Abstract
Foreign study influences students learning and personal growth. The present study explores
the reasons and motivation for students to go abroad. A sample of 397 students was selected
from the University of the Punjab Lahore Pakistan. To find an association between different
variables Chi-square test was used and for the comparison of two groups, Mann-Whitney U
test was employed. It was found that 61.7% students were of the view to go abroad for higher
studies. Significant association was found between the opinion of getting handsome salary and
holding a foreign degree, also between parents’ education and students’ education. Majority of
students wanted to go abroad to seek education from high ranked institutions’. Male and
female respondent have a different opinion regarding preference for going abroad for higher
studies and males were more interested than females for going abroad. The significant gender
difference was also found about the opinion that HEC could achieve goals to maintain the
quality of education institutions. Finally, it was concluded that quality education and better
career opportunities were the reasons that motivate the majority of the students to go abroad
for higher studies.
Irum Sajjad Dar, Muhammad Ahsan ul Haq, Hussnain Abbas. (2015) Students’ Opinion regarding Higher Education in Developed Countries, Journal of Elementary Education, Volume-25, Issue-2.
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