The photograph was simple: a woman standing beneath a crimson Harvard flag, the red brick of Massachusetts Hall rising behind her. For the 52-year-old principal of a Delhi school, it was more than a picture — it was proof that she had arrived to begin a master’s program in education at Harvard University. Just three […]
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Indian students at Harvard say they are navigating a “rollercoaster” of uncertainty and anxiety amid the Trump administration’s relentless battle against the university while also dealing with a dearth of job opportunities. “It’s just been a time of not quite knowing what to do, whether we should make our moves back home, or whether we […]
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Three decades ago, foreign students at Harvard University accounted for just 11 per cent of the total student body. Today, they account for 26 per cent. Like other prestigious US universities, Harvard for years has been cashing in on its global cache to recruit the world’s best students. Now, the booming international enrolment has left […]
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The Trump administration’s recent moves — revoking international student visas, cutting university funding — have cast a shadow over Indian students’ plans to study in the US. In 2023-24, Indian students formed the largest cohort of international students in the US, with 3.31 lakh enrolments. Of these, 1.96 lakh — nearly 60% — were pursuing […]
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For the first time in five years, the number of Indian students heading to foreign universities has simultaneously declined across the top three destination countries — Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom — an analysis of the latest visa numbers by The Indian Express has revealed. The data shows a sharp decline of […]
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Even as countries like the US and the UK claimed to have given more visas to Indians this year, finding accommodation in cities where their colleges or universities are based has become an issue for international students. After the coronavirus pandemic disrupted students’ plans to study abroad, they have now started flying out of the […]
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In the last one decade, the number of Indian students annually picking the United States for higher education has more than doubled, with the country’s share in the total number of international students going up from 11.8 per cent to 21 per cent, according to the Open Doors Report 2022 released Monday. The numbers assume […]
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In the recent few months, there has been a lot of discussion around Indian students going abroad for medical education. More than 20,000 Indian students enrolled in Ukrainian medical universities were forced to return due to the ongoing war. Hundreds of Indian students also returned from China during the pandemic and both sets of students […]
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(Studying abroad holds great promise for opportunities, experiences and more. But the process to secure admissions comes with questions. What are the scholarship opportunities for international students? What are colleges looking for? What makes an application stand out? Is going abroad an opportunity for a select few? Every Friday, The Indian Express invites an expert […]
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(Studying abroad holds great promise for opportunities, experiences and more. But the process to secure admissions comes with questions. What are the scholarship opportunities for international students? What are colleges looking for? What makes an application stand out? Is going abroad an opportunity for a select few? Every Friday, The Indian Express invites an expert […]
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