Khwaja Yunus Ali University (KYAU), Bangladesh, and Mid-West University (MU), Nepal, held a virtual meeting on September 22, 2026, to explore academic, research, and institutional collaboration.

Dr. Md. Motahar Hossain, Head of the Department of Business Administration, KYAU, moderated the meeting. Mr. Md. Matiur Rahman, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Medical Physics, KYAU, and Dr. Yadu Prasad Gyawali, Mid-West University (MU), Nepal, presented institutional overviews, highlighting opportunities for cooperation.

Discussions focused on student, faculty, visiting scholar, and administrative exchanges, dual degree programmes, collaborative research, joint publications, academic events, and cultural activities. MU expressed interest in collaboration involving M.Phil. and PhD students in Management.

Prof. Col. (r) Dr. Nazmul Ahshan Mallik, KYAU’s Advisor for International Relations, proposed undergraduate dual degrees in Law, CSE, IT and BBA, joint master’s programmes covering MBA and Medical Physics, and doctoral collaboration in Business Management with supervision from both institutions. Seasonal schools and research funding opportunities were also discussed. Proposed exchange arrangements would allocate travel costs to participants or home institutions and accommodation to hosts.

Potential cooperation in health sciences received attention as MU outlined plans to establish a Health Science Faculty or School. Prof. Dr. Fazle Rabbi Shakil Ahmed welcomed further academic consultation and knowledge sharing. Prof. Dr. Mohammad Shahed Akond also expressed interest in collaboration across science and engineering disciplines.

Both institutions agreed to arrange a subsequent meeting involving their Vice-Chancellors to review priorities, discuss implementation and financial arrangements, and guide the development of mutually beneficial collaboration.