Seminar on 4IR, SDG for boosting bilateral relation held

City Desk :

A daylong seminar was held at Rajshahi University (RU) to meet the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) through boosting bilateral relations between university and industry.

RU’s Faculty of Engineering hosted the seminar titled “University-Industry Collaboration to meet the 4IR and SDG” at its lecture gallery discussing and devising ways and means on how to attain the cherished goal through formulating a roadmap besides making the bilateral relation between university and industry more effective.

RU Pro-vice-chancellor (Administration) Prof Sultan-Ul-Islam addressed the opening ceremony as chief guest while Pro-vice-chancellor (Academic) Prof Humayun Kabir, Executive Chairman of Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) Sheikh Yousuf Harun and Director Drug Administration Department Dr Akib Hossain spoke as special guests, reports BSS.

Retired Professor from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Shahjalal Science and Technology University Prof Muhammad Jafar Iqbal addressed the opening session as guest of honour with Dean of the Engineering Faculty Prof Abu Zafar Muhammad Towhidul Islam in the chair.

In his remarks, Prof Jafar Iqbal called for generating more research scopes in industries for the university students. Universities should be more attentive towards research.

He also viewed that a full preparation is needed for facing artificial intelligence.

Prof Jafar Iqbal said there is a need to develop a map for establishing linkages between 4IR technologies’ potential and the attainment of SDGs, targets and indicators.