Record number of foreign students enrolled at RU

Rajshahi University (RU) saw a record number of students from foreign countries in the current academic session (2016–17) in its different academic programmes, including under-graduate, graduate and M.Phil. courses.
A total of 29 international students has been admitted under different academic sessions. Of them, 11 are from Nepal, three from Somalia, one from Jordan and nine others from various countries at the graduate level, which is the highest in a single year in the 63 years of RU’s history. Earlier, seven foreign students took admission here during the academic 2015–16 session, all Nepalese. In the last 61 years, only five foreigners have taken admission here since the university’s inception in 1953. A total of 15 international students was admitted this year: four are from Nepal, some from India, and one from the US.
Nepalese Gilani Ansari, a student of the applied physics and electronics engineering department, mentioned the simple online admission process, quality of education, improved accommodation facilities and friendly atmosphere as the key reasons for the increasing number of international students at RU.
Sources in the RU academic section said: “Every year, despite many seats and opportunities for foreign students, they cannot take admission in the RU, because of some complexities including clearance from the ministry. But this year, the RU authorities took the initiative to resolve such problems.”
RU preserves a few seats for foreign students and researchers into admission in undergraduate, M.Phil. and Ph.D. programmes. These are 10 seats under the Science faculty, five seats under the Business Studies faculty, five seats under the Law faculty, and five seats for researchers under the Institute of Bangladesh Studies (IBS) as well.
Another student, Nayeem Mollik of the applied physics and electrical engineering department, said many foreign students prefer Bangladesh as an education destination considering its affordability. “Some departments in RU in terms of their education and research conform to international standards. More foreign students and researchers can be attracted if the university authorities improve their infrastructure development and ensure a congenial atmosphere here,” he added.
“The university authorities have constructed the Shaheed Mir Abdul Kayum International Dormitory for male students and the Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnessa International Dormitory is for female students. We are supplying different kinds of food as per their interest,” a university source added. The number of students would increase next year, he hoped.
The RU’s acting vice-chancellor and treasurer, Prof. Dr Sayenuddin, said, “We have taken various steps with regard to their security concerns as they are our guests. Besides, their ideas about Bangladesh are changing.”

Record number of foreign students enrolled at RU

Rajshahi University (RU) saw a record number of students from foreign countries in the current academic session (201617) in its different academic programmes, including under-graduate, graduate and M.Phil. courses. A total of 29 international students has been admitted under different academic sessions. Of them, 11 are from Nepal, three from Somalia, one from Jordan and nine others from various countries at the graduate level, which is the highest in a single year in the 63 years of RUs history. Earlier, seven foreign students took admission here during the academic 201516 session, all Nepalese. In the last 61 years, only five foreigners have taken admission here since the universitys inception in 1953. A total of 15 international students was admitted this year: four are from Nepal, some from India, and one from the US. Nepalese Gilani Ansari, a student of the applied physics and electronics engineering department, mentioned the simple online admission process, quality of education, improved accommodation facilities and friendly atmosphere as the key reasons for the increasing number of international students at RU. Sources in the RU academic section said: Every year, despite many seats and opportunities for foreign students, they cannot take admission in the RU, because of some complexities including clearance from the ministry. But this year, the RU authorities took the initiative to resolve such problems. RU preserves a few seats for foreign students and researchers into admission in undergraduate, M.Phil. and Ph.D. programmes. These are 10 seats under the Science faculty, five seats under the Business Studies faculty, five seats under the Law faculty, and five seats for researchers under the Institute of Bangladesh Studies (IBS) as well. Another student, Nayeem Mollik of the applied physics and electrical engineering department, said many foreign students prefer Bangladesh as an education destination considering its affordability. Some departments in RU in terms of their education and research conform to international standards. More foreign students and researchers can be attracted if the university authorities improve their infrastructure development and ensure a congenial atmosphere here, he added. The university authorities have constructed the Shaheed Mir Abdul Kayum International Dormitory for male students and the Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnessa International Dormitory is for female students. We are supplying different kinds of food as per their interest, a university source added. The number of students would increase next year, he hoped. The RUs acting vice-chancellor and treasurer, Prof. Dr Sayenuddin, said, We have taken various steps with regard to their security concerns as they are our guests. Besides, their ideas about Bangladesh are changing.