ACU Centenary Conference: London

 

Professor Jamilur Reza Choudhury, Vice Chancellor, University of Asia Pacific, recently participated in the Centenary Conference of the Association of Commonwealth Universities held in the Senate House, University of London. Around 300 Vice Chancellors and leading academics from Universities in the Commonwealth countries participated in the conference

The conference addressed questions around the Centenary theme Future forward: design, develop, deliver. The discussions focused on the impact of universities on civil society, economic growth, and governance, as well as the influence of governments and external stakeholders on universities.

Professor Choudhury was among the select group of Vice Chancellors which was invited to Buckingham Palace for a reception and had the privilege of being presented to Her Majesty the Queen.