New Delhi, May 4 -- The international higher education landscape has witnessed some important changes in recent years. It is not just the US, but other countries in the Anglosphere including UK, Australia and Canada which have sought to check the inflow of international students (these four countries have often been referred to as the 'big 4' when it comes to international higher education. The measures taken by these countries include: the introduction of stricter student visa rules, raising eligibility criteria and imposition of conditionalities on post study work visas.

While these countries have immense advantages and remain the primary choice for several students, others have begun to look at alternative destinations.

Some of the c...