Genesis

All of us in the Overseas Education Business, received a big jolt in year 2020 as a result of covid-19 pandemic. While the Impact of COVID-19 on Study Abroad business was seen, felt and heard all across, but education institutions globally were the worst affected ones.

Sadly, the result was business closures for many of us, and job-losses for others. Few of us, continued to survive though with cost-cuts and other compromises.

Interestingly – the despite uncertainties of higher education abroad, student’s intent / ambition to study abroad hasn’t been much affected. Some deferred their program starts, few took refunds, many chose an Indian / Local university (in the home country) in the interim.

Not to miss to talk of quite a few of these students, who are on stand-by for situations to be favourable, before flying.

The fact remains, that students having definite plans to study abroad are determined strongly on doing so despite visa issues, travel restrictions, online / hybrid learning proposals, and many other ambiguities such as a future lockdown itself !!!