UK urged to raise scholarships for Bangladeshi students
University Grants Commission (UGC) of Bangladesh urged the British Government to increase the number of scholarships and fellowships for Bangladeshi students in UK universities, says a press release.
UGC is also keenly interested in establishing stronger ties with the UK universities for internationalisation of higher education.
UGC Chairman Professor Abdul Mannan made the appeal when Deputy British High Commissioner in Dhaka Mark Clayton called on UGC Chairman at the latters office yesterday. Suraya Jahan, deputy director of Trade and Investment, British High Commission, Dhaka accompanied Deputy British High Commissioner.
They also discussed various aspects of higher education including collaborative research, networking, quality enhancement, exchange of students and faculties and also cross border higher education.
UGC Chairman, in his speech observed that huge expansion of education has taken place in the country over the years. Now quality needs to be infused among the students from primary to tertiary level to keep pace with in todays world. Time has come to equip the graduates with updated knowledge and skills.
UGC Members Mohammad Mohabbat Khan, Abul Hashem, Md Akhtar Hossain, Mohammad Yousuf Ali Mollah, Dil Afroza Begum and UGC Secretary Md Khaled, among others, were present.
