Staff Reporter :
Bangladeshi students studying in colleges and universities in the US are superstars. It has risen by five per cent over the last year. US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl R Miller lauded the academic performance of Bangladeshi students in American institutions.
He was speaking at the inauguration event of EducationUSA Study Tour Fall 2019 University Fair arranged by EducationUSA Student Advising Center in a city hotel on Saturday.
Representatives from 26 US universities, including Drew University, George Mason University, Hofstra University, NYU Tandon School of Engineering, University of Houston-Victoria and University of South Florida, provided students with the chance to discuss US higher education opportunities, areas of studies and programmes, and financial aid opportunities at the fair.
“Bangladesh has become one of the top 25 countries sending students to the United States. Currently, there are about 7,500 Bangladeshi students studying in the United States at undergraduate and graduate levels, a five percent increase over the previous academic year,” he said.
Miller said that it was great to see the level of interest among Bangladeshi students to study in the USA. “We anticipate that a record number of students will attend to learn about studying in the United States,” he said.
He also mentioned there are currently 4,700 accredited US colleges and universities who offer quality educational opportunities to students.
Students had the ability to interact face-to-face with representatives from 14 US universities as well as a consortium of 12 other universities at the fair.
EducationUSA is a US Department of State network of over 425 international student advising centres in 178 countries, including seven advisers based in Bangladesh, promoting US higher education to students around the world.
