfully and showed his sincere interest in participating in any event organized by AIUB.
The outreach program was organized under direct guidance and supervision from Prof. Dr. Farheen Hassan, Director, Undergraduate Program (BBA), FBA. The FBA, AIUB is especially thankful to the AIUB Management, Administration, and Office of Student Affairs (OSA), AIUB, for their continuous support in arranging the program successfully.
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