- July 3, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
Indian student at Imperial College in London
For many Indian students, the UK is one of the most appealing destinations for a business education. In 2019/20, 41,815 students came from India to the UK, up from 18,305 the year before, and 12,820 the year before that, according to the Higher Education Statistics Agency. It is the second biggest of overseas students in the UK after China, which in 2019/20 sent over 100,0000 for the first time ever.
The majority of Indian students come to the UK for business education, most for a pre-experience master’s with work experience tagged on to the end. This combination is reckoned to give young Indians a career jump-start when they move back to their home country, as many do. Only 6 percent of Indians taking a business qualification in the UK take an MBA.
Why is the UK so popular for Indian students? One big reason, of course, is that the English language is widely spoken in India for historical reasons. For the…
