Why Indian students are ditching Harvard for Hanoi and Limerick

Forget Ivy League dorms, Canadian campuses, picturesque and storied universities of the UK or the up-and-coming colleges in Australia. A slice of Indian students is packing their bags for destinations far off these traditional hubs: Think Kyrgyzstan for MBBS, Cambodia for engineering, Malta for supply-chain management and even North Korea for cultural studies.
Rising costs, tighter Western visas and tough competition back home in India are key reasons students are ready to route a new course to college. Here’s a look at the new hubs of higher education, the popular courses and why it’s happening.