The faculty of Engineering (FE) of American International University Bangladesh (AIUB) organized a seminar on contemporary Korea on Tuesday.
The seminar "Contemporary Korea: History, Democracy, Economy, Peace, and Security" included in the prestigious "Dr Anwarul Abedin Lecture Series" by PARK Young-Sik (Honourable Ambassador, Embassy of the Republic of Korea in People's Republic of Bangladesh) was held at the AIUB Auditorium, said a press release.
Prof Dr ABM Siddique Hossain (professor and dean, Faculty of Engineering, AIUB) inaugurated the seminar with a welcome speech where he emphasized the prosperity of the Republic of Korea in the field of the Semiconductor Industry, IoT-based chips, and devices as well as in the field of education.
Following that, the keynote speaker PARK Young-Sik began the session by providing an overview of Korean history.
In his talk, he demonstrated how Korea has firmly overcome increased corporate failure, labor market rigidity, and declining marginal capital, and achieved financial stability. Later, he wished for 50 years of bilateral diplomatic relations between the Republic of Korea and the People's Republic of Bangladesh.
Then, a short Q&A session was held for the participants. Prof Dr Md Abdur Rahman (pro vice-chancellor, AIUB) delivered the closing speech and thanked the keynote speaker for his inspiring talk.
Lastly, Prof Dr Md Abdur Rahman (pro vice-chancellor, AIUB), Prof Dr ABM Siddique Hossain (dean, faculty of Engineering, AIUB), and Dulce Lamagna Majumdar (member of the Board of Trustees, AIUB) presented a token of appreciation to the honorable keynote speaker PARK Young-Sik (ambassador, Embassy of the Republic of Korea in People's Republic of Bangladesh) and Young-min Seo (first secretary, Embassy of the Republic of Korea in People's Republic of Bangladesh).