President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday stressed the need for greater emphasis on technology, engineering and technical education aimed at creating employment opportunities both at home and abroad.
“We have to gradually move away from an education system that creates unemployment and does not equip students for employment,” he said.
The president made the remarks when a delegation led by Pabna University of Science and Technology Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Abul Hasnat Mohammad Shamim paid a courtesy call on him at Bangabhaban.
During the meeting, the VC briefed the president on the overall academic activities of the university.
The president said the quality of education must be improved in line with the rapidly changing world so that students of the country can move forward.
The vice-chancellor formally invited the president, who is also the Chancellor of the university, to attend its upcoming convocation.
The president accepted the invitation and assured that he would attend the convocation.
The president’s military secretary, secretary and press secretary, as well as the university’s Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Treasurer, were present.
