Darren Wagner, Senior Vice-President of Rowan University discussed trends in the international education sector and how COVID-19 has had a significant impact on a dramatic shift in career preferences, particularly for Indian students, while he was interacting with the students and meeting company executives
Darren Wagner, Senior Vice-President of Rowan University, a public institution in the United States of America, said that up to 80% of Indian international students come from the two Telugu states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. He added that Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia are the most popular destinations for Indian students during a visit to the offices of Indo Global Studies of Hyderabad on November 17.
Wagner discussed trends in the international education sector and how COVID-19 has had a significant impact on a dramatic shift in career preferences, particularly for Indian students, while he was interacting with the students and meeting company executives, according to a report by The New Indian Express.
*There is a significant growth in the number of Indian students in US
* Each year, there has been an 18.9% increase in students from India, with 1,99,182 Indian students currently studying in the United States
* Presently, 80% of Indian students are pursuing graduation
* 20% are pursuing undergraduate
* About 78% of the students will participate in STEM programmes
* There are currently 1.6 million jobs available in the United States
“Overseas education has grown 80% and reached pre-COVID levels with 54% of international students taking STEM (Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) programmes including Computer Science and Cyber Security courses. Currently, Canada and the USA are the biggest markets for overseas education in the world,” said Wagner.
He also pointed out that there was a significant growth in the number of Indian students. Each year, there has been an 18.9% increase in students from India, with 1,99,182 Indian students currently studying in the United States. Presently, 80% of Indian students are pursuing graduation and 20% are pursuing undergraduate. About 78% of the students will participate in STEM programmes. There are currently 1.6 million jobs available in the United States.
“We are in desperate need of nurses and teachers, and not many people want to work in those fields,” according to Wagner, and added that Hyderabad was one of India’s most important markets, particularly for students interested in studying in the United States, The New Indian Express report stated.
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