Workshop on digital resources for enhancing higher education held
Thursday, 3 April 2014
A workshop on 'Role of Digital Resources for the Enhancement of Higher Education' was held at UGC Auditorium in the city on Thursday. Prof Dr AK Azad Chowdhury, Chairman of University Grants Commission (UGC), attended the programme as the chief guest while UGC member Prof Dr Atful Hye Shibly was the special guest. Kaniz Fatema, Project Director of HEQEP, delivered the welcome speech on the occasion. UGC Digital Library (UDL) has been operational since July 2012. UDL is a sub-component of Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project (HEQEP). Thirty-eight universities including 31 public and 7 private universities have become members of UGC Digital Library. About 98 % users of public and 18 % users of private varsities enjoy accessing of UDL knowledge repository, according to UNB.