Novel coronavirus turns spotlight on Wuhan, Kerala connect

spotlight is w turned on connect between Wuhan and Kerala as India's all three positive vel coronavirus cases so far are students of a university in historic Chinese city, epicentre of epidemic.

Wuhan has been a popular destination for Keralites and ors as an educational hub with quality and affordable medical courses attracting overseas scholars. Impressed by factors like affordability, amenities and international standards in medical education, offered in English, students from Kerala have been flocking to Wuhan University School of Medicine in China.

Wuhan, over 1,000 km from Chinese capital of Beijing and 800 plus km away from top class metropolis Shanghai, is a historic city and played a key role in 20th century history of China. "I am very happy about medical education system at Wuhan university. y offer quality education at an affordable fees," a student who h returned from Wuhan said here on Tuesday.

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Aiswarya Hariharan, a third year MBBS student, returned to India early January soon after school was shut for vacation. According to her, Wuhan University School of Medicine has become a centre of attraction for MBBS aspirants from Kerala because of its international standard. six-year-long education at university is very thrilling as classes are in English for overseas students.

"In our batch, re are about 70 international students. Interestingly, 50 of m are from Kerala," said Aiswarya from Tripunithura near here. Parent of ar MBBS student studying in Wuhan said he sent his daughter to Wuhan because of its high standard education system in a fees affordable for him. "I spent Rs 5 to 6 lakhs for fee, accommodation and food annually for my daughter. This fee amount is very less when compare with many of self-financing medical institutes with least facilities in India. Besides, studying overseas is beneficial for students as y get an international exposure," parent said.

Revathy Krishnan from Thiruvananthapuram is also doing MBBS in Wuhan. third year student said she was very happy about her institute and its faculty which offer medical education at par with any or reputed Indian medical institute. students claimed that facilities institute offer at Wuhan university, which is also recognised by Government of India, is of international standard.

students said around 500 from Kerala are doing MBBS course at Wuhan University School of Medicine. y expressed confidence that Asian giant would overcome crisis due to outbreak of vel Coronavirus very soon and y would be able to continue ir education re. According to students, though re are about 35 medical colleges in Kerala, t all of m could aspire to get a seat in one of m.

Educational consultant, Jacob George, General Manr of Asian Educational Consultancy, however, felt number of students who go to China for MBBS were minimal as severalors preferred countries like Russia. Of three students who tested positive for coronavirus in Kerala, two are medicos from Wuhan epicentre of dely epidemic which has claimed 425 lives in China.

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