The Office of International Affairs (OIA) of University of Asia Pacific (UAP) organized a public lecture titled “Higher Education in Business for Next Generation: Opportunities and Challenges’’ on Thursday at the university auditorium.
The public lecture was delivered by Dr M Kabir Hassan who is a professor of finance at the University of New Orleans, US, and a member of the International Advisory Council of UAP, reads a press release.
Prof Hassan is a renowned financial economist with consulting, research and teaching experience in development finance, money and capital markets, Islamic finance, corporate finance, investments, monetary economics, macroeconomics, and international trade and finance, the press release mentioned.
He has provided consulting services to the World Bank (WB), International Monetary Fund (IMF), Islamic Development Bank (IDB), African Development Bank (AfDB), USAID, government of Bangladesh, Organization of Islamic Conferences (OIC), Federal Reserve Bank, US, and many corporations, private organizations and universities around the world, it said.
Acknowledged as the “Islamic Financial Economist,” he is the most cited researcher in the field of Islamic finance, it added.
Prof Hassan is the winner of the 2016 IDB Prize in Islamic banking and finance, it said.
He has also received the 2019 University of Louisiana System Outstanding Faculty Member Award, the 2019 UNO Research, Creativity and Scholarly Career Award and the 2018 UNO Gordon H “Nick” Mueller International Leadership Medallion, it added.
In his speech, Prof Hassan shed light on the new-age prospects and challenges of Bangladesh to excel in higher education.
He also focused on the updated teaching and learning patterns available in the US in the first part of his lecture.
In the second part of his lecture, he spoke on the practicality and impact of publishing research work while mentioning the use of research-led findings and knowledge in real life, the press release said.
Towards the end of his lecture, Prof Hassan encouraged students in higher studies and research while sharing the journey of his eventful life, it further noted.
The program was assembled and commenced by Ismat Zarin, acting director, Office of International Affairs (OIA), and assistant professor, Department of English, University of Asia Pacific (UAP).
The session began with an introduction of the eminent speaker of the event, Professor Dr M Kabir Hassan.
The public lecture was followed by a Q&A at the end of the seminar where a number of faculty members and students asked relevant questions to the distinguished speaker at the event.
Professor Dr Qumrul Ahsan, vice chancellor, University of Asia Pacific (UAP) delivered the vote of thanks at the end of the event.
Prof Dr Mohammad Shariful Islam, member, Board of Trustees (BOT), UAP, Prof Dr Md Sultan Mahmud, pro vice chancellor, UAP, Prof Dr Sheikh Anwar Hossain, treasurer, UAP, Brigadier General AKM Nazrul Islam, PhD (Retd), registrar, UAP, Prof Dr MA Baqui Khalily, dean, School of Business, UAP, Dr Jesmin Sultana, head DBA, Professor Shahriyar Anam, DBA, Dr Mahbubul Haque, professor, DBA, Farzana Elahi, assistant professor, DBA, Md Ferdaus, assistant director, OIA and faculty members along with a good number of students of UAP attended the public lecture.
The program was organized by the Office of International Affairs with the assistance of the Department of Business Administration of UAP.
