StanChart, BRAC University join hands to develop curriculum

Standard Chartered Bangladesh has recently joined hands with BRAC University (BracU) to develop a curriculum on financial crime and compliance (FCC) for both undergraduate and graduate students enrolled at the institution.

Through this programme, the bank is working in conjunction with BRAC University to cultivate a nation of professionals who are trained to prevent financial crime while following both local and international standards of compliance, the bank said in a statement.

This initiative builds on a major need for FCC-oriented knowledge in Bangladesh. As such, launching this programme at the university level ensures Bangladesh’s youths and future human resources receive the necessary training prior to entering the job market.

This partnership is the first of its kind in Bangladesh, where a financial institution has co-created a certificate curriculum with a university to develop talent for an area that is important for the entire financial sector, said the statement.

In this regard, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between Standard Chartered Bangladesh and BRAC University at the bank’s head office in Dhaka recently.

Naser Ezaz Bijoy, Chief Executive Officer, Standard Chartered Bangladesh; Andrew MacLean, Global Head, Organisation and People Capability, Standard Chartered; Vincent Chang, Vice Chancellor, BRAC University; and Sang H Lee, Dean, BRAC BBS, along with other executives of both organisation were present for the MoU signing.

On the occasion, Naser Ezaz Bijoy said, “Working together with organisations to share knowledge and act swiftly in response to evolving threats better prepares us all to identify and thwart financial crime.”