20 Nov 2008

Geoffrey Hiller came to the Media Studies and Journalism department today to speak to students on "Photography, Multimedia and the Web." He discussed how digital technology has revolutionized photography - both for good and for ill.

Positively, the web has brought about an ability to reach broad audiences. Additionally, the use of web techologies such as Flash, XML and Javascript allows photographers to weave still photos, graphics and sound into a sequence and to create full narratives around their work.

He gave numerous online resources to the students, including some of his own sites, such as: Geoffrey Hiller; Burma: Grace Under Pressure; Verve Photo; Soul of Athens; Wordpress.org / Wordpress.com; Soundslides; and Lightbox.

Mr. Hiller has worked as a photographer for over 35 years. Hiller's photo essays on subjects ranging from the Hassidic Jews of Brooklyn to the Quakers in Costa Rica have also included extended projects in Europe, Asia, Latin America and West Africa. His photographs have been published in Geo, Mother Jones, Colors, The New York Times Magazine and numerous publications in Italy, Japan, France and Germany. Since 1995 Hiller has been producing multimedia work for the web which has earned awards from Adobe, the Exploratorium Museum and Yahoo Site of the Week.

Mr. Hiller is currently a Fulbright fellow teaching interactive media and visual communication at the Independent University in Bangladesh.

13 Nov 2008

The University of Liberal Arts has organized an Inter Department Power Point Presentation Contest on Thursday, 13th November 2008 at 4 pm at the Auditorium in Campus A.

The two-week long contest was organized with the objective to make the students aware and interested about the importance of communication and the significance of developing presentation skills to communicate better. The topic of the contest was Branding ULAB. Quite a good number of students participated in the contest out of which three were selected by ULAB's internal judges to participate in the Grand Finale.

The external judges were Prof. Mohammed Musa from United International University and Mr. S. M. Mohibul Hasan, Director Marketing of Computer Source, Ltd. After an interesting session of presentation by the contestants, the winners were declared and the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Rafiqul Islam gave out the prizes. The Pro Vice Chancellor was also present on the occasion.

Communications Department with the support of the ULAB Business Club and ULAB Media Club organized the contest. The contest was successfully spearheaded by Mr. Liton Chakraborty, Lecturer, ULAB School of Business.

First Place: Shaikh Javed Mahmood, Media Studies and Journalism

Second Place: Md Rezwan Akhter, Computer Science and Engineering

Third Place: Mikhael Novo Biswas, Business Administration

CLICK HERE to see the winning presentation!
(Very Large File - 11MB)

18 Oct 2008

Continuing its mission of Active Learning for its students, the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) held a unique Freshers orientation program on Sunday, 18 October 2008.

ULAB organizers first asked, "Who is an orientation really for, students or faculty?" They then based their new program on international models which focus on the needs of the student. According to organizer Juditha Ohlmacher, Assistant Professor in Media Studies and Journalism:

"Having gone through programs in the United States, I believe in the notion that orientations must achieve three goals:
  1) the students should get to know each other;
  2) they should get to know the campus and its faculty, and
  3) they should get to know themselves.
Orientations in America focus on these goals, and I wanted to bring that same mindset to ULAB, which because of its unique emphasis on Liberal Arts and Active Learning, was the perfect venue to realize this goal."

To that end, students were broken into small groups, each one led by two faculty members and two senior students. These groups did activities designed to break the ice between all the participants, including students and faculty. Issues of identity and leadership were explored, while ULAB's mission and values were imparted in an active and enjoyable way.

The faculty themselves had to undergo training to understand the human dynamics involved in the activities. Mustafiz-ur-Raman Shahin, ULAB's Trainer for Physical Movement and Choreography, conducted the training session.

The response from the faculty and students was tremendous. Many expressed surprise and delight at the unique learning activity. "We have never done anything like this before," said one student, "it was a lot or fun and gave us a different perspective on our education."

This year's theme song, Tagore's "Mora shotter o pore mon aji koribo shomor pon," was sung by ULAB's Sangskriti Sangsad. Vice Chancellor Rafiqul Islam told the students: "These are wonderful words, to fight for truth. But there is no truth without knowledge." ULAB's Pro-Vice Chancellor Professor Imran Rahman also welcomed the students, asking them not only to learn, but also to make learning fun.

12 Oct 2008

Dr. Shahnaj Husne Jahan, Assistant Professor and Coordinator of the General Education Program at the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) announced today:

"For the last 15 days I have carried out an extensive archaeological investigation in the district of Panchagarh, and discovered the largest fortified city at Bhitargarh in Amarkhana Union, Panchagarh district."

Dr. Shahnaj has carried out excavation at the site and will be presenting the findings of the archaeological exploration and excavation in the ULAB Auditorium on Wednesday, 5 November 2008 at 5 pm.

25 Oct 2008

ULAB Film Club will celebrate its 2nd Anniversary with a day of film screenings and cultural shows on the ULAB campus Saturday.

A screening of the acclaimed film "Aha" by Enamul Karim Nirjhar is scheduled for the first half of the day. The second half will be a recreation of the many creative cultural shows put on by Film Club over the years.

Radio Today is the Radio Media Partner

Day: Saturday, October 25
Time: 10:00 am - 4:30 pm
Tickets: 30 taka

21 Oct 2008

Topic: HOW TO BRAND ULAB
Participants: Any student of ULAB.

How to register? Complete the registration form (downloadable here) and submit it into the specified box at ULAB front desk office of Campus A.

Registration Deadline: Tuesday, 28th October 2008

Contact Person: Ms. Rizwana Yasmin, Asst. Manager, Communications Dept., ULAB E-mail: rizwana.yasmin@ulab.edu.bd

Organized by: ULAB Business Club, ULAB Media Club and the Communications Dept. of ULAB.

18 Oct 2008

ULAB is proud to announce that Assistant Professor M. Asiuzzaman of ULAB's Media Studies and Journalism Dept has been awarded the prestigious Australian Leadership Awards (ALA) Scholarship.

The Australian Leadership Awards (ALA) Scholarships are intended for those who are already leaders or have the potential to assume leadership roles that can influence social and economic policy reform and development outcomes, both in their own countries and in the Asia-Pacific region.

ALA Scholarships are academically elite awards offered to high achievers from the Asia-Pacific region each year to undertake postgraduate study (Masters or Doctorate) and a Leadership Development Program in Australia. Mr. Asiuzzaman plans to pursue his Doctorate.

08 Oct 2008

ULAB is very pleased to announce that Professor Shamsul Khan will join ULAB as a Visiting Professor from 12 October 2008 for a six-week attachment period.

Prof Khan is the Program Director of International Studies at the University of South Australia's School of International Studies. Previously he was chair of the International Relations department of Dhaka University.

During his time with ULAB, Prof Khan will teach the Research Methodology course in the BBA Program. More importantly, he will conduct a series of Research Methodology workshops for ULAB faculty. He will also be available for mentoring ULAB faculty who are seriously interested in applying for research grants and/or post graduate study programs in Australian universities.

21 Sept 2008

It is my great pleasure to announce on behalf of the Board of Governors that Prof. Imran Rahman, currently Director, School of Business, will assume the role and responsibilities of Pro-Vice Chancellor (designate) of the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh with immediate effect.

We thank Prof. Rahman for accepting this responsibility, and believe it will lend a new level of dynamism to our growth and development. Prof. Rahman will also continue in his role as Director, School of Business. We ask all ULAB members to welcome him in this new role, and to extend him all cooperation.

Prof. Rafiqul Islam
Vice Chancellor

17 Sept 2008

A three-week long ULAB Summer COOL COURSES for HSB students has ended on 17th September. A total 56 persons from different backgrounds participated. The courses were conducted by ULAB faculty members.

ULAB offered the following courses: "Graphics and Multimedia," "Web Designing," "English: Speak better in 3 Eeeks" and "Get Rich in the Stock Market." Professor Imran Rahman, Director, ULAB Business School and the Coordinator of ULAB Summer Courses gave out certificates among the participants.

   

1 Sept 2008

ULAB is proud to announce the joining of Dr. Syed Akhter Hossain as the Head of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE).

Dr. Akhter Hossain brings more than 15 years of experience in the field of teaching, research and software development as well as software project management with the core computer science and engineering discipline both at home and abroad.

He received his PhD in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Dhaka in the area of Bangla Computational Linguistics, and was previously the Chairperson, Dept of Computer Science and Engineering at East West University.

1 Sept 2008

ULAB is proud to announce the joining of Md. Shamsul Islam as Associate Professor to the Department of Media Studies & Journalism (MSJ).

He received his first M.A. in Mass Communication and Journalism from Dhaka University, and his second from the University of Leeds, UK. He was previously the Acting Chairman, Dept. of Journalism & Media Studies at Stamford University.