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Time to introduce rating system for all universities

Corruption in education sector fuels graft in other sectors, roundtable told

Staff Correspondent
Regulatory Reforms Commission (RRC) Chairman Dr Akbar Ali Khan yesterday called for introducing 'rating system' for evaluating performances of all public and private universities in the country so that people can know the quality of each of these educational institutions.
’The authorities concerned should publish rating of the univer-sities after every six months or a year. If this is done, a silent competition among the universities to improve their respective position will begin. And students and guardians will be able to compare their ratings to select the universi-tiesof their choice," Akbar Ali said.
The former adviser to caretaker government made the observations while speaking as chief guest at a roundtable on higher education in the capital. He said universities in the country, especially private ones, have been set up on the pattern of those in the western countries. "But we have not introduced rating system while the authorities in western countries publish rating of their universities regularly. Time has come to do this to improve higher education in our country," said Akbar Ali.
The roundtable titled 'Corruption in education, problems in higher education and its importance in national development' was jointly organised by Grameen Nagarik Federation and SNN Media and held at the Jatiya Press Club.
Akbar Ali said corruption in education sector is the root of all kinds of corruption, and it fuels corruption in other sectors.
"Corruption in any other sectors can be curbed in four to five years. But it will take a few generations to eliminate corruption in education sector." he said.
The RRC chairman blamed corruption for the prevailing situation in education sector. “Corruption is everywhere in Bangladesh but that in education sector poses a major problem for the nation for its consequences in all other fields," he noted.
Akbar Ali emphasised proper development of human resources to ensure overall growth of the country. “We have to develop our vast human resources. And quality education is a must for this," he said.
Turning to teachers' role in this regard , he said, "Main objective of the teachers is to impart knowledge, not making money."
Akbar Ali urged all to come forward to stop 'commercialisation' of education. “No businesses should be permitted to operate educational institutions," he said.
The RRC chairman emphasised building a knowledge-network' with the help of information and communication technology (ICT). “The knowledge-network can be spread across the country at a very low cost." headded.
Southeast University Vice Chancellor Dr Shamsher Ali called for reorientation of primary and secondary level education to equip students properly for higher education.
He proposed formation of a teacher recruitment commission for all educational institutions. “This recruitment commission will publish a teachers' qualifications chart, based on which eligible teachers will be recruited for schools, colleges and universities," he said.
Noting that corruption in education sector is an 'open secret', Prof Sakhawat Ali Khan said graft has pervaded all levels of education — from primary to university level.
"The situation in most of the private universities is disappointing," said the former chairman of Mass Communication and Journalism department in Dhaka University (DU).
Other speakers at the roundtable included political scientist Syed Rashed Ahmed Chowdhury, Prof Zaheda Ahmed of DU, educationist Shaheda Obayed and Prof Quazi Md Akhtaruzzaman of Jagannath University. Poet Mostafa Allama was in the chair.