How does the huge contrast between the number of British applications hit a new high when Harvard/MIT jointly appealed ICE? On July 6, ICE issued new visa regulations for international students who teach online in the United States, and will face the risk of visa cancellation and expulsion. Such a tough and unreasonable announcement caused a great stir in the academic world. Harvard and MIT responded at the first time, taking ICE as the defendant to jointly launch a lawsuit to fight for the legitimate rights and interests of international students.
American University Harvard/MIT Joint Appeal ICE
As of today, including Southern University, Stanford, Northeastern University, Princeton, Cornell, Michigan State, as well as the American Association of Universities representing 65 academic research institutions, have issued statements and hired relevant legal teams to support the next litigation process.
Southern Canada first time and
From the issuance of the new regulations to the request for the school to submit the online course modification plan, the ICE official only gave a 9-day deadline. In the past 4 days, many colleges and universities have contacted the relevant students to make official commitments and adjust the teaching methods;
At the same time, the study abroad of Natural Light Art is also actively communicating with the authorities of various universities to update the development of the situation for students at the first time, Today we summarized the latest policies and teaching methods of British and American universities after the storm, and discussed further countermeasures according to relevant policies.
American institutions
Mixed teaching mode
Update Form I-20
After further communication with USCIS and the National Association of Education, RISD sent an email to the relevant students at the first time, considering the urgent needs of international students, and announced the preliminary learning plan for the fall 2020 semester. （ It is not the final plan and may be further adjusted according to the SEVP policy ）
It is certain that, Most colleges and majors in RISD will be taught simultaneously through multiple teaching modes, including online, offline and mixed modes.
RISD gives suggestions on teaching methods according to international students in two states:
a. International students currently in the United States
Under the New Deal, students must take mixed or face-to-face courses to stay in the United States. Therefore, the university is trying to collect information about these students, and together with their majors and relevant teachers, Try to provide these students with proof of mixed teaching plans.
b. International students currently outside the United States
If the student's major can only provide online courses, then the student needs to reapply for an I-20 visa, The school will create a new certificate for students to maintain the validity of student visas ；
If the student's major can provide offline or mixed courses, but the student cannot return to the United States because of the epidemic situation, then Then students need to apply for relevant extension or leave preparation as soon as possible So that the school can provide students with new I-20 information at the appropriate time.
above, RISD will strive to provide mixed teaching mode to provide more security for international students on the premise of ensuring security It is also hoped that students can get in touch with colleges and universities as soon as possible to discuss the final teaching plan.
Parsons School of Design
Three semesters in one academic year
Customized online courses
Alternatives for domestic colleges and universities
Parsons has just released the online course based teaching plan before the administrative release. Recently, colleges and universities have also made a series of adjustments to the newly issued visa policy.
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In the email, Parsons first condemned the unfriendly policy, and said that the Institute had discussed with the official representatives of SEVP to urge them to reconsider this plan and actively take legal measures to safeguard the rights and interests of international students.
In addition, the college provides several suggestions for freshmen:
● If students have started applying for I-20/DS-2019 at iGlobal, the application will be suspended and the institution will give further guidance as soon as possible.
● If the fall semester I-20 or DS-2019 has been obtained, the institution will provide updated instructions as soon as possible.
● If a student is considering transferring to another school, the school will actively help the student to transfer the I-20 and F-1 student visa to the new school, and provide further guidance.
Parsons said that he had received a large number of student emails recently, but could not reply one by one. He suggested that students should pay attention to the official website and social platform of the university, and he would contact every student as soon as possible once the scheme was confirmed.
Other institutions:
New York Institute of Visual Arts resumed offline teaching, online teaching can be postponed I-20
CalARTS University ensures the smooth progress of the course and suspends the provision of campus accommodation
ACCD, Pratt and NYU universities adjusted the teaching mode during the epidemic
The number of applications in the UK hit a new high
Compared with the suffering of American colleges and universities, the UK, which is also popular for studying abroad, is on the contrary. Last week, the British Secretary of State announced a series of favorable policies for international students enrolled in autumn at the General Assembly.
The new "Graduate Route" Promise that international students can also obtain a two-year PSW visa for online teaching You only need to arrive in the UK before April 6, 2021 to complete the last stage of learning.
Plus, the friendly integral immigration policy, the process of epidemic control and other advantages, According to the latest UK undergraduate application data released by UCAS yesterday, the number of applicants increased by 17% over the same period of 2019 It can be predicted that the application situation of British colleges and universities will continue this year.
Source: (British Admission Service Center)
British institutions
In order to grasp the opportunity in advance, let's take a look at the latest policy summary of British universities:
GSA, Goldsmith College and Sheffield University in the United Kingdom adjusted the teaching mode affected by the epidemic
University of Southampton
Reopen on September 28
Offline teaching will start in January 2021
The campus will be reopened on September 28, and a small number of graduate courses will be opened a few days after the campus is opened, All the remaining lectures, academic support and assessments for undergraduate and teaching style graduate students in this academic year will be completed online.
Most of the courses will be held in January 2021 and will last for 12 months , if students do not want to accept the semester date starting in January, they can choose to postpone the offer until September 2021.
Above, we have summarized the feedback of American colleges and universities on visa restrictions at the first time after issuance, as well as the adjustment of specific teaching methods. Although most colleges and universities have not determined the final curriculum plan at present, we have learned from the email and the voice of the colleges and universities, It clearly sees the attitude and updating direction of colleges and universities to strive to safeguard the rights and interests of international students.
What can reach consensus is: First of all, most colleges and universities expressed indignation and resistance to the policy adjustment of the American authorities, and actively fought for a turnaround through legal means;
secondly, Actively develop online+offline hybrid teaching mode , try to balance the safety and the implementation of the curriculum; And quickly adjust the I-20 application of freshmen, and improve the online teaching scheme And minimize the factors affected by policies.
I hope you will not be too impatient. I believe that the college will strive for a relatively satisfactory result for us! As Harvard President Larry said in the lawsuit:“ We will not stand idly by and see our students' dreams disappear because of leaders who undermine order. We owe it to them to stand up and to fight—and we will。”
follow-up:
According to CCTV News, on July 14 local time, the US District Court Judge Alison Burroughs said that the US government has agreed to revoke its visa restrictions on international students. On the same day, Burroughs participated in the online hearing with lawyers from Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the government. He said that the agreement reached between the school and the government would revoke the order of July 6 nationwide.
On July 6 local time, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Bureau under the Department of Homeland Security of the United States announced that foreign students in the autumn semester of 2020 will not be able to obtain visas to the United States or maintain their current visas if they only take online classes. Since then, Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology have initiated a lawsuit against the Trump Government on related issues.
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