Professor Sarwar Uddin Ahmed Appointed to QAC

ULAB Vice Chancellor Professor Imran Rahman has appointed Professor Dr. Sarwar Uddin Ahmed as member of the Quality Assurance Committee (QAC).  He will be joining Professor Shahnaj Husne Jahan and Professor Pinki Shah as a Senior Academic representative.  The appointment is for two years from April 5, 2023. Prof Ahmed has 25 years of experience in teaching, research and academic administration in Bangladesh, Japan and the US. Prior to joining ULAB, Prof. Ahmed served as dean of academic affairs, Monash College Programs, Universal College Bangladesh (UCB). He served at the Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) from 2006 to 2021, for about 15 years. There he served in multiple significant positions such as Coordinator of Accounting and Finance (2009-2014), Dean at the School of Business (2013-2018), Director, BBA Program (2012-2021) and Dean (Acting) at School of Business (2020-2021).

He completed postdoctoral studies at the University of California, Berkeley and McNeese State University, USA. He has a PhD and Masters in Finance from Nagasaki University, M Com & B Com in Finance and Banking from the University of Dhaka. He was the recipient of the Fulbright Scholar Award twice. Prof Ahmed has authored over 100 articles, reports, books, book chapters and conference papers.