Hong Kong has stated that it will start accepting more international students as its institutions, drawing attention to those who are impacted by the US government’s decision this week to forbid Harvard from admitting foreign nationals. The sharp increase in US President Donald Trump‘s long-running conflict with the prestigious universities occurred as tensions arose between Beijing and Washington over trade and other problems. The Trump government’s decision on Thursday, which was briefly halted by a US judge following Harvard’s lawsuit, has questioned the prospects of hundreds of international students and the profitable revenue they offer. Hong Kong Education Secretary Christine Choi called on Chinese institutions on Friday to allowed “outstanding individuals from all over the world.” The Education Bureau ( EDB) has appealed to all universities in Hong Kong for facilitation measures for eligible students, according to Choi, who noted the ban on Harvard from admitting international students. She claimed that local colleges were using government regulations, including lowering the utmost requirements for international students in order to draw more students to Hong Kong. On Friday, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology invited foreign students enrolled at Harvard as well as anyone with presents to enroll at the prestigious university to continue their studies at HKUST. In a statement, HKUST stated that it is expanding this opportunity to maintain gifted students can do their education goals without interruption. The university” does provide unrestricted offers, streamlined admissions procedures, and academic support to help a smooth transition for serious students,” it added. Harvard is ranked number one among the top universities in the most recent listing released by US News and World Report, while HKUST is ranked 105 out of more than 2, 000. In response to his says that Harvard is a hub for anti-Semitism and “woke” liberal ideology, President Trump is angry that his administration rejected its efforts to regulate admissions and hire. After the school filed a lawsuit, a US determine on Friday halted the government’s plan to stop Harvard from admitting international students, calling the president’s actions unconstitutional. Kristi Noem, the government’s director for homeland security, claimed on Thursday that the government’s decision may make Harvard accountable for “propagating crime, anti-Semitism, and coordinating with the Chinese Communist Party on its campus.” Beijing criticized the “politicization of educational cooperation,” claiming that Washington’s action had “only hurt the United States ‘ reputation abroad and the country’s reputation.” According to school information, roughly one-third of the country’s 1,300 Chinese students are enrolled at Harvard, or about a fifth of its global student body. Another US colleges and universities, which are renowned in China by many as transmitters of academic freedom and rigor, are available for hundreds of thousands more.
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