India surpasses China, sends more students to US in 2023-24: Report

India sent more students to the United States (US) than any other country in the academic year 2023-24..

Speaking at the launch of the Women in STEMM Fellowship (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medicine), US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti said: For the first time since 2009, India sent more students to the United States than any other country...

In academic year 2023-24, over 3,30,000 Indians pursued higher education in the United States, a 23 per cent increase from the previous year..

The report said the total number of international students at US colleges and universities reached an all-time high of more than 1.1 million (11,26,690) international students in 2023-24, a seven per cent increase from the previous academic year...

The Women in STEMM Fellowship, a partnership between John Hopkins University Gupta-Klinsky India Institute and the US-India Alliance for Womens Economic Empowerment, is aimed at supporting early-career women scientists and researchers in India to become leaders in their STEMM fields.. Johns Hopkins University president Ronald J Daniels said: At Johns Hopkins University, we believe that empowering women in STEMM is essential for advancing global innovation..

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