News Desk : dhakamirror.com
The orientation programme of spring semester of North South University was held on its campus yesterday, said a press release.
Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh was present on the occasion.
The event was presided over by NSU Vice Chancellor Professor Atiqul Islam.
Seema Ahmad, Shahriar Kamal, and Yasmin Kamal – members of the Board of Trustees of NSU — were also present.
Some 2,000 students were admitted to the upcoming spring semester for undergraduate (honors) courses in 16 departments across the university’s four schools. Additionally, 48 students received merit-based scholarships based on their outstanding admission test results.
Other speakers included pro-VC Prof M Ismail Hossain and deans of the four schools. The programme was moderated by Dr Nazia Manzoor, assistant professor of the Department of English and Modern Languages; Asif Bin Ali, faculty member of the Media and Journalism Programme, and deputy director of the Public Relations Office at NSU.
Prof Sk Tawfique M Haque, chairman, Department of Political Science and Sociology, welcomed 23 new students of the Media and Journalism Programme.