BRAC University Chess Club (BUCHC) is organizing a rapid Faculty Vs Student match in BRAC University Auditorium (Building 2) on Thursday, 23 March 2017 from 12.00 pm to 1.00 pm. Honorable Vice Chancellor of BRAC University Prof. Syed Saad Andaleeb, Ph.D. will inaugurate the event and grace the occasion as the Chief Guest. Lady Syeda Sarwat Abed, Director, BRAC Institute of Languages (BIL) and Grand Master Reefat Bin Sattar will be present as special guests.
Prof. Ansar Ahmed, Ph.D., will lead the faculty team with three other three faculty members and Mr. Shihab Shahriar from BBS will lead the students’team. The games will be projected through display boards.
BRAC University Chess Club has been formed to promote chess as an educational tool to develop students’ analytical and cognitive skills. This is part of club’s regular activities to promote chess around the campus. This match will serve as a symbolic representation of the friendly teacher-student relationship at BRAC University.