BUET wins first place in inter-university math olympiad
Sunday, 22 June 2008
EAST West University organised Inter-university Math Olympiad for the first time at its campus yesterday (21st June). Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) placed consecutively first, second and third position in this competition.
A total of 61 participants from 13 public and private universities took part in this competition which continued for three hours.
Mr. Jalaluddin Ahmed, President, Board of Directors of East West University was present as the chief guest in the prize giving occasion and Professor Dr. Md. Kamrul Hasan, Pro-Vice Chancellor of EWU inaugurated the competition at the first session. In his speech, Mr. Jalaluddin Ahmed put emphasis on the participants about the importance of such competition in the context of Bangladesh. He said, "Mathematics is an interdisciplinary language and tool. Like reading, and writing, math is and important component of learning and 'doing' in each academic discipline. It is such a useful language and tool that it is considered to be one of the basic in our formal education system."
Professor Jafar Iqbal of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology was also present as the head of the panel of the judges in that competition. He told that such competition would inspire us to lean towards science education among the students. Also, Professor Elias Uddin Biswas, Mr. Munir Hasan, Dr. Shafiqul Islam, Professor Mohammad Kaykobad, Professor Khodadad Khan, Professor Subrata Majumder, Dr. Mahbub Alam Mazumder, Dr. Abu Saleh Abdun Noor were present in the panel of judges of the competition.
A total of 61 participants from 13 public and private universities took part in this competition which continued for three hours.
Mr. Jalaluddin Ahmed, President, Board of Directors of East West University was present as the chief guest in the prize giving occasion and Professor Dr. Md. Kamrul Hasan, Pro-Vice Chancellor of EWU inaugurated the competition at the first session. In his speech, Mr. Jalaluddin Ahmed put emphasis on the participants about the importance of such competition in the context of Bangladesh. He said, "Mathematics is an interdisciplinary language and tool. Like reading, and writing, math is and important component of learning and 'doing' in each academic discipline. It is such a useful language and tool that it is considered to be one of the basic in our formal education system."
Professor Jafar Iqbal of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology was also present as the head of the panel of the judges in that competition. He told that such competition would inspire us to lean towards science education among the students. Also, Professor Elias Uddin Biswas, Mr. Munir Hasan, Dr. Shafiqul Islam, Professor Mohammad Kaykobad, Professor Khodadad Khan, Professor Subrata Majumder, Dr. Mahbub Alam Mazumder, Dr. Abu Saleh Abdun Noor were present in the panel of judges of the competition.