Foreign Students

President Donald Trump’s administration has escalated its crackdown on Harvard University, targeting foreign students and the university’s funding. Trump demanded Harvard reduce foreign student enrollment and provide their names, claiming no foreign government funds the school and threatening to reconsider U.S. grants. Last week, the administration revoked Harvard’s ability to enroll foreign students, a move temporarily blocked by a federal judge. Since taking office in January 2025, Trump has vowed to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, signing executive orders against them and launching a multiagency Task Force to combat campus anti-Semitism. Harvard, among dozens of universities under investigation for alleged civil rights violations related to anti-Semitic harassment, faces reviews of its federal contracts and grants totaling billions. The administration has threatened to revoke Harvard’s tax-exempt status, halted new federal research funding, and initiated legal battles, with Harvard suing the government over these actions. The ongoing conflict highlights a broader effort to challenge elite universities’ policies and funding under Trump’s leadership.

Trump Administration Bars Harvard From Enrolling Foreign Students. What It Means? | N18G

The Trump administration has revoked Harvard University's certification to enroll international students, citing concerns over alleged ties to the Chinese Communist Party, fostering antisemitism, and inciting violence. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem ordered the termination of Harvard’s Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP), forcing the university to stop admitting new international students and requiring current foreign students to transfer or lose legal status. Harvard, which enrolled nearly 6,800 international students in the 2024–2025 academic year, condemned the move as illegal and retaliatory. The decision marks a significant escalation in the administration’s campaign against elite academic institutions. Jay Greene of the Heritage Foundation supported the revocation, emphasizing that student visas are a privilege and criticizing universities for prioritizing globalism while benefiting from U.S. taxpayer subsidies. Analysts believe Harvard’s legal challenges are strategic, aiming to negotiate a better outcome rather than overturn the decision outright, acknowledging the government’s dominant position in the dispute.

Japan to expand financial aid to non-Japanese students

Japan's Ministry of Education is expanding the scope of its financial aid provisions for non-Japanese students' university education.

India targeting enrolment of half million foreign students by 2047, says Niti Aayog CEO

Niti Ayog CEO urged the private sector to further expand the higher education ecosystem and ensure more international students are attracted to India, along with encouraging domestic students to study in the country.

As UK plans to restrict foreign students, here's a look at Indians studying abroad and their preferred destinations

As many as 770,000 Indian students went abroad for higher education in 2019 and the number is estimated to grow to roughly 1.8 million by 2024

Foreign student admissions in DU see decline in 2022, only 520 coming

The maximum number of students this year is from Nepal (110), followed by Tibet (100) and Bangladesh (85).

China reopens to Foreign students after more than two years

Foreign nationals holding a valid Chinese residence permit for study or an APEC business travel card will be allowed to enter China starting Wednesday, the nation’s US embassy said in a statement posted on WeChat late Tuesday.

25% extra seats,no entrance test for foreign students: UGC's plan to increase international outreach

There will be no entrance tests for these admissions, Kumar said, adding that the decision was taken at a meeting of the University Grants Commission (UGC) held last week to discuss ”internationalization of UG and PG programmes in India.”

Germany relaxes restrictions on travel from India, four other countries from July 7

Germany's national disease control centre, the Robert Koch Institute, has announced that the UK, India, Portugal, Russia and Nepal were no longer “virus variant areas”, reducing travel restrictions for people arriving in Germany from those countries from July 7.