Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury on Monday said higher education must improve the way of thinking and develop human instincts.
"The goal of higher education should not only concern the labour market, it is also important to nurture human values," she said.
She said this while speaking at the inaugural function organised on the occasion of the founding anniversary of Dhaka University at the TSC auditorium under the theme "Higher Education for the Skill of Young Generation."
Eminent educationist Professor Emeritus Serajul Islam Chowdhury delivered the welcome address on the occasion. Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor Prof ASM Maqsood Kamal chaired the programme.
The speaker said the majority of the total population of Bangladesh is young and they have a lot of skills. "Now is the time to take advantage of the demographic dividend. That is why all the opportunities should be opened to increase the skills of the youth."
Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury said the curriculum of the university should emphasise the acquisition of knowledge in higher education as well as adaptation to any adverse environment. "Youths need to be equipped with specialised knowledge suitable for the labour market."
She mentioned that in the era of free flow of information technology, changes should be made in higher education curriculum in keeping with the fourth industrial revolution including artificial intelligence. "Students should be promoted by making them suitable to join various types of work in startups including freelancing."
