UGC chief warns pvt universities

The government will act tough if those who have established private universities for commercial purpose do not change their view, University Grants Commission Chairman Prof Dr AK Azad Chowdhury said yesterday.
He said the university teachers had proposed establishment of private universities, as the government could not give higher education to a vast number of people. The proposal has been implemented, but in a different way, he added.
The students of private universities have to spend money many times more than that of public universities, and this situation should not continue, he said.
The UGC chief was speaking at the reception of the first year honours students of 2011-12 academic session of Jahangirnagar University at Zahir Raihan Auditorium yesterday.
Prof Azad said more than 50 private universities have been established in the country in an unplanned way, which is a problem both for the government and the UGC. He said the UGC is planning to bring equal standard in the education of private and public universities.
JU Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Shariff Enamul Kabir, Pro-VC (administration) Prof Dr Forhad Hossain, Pro-VC (education) Prof Dr Muniruzzaman, Treasurer Prof Dr Md Nasir Uddin, Registrar Abu Bakr Siddique, and Proctor Prof Dr Arzu Miah also spoke at the programme.