Mr. Md. Sabur Khan, Chairman, Board of Trustees, Daffodil International University handing over a laptop to a student at the Laptop Distribution Program on April 10, 2014 at DIU Auditorium. Prof. Dr. Aminul Islam, Founder Vice Chancellor, Prof. Dr. M. Mizanur Rahman, Treasurer and Prof. Dr. M. Zakir Hossain, Dean, Faculty of Business and Economics are seen in the picture.
To prepare the students for the 21st century and to adapt them to the latest ICT friendly education which will develop their knowledge, skills and abilities to fit globally, Daffodil International University has taken a gigantic initiative of “One Student: One Laptop” program which is one step ahead for digital Bangladesh. Every student admitted into Daffodil International University from Summer Semester-2010 and onward is getting a Laptop at free of cost. The Laptop will help the students to equip themselves with proper technical knowledge so that they can survive and secure respectable place in the society. Through this initiative DIU students will get the opportunity to implement digital Bangladesh concept. As part of its continuous endeavor distributed 600 Laptop were distributed today on April 10, 2014 at free of cost among the students in the ninth phase.
A partial of Laptop recipients with distinguished guests.
Mr. Md. Sabur Khan, Chairman, Board of Trustees, Daffodil International University and President, Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) was present on the Laptop Distribution Program as the chief guest while Prof. Dr. Aminul Islam, Founder Cice Chancellor of the university was present as the special guest. Professor Dr. M. Mizanur Rahman, Treasurer of the university presided over the Laptop distribution ceremony and Mr. Syed Mizanur Rahman, Director (Student Affairs) conducted the program.
A partial of Laptop recipients in front of Sobhanbagh Campus
Addressing as the Chief Guest, Mr. Md. Sabur Khan said, It was a long cherished dream of the university authority to implement the project “One Student-One Laptop” with the vision of becoming a Digital University in line with the policy of Digital Bangladesh. He also said, as an essential part and contemporary demand of modern education, DIU has focused on ICT automation facilities for students and employees since its inception. He urged the students to be a potential ICT skilled graduate to contribute to the nation. It is envisaged that DIU graduates can stand out by competing with other graduates both nationally and globally with their skill that they will acquire from this university. He wished that the initiate to provide a laptop for each student free of cost will be fruitful and successful with the mission of forgoing a digital society that will ensure an ICT driven knowledge- based nation.
Addressing among the students Founding Vice Chancellor of Daffodil International University Professor Dr. Aminul Islam said, we, at the present context of Bangladesh, are more than visionary. In the same time we want to make our ideas come true. Leaving all constraints behind, DIU is going for distributing free laptops among all our students in a time when IT backbone of the university is fully equipped with a spectrum of facilities available for students. He hoped that it will be so easy and reachable to the students to use Education ERP of DIU, Learning Feedback System (Social Web), E- Library of the university, DIU Forum and so on which have already been developed by the university.
