Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon Sunday said the government is determined to bring English-medium O Level and A Level education, and its students, into the mainstream.<\/p>\n
“I wanted to bring English-medium education under a regulation before, but for some reason it could not be done,” Milon said at a seminar at a city hotel at Karwan Bazar.<\/p>\n
The seminar was themed on expanding public university admission opportunities for students of national and international curricula and ensuring a fair and inclusive environment in higher education.<\/p>\n
The minister criticised the lack of interest among English-medium students in Bangladesh’s public universities as well as the limited scope for their admission.<\/p>\n
Sharing a recent experience, he said only two of nearly 1,000 students at a Jahangirnagar University orientation were from English-medium backgrounds.<\/p>\n
“This can hardly be good news,” he said.<\/p>\n
Holding universities and the University Grants Commission (UGC) equally responsible for the low admission rate, the minister said neither could shirk accountability.<\/p>\n
Noting that many English-medium graduates once rose to important positions in the country and proved their merit, the minister said, \u201cThat is not seen now. We have to find out why English-medium students are failing to contribute to the country.”<\/p>\n
Participants at the seminar discussed policy, structural and procedural barriers facing students of international curricula in entering higher education.<\/p>\n
Key issues included eligibility for public university admission, equivalence of international qualifications such as O Level and A Level, application procedures, and the alignment of admission test structures with the academic preparation of students from different curricula.<\/p>\n
Speakers emphasised ensuring fair opportunities for students of all curricula while maintaining merit-based selection and academic standards.<\/p>\n
They also explored ways to make the admission system more transparent, easier to follow and inclusive, taking into account differences in content and assessment between national and international curricula.<\/p>\n
The seminar also touched on the entry of international curriculum students into medical colleges, engineering universities and other higher education institutions.<\/p>\n
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