City Desk :
Bangladesh Accreditation Council (BAC) is going to start its accreditation process from today (July 20) aiming at ensuring the quality of the higher education in the country.
“Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni will address a conference on ‘Accreditation in Higher Education’ and launch the accreditation process for the country’s higher education institutions at 9:30am at International Mother Language Institute,” BAC Chairman Professor Dr Mesbahuddin Ahmed said.
He said this while addressing a press conference at Nasrul Hamid Auditorium in the Dhaka Reporters’ Unity (DRU) on Monday.
Emeritus Professor of Massey University, New Zealand Dr Tim J Parkins will present the keynote paper titled ‘the Importance and Significance of accreditation in Higher Education’ in the conference, the BAC chairman added, reports BSS.
Dr Mesbahuddin said the BAC has started its activities to provide accreditation to academic programmes being conducted in higher educational institutions to ensure the robust and dignified position of Bangladeshi graduates in the competitive world.
A total of 5,435 trainees have participated in 119 training workshops organized by the council in the previous years with an aim of motivating the stakeholders regarding the accreditation process and increasing the capacity of the stakeholders in ensuring the quality of higher education, he added.
Noting that the BAC has already prepared rules and regulations maintaining
international standards to fulfill the objectives of the Bangladesh
Accreditation Council Act, 2017, the BAC chairman said the council will
follow the appropriate accreditation procedure considering the context and
socio-economic condition of Bangladesh in the light of developed countries
after consultation with local and foreign experts.
The continuation of the accreditation process in higher education continues
would usher a revolutionary change in quality assurance of higher education
in Bangladesh, he said, adding that the council has already selected thirty
Quality Assurance (QA) professionals for carrying out the activates.
BAC members Professor Dr Md Golam Shahi Alam, Professor Dr Sanjoy Kumar
Adhikary and Professor Dr SM Kabir, and Secretary Professor AKM Monirul Islam were present at the press conference, among others.
According to the BAC officials, the council will accredit academic programmes
and higher education institutions for quality assurance in the country’s
higher education.
