A two-month international course titled “Environmental Science and Climate Action” has been launched with support from four universities.

The initiative is being implemented by Stamford University Bangladesh, the University of Dundee’s Binks Institute for Sustainability, Michigan State University’s Asia Hub, and Nanjing Agricultural University. The programme is being organised by the Centre for Atmospheric Pollution Studies (CAPS), the Centre for Climate Change and Environmental Research (C3ER), and Mission Green Bangladesh.

The inauguration ceremony was held on April 2 at the Vice-Chancellor’s conference room at BRAC University (BRACU). Prof. Dr Sharif N As-Saber, Vice-Chancellor of Stamford University Bangladesh, attended as the chief guest, while the course was formally inaugurated by BRACU registrar Dr David Dowland.

Delivering the welcome address, Prof. Dr Ainun Nishat, Emeritus Professor, BRACU, emphasised that climate change is no longer merely a theoretical concern but a matter of survival. Prof. Dr As-Saber highlighted the need to integrate academic learning with field-level research and innovation. Dr Dowland stated that there should be no gap between education and practical action in ensuring environmental protection.

Others who spoke at the event included Prof. Dr Ahmad Kamruzzaman Majumder, Chairman of the Centre for Atmospheric Pollution Studies (CAPS) and a professor in the Department of Environmental Science at Stamford University Bangladesh; Raufa Khanam, Deputy Director of C3ER; and Ahsan Rony, Executive Director of Mission Green Bangladesh. Dr Nandan Mukherjee, Senior Lecturer and Director at the Binks Institute for Sustainability, University of Dundee; Jennifer Wargo, Associate Director of the Asia Hub at Michigan State University; and Dr Liu Yutao, Deputy Director of the International Cooperation Office at Nanjing Agricultural University, also delivered remarks.

Among those present at the event were Prodeepto Mobarook, Head of PRD at Stamford University Bangladesh; Md Nasir Ahmed Patowary, a lecturer in the Department of Environmental Science at Stamford University Bangladesh; and Marziat Rahman, Lead Researcher (Pollution and Climate Change) at CAPS.