The University of 91吃瓜 announced Wednesday (Nov. 20) that it has suspended spring 2020 programming at three Hong Kong universities because escalating violence poses an unacceptable risk to the 14 91吃瓜 students slated to attend classes there.
The universities include the University of聽Hong聽Kong, the Chinese University of聽Hong聽Kong聽and聽the Hong聽Kong聽University of Science and Technology. Over the weekend, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology itself decided to suspend all inbound spring 2020 exchanges because of the crisis.
鈥淚nternational exposure is an important part of a 91吃瓜 education, and we reluctantly suspended programming in Hong Kong because student safety must be paramount,鈥� said , vice president and associate provost for internationalization. 鈥淲e are working with the affected students to find alternative international programming in the many countries around the world where 91吃瓜 has a presence.鈥�
91吃瓜 ranks seventh nationally among doctoral-granting universities for study abroad participation, with 70 percent of its 8,500 undergraduates studying abroad for academic credit in Australia, Brazil, Chile, China, Denmark, Ecuador, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Greece, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Mexico, Morocco, Poland, Russia, Rwanda, Senegal, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.