Hope Polytechnic Institute

Increasing unemployment or underemployment of educated youth is having a negative socio-economic impact in Bangladesh. Sheer frustration arising from being unemployed even after acquiring necessary skills, often leads youth to be involved in hazardous job or anti-social activities. While its national average unemployment rate is 4.2 percent, the rate is 2.7 percent among those who have studied up to primary level and 11.2 percent among those who have graduated from university. Bangladesh therefore needs to address this skills mismatch phenomenon first. More specifically, the country must equip its youth with the right set of skills, which would make them employable in the fast-changing job market both inside and outside the country.

Addressing the unemployment problem of Bangladesh and with a view to build skills for the future, Hope Polytechnic Institute (HPI) was established in 2011 at Gallamari, Khulna, adjacent to Hope Technical Institute (HTI) and Rev. Paul’s High School (RPHS). The institute operates under the executive control of the ministry of education, government of Bangladesh and acting through Bangladesh Technical Education Board (BTEB). HPI provides higher technical education through a four-year diploma in engineering. Currently HPI is offering courses in Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, Computer and Textile engineering. The institute implements the course plan in accordance with the curriculum set by BTEB. Alongside providing scientific skills, computing analysis and mathematical techniques, English language is also impart-ed to help students increase their communication skill.