Nestle BD, BUET forge industry-academia partnership

City Desk :

On Thursday a team from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) visited the production facilities of Nestlé Bangladesh located in Sreepur, Gazipur. BUET team was led by Professor Dr. Mohidus Samad Khan, Director of the Institute of Appropriate Technology (IAT) BUET. The other members of the BUET team were Professor Dr. Iftekhar Uddin Bhuiyan, Assistant Professor Rifat Rahman, and students from the Institute of Appropriate Technology and the Department of Chemical Engineering, BUET, said press release. A high-profile team from Nestlé Bangladesh, led by Mr. Md. Rashedul Hasan KayesAlhayat, Manufacturing Director, welcomed BUET team.

The Nestlé Bangladesh team also included Major Habib Haq (retd), Senior Manager – Corporate Affairs & Security at Nestlé Bangladesh, Mr. Dip Raj Baidya, Corporate Affairs Manager, Mr. ASM Shamsuzzaman, Head of Engineering, Mr. Rezaul Karim, Head of Production, Mr. Ripon Kumar, Manager & Unit head of Nutrition & Beverage Unit, Mr. Md. Ali Zobayer, Process Engineering Manager, and other officials.

In the industrial visit, BUET students learned about the application of global technologies in industrial product manufacturing processes as well as the overall management system of an industrial enterprise. In the industrial visit, heads of different departments of Nestlé Bangladesh provided a detailed overview of the company’s operations. They highlighted Nestlé’s 158-year journey. Nestlé Bangladesh initiated its operations in 1992. At present, Nestlé is operating in 185 countries with more than 2,000 brands.

Nestlé maintains the same operational and quality control standards in all Nestlé manufacturing plants around the world.

Regarding the visit, Professor Dr. MohidusSamad Khan said, “Nestlé is a global brand with a high reputation and state-of-the-art technology and compliance practices. In today’s visit, the BUET team has gained real-life knowledge about standard practices of world-class production processes. BUET is strong in engineering teaching, research, and project implementation.

BUET would like to establish a strong ‘Industry-Academia’ relationship with Nestlé Bangladesh, which will include joint research and development, technology transfer, and student internship programs.”

Nestlé Bangladesh’s Manufacturing Director, Mr. Rashedul Hasan, said, “It is almost impossible to find someone who has not experienced a Nestlé product. Likewise, there is hardly any country in the world where Nestlé does not have a presence. Even while being in Bangladesh, we are producing international standard products.

The infrastructure of the Nestlé Bangladesh factory is to the European standard. BUET is a highly reputed academic organization in Bangladesh, and BUET graduates play a vital role in carrying out the world-class manufacturing processes of Nestlé Bangladesh.” He expressed a strong interest in building long-term collaboration between Nestlé Bangladesh and BUET.

In the industrial visit, the Nestlé Bangladesh team discussed several technological issues where BUET can contribute with local knowledge and technologies. Both parties agreed to initially address low-hanging targets where experts from both institutions can collaborate and make positive impacts with local technologies and knowledge. The industrial visit concluded with a photo session and a tree plantation at the factory premises.