Programme Outline of the KickOff Meeting

Venue: United International university, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Duration: 5th-7th April 2009

5th April 2009

  • 9:00-9:45: Registration (Tea and Coffee will be available) 
  • 9:45 – 12:30: Welcome Session
    • Asian partners will introduce their institution & country details (10-15 minutes for each)Tea Break (11:15 – 11:30)
    • EU Partners will introduce their institution & country details (10-15 minutes for each partner)
  •  12:30 – 14:00: Lunch Break
  •  14:00 – 15:00: Round Table Meeting on “Digital Bangladesh” 
    •  Keynote speech on “Digital Bangladesh – an expectation” (Prof. Jamilur Reza Chowdhury, VC, BRAC University)
    • Keynote speech on “Digital World – Current State”; Speakers & Topics: 
      • Prof. Yu (Digital Economics); Dr. Dahal (eLearning); Prof. Bouras (Digital Preservation); Prof. Gabor (eGovernance); Prof. Savino (Quality Issue); Dr. Hossain (eCommerce & Security).
  • 15:00 – 15: 30: Tea Break 
  • 15:30-17:00: Discussion & recommendation (all partners & guests)
  • 19:00 - 21:30: Dinner at Traditional Bangladeshi Restaurant.

6th April 2009

  • 9:00 -12:30: Meeting for Mobility Selection (tea and coffee will be available in the meeting room)
  • 12:30 – 14:00: Lunch Break
  • 14:00 – 17:00: Meeting for Mobility Selection (tea and coffee will be available in the meeting room)
  • 19:00 - 21:90: Dinner (Sharaton/floating boat in Burigaonga.. or other river)

7th April 2009

  • 9:00 -13:00: Meeting for Mobility Selection (tea and coffee will be available in the meeting room)
  • 13:00 – 14:00: Lunch Break
  • 14:00 – 18:00: Site seeing (visit to Sonargaon – old capital of Bengal)
  • 19:30 22:00: Dinner (BBQ party from the Host institution).

For further details and invitation, please send email to: Prof. Chowdhury Mofizur Rahman (cmr@uiu.ac.bd)