The Faculty of Business Studies at Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) inaugurated three student clubs and two academic centres on Monday to help students develop leadership skills through practical learning and extracurricular activities. The ceremony was held at Shadhinota Auditorium on the university’s campus in Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka.

The university unveiled the official logos of the five new clubs and centres at the ceremony, according to the press release. The three clubs are the BUP Case Research Club, BUP Red Crescent Youth and BUP Islamic Society. The two academic centres are the BUP Entrepreneurship and Innovation Centre and the Sustainability, Accountability, Governance and Ethics (SAGE) Centre.

Brigadier General Md Aminul Akbar Khan, awc, afwc, psc, MPhil, dean of the Faculty of Business Studies, attended as the chief guest. Takrima Jannat, assistant professor in the Department of Business Administration – Marketing, hosted the ceremony. Students, faculty members and university officials also attended.

Addressing student leaders, the dean urged them to uphold discipline, inclusivity, transparency and accountability in their activities. He said universities should help students think critically, discover their strengths and develop the skills to contribute to a changing society.

The clubs and centres will give students opportunities to conduct research, take part in humanitarian work, practise ethical leadership and develop entrepreneurial ideas. BUP expects these activities to help students apply what they learn in class to social and institutional challenges.

The university said the initiative links academic learning with extracurricular activities and reflects its motto, “Excellence Through Knowledge.”