Many Bangladeshi students struggle in beginning and continuing study in new atmosphere in Germany. They face difficulties in arranging accommodation, bank registration, insurance coverage, securing part-time jobs and also taking care of themself. Many of them are shy in communicating with others including senior students.
Thus, a number of Bangladeshi students fail to cope with Germany's education system, quite different from Bangladesh's. They lack proper ideas about how to complete a project/thesis or even some courses. They need guidance in preparing a good CV, cover letter, managing Linkedin/Xing profile and adjusting with job culture in Europe.
To guide new students, a new initiative has been taken recently. A course-based mentor team of 24 senior students from 10 Master's courses taught in English has been formed at Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, in Germany. There is an industry mentor team to guide the students about job or internship. These matters were also discussed at a seminar on 'Mentoring Programme for Bangladeshi Students' organised by Bangladeshi students at Magdeburg on October 17. The participants were briefed about research assistantship, teaching assistantship and scholarship-related matters, at the seminar..Currently, there are almost 170 Bangladeshi students at Magdeburg and around 45 of them are new students.
SM Andalib Hossain
Magdeburg, Germany
Mentoring for BD students
FE Team | Published: November 02, 2019 20:22:44
Mentoring for BD students
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