A two-day International Symposium on Higher Education was held at the North South University (NSU) on November 30 and December 01, 2022, a press release said Wednesday.
The theme of the symposium was ‘The Future of the University: Challenges and Opportunities.’
Prof. Dr. Murali Raman, Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation, Malaysia inaugurated the symposium and Prof. Dr. Muhammed Alamgir, Member of University Grants Commission of Bangladesh was present as the Chief Guest at the closing ceremony. Vice-Chancellor Prof. Atiqul Islam, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Dr. M. Ismail Hossain of NSU and Prof. Dr. Md. Abul Kashem Mia, Vice-Chancellor (in-charge) of UIU also participated in deliberations at the symposium.
Prof. Raman, in his inaugural speech, emphasized on how higher education should adapt to the changes going on world-wide since COVID-19 pandemic. He highlighted the importance of collaborating, not competing, in the area of ranking, research, teaching and learning.
UGC member, Prof. Dr. Muhammed Alamgir emphasized on maintaining the quality of education in a developing country likes Bangladesh. He also stressed the need for collaboration and mentioned that, UGC has been working on developing measures to cater students with high quality education at the same time enhancing their academic pursuits.
Respected Deans, Chairs, faculty members of NSU and IQAC Directors of different universities were present in the symposium where keynote speeches were given on issues related to accreditation, ranking, quality assurance, curriculum development, research and societal impact of education.
