President voices concern at fall in rankings of universities
Sunday, 31 January 2010
SAVAR, Jan 30 (UNB): Worried at the fall in ranking of the country's universities, President Zillur Rahman Saturday urged the Education Ministry and the University Grants Commission (UGC) to take proper steps to find out why the universities are falling behind the international standard.
"Our universities are lagging behind in the international ranking... my question is, are we failing to maintain the education standard of the past or to keep pace with the gradual advancement of knowledge and science in the world?" he asked.
The President came up with his concern while presiding over the 4th convocation of the Jahangirnagar University (JU). Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid also attended the function.
Chief Justice Tafazzul Islam delivered the convocation speech. Vice Chancellor of JU Prof Sharif Enamul Kabir also spoke on the occasion. Addressing the function, President Zillur Rahman urged the UGC and Education Ministry to take measures to ensure quality education in the country's universities. "There is no alternative to quality education in facing the global challenges."
Zillur Rahman laid emphasis on increasing seats for the students at the university level with a view to creating skilled manpower in the country.
"Many students fail to get admitted to their desired universities despite having good results due to limited opportunities and scopes for higher education compared to the population," he said.
Describing the universities as the centres for research and higher education, the President said that the integrated efforts would have to be continued to uphold the quality education at the university level.
He mentioned that the government had taken massive initiatives, including the UGC's "Higher Education Quality Enhancement', for creating more opportunities for higher education as well as improving the quality education in the country.
"With other initiatives, the Private University Act 1992 has been updated," the President said expressing his hope that the above activities would be able to contribute towards ensuring greater welfare of the nation.
Congratulating the graduates, the President urged them to work for the greater welfare of humanity with their talents, deeds and creativity during their professional life.
Mentioning that social corrosion is hampering the values, the President requested the graduates never to compromise with injustice and untruth, and always to give priority to the interest of the country instead of individual concerns.
"Our universities are lagging behind in the international ranking... my question is, are we failing to maintain the education standard of the past or to keep pace with the gradual advancement of knowledge and science in the world?" he asked.
The President came up with his concern while presiding over the 4th convocation of the Jahangirnagar University (JU). Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid also attended the function.
Chief Justice Tafazzul Islam delivered the convocation speech. Vice Chancellor of JU Prof Sharif Enamul Kabir also spoke on the occasion. Addressing the function, President Zillur Rahman urged the UGC and Education Ministry to take measures to ensure quality education in the country's universities. "There is no alternative to quality education in facing the global challenges."
Zillur Rahman laid emphasis on increasing seats for the students at the university level with a view to creating skilled manpower in the country.
"Many students fail to get admitted to their desired universities despite having good results due to limited opportunities and scopes for higher education compared to the population," he said.
Describing the universities as the centres for research and higher education, the President said that the integrated efforts would have to be continued to uphold the quality education at the university level.
He mentioned that the government had taken massive initiatives, including the UGC's "Higher Education Quality Enhancement', for creating more opportunities for higher education as well as improving the quality education in the country.
"With other initiatives, the Private University Act 1992 has been updated," the President said expressing his hope that the above activities would be able to contribute towards ensuring greater welfare of the nation.
Congratulating the graduates, the President urged them to work for the greater welfare of humanity with their talents, deeds and creativity during their professional life.
Mentioning that social corrosion is hampering the values, the President requested the graduates never to compromise with injustice and untruth, and always to give priority to the interest of the country instead of individual concerns.