ENVIRONMENT CLUB

The MIST Environment Club encourages you to acquire the knowledge of our environment as well as to come forward and contribute to resolve some of the environmental problems at national and global range. In doing so, you will be playing an important role in environmental education for sustainable development and be able to influence more people to engage themselves in saving the planet.

The core objectives of environmental education are:

•    Understanding the consequences of human actions for the earth and its resources;

•    Understanding decisions and actions that can be taken locally and globally to encourage sustainable living and to avoid unsustainable practices;

•    Taking personal responsibility for living in a sustainable way.

By becoming a member of the Environment Club, you can:

•    Gain knowledge about the environment;
•    Perform actions to improve the campus environment;
•    Help to solve local environmental problems;
•    Educate others about the environment;
•    Enjoy yourself and have fun in a clean environment;
•    Learn about club and how it should operate.

Purpose:

•    To promote environmental literacy as well as raise the quality of our total educational experience.

•    To reduce the ecological footprint of our community through recycling, reducing waste, and promoting more sustainable practices in everyday life.

•    To raise awareness of the environmental challenges that we face globally and locally.

•    To raise funds for a variety of environmental causes

Activities 

Our club is very up- to-date with creating awareness on the present environmental conditions and involving our generation to come forward in developing their knowledge through workshops, discussions, campaigns etc. We give great emphasis to arrange regular seminars and competitions at the national level as well as across the globe where the members of the club can participate and represent our club in such international platforms.

The Club has taken an initiative to publish a monthly magazine which will involve country’s famous and noteworthy researchers, environmentalists, campaigners and teachers. The students can submit their articles and their works will get published in the magazine.

Events
EWCE Day 2019:
EWCE Day was organized by the MIST Environment Club and powered by the Department of EWCE (Environmental, Water Resources, and Coastal Engineering) on 24th October 2019. There were 6 segments- the Inauguration Ceremony, Poster Presentation, Quiz Competition, Project Showcasing, and finally the Prize Giving Ceremony
Climathon Dhaka, 2019:
Climathon is a global climate hackathon. It is a city-based programme that offers a clear pathway to action and interaction - an opportunity for cities and citizens to co-create local ideas to shared climate challenges. At the core of the programme is an ideathon powered by local organizers; the people who know their cities and climate challenges the best. The year-round program was held by The Daily Star on 25th October, 2019. Around 40 students had taken part in this hackathon program on behalf of the MIST Environment Club.
Campus Hour, February 2020
On 26th February, 2020, a Campus Hour was arranged by MIST where different clubs displayed their current and previous activities and discussed their upcoming plans and projects with the respected commandant sir, Maj Gen Md Wahid-Uz-Zaman and other MIST officials. A quiz competition on environmental issues was held on this occasion, where students from various departments had participated