US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl Miller has congratulated eight Bangladeshi undergraduate students for being selected to participate in the US State Department-funded Community College Initiative (CCI) programme.
The students – selected for their academic excellence, leadership potential, and community service – will be enrolled in full-time undergraduate-level courses at US community colleges in Virginia, New York, Florida, Iowa, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin during the 2021-2022 academic year.
They will live on campus with the US and international students, have opportunities to learn about American culture, history, and society; help US students learn more about Bangladesh; strengthen their leadership and English language skills; and participate in a two-month internship in their fields of study.
Since 2013, 57 Bangladeshi students have participated in the CCI programme.
Ambassador Miller praised the students for their accomplishments, commitments to learning, and sense of adventure, encouraging them to continue pursuing opportunities to grow personally, academically, and professionally, and to serve as ambassadors of Bangladesh in the US.