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President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has called on universities to move away from the tendency to operate as business ventures focused on excessive profits.
He stressed the need to raise the quality of education to international standards to remain competitive globally, while preserving the country’s history, language, literature, culture and heritage.
He made the remarks at the convocation ceremony of Independent University, Bangladesh, at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Exhibition Centre on Tuesday.
The president said universities must embrace global knowledge and experience while remaining firmly rooted in their own identity.
He emphasised aligning higher education more closely with labour market demands through updated, employment-oriented and skills-based curricula.
He also called for developing young people not merely as job seekers but as skilled professionals, entrepreneurs and job creators.
Urging graduates to use their education and skills for the welfare of the country and its people, he said the interests of ordinary citizens, particularly those whose labour and contributions sustain the economy, must receive the highest priority.
