IIIT-BIIT Summer School 2024 held
Bangladesh Institute of Islamic Thought (BIIT) hosted the 6 days Residential Course IIIT-BIIT Summer School, an Intellectual Discourses Program on May 26-31, 2024. Inaugural session of the summer school held at the Conference Hall of BIIT. All sessions of 2nd Day, 3rd Day, 4th Day, 5th Day, 6th Day and closing and certificate giving ceremony of the summer school was held at the KG Eco Resort & Picnic Spot, Birulia, Savar, Dhaka.
Participants enjoyed all the sessions of Summer School 2024 with prominent scholars of the home and abroad. About 35 Participants from different institutions completed this summer school program. Many sessions of 6 days, inaugural and closing ceremony were moderated by Dr. Momota Hena, Academic Fellow of BIIT and faculty of Northern University Bangladesh.
In inaugural session of the Summer School, Mr. Md. Saidur Rahman, Director General of NGO Affairs Bureau, Prime Minister’s Office, was present as a chief guest; where Prof. Dr. Yusuf M Islam, Vice Chancellor of Southeast University & Vice President (Teaching-Training) of BIIT, presided over the ceremony.
Dr. M. Abdul Aziz, Director General of BIIT & Country Representative of IIIT, USA; delivered an opening speech. Prof. Dr. Muhammed Fazli Elahi, Former VC of IUT (OIC); was spoke as a special guest of the ceremony.
Closing ceremony of the Summer School was followed by the distribution of certificates and speeches by the Guests. Dr. Md Ali Afzal, Managing Director of Krishibid Group; Spoke as the Guest of Honor where Professor Dr. M. Abdul Aziz, Director General of BIIT & Visiting Faculty at Islamic University of Technology IUT-OIC, presided over the ceremony.
Mr. Farid Uddin Ahmed, Former MD of IBBL & Vice-President (Finance) of BIIT; Md. Abdul Awal Sharker, Former Executive Director of Bangladesh Bank and Director General of Al-Arafah Islami Bank Training and Research Institute (AIBTRI); Colonel (Retired) Ashraf Al Deen, former Principal of Manarat International College; were present and spoke as the Special Guests. Dr. Syed Shahid Ahmad, Sr. Assistant Director (Admin), also spoke at the event. A vote of thanks was given by Md. Solaiman Miah, Director of BIIT.
This Summer School covers topics of `Brain: Mind Mapping Tools for Creative Learning’, `Philosophy from a Comparative perspective’, `Knowledge, Education and Civilization’, `the Meeting Point of Revelation and Science’, `Methodology of Interaction with and Reflection on the Quran and the Sunnah’, `Critical Thinking, Problem-solving and Creativity’, `Civilization and the Clash of Civilizations’, `Islamization of Knowledge: Application to the field of Economics & Finance’, `Fiqh: An Etymological Evolution with Special Reference to the current Challenges of Ijtihad’, ‘Exploring your potential to push for Excellence’, `Research Hypothesis: Formulation and Testing’, `Research: Spiral and Approaches’, `Priorities and Scope of Research: The Case of IIIT and BIIT’, ` Challenges of Modern Education and Responses of the Ummah’, ` Introduction to Secularism, Imperialism & Modernism’, ` STEAM Education — Principles and Practices’.
Research Articles presented by notable speakers Prof. Dr. M. Shamsher Ali, Founder VC of Bangladesh Open University, & Founder President of BIIT; Dr. Omar Hasan K Kasule Sr., Professor at King Fahad Medical City, KSA & Secretary General of IIIT, USA; Prof. Dr. Omar Jah, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Health of the Gambia & Former Acting VC at IUT, OIC; Prof. Dr. Israr Ahmad Khan, Faculty of Islamic Studies, Social Sciences University of Ankara, Turkey; Sheikh Musa Al Hafiz, Centre for Islamic Thought & Studies & Fellow of BIIT; Dr. Abdullah Al Ahsan, Former Professor of Comparative Civilization, International Islamic University Malaysia; Prof. Dr. Md. Aslam Haneef, Professor of Economics at International Islamic University, Malaysia; Dr. Hafiz Rahman, USA; Dr. Ahmet Alibasic, Professor of Theology at the Dept. of Islamic Studies, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia; Dr. Farid Ahmed, Senior Professional Staff (Applied Physics Lab), Johns Hopkins University & Adib Abdullah Ahmad, USA.
In the Summer School, there are book discussion sessions on `Muslim Civilization: The Causes of Decline and the Need for Reform by Umar Chapra’, ‘Toward our Reformation: From Legalism to Value-Oriented Islamic Law and Jurisprudence’, `Crisis in the Muslim Mind by Abdul Hamid AbuSulayman’, `Al Tawhid: Its Implication for Thought and Life’, `Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence by M. Hashim Kamali’, conducted by Dr. Mahmood Ahmed, Former DG of IBRTA, IBBL & Former secretary general BIIT; Prof. Dr. Muhammad Omar Farooq, Chairman, Dept. of Economics, United International University; Colonel Ashraf Uddin, Former Director (Research), Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIIS); Dr. Mosharof Hossain Masud, Former Registrar of Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology; Mohammad Azharul Islam Habib, Associate Professor, & Head of the Dept. of Law, MIU & Research Fellow of BIIT.
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