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DU senate session opens

Steps taken to improve standard of edn: VC

By DU Correspondent
The Vice Chancellor of the Dhaka University Prof AK Azad Chowdhury Saturday said that necessary steps were taken to improve the standard of education to meet the challenge of the 21st century.
The Vice Chancellor was addressing the opening session of annual meeting of the Dhaka University Senate. The meeting began at 3:30 pm at the a administration building of the university.
The Vice Chancellor in his address presented some concrete proposals for the academic and infrastructural developments in the university in the coming years.
He said that the Academic Council of the university had already accepted the proposal for opining some new departments and institutions and research centres.
The departments and institutions which will be opened in phases include Dept of Environment Sciences. Dept of Bio Technology. Dept of Urban Studies. Dept of Peace and Conflict Studies, Dept of American Studies, Dept of Management Information Service, Dept of Transport Economics. Dept of Development Economics, Dept of Fisheries and Agriculture. . Centre for Micro-Credit and ; Poverty Alleviation Studies, under Finance and Banking . Department, Dept of Population Sciences and Dept of Comparative Religion.
Besides, two centres of excellence will be set up — one is Centre for Advanced Research and Development In Physical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and the other one Is
Centre for Advanced Research and Development in Humanities and Social Sciences, the VC said.
The VC informed the Senate that the university was going to reintroduce the Overseas Training Programme. He said that the PM had directed the Education Ministry for allocating fund for the programme.
For Improving the standard of education and to attain international standard four-year honours courses would be introduced from the coming academic session.
Two halls of residence — one for male and another for female — will also be constructed soon, the VC told the Senate. As part of the development programmes some new academic and residential buildings for the teachers and employees will be constructed soon, the VC said.
For generating fund to implement these programmes the VC has proposed increase in student fees, seat rent and admission fees.
In reply to a question from Monwar Hossain Rana, a JCD leader and a Senate member nominated by DUCSU, the VC said that he would take a decision regarding DUCSU election within the shortest possible ' time after having discussion with all student organisations.
Unfortunately a student organisation did not join the meeting of the Paribesh Parishad called for taking a decision regarding DUCSU election.
A number of senators took part in the discussion.