U.S. Chargé d’ Affaires Opens Largest Varsity Fair to Date!

US University Fair 2023 opened in Dhaka on Saturday.

Organized by the U.S. Embassy, 31 American colleges and universities held the largest American higher education fair to date.  

Dhaka, September 9, 2023 — Today, Charge d’ Affaires Nathan Flook inaugurated the Fall 2023 U.S. university fair, organized by the U.S. Embassy, through its EducationUSA platform. More than 5,000 visitors from across the country came to interact with 31 American colleges and universities – the highest number of U.S. institutions to date in Bangladesh. 

This follows a student fair that saw around 3,000 visitors in Chattogram and was the largest U.S. university engagement outside of Dhaka.

During his opening remarks, Chargé d’ Affaires Nathan Flook highlighted the continued success of Bangladeshi students on U.S. campuses across the United States and lauded “the robust exchange of students, researchers, scholars, and educators, along with broader international education efforts between the United States and Bangladesh.” He also highlighted the increasing number of Bangladeshi students studying in the United States with Bangladesh currently ranking 13 th  among the top 20 sending countries of origin for students studying in the United States. 

The fair provided prospective students, teachers, parents, and school counselors with an opportunity to speak face-to-face with 31 U.S. university admissions officials.  Representatives from the following U.S. universities participated in the 

fair:  Canisius University, Cascadia College, Drexel University, Emporia State

University, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis, Iowa State

University of Science and Technology, Johns Hopkins University, Louisiana Tech

University, Mercy University, Northeastern University, Nova Southeastern

University, Old Dominion University, Pacific Oaks College, Seattle Central

Community College, SUNY at Albany, SUNY at Buffalo, The Chicago School of

Professional Psychology, Trine University, Troy University, University of Cincinnati,

University of Colorado at Boulder, University of Massachusetts – Lowell,

University of Michigan Flint, University of Missouri – Columbia, University of New

Haven, University of Oregon, University of Utah, University of Wisconsin –

Milwaukee, Virginia Commonwealth University, Youngstown State University, and

Wayne State University. 

In addition to meeting with U.S. university representatives, visitors participated in

information sessions on topics related to the U.S. higher education application

process led by U.S. Embassy officials and EducationUSA advisors.  

During the 2021-2022 academic year, the United States remained the top

destination for international students, welcoming over 948,519 international

students from more than 200 countries.  International students build life-long

connections with American peers at over 4,000 accredited colleges and

universities. Study in the United States is life changing. The U.S. embassy is proud

to bring the largest number of American institutions to Bangladesh to date.  

EducationUSA is a U.S. Department of State global network of over 425

international student advising centers in 178 countries.  The EducationUSA

network promotes U.S. higher education to students around the world by offering

free information about opportunities to study at accredited institutions in the

United States.  For more information on EducationUSA,

visit https://educationusa.state.gov/ and follow EducationUSA Bangladesh's

official Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/EdUSABangladesh/.

- Media note from US Embassy, Dhaka