8 th global rce conference 26 to 29 november 2013 nairobi, kenya professor m alimullah miyan, phd...
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8th Global RCE Conference
26 to 29 November 2013 Nairobi, Kenya
Professor M Alimullah Miyan, PhDChairperson, RCE Greater Dhaka
BangladeshFounder and Vice-Chancellor IUBAT—International University of Business
Agriculture and Technology
Knowledge Based Area Development (KBAD)- A StepTowards Community Self-Reliance
for Sustainable Development
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Premise of KBAD• Endowed with People• Limited Natural Resources and Financial
Capital• Developing People into Human Capital• Route to Creating Human Capital – Education– Skill Development
• Attaining enhanced social mobility• Individual achievement benefits community
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Objectives
• Providing access to education to attain enhanced social mobility and sustainability
• Creating graduates from every village as a role model
• Promote sustainable knowledge and skills
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Objectives• Educated & skilled individuals will pull-up
– Family, neighbors & village community through access to knowledge for sustainable socio-economic development
– Individual success will have demonstrative effect and motivate other young people
• Foundation of a Knowledge Based Society for Prosperity, Social Mobility and Sustainability
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Education Bank• Facilities for access of middle class and poor to
market oriented higher education for social mobility on SD
• Conduit to finance individuals on easy terms but on a repayable basis
• Finance – Students– Teachers for higher training– Educational institutions
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KBAD and ESD at IUBAT• Vision
o One professional graduate from each village as a step toward community self reliance & dissemination of knowledge and skills on sustainable development
o Standing policy not to deny access to education to any qualified & motivated candidate under different financing schemes
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Mandatory ESD for All under KBAD
• Course includes environmental sustainability, ecosystem services, Climate Change & Adaptation
• Basic Needs, Resources: availability & limitations • Sustainable use-practice of natural resources:
Energy, Air, Water, Minerals, Soil and Biodiversity etc.
3R’s: Reduce, Reuse & Recycle practiced throughout campus life
Traditional Practices and Wisdoms, Ethnic Culture Organic farming
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Mandatory ESD for All under KBAD Knowledge-based Society for learning Ethics, Moral
Justice & Respect Grooming up as Skilled Human Resource for National
and International Job Markets Industrial Safety, Compliance & Auditing Educational Motivation throughout Bangladesh
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Achievements
• Establishment of IMCSL as a prelude to Education Bank• Establishment of Financial Assistance Fund (FAF)• Establishment of University Education Extension Unit
(UEEU) to Outreach KBAD• 12,000 students covering entire Bangladesh
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Regional Implication
• 1.7 billion people in South Asia • KBAD Covers all regions of Bangladesh • Ideas shared different countries – Kochi, Kerala, India – 2006– Kannur University, India - 2011– Islamabad, Pakistan, 2012– Nepal, 2013
• Potential for Expansion in the Region
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Lessons
• Socially Challenged can be Self-Reliant on a Sustainable Basis through H.E.
• Social Mobility and Equity are Achievable • Integrated Efforts Required • Mainstreaming ESD in Curriculum • Financial Resources is a Barrier at Institutional
Level • Motivation and Poverty are main Barriers to
Extension and wide Replication at Individual Level
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