The Biden-Harris Administration has declared new actions which are meant to support international students seeking science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers in the US after the completion of their study. The administration recently announced a few changes to facilitate a better career and stay in the US for meritorious international students who aspire to build a career in that country after completing their programme of study. As part of those actions, 22 new fields of study have been added in the STEM Optional Practical Training (OPT) programme, which is designed to enable international students with an F-1 visa earning bachelors, masters, and doctorates in certain STEM fields to stay in the US for up to 36 months to get work experience after earning their degrees. Read:Study in the Netherlands: Scholarship Opportunities for Bangladeshi Students Also, the US government's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs will facilitate non-immigrant BridgeUSA exchange visitors and offer more academic training for J-1 undergraduate and graduate students in STEM fields for up to 36 months. Meanwhile, O-1A non-immigrant status is available to people who will display phenomenal acumen in the fields of science, business, education, or athletics.  Joshua Rubin, executive vice-president of university partnerships at international education provider Study Group, said: "We welcome the new actions introduced by the US government to attract top STEM global talent to study in the US." "International students interested in pursuing STEM degree-level programmes in the US can benefit from world-class education and gain relevant work experience."

The US Administration has unveiled its strategy for global vaccine sharing through COVAX, keeping Bangladesh and India on the list. The Biden-Harris Administration on Thursday announced an allocation plan for the first 25 million doses to be shared globally. Approximately 7 million doses will be shared in Asia covering countries and entities, including Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, the Maldives, Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, Laos, Papua New Guinea, Taiwan, and the Pacific Islands, according to White House. As they continue to fight the Covid-19 pandemic at home and work to end the pandemic worldwide, US President Joe Biden has promised that the United States will be an arsenal of vaccines for the world. Also read: COVAX Facility: Japan to provide 30mn vaccine doses to other countries To do that, the administration will pursue several additional measures beyond their robust funding for COVAX: Donating from the US vaccine supply to the world and encouraging other nations to do the same, working with US manufacturers to increase vaccine production for the rest of the world, and help more countries expand their own capacity to produce vaccines, including through support for global supply chains. This vaccine strategy is a vital component of our overall global strategy to lead the world in the fight to defeat Covid-19, including emergency public health assistance and aid to stop the spread and building global public health capacity and readiness to beat not just this pandemic, but the next one. The administration announced its framework for sharing at least 80 million US vaccine doses globally by the end of June and the plan for the first 25 million doses.  The United States will share vaccines in service of ending the pandemic globally. Also read: Vaccine maker Serum seeks indemnity protection in India The administration announced its framework for sharing these 80 million US vaccine doses worldwide.

US President Joe Biden has announced that the United States intends to provide an initial amount of $2 billion, out of a total of planned $4 billion, to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, to support the Gavi COVAX Advance Market Commitment to provide Covid-19 vaccines for 92 low- and middle-income countries.