American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB) has joined a higher education delegation to Australia to explore opportunities for institutional partnerships and advance academic collaboration, said a press release on Thursday.
AIUB Founder Member and Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees Ishtiaque Abedin, who is also the Secretary General of the Association of Private Universities of Bangladesh (APUB), represented the university. The visit aimed to advance academic collaboration, transnational education, research partnerships and institutional engagement between the two countries.
During the visit, Abedin held discussions with representatives of the Australian Department of Education at the Sydney office of the Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade). He also met with representatives of the Australia Bangladesh Business Forum (ABBF) to explore opportunities for engagement in higher education and related sectors.
Abedin met with Austrade officials Elodie Journet, Vik Singh, Mostafizur Rahman and Sandi Seneviratne to exchange views on facilitating institutional partnerships and identifying areas of mutual interest.
The visit coincided with the Australian International Education Conference (AIEC) 2026 at the International Convention Centre (ICC) in Sydney. AIUB Public Relations Officer Saadi Islam also participated.
