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Exhibiting academic programs

Edward Apurba Singha

The term “education exhibition” literally means a gathering where different universities come together to exhibit their academic programs and education-related facilities. Naturally it is a unique platform where both students and academicians get several options to make a sagacious decision. Consequently, different academic institutions utilize this opportunity to analysis the students' needs. Education exhibition is a common phenomenon in Bangladesh and it already captured huge attention of knowledge hungry people.

In foreign universities prospective Bangladeshi students outshine foreign students by their outstanding academic performance. Surely this scenario delighted us and if we desire to continue this trend we have to reduce the information gap. Information gap means deficit information and for this reason many Bangladeshi students are not able to choose the right avenue for their career. In order to address this problem British Council every year organizes an event commonly known as Education UK Exhibition. Since its inception this initiative proves resounding success and in the same time pave the way to acquire foreign admission. The Education UK Exhibition 2007 was held in Dhaka from March 1-to-3 at the Winter Garden, Dhaka Sheraton Hotel and from March 6-to-7 at the Peninsula in Chittagong. The event in Dhaka was formally opened by the Vice Chancellor of Dhaka University, Prof. SMA Faiz.

Sazia Alam, Counselor, London Metropolitan University (LMU) told Star Campus that, this year average response from the students is quite impressive. Many students are currently studying at London Metropolitan University and many already acquired their degree, she added. London Metropolitan University is the largest single university in London and the third largest single university in the UK. Originally established as a college in 1848, the university is based in the center of London.

The university has over 37,000 students, including at least 7,000 international students among which over 270 students are from Bangladesh. LMU offers over 170 subjects in key areas including; Art & Design, Architecture, Business (BBA and MBA), Finance, Computing, Software Engineering, Accounting, Law, Education, Film; Mass Communications, Electronic and Communications Engineering, Marketing, Banking and Networking. Interested students from Bangladesh require excellent HSC results, or A Levels, plus at least IELTS 5.5/6.0 or TOEFL 230/580. This universities also allows credit from reputed private university of the country including North South University (NSU), American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB) and others.

Queen Mary University of London requires 80 percent marks in both SSC and HSC exams for undergraduate admission and CGPA 3.00/4 for postgraduate programs. Queen Mary University of London is a leading research university, ranked among the top hundred universities in the world (The World's Top 200 Universities 2006). This university offers wide range of courses in the areas of Medicine and dentistry, Computer Science and Engineering, English, History and other arts and humanities areas.

ACCA (the Association of Charted Certified Accountants) also participated at Education UK Exhibition 2007. ACCA is the largest and fastest-growing international accountancy body with 260,000 students and 110,000 members in 170 countries.

Visitors also gathered in front of British Council stall to collect brochures. British Council currently offers programs such as English for SSC students, general English courses and professional development course etc. Visa service section of British High Commission at the exhibition provided vital information to the visitors regarding visa processing and other relevant issues.