Overview

• On May 24 a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order halting the Department of Homeland Security’s May 22 decision to revoke Harvard’s Student and Exchange Visitor Program certification
• Hong Kong’s Education Bureau instructed its universities to welcome displaced Harvard students and institutions such as HKUST, HKU and CityU have extended unconditional offers, credit transfers, visa assistance and housing support
• Canada’s Tetr College of Business unveiled a $10 million scholarship fund offering full tuition awards to F-1 visa holders transferring from Harvard
• Ireland secured government approval for a global talent programme aimed at attracting researchers and students unsettled by US visa policy moves
• Harvard’s lawsuit against the Trump administration continues with a crucial federal hearing set for May 29