Currency crash and visa crackdowns force Indian students to rethink studying abroad
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- Nikhil Inamdar Getty Images Representative image.
- Priya will head to university in Rome in September to study global economic affairs - a move she hopes will open the door to better professional opportunities in Europe.
- She's excited about what the future holds, but also questions whether she's made the right decision.
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Nikhil Inamdar Getty Images Representative image. Every year, millions of Indian students go abroad to study After many years of careful planning, Pragati Priya, a 29-year-old content creator from the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand, finally decided to enrol in a master's programme abroad this year.
Priya will head to university in Rome in September to study global economic affairs - a move she hopes will open the door to better professional opportunities in Europe.
She's excited about what the future holds, but also questions whether she's made the right decision. The amount she needs to borrow for her programme has risen sharply because of the steep decline in the value of the Indian rupee against a basket of currencies, including the euro, over the past few months.