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PM for job·orlcnted education An 1naugural ceremony of lhe admissaon process of Bangabandhu Sho•kh MuJ•bur Rahman Science and TechnOlOgy Un1vOrS1Iy (BSMRSTU), Gopalganj was held 31 P11mo M111lstor's Gono Bhaban residence on Augusl 20, 20 I I P11me M1ns1er She•kh t lasina said, -w o have boon work.ng rclonllessly for d!VerslfrCatron an the education to ensure !lme·oof•tllng, Job-or•enled and science-based educatiOn for all 10 keep pace w•lh lhe modern world" She remanded lhal no nahon can prosper w•lhout educallon_ The Pr.me M1ns1er said lhe P<esent government has oocn makong Jll·out ollons to bwld a country -tree from pavony and literacy" whoch was dreamt by lhe Father ol the Natoon Bangabandhu Sheakh Mu1•bur A<1hman

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"W•thOut educat•On no nation can soar up. wh110 an educated country can oo lurned anto a developed nat•on." she sa•d

She•kh Has•na also sa•d that the 3im of her govornmonl •s lo Improve quality ol educataon and her governrnenl has constnuted a Tk tOOO croro trust fund to provide easy access to hrgher education. "Poor and mento11ous Sludonts will be provided scholarships from lhas lund for hagl\or education.· she said.

She called upon the affluent people of lhe scoclety to come forward lor tho development and expansiOn ol education and saao tax wa1vrng fac•l•t•es would oo !JIVCn to those who contnbuto to the development of educahon

She said there as no scope for frustrataon of the sludenls for admoss10n to the h gller educalaon as the government has taken steps so that a11 students get facafotaes ol enrotlmcn1 1o the hrgher educahonal anstrtution

Aboul Olg•tal Banglaelesh· programme. she said a s•lent rcvolutaon of d•g•tahzation has taken place an drlferent sectors anclud•ng admission to oducahonal anstllut•ons. bank•ng, tender and bill payments of d1flerent ut1hty servaces.

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She deplored the lac1 that lho sou1horn reg•on of the country, panrcutarfy Gopalganj, romtiiOod depraved of hagher oducallon facilities lor a long lime and hoped that with lhe se111ng up of Bangabandhu ShOakh Muj1bur Rahman Sc•cnco and Technology University, the counlry will move a step forward in ensuring a balanced oducm1on system.

L;~tor tho PM rnaugurated lhO admiSSIOn process of the unNcrsaty through mobale phone SMS

Educataon Man1ster Nurul Islam Nahad Advrser to Prame M1naster Syed Modasser AI Cha11man of Unaversaty Grants Comm1ssaon Professor A K Azad Chowdhury (State Man1ster) and BSMRSTU V•ce·Chancellor Professor Or Kha11ul Alam Khan also spoke on tile oocasaon

Lawm8ker Nur·e·Aiam Lnon Chowdhury and Press Secretary 10 the Prame M1n1ster Abul Kalam Azad were present at the function moderated by Educal•on Secretary Or. Kamal Abdul Naser Chowdhury

UGC Chairman congratulales PM for receiving the 'South·South Global Health Award'

The UGC Cha•nnan (State M•n•stor) Professor Or A K A2ad Chowdhury congratulalod the Honourable Prime Minister Sheakh Hastna on her rece•v•ng tho 'Soulh·South Global Heallh Award'. The Prame M1nlster W8S adorned w11h the preshg•ous award for her oulstandmg contnbuhon to developing Bangladesh's health sector by using the lnlormataon and Commun•cataon Technology (ICT).

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UGC Chainman, Members and VCs call on PM

UGC Cha•nman. rts Members and Voce-Chancellors ol lhe pubhc unrverslltes ol lhe counlry called on Pnme Monoster Sheikh Has•na at the lauers olftee on AugusiJ. 2011

The P11me M•nisler saod that lho higher educatoon on the country could not yet ach1eve lho desired slandard. Tho P11mo M•n•sler sa•d that her govommonl puts emphaSIS on the lrnprovemenl of the standard of education and development ol academtc almosphcro tn the campuses as !hey d1d durong their prevoous term She observed lhat the maucr ol provodtng separate pay scale lor lhe teachers os unocr aclrve conSJderatoon ollho governmenl

Speakong on lhe oocasoon. lho Pr'me Mtnsle• hoghtoghtl"d varoous programmes underlaken by her governmenl lor expansoon of education across lho country and ra1Slng lho standard of hogher educauon In lhtS context she menlooned thai her government has already lormulated a tome-beftlltng and pragmatiC educatton policy now betng Implemented

Gtvtng omphas•s on research In 10r1131 y level oducallon, sho asked the Vice-Chancellors ol all public univcrsilies to focus lholr research actrvo11es lor lho well are ot the country Sheok11 Has1na saod, considering tho Importance of research 1n 1en1ary level. her government made oncreased allocation '" lhc curtent fiscal year to conduct research act~V~Ues 1n hoghor educaloon

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Adviser to the Honorable Pnmo Mtnister Or. Gawher Rlzvo. Ptinc•pal Secretary MA Karim, PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman and PM's Press Secrelary Abul Kalam Azad were present at the mectrng

Building bridges between universities and communl11es emphasized

Speakers at a policy dtaloguo 1n lhe c•ty underscored the need lor butldtng brodges belween untvers111es and communllles lor ensuring quality In 1er11ary level educai•On and building up a knowlodgo·based sociely as woll. Efleclivc partnership between acadom•a and communllles is necessary 10 lace the challenges ol the present world

They made the above obsorva110n while speakong a1 an onaugural ceremony ol a lhroo·day long regoonal pof•cy dtalogue on ·Butldlng Brodgos belween Unrversoloes and CommuntlteS. held a1 lhe Ruposhr Bangia Hole! 111 tho cuy on December 7. 2011

programme as tho chtef gucs1 Tcnm•ng the regoonal po ICY dtalogue as a valuable ptalform for educatoon. tho Mtnoster observed. lhe commun.11es need to be mvolved a1 lhe unrversoly level lo ensure quahly cducaloon. He lauded 1he ongoong actovltles ol lhe Brohsh Council Bangladesh. conlerong htgher educat,on

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UGC Chairman (S1a1e MlniSior) Professor Dr A K Alad Chowdhury pres.ded over the funcbon In hiS prestdonltal speech Professor ChOwdhury emphasozed ll1e beg'nn•ng ol renewed partnership bei''•Cen lhe UGC and the Bn11sh Council on global•zallon 01 our hogher educalton and oxplonng the poss blloly ol rakong fooward the knowledge economy. leadershop onotoatoves and Englosh language tor hogher educaloon

Bn11sh Hogh Commlssoonor 1n Bangladesh H1s Excellency Mr Robert Gibson observed lhal, elleclive university· commumty hnks os cnllcat In Mdrosstng lhe Issues lhal confront South Asia Dhaka Umversily VICe-Chancellor Professor MMS Aroton S'ddoquo was presen1 as lhc specoa' guest He sa:d that lho polocy doatogue woll he'p explore the new honzon on lho areas of educaboo. research and technology Mnllhew Knowles. Acl,ng Dlfeclor Bntosh Council Bangladesh. delivered lhe welcome address wh1le UGC Member Prolessor Dr. M Muhtbur Rahman gave vo1e ol !honks on the occas.on

UGC Members • Piolessor Dr Alful Hye Sh•bly. Poofessor Dr Mohammad Mohabbat Khdn, Professor Dr. Abu! Hashem and Professor Dr Md Akhlar Hossarn. HEOEP PrOJCCI Dlfeclor Kantz Fatoma. ndc (Add111onal Secretary), VtCC-Chancellors ol dtllerent publiC and pnvate unrvers•IICS son•or professors and members ol lhe av I socoe1y wore also presenl allhe rnaugural tunchon

Hogh profile delega1es lrom Unlled Kingdom Chtna (Hong Kong) lnd•a. Paktstan . Mdlays•a Afghanostan and Bangladesh look part 111 tho doalogue.

WB delegation calls on UGC Chairman

A three·momber World Bank (WB) delegalion called on UGC Chairman (State Mtntsler) Professor Dr. A K Alad Chowdhury al his olf•ce on August 3, 2011. Members ol lhe dclegallon were Mr. Am•l Dar, Soclor MMager (Educauon). South As•a. Syed Rashed AI·Zaed. Economist. Asia Sector ol Human Developmenl and Aesha Oao Vawda Senoor Educallon Specoal.st, World Bank

Durong the call on. UGC Member Professor Dr Ta1u1 Islam was present. They discussed vanous problems. progress

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Enhancement PrOject (HEOEP) fonanced by the Government of Bangladesh W1th IDA loan. whiCh Is be1ng implemented by UGC.

Three new Members joined UGC

Three renowned education•sts - Professor Or. Mohammad Mohabbat Khan, Professor Or. Abut Hashem and Professor Dr. Md Akhtar Hossa1n JOined the UniVersity Grants CommiSSIOn (UGC) of Bangladesh as 1ts Full-t1me Members on November 29. 201 t .

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UGC Chauman (State M101ster) Professor Or A K Azad Chowdhury congratulated the new Members and sought theu coopera11on to successfully run tho Commission w1th a view to givmg the tertiary level educahon of the country a boost

Prior to the new poSitiOn, Dr Mohammad Mohabbat Khan was a Professor ol the D!!aprtment of Public Adm1nistrat•on, Umvers1ty of Dhaka, Or. Abu I Hashem of the Oepanmont of Account•ng and fnformatron Systems. Universrty of Dhaka and Dr Akhtar Hossa1n of the Depanment of Surgery and Obstetrics, Bangladesh Agricultural University.

Earlier. Prolossor Dr. Mohammad Mohabbat Khan hold the post of Membor of the Public Serv1ce Comm1ssion. Professor Dr Abut Hashem the post of Treasurer of Dhaka Unrversrty and Professe< Or Md Akhtar Hossa•n the post of Vice-ChancellOr of the Bangladesh Agricultural Un1verstty. The government appointed them lor a lour years· term

Three outgoing UGC Members accorded farewell

Professor Dr Md Abdul Hak1m, Professor Or Md TaJul Islam and Professor Or Amena Begum completed their tenure as fuM·hme members ol the UGC on August 14. 20t t . The three outgo1ng UGC Members were acoordecf a farewell at the UGC auditorium Tho UGC Chairman (State M1nister) Professor Or A K Azad Chowdhury attondccl the programme as the Chiet Guest.

HEOEP also accorded them farewell Project Ouector Kaniz Fatema. ndc (Add1t1onal Secretary) handed over crests and g.fts to them 1n presence of the UGC Chairman at the latte(s office Members ol UGC Professor Dr. Atful Hye Sh1bty and Professor Dr M Muhibur Rahman. AI F Coordinator Mr Md. Korban All (Jo1nt Secretary) were also present.

Prof. Or. M. Muhlbur Rahman takes charge of HEOEP

Prolesso< Or TaJullslam was in charge of the HEOEP since rts rnceptron Prolessor Or M Muh•bur Rahman. Member, UGC was g•ven the charge of HEOEP on September t 1 20 t 1.

Prof. Or. Atful Hye Shibly focuses on qual itative change In higher education

UGC re1terated 11s pledge to bnng about a qualitative change on h•gher education system and lurn the country's

hugo young Ioree mto world class human resources 'Quality educauon Is a must in order to eqUip OUI new generat1on in line with the demand for efficient workforce both at home and abroad'. UGC Member Professor Dr Alful Hye Shibly made the observation at a workshop organ•zed by HEOEP as the Chief Guest on July 6. 201 t . He sa•d UGC has atready allocated lund that has been focus•ng on rnnova!IVe Ideas to mprove h1gher educatiOn on the country Instead of offering funds for general researches UGC Members Professor Dr. Md. TaJUI Islam. Professor Dr. Amana Begum. HEOEP ProJect Duector Kan1z Fatema. ndc (Additional Secretary) , among others spoke on the occaston.

Univers ities to have high-speed Internet access soon

All tho public and pnvate un•verSIIIes and research •nslitutions of the country will soon havo hlgh·speed internet connectivity under H1gher Educat•on Quality Enhancement PrOJeCt (HEQEP) UGC signed an agreement with the Power Grid Company of Bangladesh for us1ng Its two Clark f1bers to establish the Bangladesh Research and Educallon Network (BoREN)

BdREN w1ll enable h1gh per1ormance connectivity among academ•cs, scientists and researchers 1n higher education to communicate with their peers Within the country and eventually with tho global academ1c and research communrty.

W1th the NetwOrk OperatiOn Centre (NOC) set up at UGC, the hrst phase of BdREN Implementation has already begun Po1nt.s of Prosenoe (POP) have boon created •n four universities in Dhaka wh•ch will gradually be extended all over the country.

HEOEP Monitoring and Evaluation Unll made huge progress

Monitoring and Evatuat•on Unit (MEU) ol HEOEP has. so lar, earned out four types of surveys on lho status of higher education in the country and lmplemontalion progress ol HEOEP. These aro ( t) Six-monthly SPM report supplemented by 20°o held verification by M&E team (2) Satrslaction Survey ol 10 Departments ol tO Universit•es to supplement Pilot Satrslact•on Survey whrch Will be used as the Baseline. (3) Field VISit monitoring by using standardiZed Chock·llst and (4) P1lot Satisfaction Survey The survey resulls of 20% field vonficatlon ol AIF sub· projects •ndicaled that about 24~. ol expected Milestones and I 8°~ of Per1ormance IndiCators have been achieved w1thin sox months' span of time. Consrdenng the fact that some SPMs could not achieve targeted level due to procurement delay. lack of skilled staffs and delay in reoe,pt ol lund, most ol tho sub-protects have atta•ned satisfactory progress. Field VIsit Monltonng lnd1cated that lhe Sub-projects are doing woll in ( t ) Setting up ol office. and (2) Conducting coorchnaiiOn meetmg The held survey showed that ( t ) Report•ng Status ol sub-project, (2) Regrster Maintenance. (3) RecrUitment ol staff and (4) AcceleratiOn ol fund utlhzatron are the key areas whiCh needs further improvement. The SPMs were advised accordingly.

Out of total RDPP allocal ion of Tk. 6810.4 Million. Tk 1103 459 M1llion was disbursed for 4 components up to December tS. 2011 I.e about 16.2°o disbursement was made The AIF allocatron for 1st round Sub-proJects 1S

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Tk 1828.85 M1ni0<1 out ol whiCh Tk. 740 66 M1i~oo ( 41 °o) was d•sbursed ol whiCh Tk 238 33 M1:11oo (32.18 °o) was UllhZed by SPMs.

Fund ut1l1zahon lor AtF component lor the f~rst round was less than satiSfactory. Through these 1nspect1ons. SPMs and their staffs have become capable to keep books of accounts. prepanng reports, following linanc•al rules. prepanng procurement documents, Improving coordination among SPMs. UAIFS, HOPE and so on.

AIF workshop held at KU

A IWO·day Academ•c Innovation Fund (AIF} Mob•hzalloo WO<kshop (2nd roond) was held at the audltonum of Khulna Un1vers11y dunng July 1·2. 20 II VICC·Chancellor ol Khulna Un•verSIIy Professor Dr Md. Sa1luddin Shah attended the programme as the Ch1ef Guest.

Professor Dr Mizanur Rahman Bhulyon. Dean. Lite Science Facully presided over tho luncuon. A total ol 100 teachers, researchers I rom dille rent faculties auended the workshop

Tralning·workshop on AtF sub-project proposal writing held

A day·long tra1mng·workshop on Proposal Writing held on July 04. 2011 at the 3udltOnum of the UniverSitY Grants Commlss•on (UGC) ol Bangladesh Professor Dr A K Azad Chowdhury. Chairman. UGC (State Min1ster) inaugurated the trtuning program wh1lo Professor Dr. Alful Hye Shtbly, Momber ol UGC, presided over the session.

Prolossor Dr. A K Azad Chowdhury 1n his speech sa1d that UGC •s look1ng for innovative 1deas and collaborallvo research proposals to 1mprove tho quality ol h1gher education and develop world-class human resources.

The tra•n•ng held as part ol the 2nd round call ol AcademiC lnnovat•on Fund (AIF) under the proJect. A total ol 82 partiCipants lrom Dhaka Un•verSity. Bangladesh Un1verS11y ol Eng1ncenng and Technology. Bangobondhu Sheikh Mllllb Medtcal University, Bangladesh UnlverSIIy ol Prolessionals and Patuakhall Sc1ence and Technology University allendod the training.

Among others Ms. Kamz Fatema, ndc. Project Director (Addn•onal Secretary) ol Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project (HEQEP) and AIF Coord•nator (Jo•nl Secretary) ol the pro1ect Mr Md Korban All were present

AIF promotional workshop held at NSTU

An AIF promot1onal workshop hold at Noakhali Science and Technology Umvers1ty (NSTU) on July 12, 2011 . Professor Dr. Amena Begum. Member ol UGC attended the program as the Chief Guest while Professor AKM Sayedul Haque Chowdhury, V;ce·Chancellor. NSTU presided over the program.

Sub-project proposal screening workshop held

Two Sub·Project proposal Screemng workshops lor Un1Vers1ty Proposal Screemng Comm1Me (UPSC) held at UGC aud1tonum on July 31 and August 01 , 2011 UGC Chairman (State M1n1ster) Professor Dr. A K Azad Chowdhury attended as the Chief Guest while Professor Dr M. Muhlbur Rahman, Member, UGC presided over the programmes.

A total ot 90 members ol UPSC hom ditferent univerSities altended the workshops

UGC Members Professor Dr Md Ta1ul lslam and Professor Dr Amena Begum. Kan•z Fatoma. ndc. Protect O.roctor (Add1110nat Sec<elary), HEOEP and AIF Coordinator Mr Md Korban Ali (JOint Secretary) were also present.

CP scrutinizing workshops hold at HEOEP

F1vo consecutive CP SCIUIInlzlng workshops were held at HEQEPU oftice lrom October 4 to 11 , 2011 . Off1clals from tho Mlmstry oi Education, University Grants CommiSSion ol Bangladesh and H1gher Education Quality Enhancement PrOject auended the workShops

The workshops started With an onentahon lecture by the AIF Management Spec1ahst Professor Dr Mozahar Ah. He oxpla.ned the conceptual framework ol AIF and modus operand• ol the workshop Among others Ms. Kamz Fatema. ndc. Project Director (Addil1onal Secretary) of H1ghor Education Quality Enhancement PrOJeCt (HEOEP) and AIF Coordinator (Jo1nt Secretary) Mr. Md. Korban All also spoke.

Later the participants scrutiniZed 532 Complete Proposals (CPs) submilled lor tho 2nd round AIF competition on the bas•s of the general gUidelines provided m tho AIF Operations Manual

Proposal evaluation workshops held at UGC

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A total ol 8 Proposal Evatuauon workshops for Area Rev1ew Panel (ARP) Members held at UGC dunng October 25·27

Total 55 part•c•pants from NSTU and Comilla Unrversrty and on November IS. 2011 Two workshops were held on partiCipated '" the workShop. Among others Professor Or each program day. Professor Or M Muhibur Rahman, Md Tatuf Islam. Member, UGC. AIF COOfdmator ol HEOEP Member. UGC was the Ch1el Guest while Professor Dr Mr Md. Korban Ah (Jo1nt Secretary). AIF Management Allut Hye Shibly, Member. UGC presided over the

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The 1nv•ted ARP members are em•nent academ.c•ans w1th vast expenence and high quahf1cauons 1n the f•elds ol ten1ary level teachmg·leammg. research and post-graduate s1ud1es 1n all discopfines. Tho wor1<sheps 1n1ended 10 prOVldo them the tools to evaluate the proposals competing for AIF grants 2 10 academ1C1ans from all over the country attended the workshops.

Among others Ms. Kaniz Fotoma, ndc, Project D~tector

(Add•lronal Secretary) ot H1gher Education Quality Enhancement Project (HEOEP) , AIF Coord•natorMr. Md. Korban All (Joint Secretary) and AIF Management Spec1ahst Protessor Dr Md. Mozahar Ah were present

VCs, SPMs and officials partic ipated AIF sub-projects lmplement.atlon review workshop

An AIF Sub-projects tmpfernentatiOn reVIew wor1<shop was hold on November 26. 2011 at UGC aud&torium to rev1ew the acuvtues and pertormanco ot 91 sub-pro1ects be•ng Implemented 1n 27 un1versltros Professor Dr. A K Azad Chowdhury, Chairman, UGC (Stl.ltO Minister) was the Ch1cf Guest In the program w1111e Prolossor Dr. M. Muhibur Rahman. Member of UGC. prestdod over lhe session.

The ObJeCt&ve ol the workshop was to alert all the SPMs aboutlhelt committed performance ol the 1mplemenlal1on of thOit 1nd1vldual sub-pro)OCts and doscuss about the reasons tor the unsaustactory progress All lhe 91 SPMs and Voce· Cllancellors ot the 27 unoversolles and thetr Dorectors ot Plann1ng and Developrnenl were 1nvoted lo lhe wor1<shop.

Dr Kamal Abdul Naser Chowdhury, Sccrclary, Monislry ot Educaloon . also addressed the participnnts and expressed lhe concern ol lhe MoE over lhe poor lmptomontation ol lhe sub·prOjeCtS.

11 was decided in the workshop 10 take necessary slops 10 clat~ty the procuremenl procedure to lhe SPMs and !hOlt otilcc managers and to s1mplify the procurement procedure A m1nomum u1ohzat10n of 10"o of lhe contracled amounl was accepted as targel for January 15. 2012

Professor Or A K Azad Chowdhury 1n h1s speech urged lhe aulhorollos concerned lo 1mp1emen1 the lime bound sub· proJeCts w11h utmosl soncenly. dign11y and transparency. He sa1d We are omplemenlong lhcse sub·pro,ects 1ak1ng sofl 10311 lrom World Bank Every sub-projecl should be completed succosstully wllhin lhe agreed lime frame dnd every songte taka should bo spcnl properly."

Protessor Chowdhury also requested lhe VIce-Chancellors to extend all sor1s of cooperation lo lhe sub-pro,ec t managers "The success of these sub-proJects Will keep the presllge of our country hogh and we may be et&goble for second face of funding· he added Among olhers Ms. Kanll Falema ndc. PrOject 01tec1or (Add&!lonal Secrelary) of Hoghor Educauon Oualoly Enhancemenl Pro1ect (HEOEP), AIF Coordlnalor ot the project Mr. Md. Korban Ali (Jo1nt Secretary), World Bank roprosentat1ves and HEOEP Ofloc&als wore present

Training-workshop for SPMs held at UGC

focus on 1he status and impfornenlallon of their sub·prOJCCIS He urged the poor performong sub-prOJect managers 10 speed up lhe omplementatiOn process of lheor sub·prOjecls

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Around I 00 partlcipan1S hom unlversuoes, UGC and HEOEP includ1ng AI F sub·protecl Managers auended the lralning· workshop. Among others Ms Kanoz Falema. ndc, Pro,ocl D1rec1or (Add1toonal Secretary) ot H1gher Educatoon Oualoly Enhancement Pro1ec1 (HEOEP). AIF Coordinalor ol lhc projOCI Mr Md. Korban Air (Jo1n1 Secretary). World Bank representalrves and HEOEP Otto<:&ats were present

53 department level workshops held at universities

In order 10 facohtate tho second round A IF proposal subm1lling procedure Un1vOrS11y Academoc 1nnovaloon Fund Socrelaflats (UAIFS) orgonizod 53 workshops al dopanment, lacully, onstolute and university level in dlllerenl unovers1ties during July·Augusl 2011. Hog her Educalion Quality Enhancemenl Projecl tunded tor organ&zmg lhese workshops

ProJect Steering Committee (PSC) meeting held

The 3•• Protect Sleerong Commonee (PSC) meetong of H1ghor Educahon Ouahty Enhancemon1 Pro)OCt (HEOEP) hold on August 09, 2011 altho M1n1slry of Educahon (MoE). Dr Kamal Abdul Naser Chowdhury, Secrelary , MoE prosocfed over I he meeting

Two training-workshops for Sub·ptOICCIS Managers (SPM) IJr. Kumtll Alxlul Nlu~r Chmwlluo'l', Srr-retfll)'. Mol:. .. V't•u~HIJ.: • 1 mtht• PSC mcetm~ and lhelr othce managers on procurement, ilnancoa

management and monitonng and evaluatton were held al UGC Members Professor Or Md Tajul Islam and Professor UGC on December 21 and 22. 2011 Professor Of A K Dr Amona Begum, Ms Kanoz Falema, ndc. Project OlreciO< Azad Chowdhury. Chaorman, UGC (Stale Monrster) was the (Add•toonal Secretary), HEOEP Md Iqbal Khan Chowdhury Ch1ef Guest whole Professor Or M Muh1bur Rahman Addot10na1 Secretary. MoE, Nurut Haque Mujumder, Joont Member of UGC. presided over lho programs. Ch1cl ot Planmng Comm&ssoon Md. Atoar Rahman. Joont Protessor Dr. M. Muhobur Rahman reque:::s::ted:::...:t:::h:::e...:S::P...:M:.:.:::s...:t:::o_...:;.S.:.cc.:.r...:e_ra_ry.:.:.... M...:;.o...:E_a;._n...:d:__M...:d_ K...:o_rb:..;a_n_A;.__Ii._A_t_F_C_o_o;._'_d_in...:a_to;._r..:(.:.Jo.:.J_nt . II HEOEP Nowslollcr, Vol l No 4, July·Decembor 2011

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On the other hand, the 4'" PSC meeting held on December 12. 20 t t at the MoE wtlh Dr. Kamal Abdul Naser Chowdhury, Secretary. MoE in the chair.

Project Implementation Committee (PIC) meeting held

The tO"' and tt '" meeltng of Project lmplemenlal ton Commiltee (PIC) of Higher Education Oualtly Enhancement Project (HEOEP) held on August 08. 20tl and November tl , 20 t t at UGC. UGC Chairman (Stale Minister) Professor Or. A K Azad Chowdhury presided over both of the meetings. UGC Members Professor Dr. Atful Hye Shibly and Professor Dr. M Muhtbur Rahman, Kaniz Falema, ndc. Project Director (Additional Secretary) , HEOEP, and Md Korban All, AIF Coordinator (Joint Secretary) among others were present.

Four UGCBAIF meetings held

Four UGC Board of AIF (UGCBAIF) meetings of Higher Educalton Quality Enhancement Project (HEOEP) held during July-December. 2011 al UGC. 91" meeting of UGCBAIF held on August 11. tO'" meeting on September 25, tl 11 ' meelmg on November 3 and 12'" meeting on November 22. 20tt .

UGC Cha~rman (Stale Minister) Prolessor Or. A K A2ad Chowdhury presided over all lour meetmgs. UGC Members Professor Or. Atful Hye Shibly and Professor Dr. M Muh1bur Rahman, Ms. Kan1z Fatema, ndc. Project Director (Addillonal Secretary). HEOEP. and Md. Korban Ali. AIF Coordinator (Jo•nl Secretary) among others were present at the meetings.

HEOEP funded Self-Access Centre Inaugurated at DU

The Sell· Access Cemre of the English Department of the Umvers11y of Oha~a was Inaugurated by Professor A.A M.S. Arelin Sidd•que. Vice-Chancellor of the university on December 30, 20 t 1.

DU Vice-Ciwnct!llor itwu1{ura ting tlu.: Se/f-Accc.~.\' Centre in £ nglbdt l)epartme nt oflht? unit•et:.."\lty

This Centre. fully equopped wrth a number of computers. pnnters. mullt·media and a photocopier and connected to the university network. will enable the students of the English department to not only access lhe 1111ernet lor research and study but will also allow teachers and students to use the latest technology in EL T (English Language Teachmg) and access electronic material lor learning.

HEOEP N~wslouer. V<:A 2. No. 4. July-December 2011

leachmg. scholarship and sell-development The Centre is set up with the lund of Higher Education Duality Enhancement Project under the sub-project tilled · "Improvement and Innovation in English Teaching· Learning•.

Among those present In lhe opening ceremony were Dr. Serajul Islam Chowdhury. Professor Emeritus of the University of Dhaka, Professor Sadrul Amin. Dean of Arts. Professor Fariduddm Ahmend. Dean ol Social Sciences, Professor Syed Manzoorul Islam, Acting Chair ol the E11glish Department and faculty members.

Prolessor Sidd1que, '" h•s speech on lhe occasion, emphasized the importance of using the fa lest technology tn leaching and learning and the importance of sharing resources, given the constraints ol funding 1n our part ol lhe world

Dr Fakrul Alam. Professor ol English at the Uo1iversity of Dhaka and the SPM ol the sub-protect also spoke on the occasion.

Dissemination workshop held at BSMMU

A dissemonation workshop was held 1n the library of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mutib Medical University (BSMMU) on December 27. 20tl to d•scuss the progress of first year of the HEOEP sub-project "Virtual leaching-learning program in pharmacology·.

Pmfe:rsor Dr. A K A:(lt/ Clww(/lwry. Chairman (St(llt! Muu:iter), UGC ttdtlrcs.w11g ilw (Ti.~stwrinarhm "m·kslmp ns th(• Chi<fGurst

Professor Dr. A K Azad Chowdhury, Chairman (Slate Minister). University Grants Comm1ssion ol Bangladesh was the Chief Guest and Mr. Md. Nazrul Islam Khan. Secretary (Provate Secretary· t to Honorable Prime Minister) was the Special Guest while Professor Dr. Pran Gopal Dalla. Vice­Chancellor. BSMMU presided over the workshop. Among others Deans. Chairmen and senior academics ol the university were presen1.

The Sub·projecl Manager Professor Or. Mir Misbahuddln presented the keynote paper inlorm•ng the aud•ence about dillerenl aspects of the project including the progress and future plan for the next two years. He Informed that awareness among !he teachers of Pharmacology working in different Medical Colleges/Institutes/Medical University was successfully created.

He also added thai a v~rlual teach•ng-learning course management soltware was customozed and two t·day workshops lor training of the reviewers and editorial panel are already completed. In the year 20t2. the protect team will visit 50 medical colleges to motivate the students

ol bolh undergracfuale and poslgraduale level The core component ot lh1s project IS lhc preparation ol rhe course contents The course will uliliJO lhe oppor!umhes ava1lable on Vlrlual programs and tor lhat purpose 250 lo 300 modules wllh 5·t0 monutes power point presentatiOns wilh vooce narratoon. access to the vortual library. IOOIS lor onlono ass1gnment and sell-assessment woll be dovclapod

Free Internet network launched In KU

The Econom1cs 01scrpline Ol Khulna Umversrly has launched tree WrFr rntcrnet servoce lor the srudents. tcachcrs and stall otrhe dosoplrno The benefiCianes Wlll get access to lhe latesl academiC kfi(Miedge and ontormat1on lrom the drsoplrne promrse through th1s network whoch "'~ be hclplullor enhancong the quality ol h gher educat100

The HEOEP sub-pro1ect hUed ·rnnovaroon of a Pragmatoc Teachong·learn1ng Process al Economrcs Drsc1plone. Khutna Unovcrsoty lor Sooo·Economoc development ol the South·Wesr Reg10n ol Bangladesh has Incurred all 11111oal expenses lor settmg up the networ < and I he Economocs DISCipline w111 bcar all ather subsequenl operalrng expenses

UGC digital library consortium

Under 1he H1gher Education Ouahly Enhancomem Prorecl UGC has 1nr11a1ed a consofllum ot public and pnvate umversit1es 1e subscribe ro a w1de range ot dlgnal resources and services The maror obrechvos of 1he consonium IS lo: provide access 10 elecrrontc resources l1ke on-line journals 10 all member un,verS,IIOS a1 substanllally lower roleS ol subscnption. A meeling was held on December 18, 20 t 1 a1 UGC 10 d1scuss lhe lramework tor the COMOrlium. budgol and olher related Issues. AI the meollng, 11 was ctec,ded ro launch l rial access 1e a number ol International publishers such as ACM d1g11a1 Library. Etsev1er. Emerald and Sage

The trial os expected 10 begin In early January 2012 tor a l1m11ed period ot one to lhree months OuMg lhe period HEOEP w111 momror and evaluate the usage ol such resources by !he unlverslhos 10 subscribe !hem. II rs cxpecled rhal UGC 01grtal Library Consonlum wrll brong qualitat1vc changes 1n h1gher educarron and learn,ng 1n Bangladesh

BdREN connectivi ty established

An rmual connecl1vny ol Bangladesh Research and EducaUon Nelwork (BdAEN) wrth UGC and lour unrversrtres ol 1n and around Dhaka coty has been esrabfrshed on December 22. 20t I Name of the unoverso11es are Dhaka Unrversoty. Bangladesh Umversrty ol Eng,neenng and Technology Bangabandhu She kh Mu11b Medocal Un1versoty and Sher·e·Bangla Agnculture Un•verSoty

W1th the help ot th1s connec11voty urwersJtoes w111 have high speed ~nlematlonal academiC and Internet bandwodth. It w1ll help exchange teach,ng. 1cam1ng and research act.v1hes loslerrng ~nnova110n

VIdeo conferenclng network connected

A network has been connected w11h lhe video conterencong ~nslrumenls rnslalled ar Umverslly Granls Comm1sston ol Bangladesh, Bangdbandhu She1kh Mu)1b Med1cal Unoversity and Sher-e-Bangia Agrrculluro Un1vorslly on pilot bas1s.

Wllh lhe use ol these video conlerenc1119 lnstrumonl pooplo lrom lhese instilutes would be able to share tmporlant lecture. semmar. meetong etc. On the baSIS or lhe experiencc the network would be extended to all public and puvate un1vers1tJes and v1deo conferencmg •nslrumonts would be set up. T esl run of the v1deo conlerenclng among lhe pilot inslilutes wrll be staned on January 20 12

Digital archive in SBAU on progress

ActiVIt es of the sub·p<OJect ·establishment ol Oog1tal Archove on Agrocullural Theses and Journals ol Bangladesh· are go.ng on on full sw1ng woth the hnancial help from Hogncr Educaloon Ouatny Enhancement Prorecl (HEOEP) Implemented oy the Umversrty Grants CommiSS•on ol Bangladesh MS Tncses. PhD Oossenat,ons and Journals or Bangl.ldesh Agncu:turat Unoversoly (BAU). Mymensongn, Bangabandhu She1kh Mu;1bur Rahman Agr,cultural Unrversoty (BSMRAU) Gaz pur and Sher-e-Bangia Agroculture Unovers1ty (SBAU). Dhaka are rhe con lent ol thos d1g1tal arch1ve About 15000 MS/PhD TheseSJOossertahons are available on these hbranes and owenty three JOUrnals are also be~ng published from lhe un1vers111es. Eleven personnel are recru1ted lor lhree un,vcrs1tios and necessary equ1pments are also procured. Four panocopatory plannmg workshops were organ, zed lor thos purpose

Tra1n1n9 on capac11y bu1ld1ng ol the personnel ot lhls sub· prOJecl os compleled Con1en1 collecllon. veror,catlon, Conlcno Management System {CMS) development and lostmg, dogilalization. synchronization and uploading are go~ng on successlully.

Horticulture lab inaugurated at PSTU

The department ol Horllcullure. Paluakhah Sctonco and Technology un,versny {PSTU) has renovated and oxlondod horhculture laboratory for conducllng biOIOChnoroolcal researches through the Academ1c lnnovallon Fund ol HEOEP Prolessor Or. Syed Sakhawat Husoln. V1cr:t Chancellor of PSTU inaugurated the laborolory on October 15, 2011

Prof Dr. Syed Sakltau•at Hu.\clllt, JIC. PSTU adtlr£•umg ut inaugural fimction

While addressong as the Ch1el Guest. Prolessor Or Syed Sakhawat Husain urged all concerned In lhe umvers1ty lo consider HEQEP sub-project as a prionly one and to pay tho utmost cllor1s 1n omplcmenllng all sub·projects runmng at PSTU

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Professor Dr. Mahbub Robban1, SPM of the sub-project tilled "Enrichment ol Facilities for Effective Access to Higher Studies and Advanced Researchers in Hort iculture· mentioned that the sub·project activities are going on as per work-plan in the approved complete proposal. He appreciated the all-out cooperation ol his SPM team and the UAIFS members of PSTU.

International workshop held In RU

An International workshop on "Use. Abuse and Applications of Statistics' was organ1zed on December 24. 2011 on the occasion ol Golden Jubilee celebration of the Department ol Statistics at AU. Proftessor in Emeritus Dr Mir Masum Ali and Dr A.H.M Rahmatullah lmon, both from Ball State University, USA and many researchers ol department and organizations presented the1r articles 1n the workshop. More than 250 students. professionals and statisticians around the country participated in the workshop.

Remarkable progress made In CU research lab

Remarkable progress has been made under the sub-project t1tled "Development of the Central Research Laboratory of the Faculty of Biological Sciences and Ennchment of the Teaching Capacity and Quality Research".

Training on scientifiC Instruments (Microscopy, Sterilizer, Incubator) and instrumenta tion (Double beam Spectrophotometer, Atom1c Absorption Spectrophotometer, Real time PCR, Inverted and Dark Reid, Microscope and HPLC) and two seminar on "Biotechnology-A Global Status and Bangladesh Perspective" and "Sustainable Waste Management" were organized in Chittagong University.

Refurbishment of conference room and procuring the furniture and sophisticated Instruments for Molecular Biology Laborato.y has also been completed.

WB mission for MTR due In January

The World Bank mission Is coming to HEOEP in Janua.y 2012 for the Mid Term Review (MTR) of the project. The objective of the MTR IS (i) to assess the overall implementallon progress towards achieving the project development objectives; (ii) to critically review component wise achievements and identify challenges faced by the project; and (iii) to provide practical recommendations tor the remainder period of the project and beyond based on the lessons learnt.

The methodologies will be adopted in ach1evlng these objectives are desk worl<.. discussion with project ollic1als, site visit and project data analysis. To assist the mission

Monitoring and Evaluation Unit ot HEQEP has prepared a MTR Repon. Earlier the WB mission came in June 2011 and reviewed the progress of the project.

New faces In HEOEP

Sr. Research Officer:

Mr. Md. Shahadat Hossain joined the Strateg1c Policy Unit of HEQEP as the Senior Research Off icer on December 26, 20 11, Earlier he served the Minist.y ol Cultural Aflairs as a Deputy Secreta.y.

Research Officer:

Dr. Md. Slrajul Islam (Deputy Secretary) joined the Strategic Polley Unit of HEQEP as the Research ONicer on December 21. 2011. Before joining the project he served the Bangladesh Agnbusiness Development Project under the ministry of Agriculture as a Sen1or Policy Oflicer,

Procurement Officer:

Mr. Md. Mahmudul Hossain Khan joined HEQEP on October 03, 2011 as a Procuremenl Officer. Before joining HEOEP he served as an Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) a1 Rajbari District.

Digital Library Specialist:

Dr. S.M. Zabed Ahmed joined HEOEP on December 11 , 2011 as Digital Library Specialist. He is on leave from the University of Dhaka where he IS a Professor in the Department of Information Science and Library Management.

His pnmary role in HEOEP will be to establish a consortium lor subscriptions to online resources. Dr. Ahmed is a prolific researcher and has contributed numerous research papers to 1n1ernational journals.

Five Engineers:

Five engineers joined Bangladesh Research and Educatron Network (BdREN) under Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project recently. Md. Abdul Awaf and Md. Jahidul Islam jo1ned as Network Engineer and Md. Saj1dul Islam. Shimul Bala and Md. Mahedl Hasan as Help Desk Technician.

Edrtorlal Board

Advisor · Professor Dr. M. Muhibur Rahman, Member, UGC Chief Edffor : Kaniz Fatema, ndc, Project Director, HEQEP Members · Md. Korban All, AIF Coordinator, HEQEP

Md. Mostaque Hassan. Sr. Program Officer. HEQEP Md. Mohsin, Sr. Procurement Officer, HEOEP

Editor · Md. Zlllur Rahman. Mobilization Facilitator. HEQEP

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