Professor Yusuf Mahbubul Islam joined Southeast University as the vice chancellor on Sunday upon the appointment by the Bangladesh president and chancellor of the SEU, Mohammed Shahabuddin, for a four-year term, said a press release.
Professor Islam has more than 46 years of teaching, research and administrative experience at different institutions in Bangladesh, the United Kingdom, and Malaysia.
Previously, he held significant roles such as vice-chancellor at Daffodil International University and dean of engineering at Independent University, Bangladesh. He worked as an adjunct professor at Open University Malaysia and as associate professor and chair of computer science and engineering at BRAC University.