A three-member delegation led by Vice-President and Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Central Queensland University (CQU), Australia Alastair Dawson on Wednesday called on Dhaka University (DU) Vice-Chancellor (VC) Prof. Dr. Md. Akhtaruzzaman.
Other members of the delegation were Prof. Dr. Lee Di Milia and Prof. Dr. Quamrul Alam. Dean of the Faculty of Earth & Environmental Sciences of DU Prof. Dr. ASM Maksud Kamal was present on the occasion. During the meeting at the VC’s office on DU campus, they discussed the possibilities of introducing dual PhD. programme under the joint supervision of Dhaka University and Central Queensland University, Australia. They stressed the need for expansion of ongoing joint collaborative academic and research programs between the two universities.
The delegation members expressed their willingness to provide some scholarships for DU students and teachers for higher studies in CQU. The possibilities of holding of a two-day long international conference on “Sustainable Development Goals” in Dhaka under the joint auspices of Dhaka University and Central Queensland University were also discussed in the meeting.
