Tertiary level enrollment rate in Bangladesh has been historically lower than its neighboring countries. Tertiary education in Bangladesh takes place at 35 government and 79 private universities. Students can choose to further their studies in engineering, technology, agriculture and medicine at a variety of universities and colleges.
At the tertiary level, universities are regulated by the University Grants Commission. The colleges providing tertiary education are under the National University. Each of the medical colleges is affiliated with a public university.
The objectives of tertiary education are to:
Create necessary high level trained man power to meet the country’s development needs;
Create capable citizens who can provide leadership in all fields of national life and endeavor;
Open new horizon of knowledge through research;
Open the door of university education to all regardless of age, sex, caste, professions, to up-date their knowledge through continuing education;
Promote international cooperation and understanding
Assess in Tertiary Education:
The demand for tertiary education, as a result of increasing pressure of HSC graduates, has been sharply increasing. In responses to meet the demand, the unplanned expansion is taking place. Lack of facility, particularly qualified faculty, out dated curricula and lack of equipments have resulted in sharp deterioration of quality. Ensuring quality in colleges and universities demand modernization and up grading of curricula, emphasis on research, development of faculty, introducing interaction with job market and coordination with the UGC
Recommendations:
• The usefulness of tertiary-level education is often determined by the economic and social realities and the aspirations of the country. Keeping this broad context in mind, some necessary measures to mitigate graduate unemployment problems have been identified. They include:
• Enrollment and job market demand has to be kept in line. The private universities have performed well in realizing and responding to market conditions. The onus, now, is on public universities.
• Network of co-operation between employers and education providers can be established, following the example of Indian IT industry, to ensure convergence between skill requirement and availability.
