Look beyond US and UK as study option

<p style="text-align: justify;">Every year thousand of students apply for UK and US study visa. Most of the students those who want to study abroad, their first preference would always are US and UK. If they do not get any chance from them than they look beyond these two options. What are so special these two countries offering to students? What is the main USP of these country&rsquo;s institutions? The thing that makes them special is large number of universities and with special professional courses, excellent infrastructure, renowned faculty and good research facilities. US top the chart as the first preference of students for study abroad options. This is further followed by the United Kingdom <img style="border: 3px solid black; margin: 3px 4px; float: right;" src="https://images.shiksha.com/mediadata/images/1268915299phpiUHMZN.jpeg" alt="" width="150" height="110">and Australia.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><br />But there is an air of change is seen in this situation. Many students are looking for other options like Canada, Singapore, France, Russia, and New Zealand for their studies. The reason behind this change is because of the niche area, limited number of seat in these countries, and low tuition fee and living cost and better and healthy environment for studies for foreign students.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><br />Singapore is another good option for Indian students to study. This is one of the closest destinations from India. This country offers a high and affordable quality life for their students. The cost of living there is comparatively low than the developed countries. Kiran Bhandari, Area Director (Southern India), Sri Lanka &amp; Maldives, Singapore Tourism said, &ldquo;An international student in Singapore spends on average about 750 to 2,000 Singapore dollars a month on living expenses depending on the individual's lifestyle and needs.&rdquo; In Singapore the visa application process is simple, but it does not allow you the work part-time there.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><br />Canada and New Zealand are one of the most preferred countries for immigration but it also has some other advantages like those who are looking for a career course can think about them. New Zealand is one of the good options because it offers so many vocational and professional courses that you can choose from. You can have plenty of good option which you can not find anywhere else. Kavita Bhat, Branch Incharge, Edwise Overseas Education Consultants says, . &ldquo;New Zealand does not offer a fresher MBA programme, otherwise it has the lowest rate of unemployment and the government offers a grace period of about one year for international students to look for a job.&rdquo; Doing an Ph. D degree from there is one of the best option. There you will get the best facilities for research. There the fee structure is so low that actually it is fifth part of what you pay for any other developed country. Canada is best suited option for doing diploma programs. It program are good for if you really want to enter in the industry. Samir Gupta, Head (Southern India), Planet Education says, &ldquo;A minimum of 60 to 65 per cent at the graduate level with minimal backlog is a must to get into a good university.&rdquo;</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><br />There are many other options to study abroad, but one thing which is very important before choosing a country is you should know all the pros and cons related to that country and your future perspective after doing the course or degree from there. So selecting the right course is not merely important, selecting the right country and good university is equally important. <br /><br /><strong>Source: Manisha Verma (Team Shiksha)<br /><br />Date: 17th March, 2010<br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></strong></p> <hr /> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">For further details about related courses and colleges please click below:</span></strong><br /><br /><a href="https://www.shiksha.com" target="_blank">Related courses and colleges</a></p>