Jeff Keshen, President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Regina, Canada, called on Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor Prof Niaz Ahmed Khan at the latter’s office on Thursday.
He was accompanied by Associate Vice-President Haroon Chaudhry and Associate Professor Muhammad Asadullah from the University of Regina, according to a press release.
During the meeting, the two sides discussed various issues, including the possibilities of strengthening ongoing joint collaborative academic and research programmes between Dhaka University and the University of Regina.
They also explored opportunities to undertake further joint research programmes in fields such as international relations, political science, agriculture, business, engineering, physics, chemistry, social work, criminology, and psychology.
The meeting also covered the exchange of academic materials and publications, as well as faculty members, students, and researchers between the two universities.
It may be noted that a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Dhaka University and the University of Regina was signed in 2023 to facilitate joint collaborative academic and research programmes.
Under this MoU, the two universities have been conducting academic and research programmes jointly for the past few years.
