Press Release
12 October, 2026, 04:45 pm
Last modified: 12 October, 2026, 07:13 pm
Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) has appointed Professor Dr Giuseppe Sapienza, an Italian education leader with more than 20 years of international experience, as its teaching and learning educationist.
He will support the university in strengthening teaching skills, capacity and practices, while improving the learning environment for students in line with global educational best practices, according to the press release.
Sapienza has held senior academic and administrative positions at universities across Europe, Asia and the Pacific, including vice rector, provost, research director and director of quality assurance.
His experience covers faculty development, curriculum design, academic quality assurance, research management and integrated educational strategy.
He has worked with international organisations including Unesco, UNDP, WHO and the Korea International Cooperation Agency, and has helped establish more than 100 international partnerships.
Sapienza holds a PhD in education and a master's degree in philosophy from the University of Catania in Italy.
He has also completed Leadership of Learning training at Harvard University and holds a Certificate in Quality of Education Systems from the University of Padua in Italy.
IUB welcomed Sapienza to its academic community, saying his appointment would support its continued focus on quality teaching and learning.