Inaugural Session

Session Coordinator: Ananya Jahan Chowdhury

10:00 am to 10:30 am

Keynote Speech on “Sustainability in Engineering Education:

A Washington Accord Roadmap for the SDG Era” by Professor Mazharul Islam, the Director (CES), AUST

10:30 am to 10:40 am

Welcome Speech by Professor Md. Ashraful Hoque, the VC of AUST

10:40 am 10:50 am

Welcome Speech by the Chief Guest: Professor Mesbahuddin Ahmed
Chairman, Bangladesh Accreditation Council (BAC)

Technical Session # 1

Session Chair: Professor Dr. Ahmad Faris Bin Ismail, Deputy Rector (Academic and Internationalisation), IIUM Gombak Campus, Malaysia

Session Coordinator: Rajesh Kangsha Banik

11:30 am to 12:00 pm

Presentation # 1: “Integrating Sustainable Design into Engineering Curricula” by Prof. Md. Raisuddin Khan, IIUM, Malaysia

12:00 am to 12:30 pm

Presentation # 2: : “Teaching Ethics, Environment, and Society: A Multidisciplinary Course for Future Engineers” by Prof. Salekul Islam, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, North South University, Bangladesh

12:30 pm to 1:00 pm

Presentation # 3: “Greening the Curriculum: Sustainable Practices in Materials Engineering” by Mr. Sakib Hossain Khan, University of Portsmouth, UK

1:00 pm to 1:30 pm

Presentation # 4: “Sustainable Supply Chain Management for Engineering Students” by Professor Peter Hasle, Department of Technology and Innovation, SDU Global Sustainable Production, SDU, Denmark

Break for Salah & Lunch

(1:30 pm to 2:30 pm)

Technical Session # 2

Session Chair: Ir. Ts. Dr. Zaki Yamani Bin Zakaria, Director, Center of Engineering Education (CEE), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia

Session Coordinator: Ananya Jahan Chowdhury

2:30 pm to 3:00 pm

Presentation # 5: “The Role of Tribology in a Sustainable Future” by Dr. James P. Ewen, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, UK

3:00 pm to 3:30 pm

Presentation # 6: “Engineering a Sustainable Future: A Mandate for Education” by Prof. Shamsuddin Ahmed, MPE, IUT OIC, Bangladesh

3:30 pm to 4:00 pm

Presentation # 7: “Engineering Education for SDG 7: Advancing a Just Energy Transition in Asia-Pacific” by Dr. Taskin Jamal, AUST

4:00 pm to 4:30 pm

Presentation # 8: “Introducing Sustainability in Textile Engineering Curriculum through an International Academia- Industry Collaboration” by Prof. Lal Mohan Baral, AUST, Bangladesh (https://www.aust.edu/te/faculty_member/dr_lal_mohan_baral)

Panel Discussions

Session Chair: Professor Dr. A.S. MD. Abdul Haseeb, BUET, Bangladesh

Session Coordinator: Rajesh Kangsha Banik

10:00 to 11:30 am

Panel Members:

1. Ir. Zairul Amri Zakaria, Director, Engineering Accreditation Department, Engineering Accreditation Council (EAC) & Engineering Technology Accreditation Council (ETAC), Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM), Malaysia
2. Prof. Dr. A.K.M. Sadrul Islam, Managing Director, The Ibn Sina Pharmaceutical Industry PLC, Bangladesh
3. Professor Krishna Vedula, Professor and Dean Emeritus, UMass Lowell, USA
4. Dr. Javeed Kittur, Engineering Pathways, Gallogly College of Engineering, The University of Oklahoma

Concluding Session

Session Coordinator: Ananya Jahan Chowdhury

11:30 to 11:40 am

The Key Lessons Learned from the Symposium by Ananya Jahan Chowdhury & Rajesh Kangsha Banik

11:40 to 11:50 am

Closing Speech by Professor Dr. Md. Ashraful Hoque, the VC of AUST

11:50 to 12:00 pm (noon)

The Vote of Thanks by Professor Dr. Mazharul Islam, the Director of CES, AUST