RAJSHAHI, Oct 07 (BSS): Terming education as service not business, academics and experts urged the authorities of higher seats of learning including university to provide quality education to make the students competent for global employment market.
They also highlighted the need for conducting inclusive researches on various fields of knowledge to ensure quality of the higher educational institutions in the country.
They came up with the observation while addressing a daylong workshop styled "National Qualification Framework of Bangladesh" at Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) on Saturday.
Quality Assurance Unit (QAC) of Bangladesh University Grants Commission (UGC) organised the workshop in association with RUET.
Stakeholders from different organizations attended the workshop, which created awareness amongst them to gain their support to develop a unified Bangladesh Qualification Framework.
Vice-chancellor of Rajshahi University Prof Abdus Sobhan and Vice-chancellor of Pabna Science and Technology University Prof Rawshan Ali addressed the workshop as chief and special guests respectively with RUET Vice-chancellor Prof Rafiqul Islam Sheikh in the chair.
Vice-chancellor of Barendra University Prof Osman Gani Talukder, Vice-chancellor of Rajshahi Medical University Prof Masum Habib, QAC Head Prof Sonjoy Kumar Adhikary and RUET Prof Mosharraf Hossain also spoke.
During his keynote presentation, Dr Tanzim Ahmed, Quality Specialist of UGC, highlighted the importance of quality education saying Bangladesh is in need of a unified qualification framework to facilitate lifelong learning by opening up access, attracting investment and recognizing non-formal and informal learning.
He mentioned that the development of the framework would strengthen national qualification systems by harmonizing the sub-systems of qualifications. In his remarks, Prof Abdus Sobhan said that national qualification framework is highly needed for ensuring quality education at tertiary level to compete with others in national and international arena in today's competitive world.
"This is the right time to develop a harmonized qualification system that will benefit both employers and job seekers," he said adding that uniform and harmonised framework can ensure the standard and quality in the country' existing multi-pronged education system, he added.
In another event in Rangpur, leaders of different teachers' organisations at a post-rally discussion on Sunday stressed ensuring rights of teachers to provide quality education for the future generation of the country.
They said this at a discussion jointly organised by district units of Bangladesh Teachers' Association (BTA) and Bangladesh College-University Teachers' Association (BCUTA) at Town Hall auditorium in observance of the World Teachers' Day-2018.
The day was observed with the theme of "The right to education means the right to a qualified teacher" here as elsewhere in the world aiming at mobilising support for teachers, as only good teachers can build worthy citizens for the country.
Earlier, tens of hundreds of teachers of secondary and degree levels schools, colleges and madrasahs brought out a colourful rally on the city streets.
Central committee President of BCUTA Professor Noor Mohammad Talukder addressed the event as the keynote discussant with district unit President of BCUTA Abdul Wahed in the chair.
Moderated by district unit General Secretary (GS) of BTA Principal Mohammad Ali, its district unit President Principal Atiar Rahman Pramanik, district unit GS of BCUTA Rawshanul Kaiser Sangram, its Rangpur city unit President Nabib Hossain Lavlu and GS Principal Abdur Rouf Sarker, Regional President of BTA Headmaster Abul Mujan Azad and its city unit President Ayesha Siddika addressed the discussion.
