President calls for technical education to develop a skilled workforce

President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today urged the country's all universities to move towards developing a skilled workforce by prioritizing world-class job-oriented and technical education.

“To address the country's unemployment problem, there is no alternative to move toward job-oriented, technical and engineering education at all levels. The higher education system must be updated aligning with advanced digital technologies and artificial intelligence (AI)," he said.

The President made the call as a delegation from Eastern University, led by PM's adviser and the university's Board of Trustees member Md. Ismail Zabiullah, paid a courtesy call on him at Bangabhaban today, President's Press Secretary Md. Sarwar Alam said.

During the meeting, the delegation congratulated the President on assuming office and briefed him on the university's overall activities and various initiatives taken to maintain international standards.

They informed the President that the university had won the Bangladesh round of the Jessup International Court Competition four times, including this year.

The delegation also inform the President that Eastern University had spent more than Tk 100 crore on scholarships for meritorious students to promote talent, expand access to higher education and improve the quality of education.

At the time, the President called on private universities to keep pace with the latest developments in science, knowledge and technology to strengthen the country's position internationally by improving the quality of higher education, expanding research and intensifying innovation activities.

As the delegation invited the President, also the chancellor of the university, to attend the university's upcoming convocation and the President assured them of his presence at the event.

Other members of the delegation included chairman of the Board of Trustees of the university Barrister Shafayet Mohammad Raju,vice-chancellor Professor Dr. Farid Ahmed Sobhanie, founding chairman of the Board of Trustees Abul Kashem Haider and board member and former chairman Abul Khair Chowdhury.

The President's Military Secretary and Press Secretary were present at the meeting.