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Universities should focus more on research: Dipu Moni
DHAKA, Nov 24, 2020 (BSS) – Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni today
called for more focusing on research works in the universities across
the country in providing higher education.
“Universities in the higher education should focus more on research
works. Only then universities will be able to reach the desired
meaning,” she said.
The education minister made the remarks while addressing the
inaugural ceremony of Comprehensive Learning Management System (LMS),
Remote Proctoring and Plagiarism, maintaining social distancing at
Bijoy Auditorium on Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP)
campus in Mirpur Cantonment here, said an Inter Services Public
Relations (ISPR) press release.
BUP has introduced this software to make the online BUP education
program more up-to-date and to conduct online classes smoothly amid
any kind of global adverse situation like Corona.
Deputy Minister for Education Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury addressed the
function as the special guest with BUP Vice-Chancellor (VC) Major
General Ataul Hakim Sarwar Hasan in the chair.
Dipu Moni said the quality of education will be measured not by the
number of students but by the quality of education. Universities would
be the birthplace of higher education, knowledge, and research, she
added.
Noting that BUP has set a unique example by delivering education
through digital means while coronavirus has ruined everything around
the world and pushed education towards an extreme uncertainty, the
education minister said, in the midst of this global stagnation, BUP
has been using technology from the very beginning to conduct online
classes, examinations and all other administrative functions.
On the eve of the golden jubilee of independence, the example set
by BUP in response to the call of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for
building a digital Bangladesh is truly unique, she said.
Members of Parliament, senior officials from different ministries,
members of Bangladesh University Grants Commission, Bangabandhu Chair
Professor of the BUP, members of Bangladesh Accreditation Council,
faculty members of various universities, high officials of BUP and
journalists were also present in the function.
According to the release, the newly inducted platform shall serve
as an important milestone in furthering BUP’s journey to promote
online academic activities.
The software enables to conduct online classes, exchange information
between teachers and students, report on overall academic progress of
the students, manage each teacher and student profile, upload videos,
take any kind of exams and manage it by remote proctoring.
It will also verify the originality and clarity of writing like
thesis, term paper and assignment through ‘Turn it in’ plagiarism
checker app.
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