DU Correspondent

Dhaka University (DU) Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. A S M Maksud Kamal returns home today April 26, 2024 after 11-day official visit to Japan at the invitation of the authorities of Kobe University, Kyushu University and Ehime University.

During this visit Prof. Dr. A S M Maksud Kamal held fruitful talks of mutual interests with his counterparts and higher authorities of Kobe University, Kyushu University and Ehime University regarding expansion of joint research and academic collaboration programs, exchange of faculties, researchers and students among Dhaka University and these three leading Japanese universities. Besides, DU VC delivered a series of lecture on ‘International Disaster Risk Management’ at Graduate School of International Co-operation Studies of Kobe University.

He met President of Kobe University Prof. Dr. FUJISAWA Masato and held exclusive discussions with him for strengthening academic, research, innovation, culture and other issues. He visited the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake Memorial Disaster Reduction and Human Renovation Institution and exchanged views with its authorities for undertaking joint collaborative academic and research programs.

DU VC Prof. Dr. A S M Maksud Kamal met the President of Kyushu University Prof. Dr. Tatsuro Ishibashi and exchanged views, shared knowledge and held bilateral discussions with him and other high officials regarding further strengthening ongoing joint collaborative academic, research, innovation, culture and other programs between DU and Kyushu University. He also attended the Board Meeting of Kyushu University and held multilateral talks at different meetings there.

Prof. Dr. A S M Maksud Kamal also visited Ehime University (EU) and held bilateral discussions with its President Prof. Dr. Hiroshige Nishina, Vice-President Prof. Dr. Kazuhiro Mitsunobu and other higher authorities regarding the possibilities of undertaking joint international exchange and research collaboration between DU and EU.

DU VC also visited different historical places including Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park of Japan during this tour. It may be mentioned here that Prof. Dr. A S M Maksud Kamal left for Japan on April 16, 2024.