Education Minister Dr ANM Ehsanul Haque Milon has said that although Bangladesh has made significant progress in expanding access to education, there is still no clear understanding of the quality of education in the country’s universities.
“We are far ahead in terms of quantity in the education sector, but we still do not know enough about quality. Therefore, the demand of the time is need-based education,” he said.
The minister made the remarks as a special guest at the inauguration of a day-long national workshop titled “Higher Education Transformation in Bangladesh: Roadmap for Sustainable Excellence” at the Nawab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Building on Tuesday morning.
He said the number of public universities in the country has risen to 57, while the number of private universities now exceeds 100.
“However, there is still no clear idea about the quality of education in these institutions,” he added.
The education minister also said the government is working on introducing a new curriculum and an outcome-based education system.
“At one time, foreign teachers used to come to Bangladesh to teach, and foreign students also came here to study. That position no longer exists. The education system must now be reorganized in line with the needs of the time,” he said.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman inaugurated the event.
The workshop features five technical sessions focusing on issues including graduate employability, soft skills development, demand-driven education, industry-academia collaboration, global competitiveness, digital transformation, digital literacy, artificial intelligence, teacher training, research excellence, internationalization, good governance and quality assurance.
