Bangladesh Accreditation Council
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 BAC logo | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 2017 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Bangladesh |
| Headquarters | BSL Office Complex, Building-2 (2nd Floor), 1 Minto Road, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh |
| Motto | Sustainable Socioeconomic Development through Excellence in Higher Education[1] |
| Agency executive | |
| Parent department | Ministry of Education |
| Website | bac |
Bangladesh Accreditation Council (BAC) (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ অ্যাক্রেডিটেশন কাউন্সিল) is an autonomous government agency responsible for accredition of higher education institutes and academic-program-offering entities for quality assurance, leading to international recognition.[1][3]
History[edit]
The council is established under the Bangladesh Accreditation Council Act, 2017,[4] which was passed by the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) in March 2017. Mesbahuddin Ahmed was appointed the first chairman of the council in August 2018.[5] Education minister Dipu Moni inaugurated the office of Bangladesh Accreditation Council at Mohakhali in May 2019.[6] The appointment of four full-time members of the council was completed in June 2019. The first council meeting was held at the BAC office, Mohakhali on December 22, 2019.[7]
Objectives[edit]
- Facilitate the implementation of quality assurance mechanism and national qualifications framework at the higher education institution (HEI) and program levels.
- Provide standards, guidelines and code of best practice to the higher education institutions (HEIs) for self-assessment and developing internal quality assurance culture.
- Provide advisory services to the HEIs or program offering entities to prepare them for accreditation;
- Facilitate the adoption of quality assurance standards by the HEIs and program offering entities.
- Conduct external quality assessment of HEIs and academic programs and provide feedback for further improvement and accreditation.
- Conduct training, workshop, conference to motivate the higher education community towards accreditation and capacity building.
- Conduct or commission research on quality assurance and appropriateness of the standards in higher education.
- Maintain liaison and cooperation with credible international quality assurance networks and accreditation bodies in higher education.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Homepage". BAC::Bangladesh Accreditation Council. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ "Council". BAC::Bangladesh Accreditation Council. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Objectives". BAC::Bangladesh Accreditation Council. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ "বাংলাদেশ অ্যাক্রেডিটেশন কাউন্সিল আইন, ২০১৭". Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division, Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ "Govt appoints first chair of accreditation council". Md Solamain, Daily Sun. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ "Accreditation Council office opens". Staff Correspondent, New Age. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ "Bangladesh Accreditation Council holds its' [sic] first meeting". Eduvista Desk, Daily Observer. Archived from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
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