Korea international student goal at odds with visa crackdown

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Can internationalisation save South Korea’s emptying universities?

As the domestic youth population plummets, Korean institutions are looking to international students to make up shortfalls. But can such a strategy compensate – and can it be enacted in time? Pola Lem reports from Korea

By Pola Lem

18 January

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Korea’s international student goal at odds with visa crackdown

Universities struggling to balance need to enrol more overseas students with strict visa compliance requirements

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