Executive Development Center (EDC), East West University (EWU) organized a study tour for the students of Batch 6, Batch 7, Batch 8 and Batch 9 of the Graduate Diploma in Leather and Footwear Management (GDLFM) program under Tranche 3.

Students participated enthusiastically in the industry visits. They actively observed, and earned practical experiences from industry environment. All of the students visit the four leading industries in the leather and footwear sector in Bangladesh – Picard Bangladesh Limited (November 4, 2022) Apex Footwear Limited (November 5, 2022), Blue Ocean Footwear Limited (November 05, 2022) and Leatherex Footwear Industries Limited (November 5, 2022). In this study tour, seventy eight trainees participated, and they also shared their experiences with their faculty members.

The Executive Development Center (EDC) of East West University (EWU) arranged an orientation program for the Graduate Diploma in Leather and Footwear Management students. The orientation program for Fall 2022 was held on 12 October 2022. The orientation program of EDC, SEIP was attended by distinguished guests, Professor Dr. M. M. Shahidul Hassan, Vice Chancellor, EWU, & Advisor, EDC, as the chief guest, Dr. Md. Sanwar Jahan Bhuiyan, Joint Secretary & Deputy Executive Project Director (DEPD) (Private -1), SEIP, Finance Division, Ministry of Finance, Government of Bangladesh as the special guest. Dr. Tanbir Ahmed Chowdhury, Director, EDC, and Professor, Department of Business Administration, EWU, chaired the program. A numerical number of students, teachers and officials were also attended in the program.

A team of Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Ministry of Finance (MOF), Government of Bangladesh has been visited to East West University, Dhaka- 1212, Bangladesh on 22 August 2022.

Mr. Md. Zahidul Haque, Consultant, Asian Development Bank, Former, Additional Secretary and Former, Executive Project Director (EPD), Skills for Employment Investment Program (SEIP), Finance Division, Ministry of Finance, Government of Bangladesh, Mr. Mohammed Walid Hossain, Joint Secretary, Budget-4, Finance Division, Ministry of Finance, Government of Bangladesh, Ms. Sunhwa Lee, Principal Social Sector Specialist, South Asia Human and Social Development Division, Asian Development Bank, Dr. Arun R. Joshi, Consultant, Asian Development Bank, Founder Director, Center for Human Assets, Chief Executive Officer, Leadership Academy Nepal, Principal Consultant – Education, International Development Institute (IDI), Professor Dr. M.M. Shahidul Hassan, Vice Chancellor, East West University and Advisor, Executive Development Center, East West University, Professor Dr. Tanbir Ahmed Chowdhury, Director, Executive Development Center and Professor, Department of Business Administration, East West University, Professor Dr. Anup Chowdhury, Deputy Director, Executive Development Center and Professor, Department of Business Administration, East West University, Dr. Mohammad Mojammel Al Hakim, Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, East West University, Dr. Mohammad Rezwanul Huq, Assistant Director, Executive Development Center, Skills for Employment Investment Program & Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science & Engineering, East West University, Mr. Biplob Kumar Nandi, Assistant Director, Executive Development Center, Skills for Employment Investment Program & Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, East West University were present during the meeting at the East West University.

Executive Development Center (EDC) of East West University (EWU) arranged the third Lecture Series (LF22-2) for the Graduate Diploma in Leather and Footwear Management. The program was held at S. M. Nousher Ali Lecture Gallery, Room # 126, East West University, Dhaka- 1212 on Saturday, 06 August 2022. The main purpose of this series program is to increase the industry-academia collaboration, exchange knowledge, sharing the very first-hand experiences, and ensuring the updated cutting-edge course contents for the trainees, who are actively participated in the GDLFM program.

The Keynote speaker of the 3^rd Lecture Series (LF22-2) was Mst. Rezbin Begum, Owner, Peoples Leather Industries. She delivered a valuable lecture on “Entrepreneurship Development”. She highlighted different aspects of the leather and footwear sector for a beginner who want to start new business in this field.

A large group of students from batch 4, 5, 6 & 7 and EDC officials attended the program. The participating students had a lively discussion session with the speakers.

Executive Development Center (EDC), East West University (EWU) arranged a day-long training session for the students enrolled in the course, LF 804: Pattern Making and Product Designing at Centre of Excellence for Leather Skill Bangladesh Limited (COEL), Kaliakoir, Gazipur on July 30, 2022 (Saturday) for the students of Batch 4 and Batch 5 of the Graduate Diploma in Leather and Footwear Management (GDLFM) program under Tranche 3.

The purpose of this training session is to demonstrate the practical aspects of the Industry-specific courses of the Graduate Diploma in Leather and Footwear Management (GDLFM) program and to promote industry-academia collaboration & first-hand industry experience.

There are 36 trainees from Batch 4 and 5 were participated in this session. The trainees were accompanied by course instructor Mr. Md. Golam Shahnewaz, Vice President- Footwear and Products Division, Concord Ventures Group and Mr. Biplob Kumar Nandi, Assistant Director of EDC-SEIP. The trainees thought that this session would help them a lot in their professional life.