Global universities seek to lure US-bound students amid Trump crackdown

Trump's administration has enacted massive funding cuts for academic research, curbed visas for foreign students - especially those from China - and plans to hike taxes on elite schools.

Graduating student Jordan Strasser poses for a photograph before Class Day Exercises, part of Harvard University?s 374th Commencement, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., May 28, 2025. / REUTERS/Brian Snyder

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 and help with travel arrangements for students and researchers at U.S. institutions who want to transfer.

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