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CSR course outline gets nod from DU academic council

Star Business Desk
The academic council of Dhaka University has recently approved a course outline on corporate social responsibility to incorporate CSR in the curriculum of the Institute of Business Adminis-tration and 14 departments under the social science and businessstudies faculties.
Professor AAMS Arefin Siddique, vice chancellor of the university, extended his sincere support to the Management and Resources Development Initiative (MRDl)'s proposal of incorporating CSR in the curriculum.
Siddique formed a curriculum development team which included deans and faculty members of the university and resources from MRDI. The team met several times, discussed in threadbare and developed the outline.
Role of the students of university is vital in building future Bangladesh because these young people will lead the nation, Siddique said.
"If the national and multi-national companies come up with assistance for research and studies on CSR under their CSR activities, the issue will remain in the
stream of education from generation to generation," he said.
"I feel immensely happy that two faculties and an institute of Dhaka University have adopted CSR as a topic of their curriculum. 1 hope other faculties and other universities of the country will take similar steps."
"I believe, MRDI will continue its efforts in taking the issue forward," MRDI quoted Siddique as saying in a statement yesterday.
The focal point of CSR is founded on the credence that any progress depends on an inclusive participation of all without prejudice, Professor Syed Ferhat Anwar of the Institute of Business Administration said.
"I congratulate the members of the academic council of Dhaka University for performing the task of a light house, so that, all may pursue the true societal approach to learning"
Inclusion of CSR as atopic in the curricula of higher studies is undoubtedly a timely step, said Professor Farid Uddin Ahmed, dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences.
"Like before, this time also Dhaka University has been the torch bearer by approving the CSR course outline in its academic council meeting. The topic will facilitate young learners explore a close
linkage between corporate sector and social development for an inclusive growth of the society."
MRDI has done a great job by accomplishing the task of developing the course outline with the technical support of Dhaka University, Ahmed said.
"I am happy to be a part of the approval process of corporate social responsibility as a text for two of our faculty and an institute by the authority of our beloved Dhaka University," said Shibli Rubayat UI Islam, dean ofthe FacultyofBusinessStudies.
"I hope as always, Dhaka University will play the leading role to teach CSR as a core subject to the future generation to make them participate more forthe faster development of the society and overall Bangladesh."
Developing this course outline is the first step towards designing a full course on CSR, said Hasibur Rahman, executive director of the MRDI.
"Time may even come when opening a separate department of CSR in the university will be possible. This effort will then be treated as the foundation of a bigoutcome."
MRDI believes the faculties of other public and private universities should come forward in including CSR in their regular