Virtual US school fair to begin on Oct 2
The US Embassy in Dhaka will host the most significant ever virtual US school fair in Bangladesh which will get started on October 2.
The virtual fair will be held on two consecutive weekends - October 2, 3 and October 9, 10.
The fair is for those interested in pursuing undergraduate studies in the United States.
The EducationUSA South Asia Virtual Tour 2020 is a joint event organised by EducationUSA advising centers in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Afghanistan.
Despite the uncertainty due to the Covid-19 pandemic, US universities remain focused on promoting internationalisation and considering encouraging talented Bangladeshi students to review at their campuses to contribute important diversity and different perspectives, said the united states Embassy.
The EducationUSA US University Virtual Fair 2020 will provide Bangladeshi students a distinctive opportunity to directly interact with representatives of over 100 accredited US universities and colleges and find out about post-Covid-19 changes to admissions processing and interviews, standardised testing, precautions to make sure student safety and health, and other important developments.
Prospective students may also have the chance to find out more about scholarship and financial aid opportunities and participate in informational sessions on a variety of topics, like the US student visa process, the Embassy said.
The function is free and available to the general public. Interested students can join the virtual fair from the comfort of their own home, from their computer, smart phones, or through http://bit.ly/UGEdUSAFair20EmbWeb .
The participating universities include: Albion College; American Musical and Dramatic Academy; Berkeley College; Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Emory University School of Law; George Washington University, George Mason University; Hawai’i Pacific University; Johns Hopkins Carey Business School; Loyola Marymount University; NY Institute of Technology; New York University’s Tandon School of Engineering; SUNY Polytechnic Institute; Temple University; The University of Texas at Arlington; The Fletcher School at Tufts University; University of California at Riverside and Irvine; University of Kansas; University of Maryland; University of Massachusetts at Lowell and Amherst; USC Viterbi School of Engineering, and many more.
EducationUSA is a US Department of State network of over 425 international student advising centers in 178 countries.
The network promotes US advanced schooling to students around the world by offering accurate, comprehensive, and current information regarding opportunities to review at accredited postsecondary institutions in the usa.
EducationUSA also provides services to the US higher education community to help institutional leaders meet their recruitment and campus internationalization goals. EducationUSA is the official source on US advanced schooling.
In Bangladesh, EducationUSA advising services and reference materials can be found at locations across the country, like the American Center at the united states Embassy Dhaka in Baridhara, the Edward M. Kennedy Center for Public Service and the Arts in Dhanmondi, the American Corner in Chittagong, and the American Corner in Khulna where trained advisers lead group information sessions and offer individual counseling services to students and parents.
EducationUSA reference libraries and remote advising are also accessible at the American Corners in Sylhet, and Rajshahi.
As a result of Covid-19 outbreak, EducationUSA is advising centres in Bangladesh to stay closed to the general public.
