1000’s of Indian MBBS students from Ukraine help Uzbekistan

Samarkand (Uzbekistan). Hundreds of Indian MBBS students who were evacuated from war-torn Ukraine in 2021 have resumed their studies and started a new academic life at a leading medical university in Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan’s Samarkand State Medical University has accommodated more than 1,000 Indian medical students from Ukraine after the Indian embassy in Ukraine asked if the affected students could be transferred.

Amit, a resident of Begusarai in Bihar, spent a night in a basement in Ukraine during the Russian attack. He was one of the students evacuated by the Government of India under the ‘Operation Ganga’ initiative. ‘Operation Ganga’ was an initiative launched by the Government of India to bring back Indians stranded in Ukraine. A total of 18,282 Indian nationals were safely evacuated under this initiative.

Amit from Begusarai said – Coming to Uzbekistan was the only option
Amit said, “I thought I would not succeed in this and would either die or be trapped in Ukraine. When I returned to India, my family and I were relieved, but then began a never-ending cycle of uncertainty about what would happen next. I have completed three years of my MBBS in Ukraine and starting all over again or doing something else was not an option I wanted to consider. “Later I decided to come to Uzbekistan.” He said the cost of living in Samarkand is higher than in Ukraine but he is happy to be able to continue his education.

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Tanvi of Ferozepur said – this decision was correct
Tanvi Wadhwa, from Ferozepur, Punjab, was a student of Ukraine’s Bukovinian State Medical University and feared joining the university after missing a semester. He said, “I attended online classes for eight months. We hoped that the war would end and we would go back. Some students also returned by different routes, but I did not want to take this risk. I evaluated all options from Georgia to Poland and decided to come to Uzbekistan. The university had given us admission a semester earlier, I was initially afraid of losing a semester, but later I changed my mind and it was a good decision.

This place feels safer now
Divyanesh of Meerut also studied in the same university with Wadhwa. He said that universities in Uzbekistan offer teaching and learning in English and the curriculum is on the same lines. “Not all countries have universities that offer English as a medium of instruction,” he said. So this was a very important factor. “Ukraine and Samarkand have the same quality of life but this place feels safer now.”

19,000 Indian students were studying in Ukraine
About 19,000 Indian students were studying in Ukraine when the Russian invasion began in February 2021. According to estimates, around 2,000 Indian students have gone back to Ukraine and most of them live in the western part of the Eastern European country. After being expelled from Ukraine, they had no choice but to transfer to universities in other countries to continue their studies. Many students have gone to Russia, Serbia and other European countries.

Appointment of 30 more Indian teachers
Samarkand State Medical University Vice Chancellor Dr. Jafar Aminov said that when the war broke out, the Indian embassy contacted him and asked if the affected students could be transferred. He said, “We assessed the needs of such students and then finally decided that enrolling them a semester earlier would be a viable option to provide parity. Then we formed a team to facilitate the transfer and also made special arrangements for these students. “We have hired 30 more Indian teachers to ensure that pronunciation is not an issue.” Aminov said the university has accommodated more than 1,000 Indian students transferred from Ukraine.

‘After seeing war the priority was to go to a peaceful country’
Deepika Kaidala Jayaramiya, a student from Karnataka, said that after seeing the war situation in front, it is a priority to go to a peaceful country. He said, “I have read about the war only in history books. I never thought I would see this situation myself. “When it became clear that going to Ukraine was no longer an option, I decided to resume my medical journey in Uzbekistan.”

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