DHAKA, Nov 25, 2019 (BSS) – The US Embassy here today opened a new
Education USA(EdUSA) Student Advising Center in Khulna as part of its
International Education Week (IEW) celebration.
The new EdUSA Center at the American Corner on the campus of Northern
University of Business and Technology in Khulna will offer group information
sessions and individual counseling services for students and parents at no-
cost from 9 am to 5pm every Saturday to Thursday from now on, a press release
said here.
The US embassy hoped that the initiative will expand US-Bangladeshi
educational linkages in the important education hub of Khulna with its many
educational institutions, it said.
The release said promoting educational exchanges between Bangladesh and
the United States is a strategic priority for U.S. Embassy Dhaka.
“International education exchanges benefit both our nations and peoples,
boosting intellectual and cross-cultural capital as well as business and
professional networks, and helping prepare students to enter the global job
markets and solve the world’s toughest challenges,” the release read.
The number of Bangladeshi students studying in the USA reached all time
high as it increased to 8,249 during the 2018/19 academic year reflecting a
10 percent rise compared to the last academic year.
According to the 2019 ‘Open Doors Report on International Educational
Exchange’, the number is an all-time high for Bangladeshi students in the USA
that is more than tripling since 2009, said the release.