Morocco is ranked as the second country with the largest number of international students, totaling 8,233 students, according to recent data released by Ukrainian State Center for International Education calculations (Erudera).
According to the center’s data, international students contribute in a large part to Ukraine’s GDP, following tuition costs, accommodation, food, transport, insurance, and other expenses, amounting to over $570 million.
International students in Ukraine mainly come from these countries, according to the same source.
India – 18,429 students
Morocco – 8,233 students
Azerbaijan – 5,470 students
Turkmenistan – 5,344 students
Nigeria – 4,379 students
Turkey – 3,764 students
China – 3,527 students
Egypt – 3,499 students
Israel – 2,561 students
Uzbekistan – 2,027 students
Most Moroccan students in Ukraine used to follow their studies, mainly in medicine, pharmacy, or dentistry fields.
“An international student in Ukraine spends an average of 6 to 8 thousand dollars on education annually, the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine has found,” Digital public relations executive at Erudera, Alma Miftari told Hespress EN.
“Since January 1, 2020, a total of 80,470 international students from 158 different countries pursued studies within Ukrainian universities,” she added.
“If the average duration of study is 5-6 years, then in general, Ukraine’s income from foreign students for this period is more than $3 billion,” Erudera’s digital public relations executive specified.
“International student enrollment in Ukraine increased by 50% between 2011 and 2019,” she stated, noting that “medicine was the most popular study field among international students, with a total of 26,040 students enrolled in the field.”
According to the center’s data, the three most popular universities among international students in Ukraine are the following:
Kharkiv National Medical University – hosting 4355 international students
V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University – hosting 4351 international students
Odesa National Medical University – hosting 4234 international students
Before the start of the Russian offensive that took place on February 24, Ukraine was home to thousands of students from across the world.
According to data gathered by Erudera, there were 80,470 international students enrolled in Ukrainian higher education institutions during 2019.
So far, 7000 Moroccans fled Ukraine as Morocco urged its citizens to leave the country since early February, as tensions began to grow between both neighboring countries.
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