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Rezaur Rahman and Sabina Islam, directors of Total Food Processing Private Ltd, have called on Khulna University (KU) Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Md Rezaul Karim with the aim of advancing research and the shrimp industry.
The courtesy call took place today, Wednesday, at the vice-chancellor’s office at the university.
During the meeting, cooperation in various areas under Total Food’s industry-academia collaboration with Khulna University was discussed. In particular, the areas of cooperation under the memorandums of understanding Total Food has signed with the university’s Fisheries and Marine Resource Technology (FMRT) Discipline, Business Administration Discipline and Central Laboratory came up in the discussion.
The Total Food directors presented plans to set up research lab facilities at the university, strengthen mutual cooperation between industry and the university, create internship opportunities for students and further expand research activities under the MoU.
They also expressed the interest of Khulna University and Total Food in working jointly to develop the important shrimp industry of the south-western region and tap its potential.
Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Md Rezaul Karim stressed the importance of mutual cooperation with industry in improving the quality of education and research at the university.
He said that through such cooperation, students would on the one hand get the opportunity to become familiar with the real workplace, while on the other it would be possible to contribute to the country’s economic development by applying research findings in industry.
At the end of the meeting, the vice-chancellor presented the Total Food directors with a crest bearing the Khulna University monogram.
Professor Mehedi Hasan Md Hefzur Rahman of the Business Administration Discipline of Khulna University was present at the time.
