On Saturday (December 3, 2022), a webinar titled “Computer Science Career- What is Next?” was held via the online platform Zoom organized by the Department of Computer Science. The webinar was moderated by the Director of Faculty of Science & Technology, Prof. Dr. Dip Nandi. The webinar aimed to discuss the various career paths for CS Graduates while considering the current and probable future demands of industry and academia. The correlation status of CS curriculum (Both Undergraduate and Graduate) with industry and academia were highlighted & the need for relevant higher form of degrees (e.g., Master’s) and certification courses in future career were distinguished.

Faculty members of the CS department & around 200 final semester students (Registered Internship Students of Fall 2022-2023) were present in the webinar. Through the participation and enlightenment of distinguished speakers, various relevant career paths for CS graduates have been explored.

Prof. Dr. Khandaker Tabin Hasan, Head of Graduate Program, CS shared his valuable opinions on the webinar highlighting the career needs & about the future planning a fresh CS graduate should have. He stated about the excellent MScCS program of AIUB and the various specialization it offers and also enlightened on its relevance in today’s world. Through his speech the students got the answer to the critical question - "Why is a relevant master’s degree required and how it can help someone to achieve career goals?" Notable MScCS graduates and alumni were mentioned in his speech who are in the leading positions in their current fields. 

Rofaida Kurshid Lita on behalf of Md. Manirul Islam, Associate Professor, CS and Director, Institute of Continuing Education (ICE) introduced the  students to the AIUB Institute of Continuing Education, a top leading center for excellence in the South Asia region and the world class certification courses it offers that will certainly help a CS graduate to better prepare own self to better meet the industry and academia needs. She presented notable students and professionals who did various certification courses from ICE and are now moving forward with their careers.

The Associate Dean of Faculty of Science & Technology,  Mashiour Rahman discussed on - “Why is there the need for relevant certification courses and higher degrees and what is their relevance in someone’s career?” He encouraged the students to re-think and re-evaluate their future plans by considering the current and probable future demands in the job market. He also discussed the success moments of alumni students.

Prof. Dr. Dip Nandi, Director, FST concluded the webinar by summarizing all the discussions and explained that from the webinar session how a final year student will have a better understanding on what to do next that will guide them to a delightful career.