Campus Report :
High quality higher education is needed for producing world-class workforce to face the challenges of 21 century. Universities should give top priority on fundamental and strategic research activities, observed Sir Christopher John Elinger Ball, British Academic and Former Chancellor, University of Derby.
He made the observation while delivering lecture at a seminar on “What are Universities for-in the 21st Century” at Dhaka University (DU) recently. Dr Gowher Rizvi, International Relation Affairs Adviser to the Prime Minister was the chief guest at the function. UGC Chairman Prof Abdul Mannan presided over the seminar. Prof Dr AAMS Arefin Siddique, Vice-Chancellor, DU delivered the welcome address on the occasion.
Sir Christopher also stressed the need for giving top priority on quality teaching at tertiary level to produce highly trained and skilled graduates.
Every university should impart quality education to the students at a low cost university should have equal opportunity for everybody irrespective of caste, creed, religion and gender, he added.
The Chief Guest, in his speech stressed the need for making the course-curriculum at tertiary level uptodate and timebefitting to keep pace with today’s world. He appreciated the UGC and Dhaka University for arranging such important seminar on higher education.
UGC Chairman, in his presidential speech said that Bangladesh will be able to hold its head high to the global community if the country’s huge youthforce could be equipped with updated knowledge and skills. The enrollment at tertiary level in Bangladesh is more than 3 million. Time has come to impart quality education at university level. University Grants Commission has been relentlessly working in this regard, he observed.
Prof Dr AK Azad Chowdhury, former Chairman, UGC, Prof Dr Dil Afroza Begum, Member, UGC, former UGC Members, Vice-Chancellors, Pro-Vice Chancellors, Treasurers, Senior Professors and academicians from public and private universities and high officials from UGC and HEQEP, among others were present on the occasion.
High quality higher education is needed for producing world-class workforce to face the challenges of 21 century. Universities should give top priority on fundamental and strategic research activities, observed Sir Christopher John Elinger Ball, British Academic and Former Chancellor, University of Derby.
He made the observation while delivering lecture at a seminar on “What are Universities for-in the 21st Century” at Dhaka University (DU) recently. Dr Gowher Rizvi, International Relation Affairs Adviser to the Prime Minister was the chief guest at the function. UGC Chairman Prof Abdul Mannan presided over the seminar. Prof Dr AAMS Arefin Siddique, Vice-Chancellor, DU delivered the welcome address on the occasion.
Sir Christopher also stressed the need for giving top priority on quality teaching at tertiary level to produce highly trained and skilled graduates.
Every university should impart quality education to the students at a low cost university should have equal opportunity for everybody irrespective of caste, creed, religion and gender, he added.
The Chief Guest, in his speech stressed the need for making the course-curriculum at tertiary level uptodate and timebefitting to keep pace with today’s world. He appreciated the UGC and Dhaka University for arranging such important seminar on higher education.
UGC Chairman, in his presidential speech said that Bangladesh will be able to hold its head high to the global community if the country’s huge youthforce could be equipped with updated knowledge and skills. The enrollment at tertiary level in Bangladesh is more than 3 million. Time has come to impart quality education at university level. University Grants Commission has been relentlessly working in this regard, he observed.
Prof Dr AK Azad Chowdhury, former Chairman, UGC, Prof Dr Dil Afroza Begum, Member, UGC, former UGC Members, Vice-Chancellors, Pro-Vice Chancellors, Treasurers, Senior Professors and academicians from public and private universities and high officials from UGC and HEQEP, among others were present on the occasion.
