A delegation of Daffodil International University (DIU) led by Dr. Md. Sabur Khan, Chairman, Board of Trustees, DIU has joined 14th General Conference of Association of Universities of Asia and the Pacific (AUAP) dated on 18 November 2020 hosted virtually by Lyceum of the Philippines University, Batangas, Philippines. During the AUAP General Assembly Meeting, Dr. Md. Sabur Khan was elected as the First Vice President for (2021-2022) of AUAP. Likewise, Dr. Peter P. Laurel, President, Lyceum of the Philippines University has become the President of AUAP and Dr. Hari Mohan Gupta, Chancellor, Jagran Lakecity University, India was elected as 2nd Vice President of AUAP. It should be mentioned that after two years, Dr. Khan will lead AUAP as the 17th President for 2 more years till 2024.

While addressing the program Dr. Md. Sabur Khan said that AUAP will be the greatest organization in the world for the development of the education sector among the whole world, not only the Asia region. He also said that the Covid-19 epidemic has forced us to enter a new normal life and we have to accept this change to move forward. Nowadays ‘virtual exchange’ is the demand of the time, said Dr. Md. Sabur Khan.

The conference was also addressed by Professor Dr. Wichit Srisa, Founder President of AUAP, Dr. Mohammad Nili Ahamadabadi, Immediate Past President of AUAP and President, University of Tehran, Iran and many other distinguished persons.