Chennai: In view of visa-related issues in the US and difficulty finding jobs in the UK, city students are increasingly looking to East Asian countries such as Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, Vietnam and Malaysia for higher education and internships. These countries are attracting students with post-study work visas, affordable fees and advanced research.
Many South Korean institutes are offering fee waivers, which are attracting more students,” said P Deiva Sundari, principal of SRM Easwari Engineering College. Countries such as Malaysia allow post-study work visas for a year, which has generated more interest among students,” said Srinivas Venkateswaran, director of Global Degrees, Chennai. Core engineering students are also interested in pursuing higher education in South Korea. “Many students prefer Taiwanese universities to study high-performance computing courses. “Western countries are facing issues such as wars and visa restrictions. So students are looking towards countries in the East.