Canada is trying to lure top global researchers with the help of new federal funding and immigration reforms just as US campuses battle funding cuts from the Trump administration.
So far, only a handful of prominent professors have made the move north from the US since the administration's crackdown on universities began this year. But Canadian schools hope Ottawa's $1.2 billion recruitment effort can attract international researchers that have for decades favored US universities with deeper pockets and larger research budgets.
Since returning to office in January, Trump has cut or threatened to strip funding in a pressure campaign aimed at bending institutions of higher education to the policies of his administration, including dismantling diversity, equity and inclusion initiat
Continue Reading on The Korea Herald
This preview shows approximately 15% of the article. Read the full story on the publisher's website to support quality journalism.