Conference – School of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

Nov 05

IUB faculty represents South Asia in ‘Global Korean Cinema‘ Conference

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Professor Zakir Hossain Raju joined ‘Global Korean Cinema’ conference commemorating 100 years of Korean Cinema in Seoul during October 25-27, 2019. He was invited as the only speaker from South Asia in this conference. The first screening of the earliest Korean film ‘Fight for Justice’ took place on October 2019. This year Korean Film Council and Committee for Korean Film 100 Years are celebrating the first century of Korean cinema in South Korea. The conference brought together film professors from North America, Europe and East Asia to look through the first century and the future of Korean cinema in [...]

Aug 06

Conference on “Quadrangulated Quandary” held at IUB

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A daylong conference titled "Quadrangulated Quandary" was held at the Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) on Thursday, July 4, 2019, at the university campus in Bashundhara R/A, Dhaka. The event was organized by the Global Studies and Governance (GSG) Program of the School of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (SLASS) at IUB. Though quandary is a universal problem, GSG focuses on Bangladesh to illustrate the problems and prospects. Four tensions challenging policy-makers have been selected for analysis: globalization-localization; information and communications technological revolutions; gender; and the environment. The inaugural ceremony of the Conference took place in the morning. Prof. Milan [...]

Jul 29

Conference on 4th industrial revolution held at IUB

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The 21st century is witnessing fourth wave of industrial revolution. In the IR 4.0, the core concern is to create autonomous decision making of cyber physical system via cloud technology. Such scientific involvements are the indicators of modernity, development and progress. Guests and speakers highlighted all this in a daylong Conference held at Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) on Thursday, July 18, 2019 at the university campus in Bashundhara R/A, Dhaka. The Conference titled "Social Science in the 21st Century: Survival Strategy for Human Kind Addressing IR 4.0" was organized by the Department of Social Sciences and Humanities of the [...]

Jul 07

Conference on “Quadrangulated Quandary” held at IUB

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A daylong Conference titled "Quadrangulated Quandary" was held at the Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) on Thursday, July 4, 2019 at the university campus in Bashundhara R/A, Dhaka. The event was organized by the Global Studies and Governance (GSG) Program of the School of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (SLASS) at IUB. Though quandary is a universal problem, GSG focuses on Bangladesh to illustrate the problems and prospects. Four tensions challenging policy-makers have been selected for analysis: globalization-localization; information and communications technological revolutions; gender; and the environment. The inaugural ceremony of the Conference took place in the morning. Prof. Milan [...]

Oct 28

UN Global Day observed at IUB

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The Global Studies and Governance Program of SLASS at the Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) organized day-long events to celebrate the United Nations Day on Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at IUB campus in Bashundhara, Dhaka. To mark the day, through research-based panel discussions, 15 papers were presented under 4 different panels. In the first panel, 4 papers were presented by renowned lawyer Barrister Amir-ul Islam, Prof. Sadeka Halim, Dean, Faculty of Social Science, Dhaka University, Mr. Nazbul H. Khan, Country Representative, Winrock International, Dhaka and Mr. Rakesh Katal, Chief of Party, Nobo Jatra. Mr. Adrian Pereira, Executive Director, North South [...]

Oct 08

SLASS Faculty presents a paper at Taylor’s University, Malaysia

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Ms. Rezina Nazneen Rimi, Sr. Lecturer at the Department of English, School of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences has recently participated at the Taylor's 11th Teaching and Learning Conference (TTLC), 2018 held on 22nd-23rd September, 2018 at Taylor's University Lakeside Campus, Subang Jaya, Malaysia. She presented a research paper titled “Online Reading Habits of University Students in Bangladesh & its Effects in ESL Classroom” at the Conference. She also took part in three Masterclasses with the keynote speakers: Masterclass 1: Mr. Jean-François Cousin on “Being future-capable in a VUCA world: How most admired companies and their workforce succeed at [...]

Jun 01

International Conference on Learning and Teaching held at IUB

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A daylong International Conference on ‘Beyond Pedagogy: New Dimensions in Learning and Teaching’, held at the Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) on June 28, 2018 at IUB campus in Bashundhara, Dhaka. The Center for Pedagogy (CP) and the School of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences at IUB jointly organized the conference. Dr. Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury, Bir Bikram, Advisor to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh on Energy, Power and Mineral Resources attended the inauguration ceremony of the conference as the Chief Guest. In his speech Dr. Elahi mentioned that, education is the main driving force of the nation for development. He also [...]

Apr 01

Conference on ‘Accountability in Bangladesh: Issues & Debates’

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A daylong Conference on "Accountability in Bangladesh: Issues & Debates" was held at the Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) on March 29, 2018 at the university campus in Bashundhara R/A, Dhaka. The Conference was organized by 'Global Studies and Governance' program of the School of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (SLASS) at IUB. The objectives of the Conference were in 2-fold; i) to identify the areas of accountability of different sectors, segments & clusters in Bangladesh and ii) recommend & utilize the findings and outcomes of the Conference to ensure quality higher education, good governance, individual responsibilities, humanity, integrities, economic, [...]

Dec 15

Dr. Mahbub Alam and Mr. Obydullah Al Marjuk Presented Two Papers at a Prestigious Conference in Sri Lanka

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Dr. Mahbub Alam, Dean of School of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (SLASS) and Mr. Obydullah Al Marjuk, Senior Lecturer (Sociology), SLASS have presented two papers titled Local Knowledge and Conflict Resolution in Rural Communities of Bangladesh and Local Rice Varieties in Climate Vulnerable Areas of Bangladesh: Prospects and Barriers at a conference organized by the South Eastern University of Sri Lanka in Oluvil, Ampara held on December 7 to 8, 2017. The title of the conference was International Symposium on Multidisciplinary Research for Sustainable Development. The co-authors of the paper on local knowledge are Professor Paul Sillitoe [...]

Jul 27

Shaiful Islam presented a paper in Indonesia

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Md Shaiful Islam, Senior Lecturer, Department of English, School of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, IUB presented a paper entitled From Sentence to Discourse: Searching for an Effective Pedagogic Approach to the Primary English Teaching in Bangladesh in the 15th Asia TEFL Conference held on July 14, 2017. The Conference was held at the Royal Ambarrukmo Hotel in Yogyakarta, Indonesia that was jointly organized by Asia TEFL, Yogyakarta State University and TEFLIN. Asia TEFL (Teaching of English as a Foreign Language) aims at promoting scholarship, disseminating information and facilitating cross-cultural understanding among persons concerned with the teaching and [...]

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