It is now widely accepted that investment in human capital through education plays a crucial role in economic growth.
Over the years, engineering programmes in Bangladeshi universities have stagnated, still clinging to a 20th-century structure.
The world has never witnessed such unprecedented human-to-technology interactions.
How many jobs will disappear in a country depends on the industry, type of work, and pace of AI development.
At the time of Bangladesh’s liberation, there existed only six public universities, and the total number of students was around 25,000.
Bangladesh cannot ignore the changes brought about by the fourth industrial revolution.
Over the past decade, there has been tremendous interest in understanding how technology is shaping the nature of work and education around the world.
It is inarguable that education is important, as it opens the door to a better life for everyone.
The curriculum for any undergraduate programme is highly influenced by the social, physical, economic and cultural environment. Consequently, with the change of any such setting(s), its development process will also change. The great economist and Nobel Laureate, Wassily Leontief, wrote in 1953 that “labour will become less and less important… More and more workers will be replaced by machines.”
During the twentieth century, engineering education in the developed countries underwent a remarkable transformation.
In the beginning of the twentieth century, a growing number of educators, professionals and representatives of the business community in western countries began to realise the shortcomings of the traditional education (TE) system.
It's a common scene to see children in our streets in the early morning going to school, carrying heavy bags full of books on their shoulders.
Grading is an integral part of a student's life. Grades or marks are the primary means of evaluating a student's academic performance.
Bangladesh started with only four public universities and now has a total of 38 public universities and 92 private universities.
