K-colleges may well be the latest addition to the list of K-ool things comprising K-pop, K-dramas and K-noodles, with Indian students increasingly considering South Korea for higher education, according to consultants.
At around 2,000 this year, the number is still just a fraction of the Indian students enrolled in traditionally popular destinations such as the US, UK, Canada and Australia. But the East Asian technology hub is fast emerging as an alternative destination for Indian students, owing to factors such as a large number of courses taught in English, a developed market with ample internship and employment opportunities, pro-international student policies and competitive costs along with a government push to attract overseas students.
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The attraction of alternative destinations includes lower costs, pro-international student policies and lucrative employment opportunities among others. (Plus, in South Koreas case, theres also K-pop, presumably.)