A team of delegates from the University of Asia Pacific (UAP) called on His Excellency, Faisal Naseem, Hon’ble Vice President of Maldives on 23rd November 2021 at Hotel Intercontinental in Dhaka. The team from Maldives was also led by Dr. Ibrahim Hassan, Hon’ble Minister of Higher Education, the Republic of Maldives; Mr. Ahmed Naseem, Hon’ble Minister of Health, the Republic of Maldives; Her Excellency, Shiruzimath Sameer, the High Commissioner of Republic of Maldives to Bangladesh; and a group of diplomats from Maldives.
The meeting commenced with the introduction of delegates and was followed by the discussion on the possibilities of collaboration between Maldives and UAP in the section of higher education. To honor the visit of His Excellency, the Vice President of Maldives to Bangladesh; the Board of Trustees (BOT) of University of Asia Pacific offered scholarships to the university students of Maldives. Moreover, in honor of the diplomatic visit, crests were handed over to the Hon’ble Vice President, Education and Health Minister of Maldives by Prof. Dr. Mohammad Shariful Islam, Senior Vice President, Board of Trustees (BOT), UAP and Mr. K. M. Mozibul Hoque on behalf of the members of the Board of Trustees (BOT) and by Prof. Dr. Md. Sultan Mahmud, Acting Vice Chancellor, UAP on behalf of UAP administration. During the meeting, the Honorable Vice President of Maldives and the delegates thanked and appreciated the initiatives taken by UAP for collaboration in near future.
Prof. Dr. Mohammad Shariful Islam, Senior Vice President, Board of Trustees (BOT), UAP; Mr. K. M. Mozibul Hoque, Member, Board of Trustees (BOT), UAP; Prof. Dr. Md. Sultan Mahmud, Acting Vice Chancellor, UAP; and Ms. Ismat Zarin, Director, Office of International Affairs (OIA) and Asst. Prof., Dept. of English, UAP were present at the meeting.