Standard Chartered Bangladesh (SCB) and the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) of the University of Dhaka (DU) inaugurated two new facilities -- a conference centre and a teacher's lounge -- along with a fully landscaped garden area recently.
These new campus resources, a contribution to the educational institution from SCB, reflect the bank's commitment to nurturing the next generation of business leaders, fostering academic excellence in Bangladesh, and supporting faculty and professional development, according to a press release.
The IBA, with its long-standing reputation for producing some of the country's brightest business minds, can utilise the conference centre and teacher's lounge to boost the teaching experience for faculty, as well as the academic experience for students, reports BSS.
The garden space will also serve as a location where students, teachers, and guests can interact and enjoy the greenery. Creating a variety of spaces -- across higher education campuses -- enables students, professors, and guests to share experiences, learn from one another, and network with greater ease and efficacy.
The bank's contribution will also help IBA uphold its legacy of creating a steady stream of qualified educators, who are sharing their knowledge in Bangladesh and across the world, added the release.
Naser Ezaz Bijoy, chief executive officer, Standard Chartered Bangladesh, said, "Collaboration between the corporate sector and academic institutions is essential for business education to satisfy the needs of the business world.”
“We are delighted to partner with IBA, a recognised centre of excellence in business education which, over the last six decades, produced not only a large number of professionals who have been leading domestic and multinational corporates, but also presented the nation with exceptional academics, policymakers, bureaucrats, diplomats, and governors,” added the release.
Professor Mohammad A Momen, director, IBA, DU, said, “The world that our future business leaders are about to inherit will be radically different from anything we have seen in the past. To harness novel technologies, navigate complicated social dynamics, and preserve our environment in that world, I feel nothing is more important than multidisciplinary thinking. I am thrilled to launch the new conference centre and teachers' lounge here at IBA in collaboration with Standard Chartered."
Senior officials of DU-IBA and Standard Chartered Bangladesh were present during the inauguration ceremony for the conference centre and teacher's lounge.
