President Iajuddin Ahmed said education in Information Communication Technology is very important to make students competent and efficient so that they can cope with the challenging world in the new millennium.
"The unprecedented advancement of ICT has transformed the world into a 'Global Village'. Free flow of ICT is now the demand of new millennium. No country can survive keeping itself distanced from this modern trend," he said.
Iajuddin was addressing the 5th convocation of the East West University at Sheraton Hotel.
"Our survival as a nation and our continued progress and prosperity depend upon capable human resources. Universities are the main source of creating human resources through its tools," he told the function.
"Universities, private or public, as we know, are the centre of excellence and a field of free-thinking. For achieving the desired goals it needs congenial academic atmosphere."
He said this type of atmosphere can be achieved through sincere effort and cooperation both from the students and the teachers. The President also emphasised surrounding environmental elements, including open campus, teacher-student relations, library and modern IT facilities, co-education curriculum and, above all, dedication.
"We have been observing that private universities face many constraints, including their own campus, library facilities, research works and, above all, congenial atmosphere. But it is a ray of hope that many private universities are striving to provide desired education for the students," he said.
Congratulating the graduating students, he said the convocation does not mark end of their learning rather just the beginning of a process whereby the knowledge earned so far will be put to test.
Source: The Daily Star
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