Guwahati:The Education USA Alumni Roadshow kick-started with the Guwahati leg here on Tuesday with an interaction of exchange alumni and local students, in the presence of Director of the American Center-Kolkata Joanne (JJ) Joria. With the aim at encouraging young students to pursue higher education in the United States, the Education USA Alumni Roadshow is travelling to four cities – Guwahati, Kolkata, Patna and Ranchi from November 4 to December 9.
Exchange alumni A Doshi and A Prasad from West Bengal, Dzüvinguno Dorothy Chasie from Nagaland, Mahvish Rahman from Jharkhand, Tanzoom Afroz Ahmed from Assam, Zenith Lairikyengbam and Shanchui Marchang from Manipur, interacted with over 200 school and college students at a day-long programme.
The alumni spoke with the students about their experience studying at US educational institutions – life on the campus, the extracurricular activities, holidays and festivals they celebrated, dorm life, grading system, making friends, staying connected with family back home, food, community service and other anecdotes that are part of the study abroad experience.
Through such programmes, the U.S. Consulate Kolkata hopes to forge a long-term relationship with US State department exchange alumni from east and northeast India who have attended various exchange programmes — Study of the U.S. Institute for Scholars (SUSI),Community College Initiative Program (CCI), Youth Exchange and Study (YES) and Near East and South Asia Undergraduate Exchange Program (NESA UGRAD), a press statement said. (UNI)