The Faculty of Business Administration (FBA), AIUB, organized an interactive session entitled “Meet n’ Greet - the FBA Family" for the FBA Freshman Students of the Spring 2023-2024 Semester on Tuesday, February 06, 2024, held at the Multi-purpose Hall, Annex 7. The program was attended by the Freshman students of the BBA Program, faculty members, the Department Heads, the Directors, and graced by the Pro-Vice Chancellor of AIUB. The program's objective was to welcome and have an information-sharing session for the FBA Freshman Students of the Spring 2023-2024 Semester.
The session commenced with an opening speech by Dr. Rezbin Nahar, Director, BBA Program, who welcomed the students to the Faculty of Business Administration (FBA) and AIUB. Dr. Rezbin motivated the Freshman students to excel in their tenure of studies.
An inspirational speech was delivered by Prof. Dr. Md. Abdur Rahman, Honorable Pro-Vice Chancellor, AIUB. He welcomed the students and highlighted the importance of student-teacher interactions, counseling hours, tutorial classes, and active participation in different club activities.
The event was then followed by a brief synopsis of the FBA Programs, Probation Status, Academic Scholarships, Honors and Awards, FBA web page and Facebook page, and other issues by Dr. Mohammad Faridul Alam, Director of the MBA and EMBA Program. After the introductory discussion, the program's EMCEE, Ms. Shahnaz Zarin Haque, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Operations and Supply Chain Management, introduced the following Department Heads: Dr. Kamrul Hasan, Dept. of Accounting; Ms. Bohi Shajahan, Dept. of Finance, and Investment Management; Dr. Md. Aftab Anwar, Dept. of Management, HRM, and Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development; Mr. Md. Mehzabul Hoque Nahid, Dept. of Management Information Systems and Business Analytics; Prof. Dr. Partha Prasad Chowdhury, Dept. of Marketing, THM, and IB; and Dr. Md. Tamzidul Islam, Dept. of Operations and Supply Chain Management. The Department Heads gave briefs about their respective departments and introduced the faculty members of the concerned department.
The event continued with an interactive business quiz contest, and the lucky winners were presented with gift packs from FBA, AIUB. Two groups of freshman students staged dance performances, and eventually, the session ended with song performances by the AIUB Performing Arts Club (APAC) members, in which the students actively participated and enjoyed the overall arrangements.
The program was coordinated and facilitated by Mr. Stanley Rodrick, Mr. Hamidul Islam [Hamid], Senior Assistant Professors, Dept. of Marketing, and Dr. Mohammad Ali, Senior Assistant Professor, Dept. of Management and HRM, FBA, under the direct guidance and supervision of Dr. Rezbin Nahar, Director, BBA Program, and Dr. Mohammad Faridul Alam, Director, MBA and EMBA Program, FBA, AIUB.