Course Correction: Not UK, US but more Indian students are heading to these off beat locations

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While many of their compatriots continue to head for the US, the UK, Australia and Canada to study, enrolment numbers have been growing at schools in countries such as Lithuania, Estonia, Chile, Turkey, Malta, Taiwan and South Korea among others not education destinations that readily spring to mind...

More Indian students are heading to these nations this year, executives at halfa-dozen study abroad platforms and strategy consultant Redseer confirmed to ET...

According to the Redseer findings, 75-80% of Indian students going abroad for education two years ago opted for the Big 4 destinations the US, UK, Canada, and Australia & New Zealand.. 2022 was one of the best years for the Big4..

The South American country offers incentives such as the Chilean Government Scholarship and the Bicentennial Scholarship, in addition to a streamlined visa process for international students, he said.. There are also a few Indian companies already present in Chile, Kandoi said.. Malta and Taiwan are other preferred countries as tuition and living expenses are lower than other international destinations, said Adarsh Khandelwal, co-founder, Collegify...

For the first time across the last six months, we have had the percentage of students who are enquiring about study destinations outside the Big 4 significantly increase, from 8% to a 21% high last week, said Akshay Chaturvedi, founder and CEO, LeverageEdu, Fly Finance & Fly Homes...

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