Even as the state government makes efforts to address the issue of mass migration of students in the higher education sector, the trend continues unabated and on a large scale.
An event held in Kochi, last Saturday by Santa Monica, an overseas education facilitator, witnessed the largest number of students migrating from a single country to a single destination in a single intake. A staggering total of 7,236 students are all set to fly to Canada. This poses serious challenges to the higher education institutions in the state.
Canada is a major study abroad destination due to the ease of getting permanent residence status and the huge number of jobs available thanks to the big manufacturing units based along the border producing products for the US market.
The students going abroad comprises of both who have completed Plus-2 courses and degrees. All of them opt for diploma courses. Another attraction that Canada presents is that the courses offered are job oriented. These courses are tailor-made to feed the workforce requirement in each state of the country.
- extracted from Anu Kuruvilla's article in the NIE.
Tailpiece.
Today is Ammachi's 32nd remembrance day.
Got up a trifle before 6, the chores and was ready by a quarter to 8.
Offered the 'bali tharpanam' and as soon as I withdrew, a crow had swooped down to have its share.
The maid comes for work.
Lekha orders for the fruit basket and grocery from the National Supermarket.
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