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RAJSHAHI, Jan 26, 2026 (BSS)- A five-day training workshop for newly-
appointed teachers at Rajshahi University (RU) began at its campus here 
today.

Vice-Chancellor (VC) Professor Saleh Hasan Naqib inaugurated the workshop at 
Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) conference room of the Syed 
Ismail Hossain Siraji Building as the chief guest with IQAC Director Prof Abu 
Reza in the chair.

The main objective of this workshop is learning from one another.
Pro-VCs Prof Mohammad Main Uddin and Prof Farid Uddin Khan and Proctor Prof 
Mahbubur Rahman also spoke.

The training workshop, organised by IQAC, covers a wide range of topics, 
including the roles and responsibilities of newly-appointed teachers, 
research methodology and ethical standards, professional integrity and codes 
of conduct.

Teacher-student relationships and knowledge creation, introducing modernity 
and creativity into academic curricula, teaching methods, avoiding bias 
toward students and evaluation of answer scripts are also- salient features 
of the workshop.

The VC said: "We do not only want to teach but also want to learn. Every 
session here is very engaging, so the newly appointed teachers will benefit 
greatly. I am hopeful that such training workshops will play a positive role 
in helping teachers become more student-friendly."
 
"Teaching is a profession where one must keep learning throughout life. If 
you do not know something yourself, how will you teach students? A teacher 
should have a high sense of self-respect, which develops through awareness of 
one's own competence. You have come here by proving your merit through a 
process," he added.

Prof Saleh Hasan Naqib, however, said it must also be remembered that even 
after entering the profession on the basis of merit, there may still be much 
to learn in the subject you teach. 

"Therefore, there is no scope to consider oneself an all-knowing scholar. In 
the present time, this workshop is extremely necessary," he concluded.
 
A total of 57 teachers from 14 departments who were recently appointed are 
participating in the training workshop.
 
It is worth mentioning that earlier, on October6, 2025, a similar training 
workshop for 84 newly-appointed teachers from 17 departments was held under 
the auspices of IQAC.