Dr Mahfuz new VC of CUB

President and Chancellor Abdul Hamid appointed Prof Dr Mohammad Mahfuzul Islam as the Vice Chancellor of Canadian University of Bangladesh (CUB) for four years recently. Prior to joining as the VC, Dr Mahfuz has served various national and international organizations. He was the Head of Computer Science & Engineering (CSE) Department and the Provost of Shahid Smriti Hall in BUET.

Dr Mahfuz was also elected President of Bangladesh Computer Society for two terms. He also served as an independent Director of Dhaka Electricity Supply Company (DESCO) Ltd. He is globally recognized as a former lecturer, instructor and researcher of Monash University, Australia. Born in 1973 in Jamalpur district, Dr Mahfuz completed his Masters (MSc Engg) and Bachelor (BSc Engg) in Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) from BUET.

He was awarded PhD in Information Technology (IT) from Monash University, Australia. The professor enriched with training in various countries including France, Belgium, USA, Malaysia, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam, Mongolia, Hong-Kong, Myanmar and China.