At a preparatory meeting for ULAB s planned virtual convocation, I suggested that we use the iconic image of Keanu Reeves dodging many bullets in the
Matrix trilogy as our promotional campaign. After all, our motto this year is against all odds , which chimes with Reeves ( Neo in the movie) slo-mo tackling of a flurry of bullets. The pandemic has made us take shelter in a virtual world as we try to protect ourselves from the multifrontal attack of the ever-evolving virus. Everyone laughed, and my suggestion was nothing more than a glitch in the system just like déjà vu is a glitch in the matrix the simulated reality that makes humanity unaware that artificial intelligence has actually taken over the world. Not everyone shares their likings of the same movies; unfortunately, thanks to a global crisis, we all share the same predicaments.
The allocation for the education sector in the proposed budget for 2021-22 fiscal year remains almost unchanged in terms of size and percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) compared to the current 2020-21 FY. This has dealt a blow to the expectations of educationists that the size of allocation
Private universities oppose Australian ‘study centre’
Bangladesh’s private universities are opposing a decision by the education ministry to give conditional approval for an Australian university to set up a ‘Study Centre’ in the country, which has also caused concern at the country’s higher education authority, the University Grants Commission (UGC).
Education ministry officials said conditional approval had been granted for a study centre of Monash College, Australia, in the capital, Dhaka. Monash College is affiliated with Monash University, a prominent university in Australia. It will be operated by Educo Bangladesh Limited.
A study centre is not a full branch campus – Bangladesh has so far not approved any foreign branch campuses – but it is allowed to carry out teaching. In 2014, the UGC worked with the education ministry to formulate a rule to permit foreign university branches or study centres.
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