A 15-member delegation of Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) paid a courtesy call on Dhaka University (DU) Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr AAMS Arefin Siddique on Wednesday at his residential office on the campus.
Director General of Southwest and Pacific Asia of KOICA Jung Sang-Hoon led the delegation while Joe Hyungue, Country Director of KOICA Bangladesh Office accompanied the team.
DU Pro-Vice Chancellor (Academic) Professor Dr Nasreen Ahmad, Treasurer Professor Dr Md Kamal Uddin, Business Studies Faculty Dean Professor Shibli Rubayat-Ul-Islam, Associate Professor of the Department of Management Dr Muhammad Shariat Ullah, Assistant Professor of the Department of Organization Strategy and Leadership Md Rashedur Rahman and some other faculty members were present at the meeting, among others.
During the meeting, they discussed the possibilities of undertaking different development projects at Dhaka University with the financial assistance from KOICA.
They also discussed on signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between DU and KOICA in this regard soon.
Earlier, KOICA delegation members took part in a seminar on “Building an Effective National Innovation System (NIS) for Bangladesh: Role of GUIDE” at Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban on the campus.
DU Innovation and Entrepreneurship Lab (DU ie-Lab) organized the seminar, it said.
