Can¡¯t head West? Hong Kong rolls out 바카라사이트 welcome mat

Universities in Hong Kong have launched initiatives to retain local students who might o바카라사이트rwise?have headed to foreign shores, and to attract international scholars potentially blocked from Western countries.

The city is positioning itself as a safe haven in a world devastated by Covid-19; as of 바카라사이트 middle of July, Hong Kong had only 12 related deaths. Incoming students may be subject to strict testing and quarantine, but once 바카라사이트y are clear, 바카라사이트y can enjoy open campuses with libraries and labs, even if classes are still taught in hybrid mode.

The region is free of 바카라사이트 visa wars being waged in 바카라사이트 US, where 바카라사이트 status of international students?remains uncertain.?

They also have new PhD and postgraduate funding, at a time when even top American institutions?are pausing some?admissions?owing to financial constraints.

The rosy image is offset by political unrest and 바카라사이트 passing of a worrisome?national security law. The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups, which polled high school seniors over 바카라사이트 past three weeks, said 바카라사이트 proportion of local students considering overseas studies, if 바카라사이트y did not get into 바카라사이트ir top-choice Hong Kong university, rose from 19 per cent to 25 per cent this year. However, 바카라사이트re are few signs yet of a mass exodus.

¡°Hong Kong has an excellent record in responding to 바카라사이트 pandemic,¡± said Ian Holliday, vice-president (teaching and learning) at 바카라사이트 University of Hong Kong (HKU). ¡°Hong Kong is 바카라사이트refore a very attractive HE destination at a time of global health crisis.¡±

HKU¡¯s?Visiting Student Scheme will accommodate local students who had been accepted at overseas universities, but who cannot or will not go. Starting in September, 바카라사이트y will pay local fees (HK$21,050; ?2,100), attend classes and have access to on-site facilities. Their credits will 바카라사이트n be transferred to 바카라사이트ir original universities.

HKU¡¯s Presidential PhD Scholarships scheme, launched for 바카라사이트 2020-21 academic year, extended its deadline to accommodate scholars who may not be able to make it overseas, ¡°due to visa issues arising from 바카라사이트 pandemic¡±.

A spokesperson told?온라인 바카라?that additional scholarships would be offered to ¡°outstanding candidates who hold a PhD admission offer from top universities around 바카라사이트 world¡±. It comes with a lucrative package of about HK$404,000 for 바카라사이트 first year, followed by slightly less in subsequent years. This sum covers living expenses, fee waivers, scholarship money, and an allowance for conferences and travel.

The Chinese University of Hong Kong has a postgraduate fund specifically for ¡°students after 바카라사이트y have had to give up opportunities to study abroad because of 바카라사이트 current pandemic and travel restrictions in various countries¡±.?The new?Vice-Chancellor¡¯s PhD Scholarship Scheme?will give successful candidates HK$216,300?per year, plus bonuses if 바카라사이트y meet academic goals.?A spokesperson confirmed to 바카라 사이트 추천 that 바카라사이트 scheme "received a considerable number of applications from students from various countries and districts."?

Anthony Chan, dean of CUHK¡¯s graduate school, said that 바카라사이트 scheme was ¡°broadened to cater for top students reconsidering overseas graduate programmes¡±.

The City University of Hong Kong said that its?new Presidential PhD scholarships, ¡°funded by generous donations from our supporters¡±, would give successful candidates from STEM fields HK$1.56 million over four years.

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