
11
Feb, 2020
Devthon 1.0 - Inter-university Development Case Competition
Development Leaders’ Club’s ‘Devthon’ is to
engage the young participants to run an innovative development marathon, that
will engage them in pursuits of the endeavor in development field reflecting
the ideas of a golden age with inspirations from our founding father, Sheikh
Mujibur Rahman. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
and BUP Development Leaders’ Club of Bangladesh University of Professionals
(BUP) are going to organize a National event for Development enthusiasts titled
‘Devthon 1.0’ to be held from 11 to 12 February 2020 (Tuesday to Wednesday).
The outcome of the competition will certainly contribute to enhance
extra-curricular activities of BUP students and boost up the inter-university
student relations and cooperation through acquiring case solving & writing
skills. The aim of the programme is to provide necessary instructions and guidelines
for planning, preparation and conduct related to various administrative
arrangements and functional aspects for smooth execution of Devthon 1.0. There will be 2 segments,
Development Case Competition & Essay Writing Competition; the Essay Writing
Competition will consist of 2 rounds and final round presentation will take
place in Bijoy Auditorium. The Development Case Competition segment will
consist of 3 rounds- Online round, Semi-Final & Final Round presentations
which will take place in Classrooms and Bijoy Auditorium including Prize giving
ceremony & Gala Dinner in this total of 3 days of the competition. The Semi-Final
of Devthon 1.0 will be held on 8 February 2020 (Saturday) in Class rooms
(CR-501, 502, 503 & 504) of BUP.
Final Round Presentations & Prize
Giving ceremony will be held on 11 & 12 February 2020 (Tuesday
to Wednesday) in Bijoy Auditorium, BUP Mirpur
Cantt. Chief
Guest of the closing ceremony will be Major General Md Emdad-Ul-Bari, ndc, psc,
te, VC, BUP, Prof. M Abul Kashem Mozumder, PhD, Pro-VC, BUP
will be the Special Guest, Dr. Atiur Rahman, Ex-governor of Bangladesh Bank and
Professor, Bangabandhu Chair, University of Dhaka will be the Key Note Speaker
and Brigadier General A K M Iqbal Azim, ndc, psc, G+, PhD, Dean, FASS will be
the Chief Advisor.
Around
200 participants from different Public and Private universities & colleges
of Bangladesh including around 20 host students of BUP will be taking part in
this competition.