A meeting between high level diplomats, eminent businessmen and key stakeholders focusing on Student Partnership Program (SPP) between Bangladesh and Canada has been held in Toronto recently, said a press release.
Founder and Chairman of Canadian University of Bangladesh Dr Chowdhury Nafeez Sarafat organized the meeting.
Canadian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Benoit Préfontaine and Bangladesh High Commissioner to Canada Mizanur Rahman attended the programme as chief guest and guest of honor respectively.
SPP is an arrangement that provides quick and easy visa for studying in Canada. Canadian High Commission had previously entered into SPP arrangements with India and China which facilitated thousands of students from these two countries.
A large number of Bangladeshi students apply for studying in Canada each year but significant numbers of these applications get declined as students are unable to meet eligibility criteria.
Once implemented, the proposed SPP in Bangladesh will result in faster visa processing, less documentation and streamlined admission and visa guidelines for all SPP participating institutions.