The Russian House in Dhaka (RHD) on Wednesday organised an educational seminar regarding opportunities for higher studies in Russia in the academic year 2024-2025, with the possibility of receiving scholarships provided by the Government of the Russian Federation.

 Its Director Pavel Dvoychenkov delivered updated data of the Russian education system and detailed the application process and submission of documents to candidates on the online platform https://education-in-russia.com.

He said that Bangladeshi students can study at any university designated for scholarship in Russia and talked about the world-class higher education and professional prospects of Russian alumni, who hold various senior positions in various public services, private companies and higher education institutions in Bangladesh.

He reminded that last year 110 scholarships were allocated, and the number of scholarships is increasing due to the huge interest of Bengali citizens in higher education in Russia.

 In his speech, he gave details about the ongoing New Generation Programme organised by the Russian Government as well as the World Youth Festival-2024 (https://fest2024.com/) to be held in March 2024.

He also spoke about taking the Russian language course at the RHD to facilitate higher education studies in Russia. The new language course will begin in October.

The meeting was also attended by Dr. Taibul Hasan Khan, Soviet Alumni, Former Professor of History Department of Jahangirnagar University (Doctor of History, People's Friendship University of Russia), Yasmin Sultana, Teacher, Russian Language Course, Russian House in Dhaka.

Dr. Taibul Hasan Khan confirmed from his practical experience that Bangladeshi students have employment opportunities in any country in the world, including Bangladesh, after completing their studies at any university in Russia.

At one stage of the seminar, students of the People's Friendship University of Russia (PFUR) joined the video conference. Two representatives of the Bangla Press Club of Russia and Bangladesh Students Union (PFUR) participated in the video conference.

 They congratulated those interested in pursuing higher education at Russian universities. They shared their practical experience of studying in Russia and said to start the application process for Russian government scholarships to Russian universities as soon as possible without missing out on world-class study opportunities. The next seminar will be held on October 9, 2023, at the same time at Russian House in Dhaka.