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Danish Princess Alexandra zu Sayn-Wittgensten visits UCEP-Mirpur Technical School

      

Princess Alexandra zu Sayn-Wittgensten of the Royal Kingdom of Denmark visited UCEP-Mirpur technical School on 24 February 2009. The Vice Chairperson of the UCEP-Board of Governors Ms. Parveen Mahmud FCA gave the welcome address while the Executive Director Brigadier General (Retd.) gave a brief on UCEP Programs.

Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra zu Sayn-Wittgensten in her address praised UCEP Programs for its effectiveness in providing education, skill development and employment support for the under privileged children of the country. She mentioned that Bangladesh was in dire need of skilled manpower for its economic emancipation. Later she visited the different trades of the technical school and talked with the students.

The Executive Director in his brief stated that since inception in 1972 over 1.55 lac students had enrolled in the schools and 34,194 of them had completed technical training courses so far of which over 32,500 had been provided with jobs including 116 who were employed abroad.

His Excellency the Ambassador of Denmark Einar H. Jensen and the Counselor of the Embassy of Denmark Mr. Jacob Dal Winter were present during her visit.

 

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