Hong Kong’s HKUST handling ‘several’ Harvard transfer applications
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology also says an admission offer has been extended to an applicant
A university in Hong Kong that “opened its doors to Harvard students” has made an offer of admission to one and is handling several transfer applications after the Trump administration last month barred the US Ivy League school from enrolling international candidates, many of whom are from mainland China.
At least two other local universities have also received inquiries from affected students.
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HKUST said on Thursday that since its announcement of support two weeks ago, it had received dozens of inquiries from students who had planned to study at Harvard or were already enrolled there.