It is a worldwide phenomenon that many people travel to different countries for the purpose of higher education. This was not possible and less occurring in the past mainly due to lack of knowledge about foreign countries, and expensive travel and cost of studies. However, the globalisation and the revolution in information technology has made it possible today that many people are benefitting from the quality education from universities.
Arguments can be made in favour of study in foreign countries. However, we need to be mindful that there are many critics to such patterns. First of all, opportunity to receive quality education is one of the most important benefits of going to foreign university. This is so true in case of students from poor and developing nations where there is hardly any infrastructure and investment in good universities, colleges, and research centres. Secondly, when students enrol in the foreign universities, they can use their time in understanding cultures, customs and traditions of another country and of other students. It augurs well when young students learn to respect other cultures and languages.
As said before, there are plenty of negative consequences of joining foreign universities. A country which is already poor loses a lot of foreign currency reserves when a student travels to another country. Prospective graduate and undergraduate candidate has to spend a lot of money for his college admission, for hostel, for books in another country and this could be detrimental to poor country’s economy. The second disadvantage of studying in international universities for anyone is that he or she is not able to gain the required amount of knowledge of his home country and there could be some difficulty to work in his or her country when they return.
Therefore, in my conclusion, I would like to state that education in foreign country is not without demerits and each individual should make his own assessment with regard to what is best for him.
It is a worldwide phenomenon that
many
people
travel to
different
countries
for the purpose of higher
education
. This was not possible and less occurring in the past
mainly
due to lack of knowledge about
foreign
countries
, and expensive travel and cost of studies.
However
, the
globalisation
and the revolution in information technology has made it possible
today
that
many
people
are
benefitting
from the quality
education
from universities.
Arguments can
be made
in
favour
of study in
foreign
countries
.
However
, we need to be mindful that there are
many
critics to such patterns.
First of all
, opportunity to receive quality
education
is one of the most
important
benefits of going to
foreign
university
. This is
so
true in case of
students
from poor and developing nations where there is hardly any infrastructure and investment in
good
universities
, colleges, and research
centres
.
Secondly
, when
students
enrol in the
foreign
universities
, they can
use
their time in understanding cultures, customs and traditions of another
country
and of other
students
. It augurs well when young
students
learn to respect other cultures and languages.
As said
before
, there are
plenty
of
negative
consequences of joining
foreign
universities
. A
country
which is already poor loses
a lot of
foreign
currency reserves when a
student
travels to another
country
. Prospective graduate and undergraduate candidate
has to
spend
a lot of
money for his college admission, for hostel, for books in another
country
and this could be detrimental to poor
country’s
economy. The second disadvantage of studying in international
universities
for anyone is that he or she is not able to gain the required amount of knowledge of his home
country
and there could be
some
difficulty to work in
his or her
country
when they return.
Therefore
, in my conclusion, I would like to state that
education
in
foreign
country
is not without demerits and each individual should
make
his
own
assessment with regard to what is best for him.