[KOREA] More Korean students going to India to learn English

February 27, 2008 by Dennis Amith

Chosun reported, “An increasing number of Korean children now study in India, where they can learn English more cheaply than in the U.S. or the U.K. Parents are also impressed by the reputed strengths of Indian education in math and science, making the country an affordable alternative to the traditional destinations for Korea’s “educational refugees.””"According to the Indian Embassy in Seoul, an increasing number of elementary and secondary school students go to India on student visas every year. In 2005, the number was 1,156, but in 2006, the number increased to 1,435. There are about 100 Korean students at the prestigious Woodstock School in the northern Indian city of Dehradun, or 20 percent of the 500-strong student body.”