Extreme job crisis compels students going abroad en-masse
Shahariar Islam Sovon :
Students migrate abroad because of quality education in developed countries, up-to-date education system, easy access to post-education job market and better living conditions.
And since the higher education institutions of developed countries including USA, Australia, China, UK, and Germany are trying to provide more opportunities to students in other fields including scholarships, huge number of Bangladeshi students are taking advantage of opportunity.
According to the latest UNESCO data, a total of 52,799 Bangladeshi students went abroad for study in 2023, In 2022 at least 49,151 students went abroad for studying in 58 countries with the highest number of 8,524 students going to the US, followed by 6,586 to the UK, 5,835 to Canada, 5,714 to Malaysia, 5,046 to Germany, 4,987 to Australia, 2,082 to Japan, 2,606 to India, 1,202 to the Koreas republic, and 1,190 to Saudi Arabia.
UNESCO Institute of Statistics shows that the interest of Bangladeshi students in pursuing higher education in countries such as Australia, USA, UK, Germany, Malaysia, China, Japan etc. has increased.
The United States is at the top of their choice.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs data, a total of 49,151 Bangladeshi students travelled abroad in 2022, while 44,338 students in 2021.
According to experts, there are plenty of options for international students pursuing higher education because the host nations provide more employment prospects, residency permits, and a better standard of living.
In Bangladesh, the majority of jobs require experience in order to get hired.
Associate Professor of Dhaka University Syeda Aticun Nahar said, “students are going abroad because we have huge human resources but not enough workplace.”
She also mentioned the little number of students who are emigrating overseas.
She said, “Students can now make decisions on their own because they have access to online resources for admissions information and other data.”
Associate Professor of University of Asia Pacific Md Asaduzzamn and Head of Department of Law and Human Rights of University of Asia Pacific Abdur Rahim pointed out two major reasons for Bangladeshi students studying in foreign countries.
Md Asaduzzamn, claimed that students want a secure job with a secure life which is absolutely tough to manage at home.
Abdur Rahim told The New Nation that Bangladeshi student’s witnesses extreme job shortage.
‘Students tend to pursue a foreign degree so that they can engage themselves in temporary jobs’, he claimed.
He also said that some students want secure life and it is easy to get permanent residence.
