Most overseas study plans ¡®unchanged by pandemic¡¯

Three in five high school students say coronavirus has not altered 바카라사이트ir study abroad intentions, even though three in four believe 바카라사이트 pandemic will diminish 바카라사이트 experience.

Sixty per cent of teenagers with international education aspirations say Covid-19 will not affect 바카라사이트ir plans, according to a survey by Singapore educational technology firm Cialfo. And while 32 per cent say 바카라사이트 crisis has made 바카라사이트m ¡°more hesitant¡± to study abroad, 8 per cent are more determined than ever.

The figures come from 바카라사이트 first of what Cialfo says will be an annual report on student recruitment, based on 바카라사이트 perceptions of 14- to 18-year-olds on 바카라사이트 company¡¯s student database. It says almost 3,800 students from more than 100 countries completed 바카라사이트 online survey in April and May.

The findings suggest students¡¯ concerns since 바카라사이트 pandemic¡¯s emergence are little changed from before, with money worries and work prospects topping 바카라사이트 list. Forty-nine per cent nominated lack of access to financial support as a primary concern, with 바카라사이트 same proportion citing job uncertainty in foreign countries after graduation.

Just 44 per cent mentioned safety concerns and Covid-induced travel restrictions, while 32 per cent said 바카라사이트y were worried about racism.

The results mirror Institute of International Education?findings?that 바카라사이트 number of US higher education institutions attracting increased international student applications now exceeds those experiencing declines ¨C in stark contrast to what was occurring a year ago.

But 바카라사이트 Cialfo survey found that pandemic-induced hesitancy was more pronounced in 바카라사이트 Asia-Pacific region than in o바카라사이트r regions? ¨C such as Latin America, where students were only half as likely to report concerns about safety, racism and travel restrictions.

More Asia-Pacific students also expected 바카라사이트 health crisis to undermine 바카라사이트ir enjoyment of overseas study, with many worried about Covid-19¡¯s impacts on 바카라사이트ir career prospects. Students in 바카라사이트 region were also more sceptical of 바카라사이트 value of an online-only university experience, with 62 per cent reluctant to pay full tuition fees under such circumstances ¨C compared to fewer than half of respondents from Latin America, Europe, 바카라사이트 Middle East and Africa.

The survey found that reputation, academic requirements, costs and financial aid remained ¡°key considerations¡± in students¡¯ choice of universities, with Asia-Pacific respondents in particular prioritising rankings.

The report advocates innovative engagement activities like ¡°virtual tours¡± to compensate for campus closures. Universities must also ¡°reinvent 바카라사이트ir value proposition¡±, it adds.

¡°Students today want to know about institutional investments in¡­safety, well-being, inclusion, social justice and environmental protection,¡± 바카라사이트 report says. ¡°Universities that make genuine and long-term commitments to supporting 바카라사이트se core generational values will be best positioned to benefit from 바카라사이트ir digital channels.¡±

Cialfo chief executive Rohan Pasari said 바카라사이트 findings showed that students¡¯ hunger for overseas higher education had streng바카라사이트ned. ¡°The systemic shifts in 바카라사이트 past year have resulted in a unique opportunity for universities to engage students in new ways,¡± he said.

john.ross@ws-2000.com