Campus Desk :
Once, it was not possible to fulfill the dream of higher education according to the demand due to the lack of seats in public universities against the percentage of country’s population.
That’s why the government decided to allow private universities and announced the Private University Act 1992. In that time, the government approved the establishment of two private universities.
The new Private University Act was passed in 2010. More universities were established through the Act. There are 83 private universities currently in the country. Some more universities are waiting for the approval.
The good side:
Private universities in Bangladesh are almost double in number than the public universities. 61 percent of the students are studying at private universities. The higher education opportunities are expanding in the country due to the private universities. The student’s dream of higher education becomes fulfilled for the private universities.
About two and a half lakh of students were going for higher studies in neighboring countries. Now a very few number of students go abroad for study. More than three lakh students are studying at country’s private universities. Students from nearby countries, such as Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Maldives, India, Turkey are coming to study in these universities.
The bad side:
Some of the private universities are now more engaged in earning money than providing education. 32 Private Universities out of 83 have exceeds 12 year. Some have passed seven years. According to the law, universities will have to take a permanent certificate after completing the seven years of the temporary approval (maximum 12 years with renewal) by fulfilling the conditions. But so far only few universities have taken the permanent certificate. And only the 17 of the universities are gone to their own campuses. According to the law, taking action against the universities who are not going to their own campus, but the Ministry has given the extra times again and again. UGC officials said, private universities are established with the idea of “no loss, no profit”. Universities are established on the initiative of established persons of the society. But many organizations running business on the name of education after establishing universities with business mentality.
Members of the Board of Trustees are taking a certain amount of money by calculating the amount of profit per month. Some officials of a private university informed that the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of that university taking 4 lakh taka per month. In addition, some of the members taking 1 lakh and some are taking 2 lakh among the other members.
Education Secretary Mohammad Sadiq said, “Some of the private universities are doing better, and some universities have the complaints against them. But the case against them has been taken into the consideration to take the action. However, we are trying to bring all of the universities into the structure. It is not possible overnight. But we are optimistic.”
According to a report titled ‘Private universities: challenges of good governance and way out’ TIB said a section of officials of the education ministry, UGC, and private universities are involved in illegal money transactions at different stages – from getting approval to set up the universities and appoint Vice-Chancellors, Pro-Vice Chancellors and Treasurers to award certificates to the students.
Courtesy: EDUICON
Once, it was not possible to fulfill the dream of higher education according to the demand due to the lack of seats in public universities against the percentage of country’s population.
That’s why the government decided to allow private universities and announced the Private University Act 1992. In that time, the government approved the establishment of two private universities.
The new Private University Act was passed in 2010. More universities were established through the Act. There are 83 private universities currently in the country. Some more universities are waiting for the approval.
The good side:
Private universities in Bangladesh are almost double in number than the public universities. 61 percent of the students are studying at private universities. The higher education opportunities are expanding in the country due to the private universities. The student’s dream of higher education becomes fulfilled for the private universities.
About two and a half lakh of students were going for higher studies in neighboring countries. Now a very few number of students go abroad for study. More than three lakh students are studying at country’s private universities. Students from nearby countries, such as Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Maldives, India, Turkey are coming to study in these universities.
The bad side:
Some of the private universities are now more engaged in earning money than providing education. 32 Private Universities out of 83 have exceeds 12 year. Some have passed seven years. According to the law, universities will have to take a permanent certificate after completing the seven years of the temporary approval (maximum 12 years with renewal) by fulfilling the conditions. But so far only few universities have taken the permanent certificate. And only the 17 of the universities are gone to their own campuses. According to the law, taking action against the universities who are not going to their own campus, but the Ministry has given the extra times again and again. UGC officials said, private universities are established with the idea of “no loss, no profit”. Universities are established on the initiative of established persons of the society. But many organizations running business on the name of education after establishing universities with business mentality.
Members of the Board of Trustees are taking a certain amount of money by calculating the amount of profit per month. Some officials of a private university informed that the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of that university taking 4 lakh taka per month. In addition, some of the members taking 1 lakh and some are taking 2 lakh among the other members.
Education Secretary Mohammad Sadiq said, “Some of the private universities are doing better, and some universities have the complaints against them. But the case against them has been taken into the consideration to take the action. However, we are trying to bring all of the universities into the structure. It is not possible overnight. But we are optimistic.”
According to a report titled ‘Private universities: challenges of good governance and way out’ TIB said a section of officials of the education ministry, UGC, and private universities are involved in illegal money transactions at different stages – from getting approval to set up the universities and appoint Vice-Chancellors, Pro-Vice Chancellors and Treasurers to award certificates to the students.
Courtesy: EDUICON
