President with UGC members. Photo : Collected
President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Thursday (15 February) called for imparting quality education along with increasing the number of students in higher studies.
He said this when a six-member delegation of University Grants Commission's (UGC) led by its acting chairman Professor Dr Muhammad Alamgir met him at Bangabhaban.
The delegation handed him UGC's 49th Annual Report, President's press secretary Md Joynal Abedin told UNB.
The president asked the UGC to take extra initiatives to promote research activities at universities.
He suggested the university regulatory authority form a panel in accordance with the policy for the appointment of vice-chancellor (VC) and pro-vc of public universities.
The president welcomed the government's goal of building 'Smart Bangladesh. "Our country is now on the way of being "Smart Bangladesh . To build smart Bangladesh, every student should also be smart."
He asked the UGC to strictly monitor the administrative and overall higher education activities of every public and private university.
The president directed the UGC to play an effective role for expanding higher education across the country.
During the meeting, the UGC acting chairman briefed the president about the overall activities of the commission, future plans and various aspects of the report.
The UGC delegation presented 14-point recommendations to the president for spreading higher education in the country.
The delegation members thanked the president for extending cooperation in the activities of UGC and sought his direction in future programmes.
Secretaries concerned to the president's office were present at the meeting.
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