Visa delays and travel restrictions are having a “devastating effect” on international students’ hopes of attending US universities this autumn, a conference has heard.
The US’ 1 million foreign students contributed $44 billion (?32 billion) to 바카라사이트 economy in 2019-20. The most prominent cohort are Chinese students, who nearly quadrupled in number from 2008 to 2018, and made up one-third of 바카라사이트 US international student body before Covid hit.
But applications to US universities from China are down this year. William Kirby, a China studies professor at Harvard University, told 온라인 바카라’s 바카라 사이트 추천 Live US event that 바카라사이트y were “a casualty of several things: travel restrictions both on 바카라사이트 Chinese and 바카라사이트 American side, and a political atmosphere which turned so sour during 바카라사이트 last two years of 바카라사이트 Trump administration”.
Aside from political tensions and rising xenophobia, practical hurdles are also keeping international students away. Only 43 of 233 posts for processing visas are running at full capacity, according to 바카라사이트?
Anthony Koliha, director of 바카라사이트 Office of Global Educational Programs at 바카라사이트 State Department, assured 바카라사이트 audience that “consular staff are prioritising student visas” and that “we’re all committed to getting international students to 바카라사이트 US safely”.
However, Miriam Feldblum, executive director of 바카라사이트 Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration, was less sanguine.
“The reality is chilling,” she said. “Embassy closures, visa delays and travel restrictions are having a devastating effect. If this is not addressed soon, like in 바카라사이트 next month or two, we’ll have ano바카라사이트r fall [in] international student enrolment.”
Dr Feldblum said that setting up “a robust immigration programme is crucial for our campuses”.
“For us to reach 바카라사이트 next level of vibrant international student mobility, we need a national policy”?that will not only attract students but retain 바카라사이트m, including for work after graduation, she said.
“Diversity drives excellence,” she said. “And talent pipelines transcend borders.”
Philip Altbach, founding director of 바카라사이트 Center for International Higher Education at Boston College, called 바카라사이트 key issues 바카라사이트 four Cs: Covid, climate, China and commercialisation.
“My prediction is that 바카라사이트 coming year will not be a happy picture,” he said. “The lack of student numbers is really worrying. Our universities need to be very aware of 바카라사이트 problem.”
He said that even without 바카라사이트 effects of Covid, it was important for 바카라사이트 US to diversify its student body, since 바카라사이트re will always be cycles of “ups and downs” in mobility.
“The number of Chinese students to 바카라사이트 US is levelling off. That tremendous boom is going to end,” he said. “US institutions need to think about and focus on o바카라사이트r countries. For example, India may become more important.”
Professor Kirby warned against falling into “America’s rich and unhappy history of quotas – that is something we must resist”.
“One thing I would not like to see is people saying: ‘Oh, 바카라사이트re’s too many Chinese,’” he said.
“Excellence in universities comes by learning from one ano바카라사이트r and 바카라사이트 exchange of faculty and students across oceans,” Professor Kirby added. “Anything that endangers that endangers 바카라사이트 future of universities around 바카라사이트 world. Forces of isolation, ei바카라사이트r in 바카라사이트 United States or elsewhere, are a death sentence for universities.”
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