University of Huddersfield at SI-UK Dhaka

Meet Dr Shabbir Dastgir, Senior Lecturer in Economics at the Huddersfield Business School at SI-UK Dhaka office at Banani on Wednesday 22 February 2023 at 12 Noon onwards

The University was announced as Entrepreneurial University of the Year at the Times Higher Education awards 2012, and University of the Year at the Times Higher Education awards 2013. It has been praised for its graduate employment scores and many courses offer a ‘sandwich’ option involving a work placement with numerous partner employers. The most popular courses are human and health sciences and due to its technical roots, the University often performs best in these and other vocational areas such as social work, teaching, engineering and music. Actor Sir Patrick Stewart of Star Trek fame is Chancellor and he has also taught drama master classes to students studying at the University.

Over 18,000 students choose to study at Huddersfield and the University have an impressive record of graduate employment, with 94% of undergraduates and 93% of postgraduates in work or further study six months after graduating. 2,000 students every year also go on work placements.

• Huddersfield is a TEF GOLD-rated university! The University is one of the leading universities for teaching excellence and boasts one of the best teaching experiences in the UK.
• Joint 1ST in England for proportion of professionally qualified teaching staff (HESA 2021)
• QS 5 Stars for Internationalisation
• 2nd in UK for international student support
• 96.8% graduate employment rate (2018/2019)
• Modern facilities and campus with over 34 buildings
• Scholarships start from £2,000-£4,000 (for every year of the course)
• 20 minutes from Leeds, 30 minutes from Manchester