Experts see a 20% increase despite Trump comeback

Experts see a 20% increase despite Trump comeback

- MANU KAUSHIK

DESPITE A TOUGH stance adopted by the previous Trump administration against international students, study abroad players in India are expecting a robust growth in the number of Indian students going to the US for higher studies.

"We are expecting the overall students enrollments in the US universities to hold steady at 1.1 million per year. Within that, the enrollments of Indian students will stay strong," said Saif Iqbal, vice president at ApplyBoard.

"The enrollments of Indian students will remain upwards of 20% annually. The 1,500-odd universities in the US are welcoming of students. The US understands that it needs foreign talent for R&D, innovation and to support its needs for skilled manpower," said the spokesperson of a leading study abroad firm.