DHAKA, Sept 29, 2020 (BSS) – The US embassy here is set to hold the largest ever virtual US education fair with participation of its more than hundred universities for paving the way of prospective Bangladeshi students to get admitted, starting on October 2.
The open and free virtual fair will be held on October 2-3 for the prospective graduate level students and on October 9-10 for undergraduates, a US embassy media note said here today.
Despite the uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, US universities remain committed to promoting internationalization and interested in encouraging talented Bangladeshi students to study at their campuses to contribute important diversity and different perspectives, said the note.
The fair titled ‘EducationUSA US University Virtual Fair 2020’ will provide Bangladeshi students a unique opportunity to directly interact with representatives of over 100 accredited US universities and colleges and learn about post-COVID-19 changes to admissions processing and interviews, standardized testing, precautions to ensure student safety and health, and other important developments, it added.
Prospective students will also have the chance to learn more about scholarship and financial aid opportunities and participate in informational sessions on a variety of topics, including the US student visa process.
The students are advised to visit graduate fair web portal bit.ly/EdUSAFair20EmbWeb and the undergraduate fair web portal http://bit.ly/UGEdUSAFair20EmbWeb to register.