President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday stressed the need for public and private universities to improve the quality of education and equip students with job-oriented skills to meet the demands of domestic and international job markets.

He also called for greater emphasis on developing students' digital technology and communication skills through university education.

The President made the remarks when Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) Vice-Chancellor Maj Gen Md Mahbub-ul Alam paid a courtesy call on him at Bangabhaban.

During the meeting, the BUP vice-chancellor briefed the President on the university’s overall academic activities.

He said BUP is currently offering courses in areas such as cybersecurity, nanotechnology and data science in response to the changing demands of the job market.

The vice-chancellor also said the university is placing emphasis on developing students’ communication and other essential skills required in both domestic and international job markets.

He formally invited the President to attend the upcoming convocation of BUP.

Mirza Fakhrul accepted the invitation and assured him that he would attend the event.

The President’s military secretary, press secretary and officials of Bangabhaban were present during the meeting.