Pathways to world rankings for private universities in Bangladesh
A review of the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings indicates that the number of Bangladeshi universities in the rankings are increasing.
4d ago
Can academia learn from cricket?
Both cricket and academia remind us that every match, every research paper, every innings, and every research presentation is a part of a larger journey.
2w ago
Troubled: Mental health challenges of our school children
Unfortunately, a child suffering from mental health issues is often told, “get over it” or “it’s all in your head.”
5m ago
Is more research funding the answer?
An enduring buzz in academia is that it requires political connections to advance in one’s career. This is a fundamental concern.
5m ago
Chhayanaut at 60: In remembrance
I am profoundly grateful to the institution which helped me evolve both as a music lover and as a human being.
8m ago
The need for a clear research agenda
It goes beyond providing research funding and serves as a guiding framework, enabling the institutions to align research goals with broader national and global priorities.
11m ago
Why students are unsatisfied with Bangladeshi higher education
Does student satisfaction matter?
1y ago
A call for leadership training
Teaching-learning is tethered sadly to lectures and rote learning where students engage in little analysis, synthesis or application.
1y ago
January 16, 2016
Reimagining academia for students of the future
Recently I heard a rather bewildering story on teaching in higher education. Taught to depict a triangle as ABC, a student wrote PQR
September 18, 2015
Street abuse: Drawing the line
The abuse of our streets seems to have reached monstrous proportions. At the root of it all is a phenomenally growing aura of indiscipline that borders on the unbearable and challenges one's physical, emotional, and even financial endurance.
May 13, 2015
Research: Academia's Achilles Heel
The role of research is indispensable for the advancement of any society, especially because things around us are constantly changing.
April 8, 2015
Rooftop Innovation: A potential growth industry
HAVING had the occasion to be on the 12th floor of an apartment building in Dhaka, I was taken in by the panorama that was both breathtaking and dispiriting.
February 17, 2015
Academia's missing middle
THERE is a perplexing problem in Bangladesh's “universities,” especially in the private universities. A significant number of departments of these universities are staffed by faculty members who are of very senior rank (professors).
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