Overseas Education
Overseas education has a distinct benefit. For an Indian student, venturing into the world in itself is a daring step. There is always a saying that those who take risks are street smart and tend to survive in adversity. The global exposure of studying in a different country with students of different cultures has immense growth prospects. It is unfortunate that even though India has numerous dynamic and result oriented institutions, we do not have a single institution listed in the top 500 educational institutions in the world. It may be due to lack of global competition or just that no domestic institutions feel the need to match to global expectations. We have to do better in this area.
Until recently, the prospect of overseas education was limited to the quality of education, the exposure it brings about in terms of independency and the environment of studying with different nationalities of the world. However, with globalization the trends are changing. Today, in addition to the above benefits, overseas education has numerous other potentials. For example, if a student opts to study for Aircraft technicians course in New Zealand, he has the flexibility of obtaining a work permit to work in New Zealand .In addition to that during his work permit tenure he is allowed to apply for permanent residency. New Zealand is becoming a leader in the “Immigration through Education” concept to make sure they have the population strength in the future to be a vibrant economy. Canada has also adopted some of the “Immigration through Education” trends in the world.
Common sense dictates that “Immigration through Education” will be one of the trends in the future and countries embracing such practices are likely to benefit from it. Today, countries like Canada and New Zealand process immigration through a point system, providing points based on different criteria like age, Educational Background and experience. Immigrants are taken in with ideas and practices they have developed in the home country. Some of these practices are transferred to the new country as well. Positive practices tend to help the nation. However, since most of the immigrant applications processed for Canada and New Zealand happens to be from third world countries like India and China, it would be hard to imagine if no negative practices like Red tapes, beau racy and corruption seep into these economies. On the other hand, “Immigration through Education” has distinct benefits for the developed world. Some of the benefits are:
Until recently, the prospect of overseas education was limited to the quality of education, the exposure it brings about in terms of independency and the environment of studying with different nationalities of the world. However, with globalization the trends are changing. Today, in addition to the above benefits, overseas education has numerous other potentials. For example, if a student opts to study for Aircraft technicians course in New Zealand, he has the flexibility of obtaining a work permit to work in New Zealand .In addition to that during his work permit tenure he is allowed to apply for permanent residency. New Zealand is becoming a leader in the “Immigration through Education” concept to make sure they have the population strength in the future to be a vibrant economy. Canada has also adopted some of the “Immigration through Education” trends in the world.
Common sense dictates that “Immigration through Education” will be one of the trends in the future and countries embracing such practices are likely to benefit from it. Today, countries like Canada and New Zealand process immigration through a point system, providing points based on different criteria like age, Educational Background and experience. Immigrants are taken in with ideas and practices they have developed in the home country. Some of these practices are transferred to the new country as well. Positive practices tend to help the nation. However, since most of the immigrant applications processed for Canada and New Zealand happens to be from third world countries like India and China, it would be hard to imagine if no negative practices like Red tapes, beau racy and corruption seep into these economies. On the other hand, “Immigration through Education” has distinct benefits for the developed world. Some of the benefits are:
- Overseas Students contribute to the economy of the developed world. Therefore contribution to these global economies begin even before the student actually lands in the country.
- Overseas Students contribute to the tourism industry.
- Overseas students are young and are at a learning stage. They tend to learn faster and adapt to the new environment. Adaptability and assimilation is easier and faster.
- Overseas students are young and can contribute to world economies longer.
- Overseas students are trained in the country and therefore jobs and credential evaluations to adapt is minimized.
"Immigration through Education"Canada happens to be one of the hottest destinations for immigrants. This is probably because of Canada’s proximity to the United States, the size of the country and the multi-cultural environment it has to offer, as well as the benefits offered to its residents. Canada is also seen in the world as a neutral country with clout. Its G8 nation status may also have a role in its popularity. Immigration Agents play a key role in popularizing Canada in countries like India and China. Canada once used to be a leader in terms of Immigration policies, but they seem slow to recognize the potential of “Immigration through Education” Canada is supporting such a measure but is still lagging behind and we may see some bold steps and changes in 2008. The Student Herald will be visiting Canada in June 2008 to get a 1st hand view of Indian Students in Canada.
United Kingdom goes a long way in promoting their education but looks at overseas students only as a business prospect. Other than the global exposure for Indian students studying in UK, Overseas Education in UK provides little else.
United States: Even though the United States takes in a substantial number of immigrants each year, their process is plagued with uncertainties. There are numerous changes from time to time. The only stable process of immigration to the United States is the family class sponsorship. However the United States is the only country which allows sponsorship of close relatives, even though such process takes a decade to process. It is more than likely to see the United States follow other countries with the “Immigration through Education” idea. They are unlikely to be leaders in implementing such a scheme.
Australia: Unless the treatment of Immigrants improves, and unless there is more tolerance to other cultures, Australia is likely to loose out on the war for good immigrants. Australia is popular in countries like India because of the hard work done by Agents. The Student Herald will be visiting Australia in July 2008 to get a 1st hand view of Indian Students in Australia.
New Zealand is turning out to be a popular destination for students, partly due to the bold steps taken by the New Zealand Government. Even though the courses offered in New Zealand are more expensive, the benefits of the courses offered are plenty. New Zealand and its universities have come up with innovative courses to attract professionals from overseas destinations like India. These courses allow the student to be accompanied by the spouse and children if they are married and also go one step ahead by providing the spouse with a work permit during the student tenure. The Student Herald will be visiting New Zealand in July 2008 to get a 1st hand view of Indian Students in New Zealand. Some of our preferred courses with benefits are provided below.
United Kingdom goes a long way in promoting their education but looks at overseas students only as a business prospect. Other than the global exposure for Indian students studying in UK, Overseas Education in UK provides little else.
United States: Even though the United States takes in a substantial number of immigrants each year, their process is plagued with uncertainties. There are numerous changes from time to time. The only stable process of immigration to the United States is the family class sponsorship. However the United States is the only country which allows sponsorship of close relatives, even though such process takes a decade to process. It is more than likely to see the United States follow other countries with the “Immigration through Education” idea. They are unlikely to be leaders in implementing such a scheme.
Australia: Unless the treatment of Immigrants improves, and unless there is more tolerance to other cultures, Australia is likely to loose out on the war for good immigrants. Australia is popular in countries like India because of the hard work done by Agents. The Student Herald will be visiting Australia in July 2008 to get a 1st hand view of Indian Students in Australia.
New Zealand is turning out to be a popular destination for students, partly due to the bold steps taken by the New Zealand Government. Even though the courses offered in New Zealand are more expensive, the benefits of the courses offered are plenty. New Zealand and its universities have come up with innovative courses to attract professionals from overseas destinations like India. These courses allow the student to be accompanied by the spouse and children if they are married and also go one step ahead by providing the spouse with a work permit during the student tenure. The Student Herald will be visiting New Zealand in July 2008 to get a 1st hand view of Indian Students in New Zealand. Some of our preferred courses with benefits are provided below.
