Grameen Bank Higher Education Student Loan Service in Bangladesh

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to explore the policies, strategies, products and services of the Grameen Bank (GB) student loan program in Bangladesh. The study will identify challenges faced by the Grameen Bank student loan borrowers in Bangladesh. Moreover, the study intends to examine whether the second generation of GB borrowers participate in the family and community in the social and green enterprises in a more egalitarian way than their parents; explore whether they advocate for social issues like develop schooling behaviors among the marginalized children in their community. The research findings would help GB to improve its student loan services in Bangladesh. This research can generate new knowledge of MFI managed student loan financing services and its impact to address poverty and employment creation in Bangladesh. This study would be learning lessons to other MFIs in the world elsewhere.