Call to ensure quality edn in pvt varsities
Wednesday, 15 October 2008
As the quality of university education has come under question, President Iajuddin Ahmed has suggested evaluating the standards of education being imparted by the universities, particularly the private ones, reports UNB.
He made the call while addressing the first convocation of Prime University at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre in the city, a day after the government's education ministry issued a note of warning for students and guardians about mushrooming private universities, many of them running without valid permission.
"I am actuated by the urge to call all concerned to provide congenial atmosphere of education, including efficient teaching staff, state-of-the-art curricula, sufficient library and laboratory facilities, diverse extracurricular activities etc," he said.
Referring to the Private University Act, he said the law was enacted in 1992 with the aim of spreading quality education through creating more seats at the tertiary level.
With the passage of time, a good number of private universities have been established in the country and a huge number of students have been passing out from these universities every year.
The President, who is also chancellor of the university, asked the Bangladesh University Grants Commission to strictly oversee the activities of the universities in order to ensure quality education.
He expressed the hope that the new graduates would confidently shoulder the responsibilities for developing the country in diverse fields.
About 2,300 students in over 15 different educational programmes in different disciplines graduated. Six meritorious students were awarded gold medals for their outstanding performance.
He made the call while addressing the first convocation of Prime University at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre in the city, a day after the government's education ministry issued a note of warning for students and guardians about mushrooming private universities, many of them running without valid permission.
"I am actuated by the urge to call all concerned to provide congenial atmosphere of education, including efficient teaching staff, state-of-the-art curricula, sufficient library and laboratory facilities, diverse extracurricular activities etc," he said.
Referring to the Private University Act, he said the law was enacted in 1992 with the aim of spreading quality education through creating more seats at the tertiary level.
With the passage of time, a good number of private universities have been established in the country and a huge number of students have been passing out from these universities every year.
The President, who is also chancellor of the university, asked the Bangladesh University Grants Commission to strictly oversee the activities of the universities in order to ensure quality education.
He expressed the hope that the new graduates would confidently shoulder the responsibilities for developing the country in diverse fields.
About 2,300 students in over 15 different educational programmes in different disciplines graduated. Six meritorious students were awarded gold medals for their outstanding performance.