Source: Reuters
The Trump administration said on Monday that if all the courses of foreign students in the university are taught online, these international students will have to leave the United States.This will make the future of tens of thousands of students. Those schools that work hard to reopen during the new crown epidemic may be more financed.
According to a report published by the State Council and the Institute of International Education (IIE), in the 2018-19 academic year, about 1.1 million foreign students studying in the United States higher education institutions, accounting5.5%.
Most American universities have not yet decided whether to teach online, face face -to -face teaching, or take some mixed practices when re -classes in autumn.
The immigration command may only affect a small number of students.Nevertheless, two top universities filed a lawsuit to the court on Wednesday to try to stop.
Some colleges and communities can strongly feel the contribution of foreign students to the economy. These international students pay higher tuition fees than some local students and support the real estate market and local employment.
Employment and real estate
IIE's report quoted data from the US Department of Commerce that in 2018, foreign students' contributions to the US economy reached $ 44.7 billion.
The American International Education Worker Association (NAFSA) estimates that the 2018-2019 school year, international students provide about 460,000 jobs for the United States.These jobs are mainly concentrated in the field of higher education, but accommodation, retail, transportation and medical insurance have also benefited.
IIE's report pointed out that most of the economic support of these 1.1 million international students also came from overseas-57%of international students calling their main economic sources as their personal or family, and the other 5%said that they came from foreign governments., Foreign university or overseas sponsors.
The report said that among the foreign students in the United States, there are the most international students from China, and then India and Saudi Arabia.
The National Real Estate Association (NAR) report shows that as of the 12 months ended March 2018, the real estate purchased by the Chinese reached 30 billion US dollars, but in the next 12 months, it fell to US $ 13.4 billion, Partly due to the friction of Sino -US relations.NAR said that about 10%of the Chinese people buying a house are used to live for students, which gives the proportion more than any international buyer.
Revenue that benefits American students
The tuition fees paid by international students in the United States are usually higher than local students, including state schools funded by public funds."Tuition, foreign students need to pay extra fees.
A dean of Purdue University told the Instituteofhighereducation in 2015 that these costs bring more than $ 10 million in additional revenue to the school each year.
The American Education Council, Terryhartle, the senior vice chairman of the government and public affairs, said that the list of students waiting for colleges and universities may be long, and many people who can replace international students.The council represents a school in Washington, DC.
However, he said, "As we all know, many international students have paid the full tuition, which is a source of income from the school with award for students and discounts to other students."
