North South University (NSU) Wednesday held the completion ceremony for the 11th batch of the Bangladesh-Japan ICT Engineers’ Training Program (B-JET) at the Syndicate Hall, a press release said.
The program, in collaboration with NSU, was initiated through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by the Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC), NSU, and the University of Miyazaki (UoM) on February 24th, 2021.
Fumikatsu Honma, executive managing director, SHINKOSHUPPANSHA KEIRINKAN CO., LTD, graced the ceremony as a special guest.
Professor Keisuke Murakami, vice president (international relations) of the University of Miyazaki, delivered the opening remarks.
The B-JET program aims to support the capacity development of Bangladeshi ICT engineers and future engineers who have the potential to create business networks between Japan and Bangladesh. Out of the trainees from the 11th batch, 50 percent have secured job opportunities in Japan through this program.
Prof. M. Ismail Hossain, Ph.D., Pro-VC of NSU, awarded certificates. Prof. Mohammad Khasro Miah, director of the Career & Placement Center (CPC) of NSU, and Ranajit Kumar, executive director (grade-1) of the Bangladesh Computer Council, also spoke at the ceremony.
