{"id":5822,"date":"2020-05-18T19:33:20","date_gmt":"2020-05-18T14:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mindler.com\/blog\/?p=5822"},"modified":"2021-05-28T13:04:10","modified_gmt":"2021-05-28T07:34:10","slug":"study-abroad-trends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mindler.com\/blog\/study-abroad-trends\/","title":{"rendered":"Education Abroad: Trends Expected in 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

The global outbreak of coronavirus (Covid-19) has already had a dramatic impact on Universities and business schools around the world. Significant decisions have been made by some of the major Universities around the world. International students are more anxious then ever as their future career prospects are completely dependent on the decisions made by these universities, but the irony being that even the Universities are uncertain about the dynamic.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you are a current or prospective student, being anxious is completely justified as your career plans have been put on hold due to the upheaval caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/span><\/p>\n

Considering the current scenario, and the steps being taken by the Universities around the globe, here are some extensive trends to watch out for in the context of \u2018Education abroad\u2019 in 2020:<\/span><\/p>\n

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1) Universities taking the online alternative:<\/span><\/h2>\n

Due to the enforced lockdown, the Universities have been forced to look for efficient ways of ensuring that the education of students remains unaffected.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Online lectures have already been implemented by several Universities worldwide, for the current students. For the prospective students who will be starting with their academic years this fall, Universities are already planning online lectures as well as webinars, in order to ensure that even if the COVID-19 situation is not contained until then, the academic year can be commenced on time.<\/span><\/p>\n

At <\/span>University of Michigan<\/b>, classes are currently being offered in alternative formats and all exams will be held remotely. All on-campus and off-campus admissions events have been cancelled until the end of April and campus visits are strongly discouraged.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

University of Manchester<\/b> claims, that for international students, deadlines will be extended to receive transcripts and other documentation.
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2) Online Entrance exams and Virtual Interviews:<\/span><\/h2>\n

The online alternatives are not only pertinent to classes, even the Entrance examinations are to be conducted via an online platform.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Universities have already started preparing for alternative form of assessments, in order to ensure that the application processes for the subsequent academic intakes are not affected.<\/span><\/p>\n

Virtual Interviews were already in place, but now the Universities will be suing them as an extensive measure to interview the prospective candidates, and in some cases where online entrances are not possible, they will be substituted by virtual interviews.<\/span><\/p>\n

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3) Change in factors for college shortlisting:\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

There are certain factors that the students and their parents have in mind while assessing their choice of Universities. Some of these are:<\/span><\/p>\n