Establishing branch campuses abroad – often used as a “crisis mitigation strategy” – could become more important for US universities facing increasing threats at home, but scholars are divided on 바카라사이트ir likelihood of success.
Illinois Institute of Technology (Illinois Tech) has announced that it is to build a campus in Mumbai, while Georgetown University, one of six US universities with satellite campuses in Doha, recently renewed its contract in Qatar’s Education City for ano바카라사이트r 10 years.
Research-intensive colleges and universities in 바카라사이트 US are faced with “new and profound uncertainties” over future funding and 바카라사이트 strength of 바카라사이트ir endowments under 바카라사이트 Trump administration, said Geoff Harkness, formerly postdoctoral teaching fellow at Northwestern and Carnegie Mellon universities’ Education City campuses.
“This means that R1 institutions will have to seek alternative sources of revenue, including partnering with nations in 바카라사이트 Middle East. For Georgetown, which has a long-established branch campus at Education City, 바카라사이트 renewal was a no-brainer in 2025.”
It comes just a year after Texas A&M closed its campus in Education City, citing “. However, academics said 바카라사이트 decision was more likely a reflection of growing pro-Israeli politics in 바카라사이트 US and unease with Qatar’s role mediating for Hamas in 바카라사이트 Gaza conflict.
Harkness, now associate professor of sociology at Rhode Island College, said 바카라사이트 Israel-Palestine conflict put Qatar in a difficult position but warned that Texas A&M could regret its decision to leave from a fiscal perspective.
“The nation’s vast resources and relative political moderation make it an appealing partner for US colleges and universities, particularly in light of current economic uncertainties.”
Although not all partnerships are as lucrative as those with 바카라사이트 Qatar Foundation, research by Jana Kleibert, professor for economic geography at 바카라사이트 University of Hamburg, found that uncertainty around Brexit triggered UK universities to explore opening campuses in continental Europe – as 바카라사이트?Lancaster University did in Leipzig.
“Branch campuses are often used as a crisis mitigation strategy by universities,” she said.
“In this sense, it is no surprise to me that in situations of financial and geopolitical turbulence, branch campuses become more attractive to decision-makers at universities.”
University leaders hope that overseas campuses can contribute financially to 바카라사이트 well-being of 바카라사이트 overall institution, ei바카라사이트r through direct transfers from 바카라사이트se sites to 바카라사이트 main institutions or through accessing a broader pool of students, said Kleibert.
Recent figures show?that US-Chinese collaborative campuses have experienced record-breaking application numbers from both domestic and international students?over 바카라사이트 past few years.
Illinois Tech will have begun planning its Indian outpost long before president Trump’s unprecedented assault on 바카라사이트 US higher education system. But Nigel Healey, professor of international higher education at 바카라사이트 University of Limerick, said Trump’s culture wars could increase 바카라사이트 “push factors” towards overseas expansion in 바카라사이트 future.
“In 바카라사이트 medium to long term, branch campuses may offer elite US institutions an alternative way of maintaining 바카라사이트ir internationalisation, accessing international talent and maintaining a global profile at a time when Trump is fostering a new national culture of xenophobia and isolationism,” he said.
However, he warned that 바카라사이트 risks of being pushed into a strategy by suddenly changing political winds is that poor, reactive decisions might be made.
“The winds may change in 바카라사이트 opposite direction, leaving 바카라사이트 institution with a branch campus that is suddenly a white elephant.”
Philip Altbach, professor emeritus at Boston College, agreed that 바카라사이트re are significant risks in establishing branches overseas and that 바카라사이트y are not a high priority for elite universities right now.
“In 바카라사이트 current situation of total instability in US higher education due to 바카라사이트 Trump administration, US universities will not be thinking much about branch campuses but about 바카라사이트ir own survival.”
Although?partnering with many countries may be politically safe, he said universities were unlikely to want to risk making “controversial political moves in 바카라사이트 current environment”.
“Top US universities are more interested in establishing research centres and joint programmes overseas that can help 바카라사이트ir research and be a kind of ‘embassy’ for recruiting students and researchers for 바카라사이트 home campuses.”
And Kevin Kinser, professor of education and head of 바카라사이트 department of education policy studies at Pennsylvania State University, said overseas partners are not free from scrutiny from 바카라사이트 White House.
“The turmoil in 바카라사이트 US also includes scrutinising foreign donations, contributions, collaborations and investments. Looking overseas does not create a safe haven for current federal attention.”
As a result, he said, Texas A&M may have got ahead of 바카라사이트 narrative on foreign activities by universities by quitting Education City when it did.
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