Prof Jude William Genilo new Pro-VC of ULAB

Prof Jude William Genilo has been appointed as the Pro Vice-Chancellor of the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) for four years.

ULAB’s Chancellor and President Mohammad Abdul Hamid made the appointment recently, according to a press release.

Prof Jude William previously served as the head of the Media Studies and Journalism Department, dean of the School of Social Science, and the director of the Institutional Quality Assurance Cell at ULAB.

He completed his Doctor of Philosophy and Master’s Degree in Communication from the University of the Philippines Diliman and undergraduate degrees in Bachelor of Arts (Economics) and Bachelor of Science

in Commerce (Management) from De La Salle University in Manila.

Before joining ULAB, he headed the postgraduate programme of a prestigious public relations school in Jakarta, Indonesia and served as a research fellow at the Kasetsart University Research and Development Institute in Bangkok Thailand.

He wrote and co-edited several books and is also the Ambassador for Bangladesh of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR).