MENA Newswire , NEW DELHI: India imeibuka kama nchi kubwa zaidi duniani yenye wanafunzi wa kimataifa, Utafiti wa Uchumi wa 2025-26 ulisema, ukionyesha ongezeko kubwa la idadi ya Wahindi wanaosoma ng'ambo pamoja na uhamaji mdogo wa kuingia katika vyuo vikuu vya India. Utafiti huo, uliowasilishwa Bungeni mnamo Januari 29, unaelezea kiwango cha mtiririko wa elimu ya mipakani na kuashiria uenezaji wa elimu ya juu kimataifa kama kipaumbele cha sera chini ya Sera ya Kitaifa ya Elimu ya 2020.
Utafiti huo ulisema idadi ya Wahindi wanaosoma nje ya nchi imeongezeka kutoka laki 6.85 mwaka 2016 hadi zaidi ya laki 18 ifikapo mwaka 2025. Uliweka ongezeko hilo katika muktadha wa kimataifa, ukibainisha kuwa idadi ya wanafunzi wanaosoma kimataifa duniani kote iliongezeka kutoka takriban laki 22 mwaka 2001 hadi laki 69 mwaka 2022, huku Marekani, Kanada , Uingereza, Australia, Ufaransa na Ujerumani zikiwa miongoni mwa nchi zinazoongoza.
In 2024, for every one international student coming to India, 28 Indian students went abroad, the survey said. It also reported that annual outward remittances under the “studies abroad” component increased to USD 3.4 billion in FY24, pointing to significant foreign exchange costs linked to education-related spending overseas. The survey said Indian students abroad are highly concentrated in a small set of destinations, including Canada , the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.
Idadi ya wanafunzi wanaoingia nchini inabaki kuwa ndogo kwa kulinganisha. Utafiti huo ulisema wanafunzi wa kimataifa nchini India waliongezeka kutoka chini ya 7,000 mwaka wa 2000-01 hadi karibu 49,000 mwaka wa 2020, kabla tu ya janga, lakini hii bado iliwakilisha takriban 0.10% ya jumla ya uandikishaji wa elimu ya juu. Ulilinganisha hilo na nchi zinazoongoza kwa uandikishaji ambapo wanafunzi wa kimataifa kwa kawaida huchangia 10% hadi 40% ya uandikishaji.
Mwanafunzi wa kimataifa anaingia India
Within South Asia, the survey said India remains the principal host, attracting more than four-fifths of all inbound students to the sub-region in 2023, largely from neighbouring countries such as Nepal, Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Bhutan. It added that India's South Asian share has fallen by several percentage points since 2011, while describing the need to refresh the country's regional value proposition as competition rises from other destinations.
The survey also pointed to shifts within India's own inbound map. It said earlier hubs such as Karnataka and Tamil Nadu have seen declines in international student enrolment, while Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh have emerged as hosts. Thirteen academic programmes account for over 1,000 foreign students each, led by Bachelor of Technology, Bachelor of Business Administration and Bachelor of Science, which the survey linked to India's strength in cost-effective, English-medium STEM and management education.
Hatua za utandawazi na mabadiliko ya udhibiti
Utafiti huo ulisema mwonekano mdogo wa kimataifa wa taasisi nyingi na misuguano ya kisheria imezuia uwezo wa India kubadilisha ukubwa wake na faida za gharama kuwa mvuto mkubwa kwa wanafunzi wa kigeni. Ulielezea hatua za sera zinazokusudiwa kusaidia utandawazi, ikiwa ni pamoja na kanuni za Tume ya Ruzuku za Vyuo Vikuu kuhusu ushirikiano wa kitaaluma kati ya taasisi za elimu ya juu za India na za kigeni zilizotolewa mwaka wa 2022 ili kuwezesha programu za shahada mbili, za pamoja na za moja kwa moja, na ulibainisha kuwa uwekezaji wa moja kwa moja wa kigeni 100% unaruhusiwa katika elimu ya juu.
It also cited the UGC regulations issued in 2023 for setting up and operating campuses of foreign higher educational institutions in India, under which 15 foreign institutions are expected to establish campuses. The survey described internationalisation as extending beyond collaborations and exchanges to include recruiting international faculty, enrolling foreign students and building overseas research partnerships, alongside domestic investments in infrastructure and academic standards through initiatives such as the Higher Education Funding Agency and the World-Class Institutions Scheme.
Chapisho hilo India inaongoza duniani kama chanzo kikubwa cha wanafunzi wa kimataifa lilionekana kwanza kwenye Gazeti la UAE .