Pakistani students abroad
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There are hundreds and thousands of Pakistan
i students who travel abroad each year in order to attain higher education. Countries which have large Pakistani international student populations include those in Europe
, North America, China and Australasia. Every year, nearly 10,000 foreign student visas are granted in Pakistan.
. All in all, between 2004 and 2008, as many as 42,000 Pakistani students were admitted into the UK.
, putting Pakistan among the top 25 countries sending students to the U.S.
, all of whom are studying medicine on scholarships provided by the Cuban government.
There are over 2,000 Pakistani students of medicine in the Central Asian state of Kyrgyzstan
. China
also attracts a large number of students from Pakistan, with 2006 estimates putting their number well over 1,000; in Xinjian alone, there are over 500 Pakistanis in universities. In Australia
, there were 1,626 Pakistani students as of 2005; in entirety, some 5,000 Pakistani students have chosen the country for studies as of 2011.
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
i students who travel abroad each year in order to attain higher education. Countries which have large Pakistani international student populations include those in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, North America, China and Australasia. Every year, nearly 10,000 foreign student visas are granted in Pakistan.
United Kingdom
According to various reports, there are nearly 10,000 Pakistani students studying in the United KingdomUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. All in all, between 2004 and 2008, as many as 42,000 Pakistani students were admitted into the UK.
United States
As of 2010, there were 5,222 Pakistani students in the United StatesUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, putting Pakistan among the top 25 countries sending students to the U.S.
Other
There are some 1,000 Pakistani students in CubaCuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
, all of whom are studying medicine on scholarships provided by the Cuban government.
There are over 2,000 Pakistani students of medicine in the Central Asian state of Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan , officially the Kyrgyz Republic is one of the world's six independent Turkic states . Located in Central Asia, landlocked and mountainous, Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the southwest and China to the east...
. China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
also attracts a large number of students from Pakistan, with 2006 estimates putting their number well over 1,000; in Xinjian alone, there are over 500 Pakistanis in universities. In Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, there were 1,626 Pakistani students as of 2005; in entirety, some 5,000 Pakistani students have chosen the country for studies as of 2011.