Millions of students worldwide tend to reconsider their plans to study medicine abroad due to the pandemic, 2021. While the students pursuing foreign degree claim that the pandemic has never been an obstacle in their medical studies, several aspirants have either dropped their plans for MBBS abroad or have postponed their dreams to the next academic year.
In this article, you’ll get a brief idea about the effects of covid-19 on students aspiring for a medical degree abroad.
AFFECTS OF COVID-19 ON INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
The pandemic has put extreme challenges in the field of higher education, globally.
It isn’t hidden that the pandemic has changed the lives of many that includes students studying internationally. Unexpectedly almost 50% applications of Indian students for universities abroad had dropped the last year. Few joined a completely different course with seats available in India itself and few have postponed it for the next year.
Universities around the globe have announced guidelines considering the pandemic. The universities are focusing now on online classes and have limited the number of students in the classroom. Many popular universities have made it compulsory for international students to undergo quarantine and then join the university. Most of the lecturers have been postponed for the next year by almost all the universities internationally.
HOW SAFE IS IT TO STUDY ABROAD DESPITE COVID-19
The foreign universities have witnessed a drastic change due to the pandemic in various ways. The impact amid covid-19 is technically worthy for the students to plan abroad in 2021 as some of the changes have opened up wide doors for students to pursue their degrees from the desired country. A few of them are mentioned below.
- Most of the foreign universities now have limited classes on campus amid the pandemic, covid-19. No teaching or exams for this academic year are held offline in the universities abroad, and if conducted in a few, they follow stick guidelines that limit the number of students in each class.
- Various countries over the globe have restricted immigration from other countries to their lands. Immigrants are allowed only on an emergency basis with regulations that include 14 days quarantine.
- Most of the renowned universities are accepting students in the medical course for the first year without considering the scores of GRE and GREMAT with the idea to attract more students. This in turn opens up an opportunity for the students to get into the desired medical schools without even meeting the required criteria.
- The decrease in the fee structure is another unexpected change in favor of the students aspiring to join a medical school amid covid-19. Many countries in the world are entertaining the decrease in their fee structures, Australia being on the top.
- Many universities, especially in the UK have started accepted soft copies of the required document for the admission process.
- Various teaching methods are being adopted by the universities that include online classes, pre-recorded lectures, video calls, assignments online, etc.
- Exams are now conducted online in many universities. Medical schools are usually conducting open-textbook for students considering covid-19.
Taking into account the above points, students have a great opportunity to pursue their degree from their dream country even during the pandemic. Accepting the truth that the pandemic has spread worldwide, one can’t stop or pause their living. As the measures have been taken here in India to keep the people safe from covid-19, the same or even better steps are considered in the foreign nations. Take a wise step towards your life not delaying your dreams to serve the nation in these unfavorable conditions the whole world is going through today.
TOP 5 COUNTRIES FOR INDIAN STUDENTS TO STUDY ABROAD
- The United States of America
- Russia
- Moldova
- Philippines
- Ukraine
