CHANDIGARH: More and more students from Korea and Iran are making city their home so that they can learn basic English, which has a limited scope in their countries. In majority of cases, parents are also shifting along with their children to provide them the comfort of home. One such story is of Hashmi couple, who shifted with their daughters to the city from Iran eight months ago.
They wanted their daughters to get Indian education, which they feel is qualitative and pocket-friendly. "I am very fond of English and wanted my daughters too to learn the language, as it is used globally and will help them when they start working. In Iran, there is very less scope for the language. As a plus point, my daughters are also learning Hindi in school in a special class," says the proud father. His daughters, Niyousha and Zahra, are studying in Class III and Class V respectively in one of the international schools in city.
The couple has joined special classes for learning basic Hindi language because they have decided to stay in city for long. Back home, they have a family business to back their stay in India. Besides, the couple sometimes takes up part-time jobs for financial help. At present, Hashmi is studying in Panjab University's English department. Kunyoung Seo, 39, from Korea left his trading job and came to India five months ago for the sake of his children's future. He manages his business online now. Both his children are studying in an international school in city to learn English along with Hindi. He is pursuing bachelors degree in humanities from Panjab University.
Seo says, "My wife is in love with India. She had already visited different cities of India, so when we had to choose one country, we chose India. We came to Chandigarh mainly because of the infrastructure and the quality of life here. Also, financial consideration was another reason." The entire family is also taking private Hindi tuitions and the children have already got used to the staple 'dal-roti.' The family does not plan to go back home after studies. "I will start a trading business in India after some years as Indian economy is growing tremendously," he says.
Throwing light on why foreign families are attracted towards Indian education, principal of British School says, "English has never been a priority language in such countries and residents of such nations are always at a loss when transacting business or hunting for jobs. An analysis has shown that the curriculum being used in major boards in India like the Central Board of Secondary Education and Indian Certificate Schools Examination is quite elaborate. This attracts students from foreign countries that do not have English as a core subject."
Principal of Strawberry Fields World School, "If a child has studied in an international or foreign board for more than three years, he gets extra credits at university level though everyone has a reason of their own. In our school, most of the foreign students are studying because their parents got a job opportunity in India or got posted here."
They wanted their daughters to get Indian education, which they feel is qualitative and pocket-friendly. "I am very fond of English and wanted my daughters too to learn the language, as it is used globally and will help them when they start working. In Iran, there is very less scope for the language. As a plus point, my daughters are also learning Hindi in school in a special class," says the proud father. His daughters, Niyousha and Zahra, are studying in Class III and Class V respectively in one of the international schools in city.
The couple has joined special classes for learning basic Hindi language because they have decided to stay in city for long. Back home, they have a family business to back their stay in India. Besides, the couple sometimes takes up part-time jobs for financial help. At present, Hashmi is studying in Panjab University's English department. Kunyoung Seo, 39, from Korea left his trading job and came to India five months ago for the sake of his children's future. He manages his business online now. Both his children are studying in an international school in city to learn English along with Hindi. He is pursuing bachelors degree in humanities from Panjab University.
Seo says, "My wife is in love with India. She had already visited different cities of India, so when we had to choose one country, we chose India. We came to Chandigarh mainly because of the infrastructure and the quality of life here. Also, financial consideration was another reason." The entire family is also taking private Hindi tuitions and the children have already got used to the staple 'dal-roti.' The family does not plan to go back home after studies. "I will start a trading business in India after some years as Indian economy is growing tremendously," he says.
Throwing light on why foreign families are attracted towards Indian education, principal of British School says, "English has never been a priority language in such countries and residents of such nations are always at a loss when transacting business or hunting for jobs. An analysis has shown that the curriculum being used in major boards in India like the Central Board of Secondary Education and Indian Certificate Schools Examination is quite elaborate. This attracts students from foreign countries that do not have English as a core subject."
Principal of Strawberry Fields World School, "If a child has studied in an international or foreign board for more than three years, he gets extra credits at university level though everyone has a reason of their own. In our school, most of the foreign students are studying because their parents got a job opportunity in India or got posted here."
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