CHENNAI CITY COLLEGES ATTRACTING MORE FOREIGN STUDENTS

Chennai may not be the most preferred location, but it is definitely catching up and the figures are proof of the fact. The number of students from foreign countries applying to city colleges that had increased by almost 20 per cent over the last three years has hit a new high this time.

          Madras University Vice-Chancellor G. Thiruvasagam said that the hostel is being built at a cost of Rs. 18 crore for international students in Taramani, Chennai. It will have a support centre and all facilities to make them feel at ease here. Foreign students at the University mainly study specific subjects in Music, Anthropology and Public Administration. 

Besides a steady flow from Thailand, Mauritius, Italy, Kenya and Bhutan, the university this year has recorded an increase in the number of students from Sri Lanka, the U.K and France for research. Some colleges says that education in English is what the Chinese students are looking for and so they are willing to take up any of the popular courses. 

The online admission process initiated this year by some colleges and their high position on most all-India lists of best colleges are some of the factors that attracted students. Oscar C. Nigli, former director of Foreign Desk, Loyola College, points out that “the city is intellectually vibrant, safe and has a lower cost of living.”