The University Grants Commission (UGC) will host a three-day regional higher education conference in Dhaka this December, aimed at bringing together UGC representatives from SAARC countries.
The decision to host the conference was taken from a meeting chaired by UGC Chairman Professor Dr. S M A Faiz on Monday.
The conference, will be held at a city hotel, aims to foster regional collaboration in higher education and research and to explore strategies for advancing the quality of education in universities across the region.
Chief Adviser and Nobel Laureate Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus is expected to attend the event's opening ceremony as the chief guest.
A steering committee has already been formed to ensure its successful organisation.
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Apart from UGC representatives from SAARC nations, vice-chancellors, academics, and researchers from various universities in Bangladesh are expected to attend the event.
The conference will be funded by the ongoing Higher Education Acceleration and Transformation (HEAT) project, implemented by the UGC with support from the World Bank.
UGC members Prof Dr. Mohammad Tanzimuddin Khan, Prof Dr. Mohammad Anwar Hossain, and Prof Dr. Md. Saidur Rahman, among others attended the meeting.