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Hong Kong universities gain from Western academic woes, says scholar

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Western countries' xenophobic rhetoric and financial difficulties are creating significant opportunities for higher education in Hong Kong and Eurasia. Waqar Ahmad, president of Nazarbayev University, stated that the US's anti-immigrant sentiment and the UK's university funding crises are deterring international students. In response, Nazarbayev University is expanding its international collaborations, including a new joint computer science and AI degree program with Polytechnic University. AI

IMPACT Western academic institutions' challenges may shift global talent and research focus towards regions like Hong Kong and Eurasia.

RANK_REASON The cluster contains an opinion piece by a university president discussing geopolitical and economic factors affecting higher education.

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Hong Kong universities gain from Western academic woes, says scholar

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Jeffie Lam ·

    West’s xenophobia, cash woes present huge openings for Hong Kong, scholar says

    Xenophobia and financial woes in the West have created tremendous opportunities for higher education institutions in Hong Kong and the broader Eurasian region, the head of a leading university in Kazakhstan has said. Professor Waqar Ahmad, the president of Nazarbayev University, …

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