Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid has participated in the 34th Meeting of the Board of Governors of the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) held in Vancouver, BC, Canada from 15 to 16 June 2017.The Commonwealth of Learning is an international organization of the Commonwealth nations to create and widen access to opportunities for learning making use of the potential offered by distance education and by the application of communication technologies to education. Its activities strengthen member countries’ capabilities to develop the human resources.
The Meeting of Board of Governors has concentrated on the orientation for the new Board Members as well as on the audit and performances of the committees and on the competitive risk strategies of the Commonwealth of Learning.
As a new member in the Board of Governors, the Education Minister briefed all the other members on the recent developments in education sector of Bangladesh under the able leadership of the present government led by the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. He urged all the Commonwealth nations for sharing ideas of developments in education, particularly of skill development strategies. He also advocated for foundation of a common standard of education among all the nations of the Commonwealth.
It has been an honour for Bangladesh that Mr. Nahid, the Minister for Education, has been nominated as the first member of the Board of Governors in Commonwealth of Learning since its inception in 1988.
Meeting with Secretary General of Commonwealth
Besides the scheduled meetings, the Minister took the opportunity to engage in a discussion with the Secretary General of the Commonwealth Ms. Patricia Scotland. She gladly appreciated rapid advancement of quality education in Bangladesh and sought an active role of Bangladesh as the new member of the Board of Governors. The Minister expressed his deep willingness to do his best.