A three-member delegation led by Yasuhiro Kawazoe, Senior Representative of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) called on Dhaka University (DU) Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Md Akhtaruzzaman at the latter’s office of the university.
Other team members of JICA were Koji Mitomori and Alimul Hasan.
Treasurer of DU Prof Dr Md Kamal Uddin and Professor of the Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering Dr Subrata Kumar Aditya were present on the occasion.
During the meeting the vice-chancellor stressed the need for undertaking joint collaborative academic and research programmes among DU and other renowned universities across the world to produce skilled human resources at the university.
They discussed the possibilities of establishment of a new project titled “Bangladesh-Japan Interdisciplinary Institute” at DU with the financial assistance form JICA.
The Vice-Chancellor said, joint collaborative academic and research programmes have been conducted by the University of Dhaka and different universities in Japan for long time.
He sought cooperation and help from JICA to strengthen these ongoing collaborative programmes. JICA Representatives assured the VC of providing all possible support and cooperation in this regard, reports BSS.
The vice-chancellor thanked the guests for their visit to DU and keen interest in its academic and research activities.
