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Trump's crackdown on academic institutions: Global universities seek to lure US-bound students. Here's how

Trump’s crackdown on academic institutions: Global universities seek to lure US-bound students. Here’s how

Universities around the world are seeking to offer refuge for students impacted by U.S. President Donald Trump’s crackdown on academic institutions, targeting top talent and a slice of the billions of dollars in academic revenue in the United States. Osaka University, one of the top ranked in Japan, is offering tuition fee waivers, research grants

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Students say they ‘regret’ applying to US universities after visa changes

Bloomberg via Getty Images US President Donald Trump has implemented a wide-ranging crackdown on some of America’s most elite universities, including Harvard. Students around the world are anxious and in limbo, they say, as the Trump administration makes plans to temporarily halt US student visa appointments. An official memo seen by BBC’s US partner CBS

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Beyond Harvard: Could other US universities face international student bans next?

Beyond Harvard: Could other US universities face international student bans next?

The Trump administration’s dramatic revocation of Harvard University’s SEVP (Student and Exchange Visitor Program) certification has lit a fuse under America’s academic institutions.What was once unthinkable—targeting one of the world’s most prestigious universities over its international student policies—is now a reality. The question echoing across campuses: Who’s next?On paper, the action against Harvard stemmed from

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Beyond IITs & IIMs: 4 Surprising Courses You Didn’t Know Existed in Indian Universities

Top 5 New-Age Degree Programs & Courses Offered by Indian Universities

Gone are those days when becoming a doctor or an engineer was the only benchmark of ambition. In today’s rapidly evolving world, driven by technology and global challenges, new career paths have emerged, offering students a wide array of specialised and future-ready options. Here are some niche and offbeat courses now offered by Indian universities

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Universities in the crossfire: America's academic strongholds face a new authoritarian threat

Universities in the crossfire: America’s academic strongholds face a new authoritarian threat

<p>Harvard University is facing the largest funding threat among the institutions targeted by the Trump administration. Federal funding worth approximately $9 billion is at stake, and more than $2.2 billion has already been withdrawn. <br><br>The administration accuses Harvard of allowing antisemitism and promoting ideological bias. In response, Harvard rejected the administration’s proposals, including allowing an

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European Universities Strain for Neutrality Amid Political Chaos

(Bloomberg) — Universities on both sides of the Atlantic were under intense pressure to deal with campus conflict over political issues long before the Trump administration started cracking down on higher education. In the past three years, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Israel’s war on Gaza, prompted by a Hamas attack, have led to student

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Trump is demanding universities change policies or face defunding. Would Poilievre do the same?

Trump is demanding universities change policies or face defunding. Would Poilievre do the same?

U.S. President Donald Trump has been threatening to cancel funding for some universities unless they accede to his demands to change ideological policy, similar to a pledge Pierre Poilievre has made for Canadian post-secondary schools. But so far, the Conservative leader has been sparse on details of exactly what kind of action he might take. Trump’s demands, which have sparked

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Donald Trump Continues Attacks On Universities, Calls Harvard "A Disgrace"

Donald Trump Continues Attacks On Universities, Calls Harvard “A Disgrace”

Berkeley: Hundreds of students, faculty and community members on a California campus booed on Thursday as speakers accused the administration of President Donald Trump of undermining American universities, as he questioned whether Harvard and others deserve tax-exempt status. The protest on the University of California’s Berkeley campus was among events dubbed “Rally for the Right

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