RANGPUR, April 12, 2022 (BSS) - The country's higher education should be
taken to the desired place to tackle the challenges of the Fourth Industrial
Revolution and make the process of building a developed Bangladesh easier.

Vice-chancellor of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR) Professor Dr. Md.
Hasibur Rashid said this today while addressing two seminars arranged
separately for students and teachers at the university as the chief guest.

The Office of the External Affairs of Begum Rokeya University and American
Embassy in Bangladesh jointly organized the seminars on higher education
opportunities and various types of scholarships in the United States of
America (USA).

Teachers and students from different departments of BRUR participated in the
seminars.

Cultural Affairs Officer at the American Embassy in Dhaka Khadija Mahmud, its
Education and Academic Exchange Program Specialist Raihana Sultana, English
Language Program Coordinator Shaun Karmaker and Education USA Student Advisor
and Outreach Coordinator Q. M. Mushfiqur Hasan presented detailed accounts of
higher education opportunities in the USA.

They said Bangladeshi students and young professionals have the opportunity
to study under scholarships in the Masters programs at different American
Universities at no cost.

They informed that undergraduate students and young professionals will have
the opportunity to pursue postgraduate degrees at American Universities
completely free of cost under the Fulbright Foreign Student Program.

Director of the External Affairs Office of BRUR Sabbir Ahmed Chowdhury
thanked the American Embassy officials for their cooperation and
participation in the seminar in the field of higher education.

The Vice-chancellor said that the seminars would play vital roles in creating
opportunities for students and teachers of BRUR for studies in reputed
institutions of higher learning in the USA.