President for demand-based curriculum

President Abdul Hamid on Wednesday asked all concerned to design curriculum in line with the demand of current job market as there is no substitute of demand-based and work-oriented education.

He said this in the “6th Convocation 2023” of Bangladesh University of Professionals at Mirpur Cantonment.

Stressing on the quality education as the first step for building a nation, the President said it (quality education) is the main mean of economic development and intellectual growth.

He advised the university authorites to give importance to research and ensure transparency and accountability in every work of the university to make it a ‘Centre of Excellence’.

The president, also chancellor of the university, asked the university teachers to dedicate themselves in teaching and keep in mind that “education without joy cannot bring any benefit.”

“We have to keep ourselves up-to-date by absorbing the new concepts and strategies invented in various subjects coping with the times,” he said.

Hamid also asked all concerned, including the university authorities, to develop the young generation as skilled manpower in science and information technology (IT) to face the challenges of the 21st century at the national and international levels. “There is no alternative to acquiring skills to survive in this competitive world,” he said adding the science and applied education should be expanded from primary to higher levels.

Congratulating the graduates for obtaining the degree, the President advised them to remember that ‘education is not limited only to obtaining a degree but the real success of a graduate depends on how a student can take advantage of it in personal and professional life.