Center for Enterprise & Society (CES)University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh

Knowledge at the Nexus of Business and Society

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# Title of Research Project Client/Sponsor

ICT for Development (ICT-D)

1 Need assessment of Rural IT Development (Community Information Center of GP) Katalyst

2 Baseline Survey: Rural ICT in Bogra Katalyst

3 Exploring the Scope of Mobile Financial Services for Rural Bangladesh enabling linkages with ICT services. Katalyst

4 Interim Impact Assessment of “Grameenphone Community Information Centre (GPCIC)” & “Banglalink Jigyasha 7676 & 7677” service

Bangladesh Institute for ICT for Development

Financial Services/Macro-Economy

5 Policy and Regulatory Benchmarking Study on India, Sri Lanka, Nigeria, Kenya and Ghana to assess the potential for developing the corporate bond market in Bangladesh

Morgan Stanley

Investment

Management

6 Formulation of Research-based Recommendations on Development of Foreign Institutional Investment in Bangladesh Capital Markets

BRAC

7 Analysis of the Nexus Between an Expansionary Monetary Policy and Industrial Sector Investment in Bangladesh World Bank

Portfolio of Researchers’ Experiences

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8 An In-depth Study on Tax Incentives in Bangladesh ActionAid Bangladesh

9 Banking on Mobile Money: Estimating the Value of the Mobile Financial Services (MFS) Sector ULAB

10 Implications of developing a bond market in Bangladesh on the insurance sector and financial sector maturity BlackRock Advisory

11 Women’s Access to Finance Survey – Baseline Survey IFC-SEDF

12 Forecasting the Market Capitalization of Dhaka stock exchange in Bangladesh: A comparative study of GARCH and ARIMA models

2nd International Conference on Business and Economic Research

13 Forecasting the general Index of Dhaka stock exchange in Bangladesh: A comparative study of GARCH and ARIMA models

2nd International Conference on Business and Economic Research

Business Research/Industrial Surveys

14 Overcoming Business Challenges In Bangladesh: Findings from a survey of Firms in the Real Estate, IT and Furniture Industries. ULAB

15 Baseline Survey of RMG Sector IFC-SEDF

16 Bangladesh SME Baseline Survey IFC-SEDF

17 Banking Sector: Market Sizing and Growth Projections

18 Power & Energy Sector Forecast 2021 Goldman Sachs/World Bank

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Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on Automotive, Financial Services, Consumer Durables, Real Estate and Hospitality Sectors in Japan, China, India, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia

KPMG US/KPMG UK/KPMG ELLP

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Social Enterprises/Entrepreneurship

20 Assessment of Social Action Projects (SAP) British Council

21 Applicability of Earnings & Valuation Techniques to Measuring Social Returns on Investment (ROI) for Social Enterprises BRAC

22 Current State and Future Prospects of the Social

Enterprise Sector in Bangladesh ULAB

23 Entrepreneurial Satisfaction with HR performance in Bangladesh: What Really Matters to Entrepreneurs?

Twelfth Knowledge Globalization conference

Health

24 Acceptability and Adherence Test of Zinc Tablet in Young Children

Social Marketing Company (SMC)

25 Qualitative Research to Develop a Comprehensive Strategy for Advocacy for Iodized Salt

Expressions Ltd. / UNICEF

26 Project Performance Monitoring and Evaluation- Urban Primary Health Care Project (UPHCP-II) ADB/GoB/HLSP

27 Assessment & Review of the Existing Health Services Facilities to Advocate for Adolescent Friendly Access and Referral System UNICEF

28 A Solar Water Pasteurizer and Rain Water Collector for Provision of Safe Drinking Water in Urban Slums and Rural Areas

International Conference on Physics in Medicine and Clinical Neuroelectrophysiology

29 Solar Water Pasteurizer: An Affordable Technology Solution for Safe Drinking Water for Resource-Poor Communities in the South

UNESCO/ISTIC/TWAS Conference on Successful Innovations in Developing Countries

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30 Evaluation of Adolescent Health Communication programme in Rural Schools

Johns Hopkins University

31 Evaluation of Safe Hygiene Curriculum among school children UNICEF

32 Assessment of Adolescent Reproductive Health Communication Program in Rural School. USAID

33 Maternal Mortality Reduction & Violence Against Women - Process Testing

UNICEF/BCCU

34 V iolence Against Women - Concept Testing Expressions/UNICEF

Agriculture

38 Exploring the scope of Crop Insurance in Bangladesh enabling linkages with ICT embedded services

Bangladesh Institute for ICT for Development

39 Production of semi-organic vegetables and generation of income by the female farmers

Grameen Communications

40 Gross Value Added of Agriculture Sector in Bangladesh: An Econometric Investigation

Terengganu International Finance and Economics Journal (TIFEJ)

35 A dolescents Survey ICDDRB

36 E valuation of TFIPP Training Initiatives TFIPP, funded by EU Project of DGHS, MOHFW, GOB

37 Evaluation of Integrated Family Planning Development Program FPAB

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41 Toward Bracketing the Seasonal Export-Import of Bangladesh: A Time Series Analytical Approach

Terengganu International Finance and Economics Journal (TIFEJ)

42 Gross value added of agriculture sector in Bangladesh: an Econometric investigation

International Conference on Business and Economic

Education/Skill Development

43 Primary School Parents Satisfaction Survey University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB)

44 An Integrated Approach to Sustainable Technology: Natural Science, Social Science, and Art

International Conference on Sustainable Development

45 Optimizing Faculty Performance of Tertiary Academic Institutions in Bangladesh: A study on faculty perceptions

Conference at University of California Berkeley

Media/Communications

46 Public Perceptions of Television News in Bangladesh: A Benchmark Study Journal of Bangladesh

Studies

47 Credibility of TV News in a Developing Country: The Case of Bangladesh

Journal of Mass Communication Quarterly, SAGE publications

48 Market-oriented journalism and perceived credibility of television news in Bangladesh

International Communication Association's 62nd Annual Conference

For any queries, please feel free to contact:

Mr. Imran RahmanVice ChancellorUniversity of Liberal Arts Bangladesh Email: imran.rahman@ulab.edu.bd Mobile: (88) 01711 521 324

Mr. Sajid AmitDirectorCenter for Enterprise and SocietyUniversity of Liberal Arts Bangladesh Email: sajid.amit@ulab.edu.bd Mobile: (88) 01795 840 007

Contact Details

UNIVERSITY OF LIBERAL ARTS OF BANGLADESHHs 56, Rd 4A (Satmasjid Road), Dhanmondi, Dhaka 1209

Phone: 9661255, 9661301, 01730 082197, 01713 091936, 01714 161613

Fax: +88-02-9660610, www.ulab.edu.bd