NSU celebrates silver jubilee of its Career and Placement Center (CPC)

North South University (NSU) organised a virtual program on the Grand Silver Jubilee Celebration of the Career and Placement Center (CPC) of NSU on February 22. The program took place at the NSU syndicate hall. The event was organised following a hybrid system considering Covid-19 situations.

Member of Parliament and Minster of Planning Muhammad Abdul Mannan graced the ceremony as the chief guest. Japanese Ambassador H.E. ITO Naoki attended the session as a special guest. Chief representative of JICA, Bangladesh Yuho Hayakawa and American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh (AmCham) president Syed Ershad Ahmed also appeared as special guests. NSU BOT Chairman Azim Uddin Ahmed along with BOT members Benajir Ahmed, and M. A. Kashem were also present as special guests. NSU Treasurer Dr ABM Rashedul Hassan, MGH Group Founder and group CEO Anis Ahmed, NRB Global, USA President Tarik Babu, Founder of Better Bangladesh Foundation Prof. Masud A. Khan, Economic Minister, Embassy of Bangladesh Tokyo, Japan Syed Nasir Ershad also graced the event as special guests. NSU VC Prof. Atiqul Islam chaired this auspicious session.

The founding members of the NSU BOT predicted the need for creating a bridge between the university and industries. Their philanthropic visions later led to the establishment of a Career Development Department for the first time in Bangladesh in 1996. This department, currently known as the Career and Placement Center (CPC), was established to create networking and job opportunities for students. 2021 marked the 25th anniversary of this department. Due to the ongoing pandemic, the celebration program was shifted to February 2022.

The program started at 11 am with Quran recitation followed by the national anthem. NSU Pro-VC Prof. Dr M. Ismail Hossain welcomed all the guests and students in his speech. After telecasting congratulatory messages from the proud graduates of NSU, the guests inaugurated the first-ever newsletter published by CPC.

Muhammad Abdul Mannan, M.P., congratulated the director of CPC and stated in his speech that NSU is respected for its quality education not just in the sector of academia but outside as well. He praised the university and the Career and Placement Center for their commendable contribution in the professional lives of their students and alumni. 

H.E. ITO Naoki expressed his gratitude to the Bangladesh Government and stated how Japan and Bangladesh enjoy closer ties than ever before.

Yuho Hayakawa talked about the projects NSU and Japanese organisations collaborated on. He expressed his hope to work on more collaborative events. 

Benajir Ahmed highlighted how NSU graduates have proven to be valuable assets to companies across the world. He said, "During our last visit to the USA, we witnessed that six NSU graduates are now working at Facebook and Google." He expressed his hope that NSU graduates will reach every corner of the world with their merit and potential. 

M. A. Kashem shared his experience as one of the founding BOT members of NSU and congratulated team CPC on their achievements saying, "I hope their initiative of publishing their first official newsletter "The First Window" will showcase the workshops, events, career counselling, industry and academic collaborations and other activities of the department."

Azim Uddin Ahmed expressed his best wishes to team CPC stating, "Team CPC is doing an astounding job in providing students with opportunities of interacting with esteemed companies and corporates through career fairs, workshops, and corporate events". 

All the special guests congratulated CPC on their grand celebration and their achievements over the years. 

In his speech, the session chair Prof. Atiqul Islam mentioned that NSU is one of the rare universities in the world that aspires to assure 100% employment of the students. He credited CPC for their constant effort in pursuing employers to ensure job opportunities for students and graduates. 

The Director of CPC Prof. Mohammad Khasro Miah concluded the celebratory event by delivering his vote of thanks. His speech was followed by a cake cutting and photography session. The event was sponsored by MGH as the Title sponsor and Romo Group as the Apparel Partner along with Kansai Paint Nerolac and Woodpecker as Souvenir Partners.