A three days long basic training on Geographic Information System (GIS) & Remote Sensing (RS) held at KUET on 16-18 January, 2015, organized by Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Geo Planning for Advanced Development (GPAD) and Design Integrated Society of KUET (DISK).

Vice-Chancellor of KUET Prof. Dr. Muhammed Alamgir was present in the inaugural function of the Training as the Chief Guest which is held on January 16 at 9 am. Dean of Civil Engineering Faculty Prof. Dr. Shibendra Shekher Sikder and Director of GPAD Training Center Md. Rejaur Rahman were present as the special guest. Head of the Department of URP Tusar Kanti Roy presided over the inaugural function. Saima Rahman, Lecturer, Department of KUET represented the inaugural ceremony.

In three days training program the modules were Fundamentals of GIS & GIT (ArcGIS), Software Demonstration with its Basic Modules, Map Projection and Coordinate system, Spatial Referencing, Spatial Transformation and Working with Google Earth, Digitizing, Editing, Encoding and GIS Database Building, Basic Geoprocessing, Raster Analysis, Map Composition and Printing, Fundamentals of Remote Sensing, Image Processing, Classification and Analysis. Training instructors were Md. Esraz-Ul-Zannnt, Assistant Prof, Department of URP, Md. Rejaur Rahman, Director, GPAD Training Center, Md. Rokibul Islam, Training Instructor, GPAD Training Center.

The Closing Ceremony of the training program was held on January 18, at 5 pm. Dean of Civil Engineering Faculty Prof. Dr. Shibendra Shekher Sikder was present as the Chief Guest. Prof. Dr. Md. Ahsanul Kabir, Head, Urban and Rural Planning Discipline, Khulna University, Md. Esraz-ul-Zannat, Moderator, DISK and Training Coordinator Department of KUET were present as the special guest. Head of the Department of URP Tusar Kanti Roy presided over the Closing Ceremony.