About CEISD
Center for Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Sustainable Development (CEISD)
Chittagong Independent University (CIU) has decided to establish a Center for Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Sustainable Development (CEID) in the CIU Business School (CIUBS). Apart from preparing trained corporate executives across the usual business disciplines, there is a growing need in the corporate world and across organizations and society to create a culture of entrepreneurship and innovation in the larger context of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 2030).
In the broader context of SDG Goals 2030, socially responsible and innovative enterprises may create jobs and engagement for young people, reduce the concentration of wealth in a few hands, and play a positive role in the equitable redistribution of wealth and income. The center will bring together universities, socially motivated entrepreneurs and innovators, leaders, professionals, and citizens in promoting entrepreneurship and innovation that may have an impact on society and development.
Scope of Activities
This center will work with a multidisciplinary and multi-method approach around the theme of entrepreneurship, innovation, and inclusive development of the business and society.
Scope & Key Activities
The proposed scope and activities of the Center may be as follows:
- Research: conduct impactful research in the multidisciplinary areas of entrepreneurship, innovation, youth engagement, business-society relationships, corporate social responsibility (CSR), etc., in the broader context of SDG goals. Output may be a journal, monograph, conference, etc.
- Teaching and Training: Develop course curriculum and materials of different lengths and formats for teaching and training related to the multidisciplinary themes as mentioned above. The target group may include CIU internal students, students of different universities and colleges, business owners and executives, NGO officials, and the community in general. Output may be a one-day, two-day, week-long, or semester-long training program and courses.
- Policy Prescriptions: Prescribe policy related to the enabling environment for the creation and development of entrepreneurship and innovation, about how to effectively combine business, government, and SDG objectives. Output may be policy memos for dissemination to local government, national government, and its different line agencies.
- Youth Engagement and Outreach: To engage the youth of CIU, other universities, and the community in different forms. Output may range from dialogues, seminars, and workshops to different types of engaging activities related to the center’s objectives.
- Citizen Awareness: Create general awareness and increase social recognition about entrepreneurship, innovation, CSR, and good corporate citizenship behavior, and also, responsible civic behavior at individual and community levels. Output may be a series of awareness campaigns, seminars, dialogues, and citizen activism in different forms.
Contact Person
Dr. Moslehuddin Chowdhury Khaled
Director, Center for Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Sustainable Development (CEISD)
Professor, Dept. of General Management and Human Resource Management (HRM)
moslehuddin.khaled@ciu.edu.bd