Dhaka, Bangladesh (CU)_ The European Union (EU) in Bangladesh has officially inaugurated the Erasmus+ Scholarship Roadshow 2022 in order to educate prospective Bangladeshi students about the EU’s generous Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters scholarship program. According to a news release, Charles Whiteley, Ambassador and Head of the EU Delegation to Bangladesh, officially launched the roadshow during an EU-organized “Information Session on Erasmus+ Opportunities” at the American International University in Bangladesh (AIUB).
The session discussed numerous opportunities available under Erasmus+, such as the Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters (EMJM) programme, which provides fully-funded scholarships and awards graduates with joint, double, or multiple degrees. The roadshow will be held in thirteen public and private universities around the nation on the 27th of September, and an “Information Session on Erasmus+ Opportunities” will be conducted at the University of Rajshahi on the 26th of September.
The website https://erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu/ as well as the European Delegation’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/EUinBangladesh provide detailed information on the “Erasmus+” initiative. According to EU Ambassador Charles Whiteley, “A flagship programme like Erasmus+, with a strong external dimension that aims to promote people-to-people exchanges, can and should be a game-changer”. He stated that the new, bigger plan for 2021-2027 has an enhanced budget of £26.2 billion, adding that this allows the EU to fund innovative projects and attract an even higher number of participants.
According to the EU Delegation head, “Worldwide and in Bangladesh, the demand for highly skilled, socially engaged people is increasing. We are proud to contribute to Bangladesh’s future through the Erasmus+ scholarships. Erasmus+ helps the Bangladeshi beneficiaries to build resilience, adapt to the changing global environment, seize new opportunities and be the connector between Europe and Bangladesh”. A total of 152 Bangladeshi students have been awarded EMJM scholarships to study in various European cities in order to earn a Master’s degree in fields such as data science, engineering, climate change, gender studies, circular economy, public health, public policy, and human rights. This places Bangladesh in third place in terms of the number of EMJM scholarships awarded this year.
