Head of Delegation of the European Union to Bangladesh Ambassador Rensje Teerink on Friday said the demand for highly skilled, socially engaged people, is increasing worldwide, including Bangladesh.
“Driven by digital technology, jobs are becoming more flexible and complex. The capacity of people to be entrepreneurial, think autonomously and creatively and be resilient are more crucial than ever,” she said.
The EU Ambassador together with the EU Member States’ Ambassadors and representatives, hosted a virtual Erasmus+ pre-departure event for the 139 Bangladeshi students who will benefit from an Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree scholarship under the Erasmus+ programme.
Despite Covid-19, Ambassador Teerink said, they still live in a globalized world and 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.
“Erasmus helps its beneficiaries build resilience, adapt to the changing global environment, seize new opportunities and make the most of their talents,” said the Ambassador.
This year, 139 Bangladeshi students have been selected to study in numerous European cities for completing Masters in different areas such as environmental sciences, research, engineering, gender studies, economics, health, IT, law and development studies.
The knowledge gained will surely have a far-reaching applicability in Bangladesh and contribute to making progress towards the 2030 Agenda and its SDGs, said the EU in a media release.
It is the most prestigious study programme that the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree has to offer: full-degree scholarships are funded and the beneficiaries are awarded a joint, double degree – or multiple degrees – upon their graduation, it said.
It is a true investment in the future of a young person and a reflection of the European idea, according to the EU.
The event was made possible thanks to the active participation of the Erasmus Mundus alumni Association (EMA), it said.
Source: United News of Bangladesh