The Dhaka International Mobile Film Festival (DIMFF), a signature event from the Media Studies and Journalism department of University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB), has been ranked number 28 in the Entrepreneurial Spirit category in the World's Universities with Real Impact (WURI) Ranking for 2021. The WURI ranking comprises the global top 100 and top 50 in each of these areas: Industrial Application, Entrepreneurial Spirit, Social Responsibility, Ethics, and Integrity; Student Mobility and Openness for Exchange and Collaboration; and Crisis Management. This year's WURI ranking acknowledged ULAB which has placed 27th in Crisis Management, 28th in the Entrepreneurial Spirit with DIMFF, and 39th in Ethics and Integrity. Read WURI Ranking 2021: ULAB among global top 100 innovative universities Moon Hwy-Chang, the WURI Founding Director, Project Leader and Professor Emeritus of Seoul National University, officially cited this world-standing of ULAB at a virtual ceremony in Seoul on Thursday. "ULAB is the only Bangladeshi university to place within the top 100 universities this year," Prof Hwy-Chang said. Head of the Department of Media Studies and Journalism Professor Jude William Genilo congratulated everyone related with DIMFF, saying this achievement will help DIMFF to take more new initiatives in the future. DIMFF Adviser and Assistant Professor in the Department of Media Studies and Journalism at ULAB Mohammad Shazzad Hossain said, "This is the biggest achievement in the history of DIMFF till date, and this recognition came through the dedication and tireless works of the students." Read Pros and Cons of Reopening Educational Institutions during Pandemic WURI is the first global innovative university ranking designed to stimulate and evaluate universities' flexible and innovative efforts to foster a workforce that meets the demand from industry and society. Dhaka International Mobile Film Festival 2022 (DIMFF-2022) is all set for its eighth term with a bunch of dedicated team members working passionately on their respective teams. The film submissions are open till 23rd September 23, 2021. The selected films will be screened at the festival's opening and closing sessions on February 25-26, 2022. Read 5 conditions set for online recruitment in public universities 'New generation, New tools, New communication' - with this motto, the Dhaka International Mobile Film Festival (DIMFF) commenced its journey back in 2015, mainly to inspire people to create films using mobile phones.   Further information regarding the DIMFF are available at filmfreeway.com/DIMFFand www.dimff.net.

University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) has been ranked in the global top 100 innovative universities in the 2021 World's Universities with Real Impact (WURI) ranking.  ULAB’s world standing was officially cited by the WURI founding director, project leader and Professor Emeritus of Seoul National University Moon Hwy-Chang in a virtual ceremony held on June 10 in Seoul, South Korea. Read: Bangladesh universities nowhere in QS World University ranking Professor Hwy-Chang announced that this year, ULAB is the only Bangladeshi university that has been placed among the top 100 universities. WURI was created to evaluate the innovative programmes of universities and to measure the performance of universities in creating real value to society and providing opportunities for the future. The ranking is composed of the Global Top 100 and the Top 50 ranking in each of the following categories: (1) Industrial Applications; (2) Entrepreneurship; (3) Social responsibility, ethics and integrity; (4) Student mobility and openness for exchange and collaboration; and (5) Crisis Management. Among these categories, ULAB placed itself 27th in the ‘Crisis Management’, 28th in the ‘Entrepreneurial Spirit’, and 39th in the ‘Ethical Value’ category.  Read:University students to be vaccinated for reopening dorms: UGC ULAB’s acting Vice-Chancellor Professor Shamsad Mortuza lauded the resilience and team work of ULAB family that made this global endorsement possible. Commenting on the success to UNB, he said, “The ranking will galvanize our commitment to change the ecology of higher education in Bangladesh." ULAB’s WURI project leader Professor Jude William Genilo, Head of Media Studies and Journalism, said, “ULAB has always seen itself as a partner in community and nation building. It has an enabling environment that supports creativity and innovation. In the 2021 ranking, WURI recognized three of ULAB's programs as these are in line with its vision of active and practical learning; producing graduates that industry and society really needs.” Read: DCCI inks MoU with ULAB for skill development, research ULAB authorities expressed that this ranking is a manifestation of ULAB’s promise of utilizing its innovative online teaching and learning techniques in responding effectively to the COVID-19 pandemic. They added that ULAB will continue to offer its high-quality academic programmes online and ensure the continuity and reach of education to all its students. The official results will be uploaded and available in the next few days in the official WURI website: http://www.wuri.world.