Application for TNE Exploratory grant

Country: Bangladesh

Developing an international professional certification program

for digital manufacturing at the American International

University in Bangladesh

Global Standards

Strengthening quality in digital manufacturing education.

Open new opportunities in tech education.

Transform local education systems for progress.

Innovative Approach
Sustainable Development Goals

About Our Certification Program

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A modern electronics manufacturing facility featuring a large machine with a computer monitor attached. The machine is labeled NX-350 and appears to be part of a production line. There are tables and chairs lined up, with various equipment and components scattered across the surfaces. The setting is well-lit, and the environment is tidy and organized, with a visible air filtering system installed above.
Transforming Education Together

PROJECT TITLE, PARTNERSHIP AND CONTACT DETAILS

Project title : Developing an international professional certification program for digital manufacturing

  • Main focus of the project :

  • Creating an enabling environment for TNE through strengthening the quality of TNE

  • Creation of new opportunities and helping to overcome barriers to TNE

  • Supporting TNE to transform local education systems and contribute to the SDGs

Partner countries : UK and Bangladesh

Duration of collaboration in months (it should not exceed 12 months) : 12 months

Proposed start date (DD/MM/YYYY) 12 February 2025

contracting institution details

Full name of the person leading on this application : Professor Javaid Butt

Position/Job Designation within institution : Professor of Manufacturing and Product Design

personal institutional email address : avaid.butt@bcu.ac.uk

Institution name : Birmingham City University

Address : 15 Bartholomew Row, Nechells, Birmingham, B5 5JU, England, United Kingdom

Type of institution : Higher Education

Department/Faculty or School responsible for this application : Faculty of Computing, Engineering, and the Built Environment

Name of Head of Department Dr. Bruce Philp

Name of person with delegated authority within Institution for approving this application : Nick Morton

Position: Associate Dean for Teaching, Education & Student Experience.

Team members

Professor Javaid Butt,

Lead Investigator, BCU

Dr Md Ashikul Alam Khan

Co-investigator, BCU

Dr Muhammad Adnan

Co-Investigator, BCU

Name of Deputy (who can deputise for the Lead Person if they are unable to lead the collaboration for any reason) : Dr Ashikul Khan

Deputy - current position : Lecturer, Program Director for MSc Management Suite

Deputy - email address

Ashikul.khan@bcu.ac.uk

Institution name : (please enter full legal name) : American International University – Bangladesh

address (including country) : American International University – Bangladesh, 408/1, Kuril

Kuratoli Road, Khilkhet, Dhaka 1229, Bangladesh

Department/Faculty or School Faculty of Engineering

Type of institution : Higher Education

Full name, including title, of person leading from partner institution : Prof. Dr. Engr. Abdur Rahman

Position/Job Designation within

institution : Pro Vice Chancellor

Institutional email address arahman@aiub.edu

LinkedIn profile (if applicable) https://bd.linkedin.com/in/md-abdur-rahman-55176528

PARTNERING INSTITUTION(S) DETAILS - AMERICAN INT. UNIVERSITY BANGLADESH

Dr Chowdhury Akram Hossain

Co-Investigator, AIUB

Dr Saniat Rahman Zishan

Co-Investigator, AIUB

Dr Md Abdur Rahman

Pro Vice Chancellor, Lead Investigator, AIUB

Our Team members

Learning portal is coming soon

We are excited to launch our learning platform to expand certified program for digital manufacturing with us

Manage online course

Manage all the courses seamlessly that are being taught at your online classes/institute. select the courses you think should be taught at your institute, you can manage the syllabus and length of the courses you selected, you can remove the courses from the institute’s syllabus if you think they are not beneficial for students or you can add more courses to your institute’s syllabus if you think those courses must be taught to students.

Student/Teacher login panel

we provide you with the feature of student/teacher login, through which you can keep the records of every student and teacher login and logout time, attendance of every student, leaves taken by teachers, the numbers of online classes attended by every student, and so on. This feature can reduce the daily work of taking attendance, and helps to keep and manage the attendance records of every student and teacher conveniently and securely.

Online Papers

Online exams/tests/papers are necessary to be conducted regularly even when we are in lockdown, as they are one of the best ways through which a student’s growth and progress in studies can be know

standard features for the students

Students can See Extra Class Timing, to keep up with their extra classes and attend them & they can See Video Lectures to get more knowledge or catch up with their studies if they have missed any online classes.

students can Attend Online Exams/Tests (Practice or Mock) also can receive their assigned projects and See Vacancy through the online platform. Also, students will get the feature to Login

  • Manage Upcoming Exams (Vacancy)

  • Attendance

  • Question Upload using Excel

  • Live class (Zoom)

  • Performance Graph

  • Course Management

  • Certificate

Demo log

ID - admin / pass : pass

Please note that this demo is a universal LMS demo and purpose is to serve basic functionality of admin panel

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FAQ

What is the certification program?

The program offers professional certification in digital manufacturing through an online application process.

Who can apply for certification?

Anyone interested in digital manufacturing can apply, including professionals and students from partner countries like the UK and Bangladesh.

I see placeholders for additional Associate Partners. Should I fill those in?

The duration of the program may vary based on the specific course structure and participant engagement.

If your question is about eligibility, deadlines, or submission process, contact GoingGlobalpartnershipsTNEBD@britishcouncil.org. For program specifics, refer to the British Council’s Going Global Partnerships guidelines and the TNE Exploratory grant program details.

If I have questions after submitting?

Where can I find more information about the program?

Visit www.britishcouncil.org and search for Going Global Partnerships or TNE Exploratory grant Bangladesh. The form excerpt contains the publicly listed contact and policy references.

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