Environmental Science Discipline Alumni Association, Khulna University is a newly formed organization of the graduates of Environmental Science Discipline, Khulna University. It has done various activities, organized events since its inception and plans to organize more in the future.
Career
As it is a former student’s body, one of its main tasks is to think about career. It wants to organize different career-focused events for both alumni and potential alumni (undergraduate students of ESDKU).
- Training: With the formal training (graduation, post graduation and so on) now a days we need more to cope with the recent world. This association values the current need and it is planning for different types of training related to the subject. The training will be academic, research oriented and also job oriented.
- Seminar: Seminar is the gathering of people where they focus on a particular thing. It will be held at different times throughout the year in the presence of experts and scholars.
- Workshop and Conference: Workshop is indispensable to learn practical application of theoretical knowledge. It will be organized frequently where the former students and other experts will guide very nicely. With workshops conferences will also be organized in different important days and also other times throughout the year.
- Webinar: A very interactive and informative webinar was held on 5 June, 2022 on ‘World Environment Day’ 2022’. The webinar was on “Development of Bangladesh: Concerns for Environment”. The presence of the teachers, graduates and undergraduate students along with other scholars made this webinar fruitful.
- Mentorship: Our alumni are expert in different fields nationally as well as globally. They are excel in research and other profession and very much interested to guide their junior one. This association wants to make a bridge between them which will be beneficial for the junior one.
- Scholarship and awards: Great achievements demands scholarships and awards. Again care should also be taken that financially disadvantages students do not get stuck in their studies. So scholarships and awards will be given in different categories on the basis of the achievements and necessity.
Arts, sports and culture
Arts, sports and culture are very much related with education also mostly known as extracurricular activities. This organization will organize different types of events for the alumni and also wants to support the current students.
- Sports: The voluntary participation of the graduates raised a fund for ‘Team ES’ for the current students. Along with this more fund and more events will be held.
- Reunion: Reunion unites the previous students again. One of the most promised event of this association is ‘ESDAA Reunion’. It is expected a reunion to be in early, 2023.
- Alumni Festival: After forming the new committee the first alumni festival was ‘ Iftar Party’ held in 23rdApril, 2022 ( 21 Ramadan, 2043) simultaneously Khulna, Dhaka and Cox’s Bazar. In Khulna Head of the Discipline, teachers, other officials, former students and current students were present. Again in Dhaka and Cox’s Bazar the former students made the event success. We are looking forward to more such events.
Environmental Olympiad
Environmental Olympiad will help students learn and test their knowledge and understanding about environmental issues. The student’s foundational knowledge about nature and environment will be tested here. It is a fun way to evaluate knowledge where people will be more aware and concern about the environment. It will organized along with workshops, seminars and others.
Day Observation
By doing day to day observation the organization will monitor its work. Again it will try to improve its activities.
Travel
Travel and tour help to make the bonding strong also gather knowledge. Picnic, excursion etc will be organized by the association where the previous students can take part. Also it thinks about the faculty members and the current students.
Service to Community
We wish for a healthy and happy life for all but if anyone is in trouble we are always with them. This association raised fund for two of our ill alumni. The voluntary participation of the alumni made this possible. Again with the participation of alumni it raised fund for the flood affected area in the north-eastern region of Bangladesh. It handed over the fund to BRDICS (BDT 135,475.00) in 27th June, 2022. This association will continue to do so.