School of Humanities and Social Sciences of North South University (NSU) organized the inaugural session of the ‘SHSS Alumni Discussion Series.’ The series aims to encourage current students to engage in intellectual development and research through alumni.
Event was organized on campus on Thursday (January 23).
Keynote address was delivered by Sayere Najabi Sayem, a former student of the Department of Law and Research Associate at Tanjib Alam & Associates a paper titled “Exploring the Viability of Preprints in the ‘Exclusive’ Domain of Legal Scholarship.” She discussed the potential of preprints in independent legal research. The event was held at the SHSS Dean’s Conference Room at 10:30 am.
Event was moderated by Dr. Ishtiaq Ahmed associate professor and chairman of North South University Department of Law. Inaugural address was delivered by Dr. Md. Rizwanul Islam dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences and professor of Law where he highlighted the importance of preprints.
During the presentation of the paper, the speaker said that preprint is a new type of publication format that has gained popularity in various academic fields, but it has not yet gained importance in legal research. He said that the traditional publishing method can limit the spread of independent research. He emphasized its potential in legal research by highlighting the widespread acceptance of preprints in health sciences, mathematics, and engineering.
After the paper presentation, in the question and answer session, the students discussed the inclusion of preprints in legal research. In response to the students’ questions, the speaker said that increasing the acceptance of preprints in legal scholarship is the need of the hour.
In his closing speech, Dr. Md. Rizwanul Islam thanked the keynote speaker for his important speech and presented a courtesy memento. Teachers and students of the NSU SHSS department were present at the event.