UGC Chair stresses teacher capacity building
University Grants Commission (UGC) Chairman Professor Dr. Mamun Ahmed said enhancing the professional capacity of new university teachers is essential to improve the quality of higher education and ensure world-class education in the country.
“Modern training can ensure the quality of teachers, which will directly bring positive changes in classroom management and the teaching-learning process of students,” he said.
The chairman made the remarks while speaking as the chief guest at the inauguration ceremony of the 3rd and 4th batches of basic training for new teachers held last night at the Central Training and Conference Centre of Bangladesh Open University (BOU), said a press release on Monday, reports BSS.
UGC arranged the training under the Higher Education Acceleration and Transformation (HEAT) project. Professor Mamun Ahmed said the long-term residential training organised for university teachers is not only a means of acquiring knowledge but also an opportunity to build a strong professional network among teachers of different universities.
This exchange of experiences will play a very effective role in facing future academic and administrative challenges, he added.
Presiding over the function, BOU Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr. Shiddiqur Rahman Khan highlighted this training as very important for enhancing the professional skills of young teachers, urging the participants to become enlightened and ethical teachers.
UGC Members Professor Dr. Mohammad Anwar Hossain, Professor Dr. Md. Saidur Rahman, Professor Dr. Mashuma Habib, Professor Dr. Mohammad Ayub Islam and World Bank Consultant Mahmudul Haque, among others, spoke.
HEAT Project Director Professor Dr. Asaduzzaman and Course Director Professor Dr. Mohammad Zahir Raihan also spoke on the occasion.
A total of 59 new teachers from 33 public and private universities of the country took part in the four-month basic training.
BOU Pro-Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr. Sayeed Ferdous and UGC Secretary Dr. Md. Fakhrul Islam were also present at the function.
