KU Students Face Financial Pressures From Asian Economic Crisis
KU and its international students from Indonesia Malaysia and South Korea confront tuition shortfalls and rising living costs as Southeast Asian currency devalues. Chancellor Hemenway pledges help while offices study deferments loans and off campus work options amid uncertain fall enrollments.
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Indonesia
Malaysia
South Korea
Japan
Philippines
Taiwan
Thailand
Lynne Vanahill
EU Office of International Student Services
Vanahill
Robert Hemenway
Hemenway
Kansas Board of Regents
Colleges lend help to students amid economic crisis
Universities nationwide expand aid to foreign students amid Southeast Asian crisis. Delayed tuition plans, waivers, on campus work, loans, and referrals cited as main supports. Thai Indonesian Malaysian and Korean students total 77 000 of 458 000 international enrollees.
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Kansas University
Phang
Malaysian Student Assn
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Wee Aw Sr
EU Endowment Association
del Buono
Comptroller’s
Endowment Association
Vanahill
White House
INS
Southeast Asia
Institute of International Education
Institute
NAFSA
Association of International Educators
Marlene Johnson
NATSA
Thailand
Indonesia
Malaysia
Korea
David Arnold
Institute For International Education
U.S
Arnold
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