Veritas Academy, a tertiary and professional training institute, hosted an event for educators in the capital.
Educators and professionals attended the event at the academy premises in the capital's Gulshan area on Friday, with the aim to promote innovation in technology and pedagogy.
Academics from North South University, IBA, and BRAC University, as well as Zeeshan Kingshuk Huq–founder and former CEO of Sindabad.com, Barrister Rashna Imam, advocate of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, and Don Sumdany, corporate trainer and author, joined the event.
All the guests exchanged their views on the means of bringing education in Bangladesh into the 21st century and appreciated the academy’s vision for hosting such an event.
Barrister Zubi Bin Moosa, one of the founders of the institute, shared the purpose behind the event.
"Veritas Academy aims to be the preeminent model for education in Bangladesh, and our endeavour is to build a community of scholars who are not only luminaries in their field of expertise but also possess the compassion befitting a teacher’s noble undertaking," he told The Financial Express.
He also added, "Veritas Academy will play a leading role in bringing about a significant change in the education sector by adding new dimensions and enhancing skills in education and the corporate sector as per the ‘Sustainable Development Goals’ plan of the Prime Minister."
