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Quality edn a must for human resources dev

President tells NSU convocation

STAFF CORRESPONDENT
President Iajuddin Ahmed yesterday stressed the need for quality education to develop capable human resources so that the students can face the challenges of the 21st century.
Quality education is the prime need of the country and there must not be any compromise on it, he said at the 9th convocation of the North South University (NSU) at Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre in the city.
The president also called on the teachers, guardians, academicians and students to perform their responsibilities with utmost sincerity, dedication and honesty.
"Teaching is not only a profession but also a way of life for service to the nation. The foremost duty of a teacher is to be professional, responsible, dedicated, humane and upholders of values in life. Their mission is to provide the latest knowledge and to disseminate culture and values to the students," he said.
At the convocation, the president conferred degrees on 475 NSU graduates and gave away gold medals to five students for their outstanding performances.
Education Minister Dr osman Farruk, NSU Vice-Chancellor Prof Hafiz GA Siddiqi and Chairman of the NSU Foundation Iftekharul Alam also spoke at the function while British High Commissioner Anwar Choudhury was present as the convocation speaker.
President Iajuddin, also the chancellor of the NSU, said the private universities should create an atmosphere of confidence so that the guardians, employers and the policymakers cannot undermine their degrees.
The private universities should provide financial assistance for the needy but meritorious students who cannot enrol in their academic programmes because of high tuition
fees, he said.
President Iajuddin also said the private universities are playing an important role in stopping brain drain and decreasing the outflow of educational expenses.
Congratulating the graduating students, he called on them to demonstrate higher degree of personal honesty and integrity, social responsibility and commitment to the betterment of the country.
British High Commissioner Anwar Choudhury called on the students to work unitedly for the development of the country and to erase all bad names, including bombings and terrorism.
"Terrorism is an act against humanity, democracy and the people of Bangladesh who sacrificed to be free. You, who are the future leaders of the country, must
fight it together," he said.
Prof Hafiz GA Siddiqi said that too much materialism and the lack of spirituality damages the basic tenet of education.
So, the academic programmes must inculcate human values in students to motivate them to fight against exploitation of the disadvantaged and the enemies of humanity, he added.
He also said that the university, which began its journey in 1993 with only 139 students, has about 6,000 students at present.
The students who won the gold medals are Shezad Javed, Aminul Hoque and Anisur Rahman Faroque of business administration, Naureen Fatema of development studies and Hasan Shahryer Talukder of computer science.