US univs record highest number
of Indian students, this academic year
Mumbai
: The
number of Indian students studying for their higher education in the US
increased by 29.4 per cent to a record high of 1,32,888 students in the present
academic year, which is highest rate of growth in recent history. The figures
show that the US is the most favoured education destination in the world. While
China remains the top country of origin of international students in the US,
India is placed second.
The
Open Doors Reports on International Education Exchange 2015 that released on
Monday says the number of international students at US colleges and
universities had the highest rate of growth in the last three and a half
decades, increasing by 10 per cent to a record high of 9,74,926 students in
this academic year.
The
number of Chinese students studying in the US increased by 11 per cent to
3,04,040 students and China remained the top country of origin of international
students in US.
India
stood second with a 29.4 per cent increase to a record high of 1,32,888
students. This is the highest rate of growth for Indian students in the history
of the Open Doors projects, which span back to 1954/55 when the number of
students from India exceeded 50,000 for the first time.
In
the last few years, there was a visible decline in the number of students going
to the US for higher education. However, this year, the large increase shows
that the upward trend that began last year is gaining momentum.
India
and China together accounted for 67 per cent of the total increase in
international students and they constitute nearly 45 per cent of the total
number of the international students in the US.
“As
a son of educators and a beneficiary of American higher education myself, I am
excited to see the record number of Indian students participating in and
contributing to life and studies on American campuses. There is no better time
to be studying in the United States. I am also excited about everything
the US embassy is doing to encourage Indian and American students to study
abroad, and to facilitate institutional partnerships between US and Indian
institutions, such as through the Indo-US 21st Century Knowledge Initiative,”
said U.S. Ambassador Richard Verma.
Source | Free
Press Journal | 17 November 2015
Regards
Pralhad Jadhav
Khaitan & Co
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