3rd graduates' forum of James P Grant School of Public Health
Saturday, 29 December 2007
FE Report
The 3rd Graduates' Forum of James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University was held at the ICDDR,B conference centre in the city Thursday.
A total of 26 students from diverse backgrounds and different countries including Afghanistan, Nepal, India, Pakistan, Myanmar, Singapore, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, the US and Bangladesh graduated in Master of Public Health from the university.
BRAC University Pro-Vice Chancellor Salehuddin Ahmed chaired the programme.
School of Public Health Dean Prof AMR Chowdhury delivered the welcome speech. Prof Richard Cash of Harvard University delivered the keynote address on 'In the Eye of the Storm: Contributions of Bangladesh to the Reduced Public Health Impact of Natural Disasters'.
Chairperson and Founder of BRAC and BRAC University Fazle Hasan Abed handed over the 'FH Abed Award for Best Overall Performance' to an international student, Abebual Zerihun, from Ethiopia.
The 'Allan Rosenfield Award for Best Overall Performance' to a national student went to Tarique Md Nurul Huda. 'WB Greenough III Award for the Best Dissertation' was handed over to Om Prasad Gautam of Nepal.
Five students were selected to present their dissertations respectively on topics of health, tuberculosis, obesity, malaria and reproductive health.
The James P Grant School of Public Health, established in 2004, has partnerships with internationally recognised schools of public health in many developing and developed countries of the world providing students with ready access to rich academic resources.
The 3rd Graduates' Forum of James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University was held at the ICDDR,B conference centre in the city Thursday.
A total of 26 students from diverse backgrounds and different countries including Afghanistan, Nepal, India, Pakistan, Myanmar, Singapore, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, the US and Bangladesh graduated in Master of Public Health from the university.
BRAC University Pro-Vice Chancellor Salehuddin Ahmed chaired the programme.
School of Public Health Dean Prof AMR Chowdhury delivered the welcome speech. Prof Richard Cash of Harvard University delivered the keynote address on 'In the Eye of the Storm: Contributions of Bangladesh to the Reduced Public Health Impact of Natural Disasters'.
Chairperson and Founder of BRAC and BRAC University Fazle Hasan Abed handed over the 'FH Abed Award for Best Overall Performance' to an international student, Abebual Zerihun, from Ethiopia.
The 'Allan Rosenfield Award for Best Overall Performance' to a national student went to Tarique Md Nurul Huda. 'WB Greenough III Award for the Best Dissertation' was handed over to Om Prasad Gautam of Nepal.
Five students were selected to present their dissertations respectively on topics of health, tuberculosis, obesity, malaria and reproductive health.
The James P Grant School of Public Health, established in 2004, has partnerships with internationally recognised schools of public health in many developing and developed countries of the world providing students with ready access to rich academic resources.