Bangladesh Accreditation Council

Bangladesh Accreditation Council (BAC) (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ অ্যাক্রেডিটেশন কাউন্সিল) is an autonomous government agency responsible to accredit higher education institutes and academic program offering entities for quality assurance leading to international recognition.[1][3]

Bangladesh Accreditation Council
Agency overview
Formed2017
JurisdictionGovernment of Bangladesh
HeadquartersGreen Delta AIMS Tower (10th Floor), 51-52 Mohakhali Commercial Area, Dhaka- 1212, Bangladesh
23.780483°N 90.407771°E / 23.780483; 90.407771
MottoSustainable Socioeconomic Development through Excellence in Higher Education[1]
Agency executive
Parent departmentMinistry of Education
Websitebac.gov.bd

History

The council is established under the Bangladesh Accreditation Council Act, 2017.[4] Bangladesh Accreditation Council Act, 2017 was passed in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh in March 2017. Mesbahuddin Ahmed was appointed as 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 BAC office, Mohakhali on December 22, 2019.[7]

Objectives
  • 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
  1. "Homepage". BAC::Bangladesh Accreditation Council. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  2. "Council". BAC::Bangladesh Accreditation Council. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  3. "Objectives". BAC::Bangladesh Accreditation Council. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  4. "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.
  5. "Govt appoints first chair of accreditation council". Md Solamain, Daily Sun. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  6. "Accreditation Council office opens". Staff Correspondent, New Age. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  7. "Bangladesh Accreditation Council holds its' first meeting". Eduvista Desk, Daily Observer. Retrieved 4 July 2020.


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