Profile of Students: Their Success

Since 1996, many students had graduated from Perdana and moved on to various universities in different countries. We will provide a regular update of these students in this section. In this issue, we feature Jane E. Gomes and AYM Rashed Khan.

Jane Elizabeth Gomes

Jane was a former student of Holy Cross College, Dhaka. Upon the completion of her HSC examination in April 2006, she immediately enrolled in Perdana's Computer Science program with the plan to eventually transfer to our partner university, Acadia University.

She was offered Perdana's Premier III Scholarship in view of her excellent HSC result. This scholarship waived 100% of her tuition fee. It only took Jane four semesters to complete 60 credit hours; in each semester, she received Perdana's Academic Awards, that speaks volume of her ability. In September 2007, she entered third year Computer Science program of the Acadia University. All her 60 credits are transferred as Perdana syllabi matched those of the Acadia University.

Acadia University has consistently been ranked as the best primarily undergraduate Canadian university for many years.

AYM Rashed Khan

In September 2005, Rashed enrolled in our Pre-University Matriculation program right after his SSC examination. He was able to graduate from the PUP within a year and then completed the 60 credits required by the business administration advance diploma program in just four semesters (16 months). In January 2008, he left for the Northumbria University, UK, to pursue the Final Year of his Business Studies.

Overall, it only took Rashed seven semesters (2 years 4 months) to cover from PUP to the Final Year of his undergraduate program, an academic feat in itself. In another 10 months' time, he will graduate with a BA (Hons) International Business Management program. This means eventually he can complete his degree, right after his SSC, in a mere 3 years 2 months.

In recognition of Rashed's strong academic record, the Northumbria University offered him a 1,000 pound scholarship.

Northumbria University is named Best New University by The Times Good University Guide 2006. It is also rated as a top 15 UK university for teaching.