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Eastern University's study tour in China

The China Study Tour is an intensive week-and-a-half long course in Chinese language and culture. The study tour is open to all Eastern University (EU) students who have good academic record and are involved in extracurricular activities. 

As a part of an agreement between EU and Yunnan Open University (YNOU) in China, YNOU Bangladesh Distance Language Learning Centre and Career Services and International Office (CSIO) took the initiative to launch the Chinese language and culture learning platform. 

A group of eight students and two officials from EU visited China from May 20 to 31 2015. During the visit, students had to take part in classes on language and culture. Yunnan Open University also organised a cultural programme to honour the visiting team where EU students also performed. 

Besides their regular classes, students visited historical and scenic attractions of Kunming such as Western Hills, Dragon Gate, Dianchy Lake, Safari Park, Yangong Temple and Stone Forest. 

EU students were impressed with the development of China in different sectors like transportation, education, technology and the idea of making a city especially for universities.

Workshop by UIU Business Club
UIU Business Club (UIUBC) organised its event, "Going Global: Conducting Business Internationally" on June 10 at the auditorium on campus. The event was supported by the Directorate of Student Affair of UIU. "Going Global: Conducting Business Internationally" is a workshop which was conducted by an international guest, Micah D. Wells. Wells is the president of an international legal and business consulting firm called Continental Strategy Partners. The workshop began with an opening speech by the club moderator, Behroz Jalil.

The prime objective of this workshop was to help students discover their entrepreneurial skills and to acquaint them with the real-life scenarios of the global workplace. The guest introduced students to nine key principles of how they can launch an international business, particularly in the Bangladeshi context. The guest explained the importance of having a strong business plan and asked students to do market research, identify their competitors, know the laws of a country, and develop a strong relationship with their partners. 

The workshop ended with a speech by the Vice Chancellor Professor Dr. M. Rezwan Khan. Nearly 100 people attended the workshop.

Orientation of Summer Semester at BUBT
Orientation ceremony of Summer-2015 semester of Bangladesh University of Business and Technology (BUBT) was held at its campus in Rupnagar on June 15 and 16. The programme was held for 312 newly admitted students of CSE, EEE, English, Law, Textile and Economics (on June 15), and 278 students of BBA (on June 16). Professor Md. Abu Saleh, Vice Chancellor of BUBT, was the chief guest and Professor Md. Ali Azam, Academic Adviser of the university, presided over the ceremony.

Professor Md. Ali Azam gave some important directions to the students and discussed the importance of regular study and class attendance. Professor Md. Abu Saleh stated that the university started its journey in 2003 with only 68 students and it has now more than 9,000 students with the ranking among top 11 of the 83 private universities of the country. 

Professor Dr. Mominul Huq, Dean, Faculty of Engineering & Applied Sciences; Professor Dr. M. Badaruddin, Dean, Faculty of Law; Professor Syed Anwarul Huq, Dean, Faculty of Arts & Humanities and of Social Sciences; Professor Dr. A.K. Shamsuddoha, Dean, Faculty of Business; Professor A.B. Md. Badruddoza Miah, Controller of Examinations; and Professor Mian Lutfar Rahman, Proctor also delivered speeches at the programme.

Faculties and officials of BUBT were also present at the event.

Sunrise Summer Camp launched

The 1st 'Sunrise Summer Camp' kicked off on June 13, 2015 at American Standard International School in Guslhan, Dhaka. The summer camp will run from June 13 to August 15, 2015.

Children (of age 5 to 12) will be experiencing an enriched, creative and educational programme which includes origami, yoga, science experiments, clay modelling, sports, reading, painting competition, cooking and much more. Students from schools like Scholastica, BIT, Manarat, Sir John Wilson, DPS, Sea Breeze, Shaheed Anwar are taking part in the summer camp.

Anisa Haq, Programme Head, BRAC University, Institute of Educational Development formally inaugurated the Sunrise Summer Camp. Lori Imdad, Principal of ASIS; Zia Imran; Lubaba Kamal, Founder of Sunshine Summer Camp; children and parents were present at the inauguration. 

Lubaba Kamal, founder of the initiative, believes that every child is different and has different interests. Being engaged in different recreational activities boosts their confidence and helps them to realise their undiscovered talents.

This camp will provide a lot of such opportunities for participating children to be physically and socially active during their summer vacation. The summer camp has already received a huge response.

The summer camp is being supported by American Standard International School, Dhaka. For more information, write to lubabakamal25@gmail.com.