BdREN Holds HEAT Workshop for Educators at JKKNIU, Trishal
Trishal, Mymensingh, 12 November 2026
Bangladesh Research and Education Network (BdREN) held a day-long workshop titled "Empowering Educators through Digital Knowledge Enhancement" at Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University (JKKNIU) on Thursday, 12 November 2026. The workshop is part of the Higher Education Acceleration and Transformation (HEAT) Project of the University Grants Commission (UGC) of Bangladesh. Sixty faculty members and officials of the university took part.
The Vice-Chancellor of JKKNIU attended the inaugural session as Chief Guest, and the Project Director of the HEAT Project chaired it. The Treasurer, the Registrar and the Director of the ICT Cell of JKKNIU spoke as Special Guests. Kh. Rashedul Arefin, GM (Systems & Services), BdREN, gave the keynote speech. He covered the scope of the HEAT Project as carried out through BdREN and the range of BdREN services available to universities. Biplab Chandra Mahanta, Manager (Sales), BdREN, hosted the programme.
The technical session had four modules:
Cybersecurity Awareness: Professor Dr. Mohammed Shafiul Alam Khan, Technical Specialist, HEAT, and Md. Ariful Islam Arman of BdREN.
Generative AI for Teaching & Research: Kh. Rashedul Arefin.
e-Resources: Ahmed Al Hossain of BdREN introduced the HEAT-supported eBooks and the IEEE, JSTOR and Emerald e-journals that JKKNIU subscribes to through BdREN.
AI Application in Higher Education: Abu Naser Md. Nafew of BdREN.
The day ended with a feedback session and an open discussion. Participants shared their experiences and asked the resource persons questions about putting digital tools to use in teaching, research and administration.
The workshop at JKKNIU continues the HEAT series, which has already reached Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Khulna University, KUET, GSTU and Gono Bishwabidyalay. The series aims to help teachers and researchers across the country make better use of digital knowledge resources, AI tools and secure online practices. More workshops are planned at other universities in the coming weeks.