Studying overseas is a dream every aspiring student wishes to accomplish. Not only it is a fulfilling experience but it also enables a good career path enhancing personal and educational growth. Studying abroad facilitates good opportunities however it can be challenging in terms of appropriate choice of stream and subject matter to study, along with managing finances and accommodations etc. Hence, there is a need for proper guidance in identifying and recognizing the right opportunities with respect to the individual traits pertaining to every young student who wishes to fly abroad for studies.
A lot of parents/guardians prefer certain planning procedures that they can undertake before investing a huge amount in-order to send their child across the borders to avail quality education. There are several institutions which facilitate services related to overseas education and help solve issues that arise while preparing for the same. One such organization dedicatedly working towards attaining excellence in providing guidance related to overseas education to aspiring students and their respective parents/guardians is Inspirus Education.
Established in 2017, Inspirus was designed to empower youth across India in accessing the best opportunities global universities can offer. It strives to help them harness their collective potential. The institute puts optimum efforts so that students can succeed in their chosen fields and contribute positively towards business and society. The team of Inspirus shares, “We work with students to help them identify their career potential, identify universities that match their goals and prepare them for success.” All of this is targeted towards the students securing admission and adapting to new learning/teaching environments. Inspirus works with the parents by helping them understand and prepare for the cultural do’s and don’ts, International Emergency Services along with the finance and regulatory norms of various countries.
Inspirus, through its three branches in Mumbai (Andheri, Bandra & Ghatkopar) with multiple direct school programs, has successfully supported more than six thousand students in achieving their academic aspirations. It has enabled them to prepare and succeed in securing admissions into International Universities. The institute is focused on designing tech-enabled modules that are currently being accessed by students remotely. These modules are not just limited to test-preps but also provide students online access to the counselors and teachers of Inspirus, in-order to receive one-on-one guidance. “We promise to achieve at least 20 points improvement from the diagnostic score of the students,” states Inspirus’ team. It has helped 30% of deserving students, in receiving scholarship support from their respective chosen universities.
Enabling Opportunities
Inspirus’ student-centric approach is derived in three following steps:
1. Focus on Research-based Counseling – For students on the verge of selecting their higher education specializations, the choice of both University, academic stream and the opportunity it offers is critical. Inspirus’ counseling modules are backed by extensive research focused on academic avenues, University pedagogy, environment, and ratings. It also helps in developing an understanding of laws while enabling scholarship facilities and processes, regulations and the socio-political environment of host countries.
2. Focus on Skills & Faculties aimed at a Future Ready Workforce – At Inspirus, they ensure that students play to their strengths and consider courses that complement the interests they are having in the area which can be a potential career prospect for them. The pre-test sessions are designed to understand students’ abilities and strengths which helps them in making suitable choices that will lead them towards success. This also assists the students to work on long-term career growth in the years to come.
3. Post-Admit-Monitoring – “Achieving an admission for a student is not the end of our responsibility at Inspirus,” states the team. The program Inspirus facilitates include monitoring of students at the campus through the first semester to ensure that they are able to adapt to the changing environment, both in and out of the classroom.
Higher education decisions include both parents and students along with preparedness in terms of financial planning for the entire duration of the course and psychological readiness to accept, adapt and abide by new cultural and regulatory norms. This comes under the financialpsychological planning and support that the students and parents need to consider before making an informed decision. The decision-making process is simplified by Inspirus for the benefit of both the parties involved.
Not only planning, but the team at Inspirus believes consultation is also critical for students pursuing higher education from international universities to help them make a well-informed career or academic choice. A choice that is based on an understanding of their skills, strengths, and concerns with the evidence of workforce demands pertaining to the future. Consultation plays an integral role in building realistic expectations from academic pursuits, comprehension of the socio-political environment of the host nations, preparing for newer teaching methodologies, accepting cultural, legal, and environmental norms while adapting to the same. It also enables parents to prepare better financially and emotionally.
An Inspiring Personality
Mrs. Bakhtawar Krishnan, Director of Inspirus Education is an accomplished professional in the field of higher education related to overseas study. She brings with her around 30 years of diverse experience pertaining to the national and international levels. She has been engaged in different roles across industries. From the last 7 years, she has carved a niche for herself and earned a solid reputation in the field of international education. In her wide-ranging career, Mrs. Krishnan has helped hundreds of students realize their dreams of studying in prestigious international Universities. She has several stories of successful top placements to her credit. At its core lies her deep sense of love and commitment for students along with an unflinching passion for education.
Mrs. Krishnan believes in facilitating personalized student attention and actively engages with students. All of this in order to help them select the most suitable university along with its courses in line with their aspirations. She has an innate ability to relate with students perfectly and she is supported by an enthusiastic and dedicated team of expert counselors and teachers at Inspirus. To realize their vision of international education, the team of Inspirus enables the highest quality of educational coaching and counseling to be imparted to students. The team carries out its responsibilities with an unparalleled dedication.
“We work with over 1000 students annually and have reached out to schools in and around Mumbai while offering our services to schools as far as Pune and Kolhapur,” shares Mrs. Krishnan. Under her guidance, Inspirus has achieved the following awards & recognitions:
• Indian Education Awards (2019) – Best Education Counselor.
• Knowledge Review – India’s 10 best Overseas Education Institute in 2018.
• CEO Insights (2020) – 10 most Influential Women in Education
Her mission has always been to lead an enterprise that is driven by purpose. “I realized at the onset itself that the choice of failure was not the one I could afford to have,” says Mrs. Krishnan. She has faced a lot of struggle as a first-time entrepreneur entering the choppy waters of business at the age of 45. “My immediate competition was with young entrepreneurs in their late 20s and 30s, coming from leading business schools and/or business families,” she adds further. Not only were they more sure-footed, but they also had a capital advantage over her.
Her growth started from first as a banker moving to a leading consulting firm as the Global Head of Human Resources. She was inspired to help young girls and boys from various social strata to achieve their aspirations of receiving quality higher education and wanted to lay the right foundation for their career path. This meant giving up a thriving career and an assured salary and opting for the challenges of setting up an organization without any prior experience or capital support. “To invest my entire savings at a time when my own son was entering an engineering college and would need constant financial support was a tremendous risk at that point,” she explains. But Mrs. Krishnan managed to get through all of these troubles successfully while contributing towards the tremendous growth of the company. This happened after a two and a half decade long career in the corporate sector.
“We are independent educational consultants,” informs Mrs. Krishnan. Inspirus’ team consists of welltraveled counselors who have rich and diverse experience in the educational field. Having counseled around thousands of students, these experts offer unbiased advice considering the students’ needs and knowing what works best for them in the long run. This is what makes Inspirus stand out from the rest of the players in the overseas education services space of the country.
To know more visit https://www.inspiruseducation.com/
