EXIM Bank Agricultural University Bangladesh (EBAUB)
The vulnerable features of Northern Bangladesh characterized by frequent river erosion, flood and drought, social inequalities in education & health, and migration affecting livelihoods of its poor inhabitants inspired the Bank for undertaking some initiatives for their assistance in advancement. Until now, there is no existence of any private agricultural university in North Bengal although northern part of the country is densely populated and has enormous potential for agricultural development. A large portion of quality students having good results in SSC and HSC cannot get admission into public agricultural university every year. In essence, availability of admission would enable them to pursue higher education in agriculture. EXIM Bank Supports export import initiatives throughout the country. North Bengal has potentially to grow many exportable agricultural commodities. Considering this circumstances and through dialogue with Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University (BSMRAU), Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI), Department of Agricultural Extension(BAE), Department of Livestock Services(DLS), etc., EXIM Bank has meanwhile perceived an understanding and justification of setting-up of "EXIM Bank Agricultural University Bangladesh(EBAUB)", a private agricultural university at Chapainawabgang, Rajshahi, to be the first of its kind in Northern Bangladesh, to create greater opportunity of diversified and demand-driven education for the prospective medium income group candidates at their doorsteps, as well as to create an opportunity for conducting agricultural research to solve local problems. The University is meant to provide education and learning to its students to prepare them for assuming greater responsibilities as administrators, teacher and professionals and others. EXIM Bank Agricultural University, Bangladesh (EBAUB) will be a privately supported, co-educational institution. Its major commitments will be to provide international standard agricultural educational program at undergraduate & graduate levels and impart continuing educational, public and research services at the most reasonable cost to students. Besides all educational programs of our own, a good deal of charity is done for developing infra -structure of educational institutions, hospitals, etc. or providing equipments for them. EXIM Bank sponsors holding of different seminars, conferences or convocation program s of universities as well. Source: http://www.eximbankbd.com/about/Exim_Bank_Foundation
