<div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; "><b>President Mohammed Shahabuddin asked the university authorities to ensure quality education and research on campuses coping with modern education programs across the world.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The President, also chancellor of the universities, made the call as Jahangirnagar University (JU) Vice-Chancellor (VC) Professor Dr. Md. Nurul Alam and Rajshahi University (RU) Vice-Chancellor Prof. Golam Sabbir Sattar (Tapu) called on him at Bangabhaban here this afternoon.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"Apart from the formal education, the President also put emphasis on informal education," President’s Press Secretary Md Joynal Abedin Zainal Abedin told BSS after the meetings.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">During the meeting, the President was apprised by the vice-chancellors of the overall situation of their respective universities, including educational program and various plans.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Vice-Chancellor of Rajshahi University led a three-member delegation during the meeting.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The RU VC handed over a copy of the university's overall education programs to the President, who is an alumnus of RU.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">At this time, the VC invited the President to join the RU Convocation to be held in November next.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Noting that the university is an open field for acquiring knowledge, the President said education programs should be designed in such a way that students can acquire knowledge on various contemporary and international issues and prove themselves worthy in the competitive world.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Stating that there is no substitute for research in the acquisition and dissemination of knowledge, the Head of State said, "In research, quality should be given priority over the quantity."</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Priority should be given to making the benefits of this research accessible to all, he added.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">He emphasized on the opinion of the concerned stakeholders in setting the educational program.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Secretaries concerned to the President's office were present there.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>