Quality education precondition for sustainable growth
DU Correspondent | Thursday, 3 March 2011
DU Correspondent
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid said Wednesday quality education can ensure country's sustainable development and economic growth. " Sustainable development and economic growth largely depend on human resources development that relies on high quality of education system," he said while inaugurating a two-day policy dialogue workshop titled "Quality Assurance and Enhancement in Higher Education: Experience on the UK and Possible Implementation for Bangladesh" as the chief guest at a local hotel in the capital. "We believe that high quality of education system could ensure sustainable development with optimum level of economic growth that could also help establish democracy and peace," said the education minister. British Council organised the dialogue under the International Strategic Partnership in Research and Education (ISPIRE), a British Council funded project, with the partnership of the University Grants Commi-ssion (UGC) of Bangladesh . UGC Chairman Prof Nazrul Islam and Director of the British Council Charles Nuttall OBE also addressed the inaugural session. "Bangladesh is making great strides towards achieving the goal "Education for All" and the government has already adopted a comprehensive education policy to attain this goal for ensuring quality education," he said. The dialogue was attended by different public and private universities vice chancellors, pro-vice chancellors and deans.
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid said Wednesday quality education can ensure country's sustainable development and economic growth. " Sustainable development and economic growth largely depend on human resources development that relies on high quality of education system," he said while inaugurating a two-day policy dialogue workshop titled "Quality Assurance and Enhancement in Higher Education: Experience on the UK and Possible Implementation for Bangladesh" as the chief guest at a local hotel in the capital. "We believe that high quality of education system could ensure sustainable development with optimum level of economic growth that could also help establish democracy and peace," said the education minister. British Council organised the dialogue under the International Strategic Partnership in Research and Education (ISPIRE), a British Council funded project, with the partnership of the University Grants Commi-ssion (UGC) of Bangladesh . UGC Chairman Prof Nazrul Islam and Director of the British Council Charles Nuttall OBE also addressed the inaugural session. "Bangladesh is making great strides towards achieving the goal "Education for All" and the government has already adopted a comprehensive education policy to attain this goal for ensuring quality education," he said. The dialogue was attended by different public and private universities vice chancellors, pro-vice chancellors and deans.