Brac University School of Education associate professor Sabreena Ahmed was awarded a grant of USD 4000 by the American Institute of Bangladesh Studies (AIBS), USA. The grant was awarded under the category “Professional Development for Bangladeshi Scholars” to support her academic visit to the University of Tennessee Knoxville (UTK), USA.
From April 26 to April 30, 2025, Dr. Ahmed collaborated with Dr. Fatima T. Zahra assistant professor of Evaluation, Statistics and Methodology in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at UTK. Dr. Zahra is the Founder and Principal Investigator of the Artificial Intelligence, Race and Evaluation (AIRE) Lab at University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
During her visit, Dr. Ahmed and Dr. Zahra worked together on the draft of a joint research project titled “Readiness of Teachers and Students for Using Generative AI (GENAI) in Bangladeshi Government and Private Universities.” The collaboration focused on preparing the project for Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval and outlining the framework for data collection.
In addition to research development, the visit also included discussions on potential future collaborations between the AIRE Lab and Brac University.