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Initiation of Grant Activities:
Background Info and Visit of UH IELE to Bangladesh
In 2003, the Applied Research Team at CEE (then known as the Institute for Energy, Law & Enterprise) won the grant for "Partnership to
Strengthen Local Capacity for Economic, Financial and Social Analysis of Energy Sector
Initiatives" program of Association
Liaison Office for University Cooperation in Development. This partnership is
dedicated to help enhance energy economics curriculum and expertise at the Department
of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Engineering at the Bangladesh University of Engineering
and Technology (BUET/PMRE) in Dhaka. |
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CEE and BUET/PMRE will work together to enhance the educational and research
capabilities of the BUET/PMRE through training sessions in Houston and Bangladesh,
exchange visits of the Institute and BUET/PMRE faculty, and continuous mentoring.
Click here for project
details (.pdf)
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Partnership activities have been already initiated. In Janury 2004,
CEE Executive Director Dr. Michelle M. Foss and Dr. Gurcan Gulen visited
Bangladesh. The purpose of their visit was to meet with BUET/PMRE faculty
and define a work plan that would identify program activities, expected
outcomes and project deadlines. To maximize the value of the trip, additional
meetings have been held with other stakeholders. CEE met with students,
national industry representatives and foreign energy companies operating in
Bangladesh. Meetings served as fact finding and needs assessment for the
energy sector in Bangladesh. The USAID mission in Dhaka faciliated the
meetings.
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Partnership activities planned for the next 3 months include:
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Visit of Prof. Tamim to CEE to attend CEE's New Era program,
observe various energy economics, energy law and other classes.
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Educational audit during which CEE and BUET/PMRE will work together in
identifying areas of BUET/PMRE curriculum that need to be strengthened. After
the educational audit and needs assessment , partners will work on proposed
additions to BUET/PMRE curriculum.
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