President urges universities to foster entrepreneurship

President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today said the country's all universities must play more effective role in producing skilled, innovative and technology-driven entrepreneurs alongside preparing students for jobs.

"Higher education institutions must focus not only on students' knowledge and skills but also on developing their innovative thinking, research capabilities and entrepreneurial capacity, considering the changing global situation and the demands of a technology-driven economy," he said.

The President made the call this afternoon when a four-member delegation of Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, led by its Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr. ABM Shahidul Islam, paid a courtesy call on him at Bangabhaban here, a press release from the President's Press Wing said.

During the meeting, the delegation briefed the President on the university's overall academic, research and administrative activities.

They informed him that initiatives had been taken to introduce teaching and training programmes in artificial intelligence (AI) and various other cutting-edge technology-related fields at the university in line with the demands of the time.

The President said Mawlana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani remains an unforgettable name in the political history of Bangladesh and the university, bearing his legacy, would provide quality education to students and equip them with contemporary knowledge, technological skills and innovative capabilities to enable them to play an effective role in the country's development.

The President's secretaries and senior officials of his office were present at the meeting.