Staff Reporter :
Forty-nine students from around Bangladesh graduated from Grameen Caledonian College of Nursing [GCCN], Dhaka.
The GCCN held its third graduation ceremony yesterday through an exciting and jubilant event. With the 49 new certificate holders, the total number of graduate students from GCCN now stands at 127.
Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus, Chancellor of
Glasgow Caledonian University, partner university of GCCN, presided over the ceremony with Professor Frank Crossan, Principal of GCCN and guests, staff, students and their families: over 250 people attended the ceremony.
Professor Barbara Parfitt, Founding Principal, GCCN also attended the event as a special guest representing Glasgow Caledonian University. Established as a social business in 2010 Grameen Caledonian College of Nursing is fast becoming a significant element of nursing development in Bangladesh. Currently the college has 147 female students from around Bangladesh all drawn from the families of Grameen borrowers.
The current Principal, Professor Frank Crossan and the Founding Principal, Professor Barbara Parfitt came from Glasgow Caledonian University, UK and the remainder of the faculty are Bangladeshi academics; there is also a team of dedicated professional administrators.
Professor Muhammad Yunus believes that any social problem can be solved using a social business model and that charitable efforts although often beneficial in the short run but cannot be replicated in the absence of funds.
The establishment and success of GCCN has demonstrated the social business model in action making a major difference to the lives of people in Bangladesh. Many countries are already preparing to replicate this social business model of GCCN in offering nursing and other professional training.
Forty-nine students from around Bangladesh graduated from Grameen Caledonian College of Nursing [GCCN], Dhaka.
The GCCN held its third graduation ceremony yesterday through an exciting and jubilant event. With the 49 new certificate holders, the total number of graduate students from GCCN now stands at 127.
Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus, Chancellor of
Glasgow Caledonian University, partner university of GCCN, presided over the ceremony with Professor Frank Crossan, Principal of GCCN and guests, staff, students and their families: over 250 people attended the ceremony.
Professor Barbara Parfitt, Founding Principal, GCCN also attended the event as a special guest representing Glasgow Caledonian University. Established as a social business in 2010 Grameen Caledonian College of Nursing is fast becoming a significant element of nursing development in Bangladesh. Currently the college has 147 female students from around Bangladesh all drawn from the families of Grameen borrowers.
The current Principal, Professor Frank Crossan and the Founding Principal, Professor Barbara Parfitt came from Glasgow Caledonian University, UK and the remainder of the faculty are Bangladeshi academics; there is also a team of dedicated professional administrators.
Professor Muhammad Yunus believes that any social problem can be solved using a social business model and that charitable efforts although often beneficial in the short run but cannot be replicated in the absence of funds.
The establishment and success of GCCN has demonstrated the social business model in action making a major difference to the lives of people in Bangladesh. Many countries are already preparing to replicate this social business model of GCCN in offering nursing and other professional training.
