In the past, when students did a university degree, they tended to study in their won country. Nowadays. they have more opportunity to study abroad. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this development?

If before many students were studying mainly in their own
country
, nowadays we can witness an increase in the number of students that take the opportunity to study overseas. We can certainly claim to be advantages, but
also
disadvantages regarding
this
choice. The first disadvantage of studying abroad is that the
language
used,
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is a foreign one and
this
might have
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during the learning process.
In other words
, learning new complex topics using a different
language
from the native one, can make some concepts more difficult to understand and it could lead to
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some exams, slowing down the university career. Another disadvantage is related to the so-called brain drain. Brain drain is the phenomenon in which skilled human resources migrate to another
country
to find jobs, causing
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of professionals in their own
country
. Even though
this
could be just a side effect, I believe that those who decide to study abroad are more likely to remain abroad, and after the studies look for a job opportunity in the same or another foreign
country
,
this
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the same reason why they decided to study overseas in the first place.
Although
there might be disadvantages, I believe that there
also
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numerous advantages of studying abroad, but I will list only a few of them.
Firstly
, studying in another
country
broaden
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the horizon because it teaches how to live on
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own, far from home.
This
is mainly a personal positive development, but it is important because can have a positive impact on one’s life and in the professional career.
Secondly
, studying in a different
language
even if is tough, teaches how to learn more than one thing at the same time: the
language
and the topic.
Lastly
, often gaining a university degree in a foreign
country
has more value than in one’s own
country
. In my opinion, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages because by
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experience overseas, we learn way more than remaining at home.
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