Campus Report :
A delegation of the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) and German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) is visiting Bangladesh from September 17, 2014 in their effort to offer more scholarships to Bangladeshi students.
They will interact with the students and visit different campus during their five-day stay, the Indian High Commission in Dhaka says.
DAAD is offering scholarships for MTech and PhD students while IIT Bombay will provide Teaching Assistantship to PhD candidates.
Set up in 1958, the IIT Bombay is recognized worldwide as a leader in the field of engineering education and research. The institute has a total of 15 academic departments, 10 centres, one school and four Interdisciplinary programs with renowned faculties. Over the last five decades, more than 42,000 engineers and scientists have graduated from the institute.
The High Commission will organize an interactive session at 4:00 pm on September 17, 2014 at its Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre (IGCC) in Gulshan for the students. The students can get answers for their queries from the IIT bosses on academic programs, infrastructural facilities, accommodation and financial aid available.
DAAD has introduced scholarships for Bangladeshi students for pursuing MTech in engineering systems, Biomedical Engineering, Environmental Science and Engineering, Water Resource Engineering and Technology and Development. It also offers PhD in areas like renewable energy, climate change, health, biodiversity and good governance at IIT Bombay.
There would be 15 such scholarships available for MTech aspirants that will cover cost of education, air fare from home country to India, health insurance, annual study and research subsidy. The scholarship will also include a monthly stipend.
DAAD will be offering five scholarships to students enrolling for PhD programs that will include admission and tuition fees, air travel, annual study and research subsidy, final thesis subsidy and a monthly allowance.
Moreover, students selected for the PhD program under DAAD scholarship will be able to pursue six months of their research course in Germany and will get an additional stipend of EUR1000 towards it.
The team will visit the Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET) on September 18, the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) in Dhaka on September 20, and the University of Dhaka (DU) on September 21.
