HOW FOREIGN EDUCATION IS A RISKY GAME?
An investment in education pays best return seems losing its sheen when it comes to foreign education at least the current scenario explains the same. Recently The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have decided to withdraw F-1 and M-1 visa issued to academic and vocational students if they fail to shift in person courses staying in US. This decision is considered a backstroke as ICE has allowed student to continue their summer and winter courses online. Since large number of students visits America every year and they are great source of revenue as some of them pay the full university fee. It is believed that state department has issued almost 388,839 F1 visa where as 9,518 M1 visa in the year 2019. Over 2, 00,000 Indian students are studying in different American universities and due to Corona crisis all the college and universities are shut. However, the cases of corona pandemic are growing the shut down has to be prolonged till August. In a previous remark given in May, 2020 Trump administration had said that they will encourage more Indian students to induct in Universities. The recent decision will definitely peril the academic future of Indian student, especially when the entire nation is badly hit with corona pandemic. America’s most experienced university president Gordan lee believes that covid-19 provided a great opportunity to the universities to update but they are reluctant to go for it. Further, he adds as how the system will keep the fear away in the mind of parents and students after this pandemic situation.
It was 1862 Morill act that helped to create land grant institution during the civil war. Gordan clarifies that Land-grant universities need to stick to their purpose as the “people’s university” and not waver. Gordan also explains that how universities have only two option either change or extinct. Since most of the universities are private funded as a result they are largely dependent on the foreign students will have a direct hit from this decision of ICE. Similarly, a report says that almost 13 British Universities are at the verge of closing down due to non availability of bailout package.
Both the situations are clear signal that education is the lower priority of government and if the corrective measures will not be taken, there will be a tough situation for economy of these countries and pose a threat to the future of the students.
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