HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s Training Bureau stated that it had referred to as on universities within the Chinese language territory to draw high expertise following a ban on Harvard University enrolling foreign students.
United States President Donald Trump’s administration revoked Harvard College’s skill to enrol worldwide college students and is forcing present overseas college students to switch to different faculties or lose their authorized standing.
The ban, efficient for the 2025 to 2026 college 12 months, comes because the administration stated Harvard fostered antisemitism and coordinated with the Chinese language Communist Get together. Chinese language nationals make up a few fifth of Harvard’s overseas scholar consumption in 2024.
“The Training Bureau has promptly referred to as on all universities in Hong Kong to introduce facilitation measures for these eligible with a view to safeguarding the official rights and pursuits of scholars and students, and to draw high expertise,” the bureau stated in an emailed assertion.
The bureau has contacted the Harvard Membership of Hong Kong to supply help for college kids who’ve been admitted to Harvard for additional research.
“We’ll proceed to maintain an in depth eye on the wants of scholars whose research have been affected by the shifting world training panorama,” it stated, including that it will think about help measures as a part of town’s position as an “worldwide training hub.”
Hong Kong, a former British colony with a inhabitants of seven.5 million, has 5 universities within the high 100 of the Instances Larger Training World College Rankings and was till lately thought to be considered one of Asia’s freest tutorial arenas.
Faculties and universities within the monetary hub are actually obliged to combine nationwide safety and patriotic themes into their educating, bringing them nearer in step with training in mainland China.
Hong Kong’s College of Science and Expertise (HKUST) on Friday (Could 23) introduced an open invitation to worldwide undergraduate and postgraduate college students at Harvard College, in addition to these holding confirmed provides to proceed their research at HKUST.
“The college will present unconditional provides, streamlined admission procedures, and tutorial help to facilitate a seamless transition for college students.”
