Hong Kong don talk say dem go open dia university doors well-well for international students, especially people wey Trump government ban from Harvard University. Di Trump administration make di announcement on Thursday, May 22, but one US judge don put di ban on hold small because Harvard carry dem go court.
Because of dis gbege, Hong Kong Education Secretary wey im name na Christine Choi, talk on Friday say make universities for Hong Kong try help students wey dey affected. She say di Education Bureau don beg all universities make dem create space and make admission easy for eligible foreign students. She talk say di government don already reduce some wahala wey dey limit foreign students so say more people fit apply.
One of di big universities for Hong Kong, wey be Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), don already invite international students wey dey Harvard or wey get admission from there. HKUST talk say dem wan make sure say these students still fit continue dia education without any wahala. Di school promise say admission go easy, dem go give academic support, and dem go accept students without stress.
Even though Harvard dey number one for U.S. News and World Report university ranking, HKUST still dey for number 105 out of over 2,000 schools, so e still be better option for students wey don lose Harvard chance.
Di wahala between Trump and Harvard dey happen because of di political katakata between U.S. and China. Trump talk say Harvard dey support anti-Semitic wahala and left-wing wahala, and even dey do corner-corner with China Communist Party. U.S. Homeland Security Secretary, Kristi Noem, support di ban, say Harvard must answer for all dis tori.
But China no waste time; dem vex and talk say America don turn education to politics and say dis kind action fit spoil U.S. name for di world.
On Friday, May 23, one judge talk say Trump government no get right to stop foreign admissions, so e give Harvard small relief. But di matter never finish and e still dey court. Harvard get about 1,300 Chinese students, wey be about 20% of all dia international students. Plenty other Chinese students still dey for different U.S. schools.
As U.S. policy dey affect global education, Hong Kong dey prepare to become new home for international students, make dem continue dia school journey without wahala.
