DHAKA : Daffodil International University (DIU) is set to host a significant international engagement on higher education quality assurance and accreditation as Dato’ Professor Dr. Mohammad Shatar bin Sabran, Chief Executive Officer of the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA), Malaysia, visits Bangladesh on 14 September 2026.The visit will bring together senior leaders from the Malaysian Qualifications Agency, Bangladesh Accreditation Council (BAC), and Daffodil International University, creating an important platform for sharing experiences and strengthening dialogue on international standards, accreditation practices and institutional quality assurance.

Prof. Dato’ Dr. Mohammad Shatar bin Sabran is a senior Malaysian higher-education leader with extensive experience in quality assurance, university governance, leadership and community development. He has been serving as Chief Executive Officer of the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA) since 8 February 2021 and currently also serves as a Vice-President of the Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning (ASAIHL). He previously completed a three-year term as President of the ASEAN Quality Assurance Network (AQAN), contributing to regional cooperation in higher-education quality assurance.

As part of the visit, the Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) of Daffodil International University will organize two strategic engagements at Daffodil Smart City. The first one is, “Strategic Discussion on Accreditation Preparedness and Institutional Way Forward,” and the second session, “MQA–DIU Engagement on Quality Assurance and Accreditation Strategy,”.

Adding further significance to the event, the Chairman of the Bangladesh Accreditation Council (BAC) and Prof. Dr. Md. Akter Hossain Khan will join the session, creating an important opportunity for dialogue between the accreditation leadership of Bangladesh and Malaysia and the academic leadership of Daffodil International University.

Through this high-level engagement, Daffodil International University aims to strengthen its international collaboration and institutional quality culture while creating a platform for Bangladesh–Malaysia knowledge exchange on higher education accreditation and quality assurance. The dialogue is expected to contribute to greater understanding of global accreditation practices and support the continuing advancement of quality assurance in Bangladesh’s higher education sector.