Medical students enrolled in Chinese universities seek transfer to other countries

The Indian medical students enrolled in Chinese universities seek mid-year transfer to other countries.

The Indian medical students enrolled in Chinese universities seem to be losing hope of returning to their campuses anytime soon and they now want mid-course transfers to the institutes in other countries including India.

Many Indian students enrolled in international universities are stuck in India due to the ongoing pandemic, which is making it difficult for them to return to their campuses. Such students have no choice but to attend the classes online. The medical students are facing anxiety and mental stress due to this and for now, they have no choice but to attend the lectures online.

They had returned to India last year when their universities had imposed lockdowns due to a pandemic. However, it is been more than one year and China continues to impose a travel ban for international students except for the students from South Korea and the United States of America.

In June, the external affairs ministry had issued a notice asking these students to write to its overseas Indian Affairs (OIA) office about the difficulties they are facing in reaching their university. The notice read, “Indian students studying abroad who are stuck in India owing to Covid-19 pandemic restrictions and mobility issues can send their coordinates, that is, email id and mobile number to OIA-2 division at emails: us.oia2@mea.gov.in and so1oia2@mea.gov.in.”

These students had also requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi through an open letter to intervene and help them in returning to their campuses but there has been no response yet.

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