Campus Desk

Notre Dame University Bangladesh (NDUB) is all set to celebrate its 2nd convocation on its campus on February 8, 2025. It will recognize the achievements of its graduating students, marking a significant milestone in their academic journey.

The convocation will be presided over by Professor Dr. Muhammad Fouzil Kabir Khan, Adviser to the Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges, Ministry of Railways, and Ministry of Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources. He will represent the President of Bangladesh and Chancellor of NDUB.

The program will begin with an academic procession followed by recitations from the Holy Qur’an, Bible, Gita, and Tripitaka. Professor Dr. Fr. Patrick D. Gaffney, CSC, Vice Chancellor of NDUB, will deliver the welcome address, while Dr. R. Scott Appleby, Keough-Hesburgh Professor of Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana, USA, will address the audience as the Convocation Speaker.

Several dignitaries, including Professor Dr. Mohammad Anwar Hossen, Member of the University Grants Commission, Archbishop Bejoy N. D’Cruze, OMI, and Dr. Fr. George Kamal Rozario, CSC, Chairman of NDUB Board of Trustees, will also speak on the occasion. Fr. Ashim Theotonius Gonsalves, CSC, Deputy Registrar of NDUB, will confer degrees upon the graduates.

In recognition of academic excellence, the Chancellor’s Gold Medal and Vice Chancellor’s Gold Medal awards will be presented to students who have demonstrated outstanding achievement, alongside several bronze medals for different categories. Fr. Basil Anthony M. Moreau Gold Medal Award for Outstanding Faculty Member will also be presented at the program.

The ceremony will conclude with a vote of thanks by Fr. Ashim Theotonius Gonsalves, CSC, Deputy Registrar, followed by a cultural performance by the NDUB students and an exciting band performance by “Shironamhin.”