Private universities must not act like private coaching centers

 
When it comes to private universities, most people uphold the opinion that these universities do not pay much attention to research work because it does not directly help to make money. Rather taking higher tuition fees from students and admitting more and more pupils are much more lucrative and profitable than spending time on research as far as private universities in Bangladesh are concerned. However, I would not like to put all private universities of our country on equal terms because some private universities have meanwhile gained much fame for boosting research-oriented avocations among their teachers and learners. Academic analysts have again and again urged the owners of private universities to inspire their teachers and students to think outside the box, to step out of the boundaries of textbooks and to discover their own innovative potentialities which can be expedited through research. But the entrepreneurs who run private universities still do not consider it to be important to build up a research-friendly environment in their institutions. Generating scholars is one of the greatest responsibilities of all universities, not just issuing certificates and mark sheets.

Writing expertise is one of the prerequisites for developing research skills. Research papers need to be written in a foolproof language free of plagiarism. An omnivorous reading habit is also very conducive for moving ahead with research initiatives because the more we read the more we get familiar with the latest ideas springing up from different academic turfs. Reportedly in several private and public universities of Bangladesh, most of the teachers have no involvement with writing activity. I was even puzzled to see that some teachers of private universities in a number of parts across Bangladesh have set up coaching centers at their own houses where they tutor students. Thus these teachers have no time to think about research because they have to teach students inside and outside the campus both

Some private universities hardly organize research conferences or seminars. I have read some so-called articles by some teachers which are packed with grammatical and spelling errors. I wonder what the hell they teach inside classrooms! A much bigger question is the fact that how these articles managed to get published in academic journals! It goes without saying that there are glaring allegations about the prevalence of nepotism among the senior teachers of some private universities who like more to be buttered up by their subordinates rather than judging them in terms of academic standard objectively. Moreover, at times students intend to do creative things but they do not get much cooperation from their teachers allegedly. The point explicitly referring to lack of integrity cannot be missed in this context.