Facilities
Computer Facilities
The Department is equipped with a modern Computer Lab. The Lab, comprising of a sizable number of computers, has been established with a view to catering to the needs for developing the computer skills of the students. The Department has been successfully performing its obligation to equip the students with basic computer knowledge and to develop skills through various programs. It offers regular courses on business application packages to the students. The Department provides multi-media overhead projectors to facilitate the students in presenting case studies and term papers. Moreover, offices of the faculty are well equipped with personal computers and Internet facilities.
Placement Office
The Department of Banking has a full-fledged Placement Office. The major functions of the placement Office are: (a) to organize exposure visits of under-graduate and graduate students to different organizations, industries, banks and insurance companies: (b) to secure place for the students to work as interns preferably in different financial services organizations; (c) to organize job fair for our graduates, (d) to publish brochures and documents for dissemination of information among the potential employers, and (e) to invite distinguished scholars, professionals and business executives on specific topics for enriching knowledge of our students under the Regular Periodical Guest Lecture Series. It is expected that this office will facilitate the students to get need-oriented business education. The Placement Office is managed and administered by a Committee of three members of the faculty.
Internship
Internship is an integral part of our BBA and MBA Programs. The objective of the program is to expose and orient the students to the organizational work environment. Under this program, each student is required to work as an intern in a business organization, government office, bank or any other financial service institution. The duration of internship program is normally around one and a half months for BBA students and three months for MBA students. As a part of the program, each student has to prepare a report under the supervision of a teacher of the Department.
Counseling and Guidance
The University of Dhaka has a separate cell of students’ Counseling and Guidance in order to maintain close contact between the students and the faculty members. As part of the program, two faculty members of the Department are in-charge of the students’ counseling and guidance. Students can get advice from them on academic matters and also on any non-academic personal matter that affects their academic life.
Residential Accommodation
The University has 16 halls including four for female students and one for foreign students. Every student is required to be either resident or attached to a hall. Students shall have to abide by the rules of discipline of the hall. The University can provide residential accommodation to a limited number of students and any student willing to have a seat in the hall should apply to the hall authority directly. Accommodation in International Hostel is available for the foreign students.
Library Facilities
The University of Dhaka has library facilities with wide collection of books, journals, reports, theses, microfilms, newspapers and other materials. The central library is located in the southeastern corner between the TSC and the University Mosque. In addition, Faculty of Business Studies has its own library named as Arif Memorial Library at the second floor of the Faculty’s Administrative Building. Students have access to both these libraries. In addition, residential halls of the university have their separate libraries for the students of respective halls.
Guest Lecture Series
The Department of Banking organizes guest lectures inviting specialized talents and reputed professional executives from the public and private sectors to highlight on topics of current interest. During each year, quite a significant number of guest speakers are expected to deliver lectures on different topics under the program.
Seminar Series
The Department has decided to introduce seminar series to create an environment of exchange of ideas and research findings and to disseminate and share knowledge among the faculties and professionals. Under this program, faculty members will present research papers at regular intervals for discussion and comments for improvement.
Journal of Banking and Development
“Banking and Development” is a half-yearly journal expected to be published by the Department. The journal has an editorial board comprising of professors of the Department and some outstanding external professional experts. It is expected to contain research-based articles on Banking and related fields. Authors are generally those of good standing in the academic institutions, and those with wide experience in government and business organizations particularly from financial service institutions.
Executive Development Program
Short training programs and workshops are expected to be organized occasionally for the executives of
private organizations, public sector corporations, banks and other financial service organizations with the objectives of dissemination of knowledge and development of skill, vision and imagination required for successful high level executives.
SUPERVISION AND MONITORING
The Department manages and coordinates the academic programs through its three academic offices- BBA program office, MBA program office and EMBA program office. Each of the program office is headed by a Program Director. Program Directors are responsible for: (a) maintaining liaison with the batch coordinators; (b) addressing the concerns of the students, (c) making the schedules for classes and exams; (d) initiating changes in academic curriculum, (e) administering academic programs, and (f) cooperating with the Chairman in strengthening academic programs of the Department. Students usually are required to interact with their concerned batch coordinators and the program director whenever such needs arise.
SCHOLARSHIPS AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
The University of Dhaka provides limited number of scholarships to the meritorious students. But generally these scholarships are quite insufficient to cover all educational expenses. The Department of Banking, in collaboration with banks and other organizations, has planned to arrange part-time jobs and financial assistance for students not having adequate financial support. Our alumni have committed to provide scholarship to poor and meritorious students. Some of the commercial banks have already assured to provide scholarships to poor and meritorious students of the Department. Moreover, the Department has introduced Administrative Assistantships for the needy students. The assistantship is offered by the BBA and MBA Placement Offices. Students in need of financial support may contact the Directors of concerned offices. The Department has decided to create Banking Trust Fund to provide scholarships to the financially constrained meritorious students.
CAREER/PROSPECTS FOR GRADUATES
Demand for our graduates are genuinely expected to be consistently high over the years. Major employers of our graduates at home and abroad include banks, insurance companies and other financial institutions, public and private sector corporations, autonomous bodies, the Planning Commission and other government organizations. A good number of our graduates are doing excellently in their career at home and abroad. Quite a large number of our graduates have reached at the peak of their business and professional career.