Cuetnews24 Desk:
A day long “Research fair” will be held on August 9 at the central Auditorium of Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET).A research based competitive event titled by ‘Research Fair’ is going to arrange by the Directorate of Research and Extension (DRE) of CUET for the first time ever. The event will be arranged for encouraging research,publication and innovation.
This fair is sectioned by two types of category named Poster presentation and Project showcase.
Candidates from 40 different universities over the country submitted 194 abstracts relevant by many sections. Among them, one hundred 37 abstracts were submitted in the poster presentation category and 57 abstracts were submitted in the project showcase category. The main event of this competition will begin on August 9 (Wednesday) at 10 am with the opening ceremony. From 11 am to 12:30 pm the judges will determine the winners. At 2:30 pm a seminar will be held named ‘Industrial Talk’.
‘Research Project Award’ and ‘Best Paper Award’ will be presented to the teachers at 3:30 pm. Finally, the research fair will conclude with the closing ceremony at 5 pm. Vice-Chancellor of University of Dhaka Prof. Dr. Md. Akhtaruzzaman will attend the closing ceremony as the chief guest. The Vice-Chancellor of CUET Prof. Dr. Mohammad Rafiqul Alam will mark his presence as a guest of Honor. Deans of all faculties of CUET will also be present as special guests. Director of DRE Prof. Dr. Sajal Chandra Banik will preside over the event. The secretary of Research Fair committee Prof. Dr. G M Sadiqul Islam said, Our objective is to inform students about research and make them interested in research. Hopefully, students can start their pick up for own research by participating in the competition.