Professor Dr. Md. Golam Samdani Fakir appointed as Vice-Chancellor of Green University
The Chancellor of the University and the Hon’ble President of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh has appointed Professor Dr. Md. Golam Samdani Fakir as the Vice-Chancellor of Green University of Bangladesh (GUB) for the next four year. He has joined on May 16, 2013.
Prior to his appointment as the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Samdani Fakir was the Acting Pro-VC and Director Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) of BRAC University since December 2012. Before that, he was Pro-VC and Director TLC, BRAC University from 2009 to 2012. He was Visiting Professor of SIT Graduate Institute, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA from 2006 to 2009. He also worked as Director- BRAC Training Division & was Academic Chair for Post Graduate Diploma Program in NGO Leadership and Management under Global Partnership for NGO Studies from 1997 to 2006. He was also one of the co-founder of Global Partnership.Prof. Samdani Fakir is an internationally renowned educationist, trainer and researcher with 26 years extensive professional experience in NGO management, sustainable development, social change, organizational development, strategic planning, monitoring and evaluation, rural development, development studies and international public health. Prof. Samdani Fakir was directly involved in the initial development process of BRAC University. He was one of the facilitators of BRAC University Initiative for Learning and Development (BUILD). A number of his research publications have been published in national and international journals.
Prof. Samdani Fakir received Global Awards for excellence in education, leadership and teaching from World Education Congress, Mumbai, India on 29th June 2012. For his contributions in Afghanistan and Global Partnership Program he was also selected as one of the recipients of the RapportBangladesh 2004 Award for Excellence in Human Resource Development.
Prof. Samdani Fakir has had a brilliant academic career. He graduated with Hon’s and Masters in Economics from the University of Dhaka. Subsequently he received his Ph.D. degree in Industrial Economics from Academia De Studii Ecomice, Bucharest, Romania in 1982. He was born in an aristocratic muslim family in 1952. His father’s name is Late Mowlana Ataur Rahman Fakir and his mother’s name is Late Rebeya Khatun Fakir. He is the father of one son.
