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Wednesday, February 13, 2008

[Shadeshi_Bondhu] Re: Education City is the need of the time

lolz eder onek dhorjo. shei kobe theke mail likhei jaitese..kajer kaj
ki kisu hoise? :S


--- In Shadeshi_Bondhu@yahoogroups.com, "Innovation Line"
<innovation_line@...> wrote:
>
> Education City is the need of the time The most important way to
earn
> for Bangladesh in the short-term is her human resources. What
better way
> to to improve that wealth but a specialized education city?
> Bangladesh University Grants commission should initiate a process to
> build an education city - primarily focused on technical education
and
> business education. There should be two layer in this city. One
layer
> should be focused on four year bachelor programs, masters program,
phd
> programs. Second layer should be focused on trade education which
will
> take HSC graduates and create skilled labour within two years.
UGC
> should build this Education city should be built in the similar way
> different economic zones are being created. Once the basic
> infrastructure are built, different private universities will be
> encourged to lease or buy the land within this education city.
Financial
> organizations, Banks should use their huge idle money to invest in
these
> infrastructure. Prime locations within this education city can be
> auctioned to interested parties. Also, all foreign registered
> educational institutions should be forced to move to the enclave.
This
> should be made mandatory so that their quality can be observed and
> maintained easily. For a sample example, please take a look at
this.
> (http://www.qf.org.qa/output/page301.asp
> <http://www.qf.org.qa/output/page301.asp> ) This link points to the
> Education City project in Qatar, the home of Al-Jazeera. Many of the
> famous universities from around the world, including those from
USA, are
> opening their campus. Here are some excerpts:
> "Qatar Foundation is headquartered in a unique Education City, a
> 2,500-acre campus on the outskirts of Doha which hosts branch
campuses
> of some of the world's leading universities, as well as numerous
other
> educational and research institutions.
>
> Supported by abundant residential and recreational facilities,
Education
> City is envisioned as a community of institutions that serve the
whole
> citizen, from early childhood education to post-graduate study.
> Moreover, Education City is envisioned as a hub for the generation
of
> new knowledge -- a place that provides researchers with world-class
> facilities, a pool of well-trained graduates, the chance to
collaborate
> with likeminded people and the opportunity to transfer ideas into
> real-world applications.
>
> Qatar Foundation¹s mission is to prepare the people of Qatar and the
> region to meet the challenges of an ever-changing world, and to make
> Qatar a leader in innovative education and research.
>
> To achieve that mission, Qatar Foundation supports network of
centers
> and partnerships with elite institutions, all committed to the
principle
> that a nation¹s greatest natural resource is its people. Education
> City, Qatar Foundation¹s flagship project, is envisioned as a center
> of excellence in education and research that will help transform
Qatar
> into a knowledge-based society."
> [http://www.qf.edu.qa/files/images/clear.gif] Given the
circumstances
> in Bangladesh, a good location for the first education city will be
> somewhere along the Dhaka-Chittagong corridor. Similar zones can
also be
> replicated in other regions - one in each division at proper
locations.
> Private mutual funds can be raised, if the government provides the
> required legal framework. Interested development partners, who
already
> contribute in our education budget in a significant way, they can
also
> participate in supporting this fundraising for the Education City
> Projects. If you thought some of the ideas are worth of your
reading
> time, please forward it to others. If you have an ear to the
columinsts
> in regular traditional media, please forward it to them. If you
have an
> ear to the journalists and news editors of the electronic media,
discuss
> it with them. Hope they would look at the suggestions and give due
> diligence.
>
>
> Thanks for your time,
> Innovation Line
>
>
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> Note: This is a freelance column, published mainly in different
internet
> based forums. This column is open for contribution by the members
of new
> generation, sometimes referred to as Gen 71. If you identify
yourself as
> someone from that age-group and want to contribute to this column,
> please feel free to contact. Thanks to the group moderator for
> publishing the article.
>
> Dear readers, also, if you thought the article was important enough
so
> it should come under attention of the head of the government please
> forward the message to them. Email address for the Chief Advisor:
> feeedback@... <mailto:feeedback@...> or at
> http://www.cao.gov.bd/feedback/comments.php
> <http://www.cao.gov.bd/feedback/comments.php> . The more of you
forward
> it to them, the less will be the need to go back to street
agitation.
> Use ICT to practice democracy. It is already proven that this
government
> responds to the feedback. We could not locate any email address
for
> the UGC Chairman or the UGC itself. However, here is a link to the
> commission which has a feedback link:

http://www.ugc.gov.bd/comment.php
> <http://www.ugc.gov.bd/comment.php> Alternately, you can forward
this
> email to the Education Ministry: info@...
> <mailto:info@...>
>
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