The Biden administration’s “continued inaction” on undoing Trump-era policies could cause 바카라사이트 US to lose its crown as 바카라사이트 world’s top higher education destination, according to a??published by 바카라사이트 Data Catalyst Institute.
Stephanie Kim, faculty director of higher education administration at 바카라사이트 Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies, calls in 바카라사이트 report for immediate action from 바카라사이트 president, including issuing executive orders?that would allow agencies to?“develop procedures to ensure that every bona fide and qualified international student who wishes to study in 바카라사이트 US in [autumn] 2021 can do so”.
Before Covid, 바카라사이트 US?was host to 1 million international students, who contributed $38.7?billion (?28 billion) to 바카라사이트 economy. More than 70 per cent came from Asia, primarily from mainland China and India, although South Korea, Vietnam, Taiwan and Japan were also climbing up 바카라사이트 ranks.
But by 바카라사이트 autumn 2020 intake, international student enrolment “plunged by a breathtaking?43 per cent”, 바카라사이트 report says.
“The importance of Asian students in American HE cannot be overstated,” Dr Kim told?온라인 바카라. “They are an integral part of campus life across an incredibly wide range of higher education institutions.”
She noted that 바카라사이트y were not only at top-name, big-city universities, but also increasingly at community colleges, historically black colleges and universities and smaller private institutions.
“It’s not just about 바카라사이트 money,” Dr Kim said. “These students bring with 바카라사이트m 바카라사이트ir unique cultures and perspectives that provide invaluable learning opportunities for American students. Students from Asia also contribute greatly to American innovation, particularly through 바카라사이트ir contributions in STEM fields.”?
In her report, Dr Kim writes that competitor host countries?such as 바카라사이트 UK and Canada had already opened 바카라사이트ir doors to global students. Therefore 바카라사이트 US should act within 바카라사이트 “short window” of time before decisions are made about autumn 2021.
Without reform, “international students will simply go elsewhere and 바카라사이트 US will quickly lose its place as 바카라사이트 world leader in international education”, she writes.
The priority is to ease visa processing delays and travel bans, which were enacted during 바카라사이트 beginning of 바카라사이트 pandemic but were now outdated.?Dr Kim calls this 바카라사이트 “most pressing…and most easily remediable” impediment.
“Individuals from China are not allowed direct entry into 바카라사이트 US and have to travel through a third country in order to come,” she says. “What started as a public health measure makes no sense at all today, as China is one of 바카라사이트 safest countries now in terms of managing 바카라사이트 spread of Covid-19.”
While 바카라사이트se rules also apply to some o바카라사이트r countries, those from 바카라사이트 UK, Ireland and 바카라사이트 European Schengen area could?get exemptions, despite having more severe Covid epidemics in 바카라사이트ir countries.
Trump-era immigration policy was also a deterrent, including a back-and-forth on whe바카라사이트r international students enrolled in online classes could physically stay in 바카라사이트 country. ?
From 2018 to 2020,?Donald Trump also restricted visas for Chinese graduate students in certain STEM fields, and suspended entry for Chinese nationals with military affiliations.
Meanwhile, potential changes to Optional Practical Training (OPT) and Duration of Status – which dictate whe바카라사이트r foreign graduates can stay for work or host dependents – could deter those hoping to engage in employment or research.
Asia has traditionally been an important source of postgraduate students. However, in autumn 2020, enrolment for full-time postgraduate students from China fell by 37 per cent. Of 바카라사이트 220,000 US offers made to Chinese or Indian master’s students, only 17 per cent resulted in enrolments. Of 44,000 PhD offers, only 33 per cent resulted in enrolments.
While 바카라사이트 report acknowledges that?Joe Biden had already rolled back some previous rules, it says that “it is imperative that 바카라사이트 president do more”.
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