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The United Kingdom is the most preferred destination for foreign students as their number has reached a staggering 1 million recently. The UK government is making every possible effort to maintain the inflow of students from other countries since it has to face stiff competition from the USA, Australia, Canada and other European countries. Various educational institutes in the United Kingdom are known to possess excellent academic standards. That’s the reason why overseas students are simply flocking to the country. The UK universities are always accredited by credible professional establishments to make sure that their teaching level continues to set benchmarks for other institutes to emulate.   

Universities in the UK realize the worth of your money to offer more cost-efficient courses compared to other nations. Generally, a student can wind up his/her degree course in 3 years here instead of 4. Similarly, the majority of master degree programs can be finished in one year rather than two. Another advantage of the educational institutions in the UK is they provide financial help and scholarships to students, thereby making their study highly affordable. So, it is advisable for pupils to get in touch with the British Council office in their home country regarding the scholarship issues in the UK. British Council IELTS Scholarship, Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan (CSFP), and De Souza Trust Goa Scholarship and the Goa Education Trust (GET) Scholarship are some well-recognized scholarship programs for students.

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The US healthcare system is the best in the world! — Only if you can access and afford it. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), a good healthcare system should ideally comprise of state of art medical facilities being fairly distributed across the entire population at fair and affordable rates. Contrary to this, the healthcare system in the United States is not only the most expensive in the world but also is unfairly distributed among its population. People who have access to an insurance cover may have some respite, but the scenario is hopeless for the poor, uninsured and the underinsured. The rising costs of technology and high administrative costs have escalated the overall medical expenses to such an extent that it has become too expensive for the people at large. On the other hand, the availability of similar medical facilities at fair rates in some of the offshore countries has made them a promising medical destination for the US citizens. This has led to the emergence of a phenomenon called medical tourism.

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