Prof Mohammad Yunus is in Australia  Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus has arrived in Australia this morning to deliver key note speech at Focusing People's Architecture, an international conference and exhibition in Canberra and Sydney organised by Bangladeshi Architects in Australia (BaA) in association with the Australian Institute of Architects (AIA) NSW. He will also inaugurate a Yunus Centre at the Monash University in Melbourne on 12th of October. During his visit Professor Yunus will meet with the Federal Minister for Social Services, Parliamentary Secretary for the Minister for Social Services representing the Australian Prime Minister and Senior Australian Government Bureaucrats to share policy advice. He will also meet with senior executives from Australian corporate sectors and leading universities to share his thoughts, philosophies and way forward for his unique concepts on microfinance and social business to assist people to move beyond welfare dependency, to build long term financial and social capability. Professor Yunus will have exclusive sessions with the Bangladeshi Architects in Australia and the Australian Institute of Architects. Focusing People's Architecture is a continuation of the ongoing series of seminars and exhibitions in Australia hosted by the BaA and AIA over last five years. The BaA with the spirit of "thinking outside the traditional mindset" plans to launch two flagship projects during this visit of Professor Yunus: 1. Social Business and Affordable Housing in Bangladesh; and 2. Housing Guide to Complement Cultural Capital in Australia. For more information please contact Rumana Jamaly, Member, Bangladeshi Architects in Australia (BaA) on rumanajamaly@gmail.com. |
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