US, UK And Australia Gain From Canada’s Loss
Amid India-Canada diplomatic row, US, UK and Australia seem to take advantage of it by winning over the students from India. As per the recent trend, most of the Indian students opt to study abroad for higher education. According to the data shared by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, over 1.3 million students have gone abroad for higher studies from 2017 to 2022.
And now as the India- Canada tension heightens, students are now opting for an alternative option. And as per the report of Economic times, it seems the above-mentioned trio are going to be benefited the most if the situation doesn’t improve soon.
According to the data from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, a record 226,450 Indian students went to study in Canada last year. Most students opt Canada due to the high-quality education they provide and affordable tuition fee. But now most of the students are looking for different option due to the deteriorating situation, lack of safety and uncertainty about the immediate future.
US is the first option for many. “Given the speed at which the situation has escalated, almost every student who was considering Canada is keeping a back-up option,” said Karan Gupta, founder of study abroad career consultancy Karan Gupta Consulting.
This is because US provide large variety of courses including STEM (Science, technology, engineering and mathematics) along with a three-year work permit after graduation, he added. And this attracts most of the students who were looking to work in Canada after studies.
But at the same time, Narayanan Ramaswamy, national leader (education and skill development) at KPMG in India expressed his disagreement to this take. He doesn’t think US will be the real beneficiaries due to the recent state of US visa clearance.
UK is the next option opted by the students. But again, Rishi Sunak administration is going through uncertain economic crisis. And the immigrations curbs which will be imposed soon on the families of international students from 2024 will also affect the choice of the students.
Australia, which has recently shown a lot of interest in Indian students and talent, could be the biggest gainer,” said Ramaswamy to Economic Times. Australia has two equally strong intakes for spring and fall; and it also becomes active for recruitment starting September, says Rohit Sethi, director, ESS Global.
