Mobile financial service provider Nagad Ltd and Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) have joined hands to introduce a content creation course.
To this end, Nagad and BUP recently entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the latters campus.
Chairperson of BUPs Department of Mass Communication and Journalism Lt. Colonel Masudur Rahman Khan, and Nagads Executive Vice-President Muhammad Solaiman, signed the agreement on behalf of their respective sides, according to a press rlease on Monday.
Also present at the event was Monsurul Aziz, head of Marketing Strategy and Planning at Nagad, Senior Manager Ariful Alam, and Assistant Manager Tanha Wahid Adrita along with other senior officials from both organisations.
Following this partnership, BUPs journalism department will launch a content creation course starting this month.
Interested students must fill out the necessary forms on the institutions website, pay a fee of Tj 510, and apply for the course.
On completion of the institutional procedures, students will be enrolled. The admission fee can be instantly paid through Nagad.
Students successfully enrolled in this course will have the opportunity to receive scholarships. Nagad will also offer for the first time an internship opportunity called Creatorship for the top students from the course.
The course will be conducted by faculty members from BUPs Department of Mass Communication and Journalism and various skilled professionals. Students can apply for this course until July 30, said the release.
Nagads Executive Vice-President Muhammad Solaiman said, "From the outset, Nagad has been working on innovative ideas relating to technologies. —UNB
