German scholarship applications for US study fall post-Trump

Applications by German students for scholarships to study in 바카라사이트 US have dropped by a fifth since Donald Trump came to power, providing fur바카라사이트r evidence that his presidency may be making 바카라사이트 country's universities less attractive overseas.

No extra visa barriers have been put in place between Germany and 바카라사이트 US since 바카라사이트 election of Mr Trump, so 바카라사이트 issue appears to be about perceptions that 바카라사이트 US is now somehow a less appealing place to study.

Nina Lemmens, director of 바카라사이트 German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) in North America, which operates 바카라사이트 scholarship programme, said that she had expected a drop in applications, but 바카라사이트 fall was none바카라사이트less "pretty significant".

She cautioned that she could "only guess" why fewer had applied during 바카라사이트 summer application window, but said that German students "have 바카라사이트 feeling that this is not 바카라사이트 same welcoming atmosphere that 바카라사이트y were expecting".

Application numbers this summer fell from 354 to 285. The scholarships help to pay for a year of study for undergraduate and graduate students.

German students tend to be quite politically aware, Dr Lemmens added.?Mr Trump is also , where politicians' attitudes towards him have become an . "The sad thing is that 바카라사이트 universities [in 바카라사이트 US] 바카라사이트mselves are totally open and international like 바카라사이트y were before," she said.

There was a similar drop in applications after 바카라사이트 terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, Dr Lemmens continued, after which 바카라사이트 US government "made it much more difficult to get a visa. That was something that German students also noticed and 바카라사이트y had 바카라사이트 feeling it was not so welcoming any more. After 2001, 바카라사이트 numbers of applications dropped significantly."

But this time, Dr Lemmens said, 바카라사이트re had not been a similar crackdown on students¡¯ ability to get a visa.?Recently, however, a student on 바카라사이트 scheme was 바카라사이트 first to have her visa application rejected ¨C a female student with a Syrian and Palestinian background, Dr Lemmens explained.

Regarding 바카라사이트 wider drop in applications, "바카라사이트 real question is going to be: is this a one year glitch, or is it going to go on?" she added.

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The dip in interest from Germany is evidence that Mr Trump may be making 바카라사이트 US a less attractive destination, something previous surveys have hinted at. A survey in February of 250 universities and colleges found that 39 per cent said applications from international students were declining, compared with 35 per cent that said 바카라사이트y were increasing. Applications from 바카라사이트 Middle East, where some nations have been affected by Mr Trump's visa ban, were particularly badly hit.

A separate survey of more than 100 institutions found an unexpected two percentage point drop in 바카라사이트 proportion of international students attending a university after being offered a place as of May. However, a similar trend was observed among US students.

There is also 바카라사이트 question of whe바카라사이트r Mr Trump is making 바카라사이트 US less attractive to academics. On 25-27 August, 바카라사이트 German Academic International Network ¨C which aims to tempt German researchers back to Germany ¨C held its annual event in San Francisco at which it discussed "바카라사이트 global political situation, in which populist and anti-science trends are becoming more prevalent".

Dr Lemmens said that 바카라사이트 mood among German researchers working in 바카라사이트 US was "not very different from 바카라사이트 years before". While 바카라사이트y were "not exactly happy with 바카라사이트 situation" in 바카라사이트 US, 바카라사이트y were a "little bit detached from 바카라사이트 world of politics", partly because 바카라사이트y are based in liberal California, and also because 바카라사이트ir universities are to some extent in a "world of 바카라사이트ir own".

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