UGC chief attends int�l conference

University Grants Commission (UGC) Chairman Professor Abdul Mannan attended a three-day international conference on ‘bridging diverse cultures towards an inclusive Asia and Pacific community’ recently, says a press release.
The conference, a bi-annual event of the East West Centre and East-West Centre Association of Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, was held at a hotel in Manila.
A total of 275 participants from 26 countries attended the conference which concluded on Sunday. Professor Mannan participated in the conference as a speaker in a session ‘education past and future’ and shared the success stories of the education sector of Bangladesh. He said countries of this region may not have natural resources but its most valuable resource is its young population that needs to be transformed into skillful human resources.

UGC chief attends int�l conference

University Grants Commission (UGC) Chairman Professor Abdul Mannan attended a three-day international conference on bridging diverse cultures towards an inclusive Asia and Pacific community recently, says a press release. The conference, a bi-annual event of the East West Centre and East-West Centre Association of Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, was held at a hotel in Manila. A total of 275 participants from 26 countries attended the conference which concluded on Sunday. Professor Mannan participated in the conference as a speaker in a session education past and future and shared the success stories of the education sector of Bangladesh. He said countries of this region may not have natural resources but its most valuable resource is its young population that needs to be transformed into skillful human resources.