Political uncertainty: Berlin students canceled the USA semester!

Political uncertainty: Berlin students canceled the USA semester!

Berlin, Deutschland - in Berlin and Brandenburg ensures the political uncertainty about the visa regulations of the Trump government for worries with students. Many have decided to cancel planned semesters abroad in the United States. According to rbb24 , 10 out of 40 students have thrown their plans overboard. At the Free University of Berlin, two canceled from over 40 students, and at the Technical University of Berlin, it concerned one of 29. The reasons are primarily in the increasing personal concerns and uncertain political developments.

A special view of the Situation takes the universities. The University of the Arts, for example, has 14 students who are planning a semester abroad in the United States, and at the University of Economics and Law there have been 17. However, no students have withdrawn their plans there. The UDK recommends not to cancel and wait for its students not to cancel and wait for any flights, since official announcements of the US government are still standing.

Visa stop and its consequences

The US government under President Donald Trump has decided to fundamentally interpret the procedures for student visa. As reports ZDF , US Foreign Minister Marco Rubio has already ordered that no new appointments for F, M and J-VISA are important for students and exchange programs. This also affects many German students who are currently studying between 8,000 and 9,000 per year in the United States.

Some universities are directly affected. More than 10 students from the University of Potsdam who wanted to go to the United States in September have to rethink their plans. The University Rectors' Conference advised to inquire directly at the International Office of their own university to find individual solutions.

technical concerns and international cooperation

experts express concerns about the far -reaching and long -term effects of these measures on international exchange and freedom of science. Matthias Anbuhl, CEO of the German Student Center, emphasizes that science suffers from uncertainty and demands clearer conditions for international students. "Germany should present itself as an attractive destination country," says the offer.

The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) is waiting for official statements about the situation and advises to keep calm. The processes also include stricter exams of social media by visa applicants who are addressed in an internal communication by the US State Department. The situation could lead to significantly fewer applications being approved in the course of resuming visa procedures.

The uncertainty could have a tragic effect: it is estimated that the United States has already lost more than 10% of its international students. President Lambert T. Koch of the German University Association warns of the long -term consequences of the academic landscape and the research projects.

In this eventful time, students, universities and authorities need quick and clear information to find the best solution for them. The developments in the coming days will therefore be observed.