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HIGHER EDUCATIoN

Academia-industries interaction a must to solve problems

STAFF CoRRESpoNDENT
Speakers at a seminar yesterday stressed the need for effective interaction between academia and industries to resolve the problems in higher education.
They also called for streamlining the science education at university level for boosting local industries.
The seminar on 'Bridging the gap between higher education in Bangladesh and its real world applications: Prospect of interaction between industries and academia' and a monthlong lecture series on 'Modern instrumental techniques' were organised by the University of Asia Pacific in collaboration with Water Lab Limited and Protipaalock Society for Culture and Science at the auditorium of Russian Centre for Culture and Science in the city.
Inaugurating the seminar, Law
Minister Moudud Ahmed said
it is true that the country is beset by many problems, but it is also true that it has many potentials for which it could successfully reduce its population growth, increase people's longevity of life and food production in last three decades.
He said the countries which will not be able to keep pace with the present modern technology, will also not be able to narrow their gap with the developed nations.
In a keynote paper at the seminar, KM Mostafa Anwar, founding director of Water Lab Limited, said the number of enrolment in science education is decreasing in one hand, while the quality of science education is also deteriorating day by day on the other hand in the country.
Scientific research should be carried out for solving current problems in societies and industries using
advanced knowledge of developed countries, he added.
Vice-chancellor of South East University Dr M Shamsher Ali said, "In the present day world science is the real Aladin's Lamp for a country for its development."
He laid emphasis on increasing the budget for scientific research in the country.
Presided over by Vice-chancellor of University of Asia Pacific Prof Abdul Matin Patwari, the meeting was also addressed by Incepta Pharmaceuticals Managing Director Abdul Muktadir and Protipaalock President Shantunu Saha Roy.
Nearly 40 scientists and educationists from more than 25 different industries, universities and scientific organisations are taking part in the month-long lecture series programme.