Canada, Bangladesh seek stronger education, skills development cooperation
Canadian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Ajit Singh, leading a delegation, paid a courtesy call on Education and Primary and Mass Education Minister Dr ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon, expressing interest in expanding cooperation between the two countries in education and human resource development.
The meeting was held today at the Education Ministry office in the Secretariat here.
During the meeting, both sides held detailed discussions on various issues of mutual interest, particularly the development of the country's education sector, creation of skilled human resources, and expansion of technical and vocational education.
During the discussion, the Education Minister highlighted the importance of cross-border education, third-language education and artificial intelligence (AI), and presented various plans of Bangladesh in these areas to the delegation.
The Canadian High Commissioner expressed the Canadian government's keen interest in further strengthening and expanding existing areas of cooperation between the two countries in education and human resource development, including cross-border education, third-language education, and the technical and vocational education sector.
Trade Commissioner of the Canadian High Commission Quazi Gulam Farhad, among others, was present at the meeting.
