Padma Bank, Canadian University sign MoU for collaboration

Padma Bank and Canadian University of Bangladesh have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for academic - Industry collaborations.

M Ahsan Ullah Khan, senior executive vice-president of Padma Bank, and professor SM Arifuzzaman, head of the department of business administration at the Canadian University of Bangladesh (CUB), signed the MoU at the latter's office on March 1, a press release said.

Under the MoU, the corporate employees of Padma Bank will get unconditional 50 per cent of tuition fee waiver facility to pursue their MBA and EMBA programmes at the university.

Moreover, the family members of all corporate employees of Padma Bank will get an unconditional 50 per cent tuition waiver on admission and tuition fee waiver facilities for all the programmes to continue their education at Canadian University of Bangladesh.

The students of the Canadian University of Bangladesh, however, will be privileged to enjoy the services and facilities from Padma Bank.

Students will be privileged to get the opportunity of internship facilities along with industrial visit at Padma Bank so that they can be facilitated with practical learning of banking services during their student life.

Faisal Ahsan Chowdhury, chief executive officer (acting) of Padma Bank, Zabed Amin, chief operating officer, HM Jahirul Haque, professor of the CUB, professor ASM Sirajul Haque, treasurer, Md Shahrukh Adnan Khan, professor and head of electrical and electronic engineering department and director of Center for Research and Innovation (CRI) and Walid Bin Kader, head of general education and student service wing at CUB, were present.