Controversial deportation of foreign students highlights ROK’s immigration woes



Analysis Controversial deportation of foreign students highlights ROK’s immigration woes Mismanagement and financial pressures leave students vulnerable as universities seek to offset declining enrollment John LeeMay 6, 2024 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Students in a classroom, Oct. 9, 2019 \| Image: Sam Balye on Unsplash The deportation of 22 Uzbek students by Hanshin University has reverberated through South Korean higher education in recent months, exposing flaws in the country’s management of international students and threatening the country’s ability to attract and retain foreign talent. Last November, the university located in Osan, south of Seoul, told the students private security would escort them to an immigration office under the pretext of receiving their alien registration cards. However, the security guards actually took them directly to Incheon International Airport to board a pre-booked flight to Uzbekistan. Hanshin University initially claimed it expelled the students for failing to © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. LATEST ANALYSIS 01Samsung, SK Hynix rejection exposes South Korea’s chip-grid financing problem 02Trump’s Cheongung social media post tests Seoul’s refusal to arm to Ukraine 03Lee Jae Myung risks public trust as South Korea rewires its justice system 04South Korea turns to Central Asia as Iran war tests its energy resilience 05Houthi seizure of Mokha sharpens South Korea’s Hormuz deployment dilemma 06Japan’s stronger yen may cut Korea’s import bill while raising funding costs 07South Korea leans on Europe as Hormuz deployment choices grow narrower 08Hanwha’s Austal bid shows where South Korea’s MASGA plan may be heading

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Controversial deportation of foreign students highlights ROK’s immigration woes

Mismanagement and financial pressures leave students vulnerable as universities seek to offset declining enrollment

John LeeMay 6, 2024

Controversial deportation of foreign students highlights ROK’s immigration woes

Students in a classroom, Oct. 9, 2019 | Image: Sam Balye on Unsplash

The deportation of 22 Uzbek students by Hanshin University has reverberated through South Korean higher education in recent months, exposing flaws in the country’s management of international students and threatening the country’s ability to attract and retain foreign talent.

Last November, the university located in Osan, south of Seoul, told the students private security would escort them to an immigration office under the pretext of receiving their alien registration cards. However, the security guards actually took them directly to Incheon International Airport to board a pre-booked flight to Uzbekistan.

Hanshin University initially claimed it expelled the students for failing to

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04South Korea turns to Central Asia as Iran war tests its energy resilience
05Houthi seizure of Mokha sharpens South Korea’s Hormuz deployment dilemma
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Controversial deportation of foreign students highlights ROK’s immigration woes

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