AIUB attends transnational meeting on advancing tourism education in Romania

The American International University-Bangladesh, along with Jahangirnagar University, represented Bangladesh at the recently concluded “Fourth Transnational Project Meeting of the Erasmus+ SOHO Project.”

The event was hosted at National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest (NUSTPB) during 19–20 May, says a press release issued Monday. In total, 25 participants from nine universities from Europe and Southeast Asia joined the event for two days of intensive collaboration focused on advancing sustainable and innovative tourism education.

The Bangladeshi delegation included Prof Dr Md Abdur Rahman, pro-Vice Chancellor of the American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB) as well as Prof Dr M Shamim Kaiser and Prof Shamim Al Mamun of Jahangirnagar University.

The SOHO Project – Smart, Optimized, High-quality, and On-demand Tourism Innovative Education for Sustainable and Green Development (2023–2026) – is coordinated by NUSTPB.

The project is dedicated to transforming tourism education by integrating smart technologies, renewable energy solutions, and digital innovation. A key aim of the initiative is the establishment and development of Knowledge and Competence Centers (KCCs) in Vietnam, Malaysia, and Bangladesh.

During the two-day meeting, held in NUSTPB Central Library, participants advanced several strategic goals.

The project’s consortium partners are National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest (Romania), Université Lumière Lyon 2 (France), Politecnico di Milano (Italy), American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB), Jahangirnagar University (Bangladesh), The University of Danang (Vietnam), University of Technology and Education (Vietnam), Universiti Sains Malaysia, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (Malaysia).

This pivotal meeting in May reaffirmed the SOHO Project’s commitment to fostering a greener, smarter, and more inclusive future in global tourism education and development.