The scheme aims to enhance students' employability skills and to gain career insight by working with local organisations in the Liverpool City Region.
On Tuesday, Hybe displayed a banner saying "We are back", along with the official logos of BTS and ARMY - an acronym for the band's fan group, which stands for Adorable Representative MC for Youth - on its building."This feels incredible. To be here in Seoul, to see the place where BTS grew up and started singing and dancing. It's amazing," Janya, who flew in from the UK, told The Korea Herald.
"I want to say to RM and V that you are a massive inspiration, and I love you so much!" the 28-year-old said."It's been a long, long time without you. I'm so glad you're back and finally free to do whatever you want to do," said Ivory from Australia.Hannah Chung, who lives in London, told AFP news agency that she planned her trip two years ago "because I knew the members will be out by then".
She is counting on a chance to see the band at the annual BTS Festa, a celebration of the band's debut, that will take place on Friday.Earlier during their discharge in Chuncheon, RM thanked fans for waiting for them to complete their national duties.
"Now, I'm ready to hit the ground running again as RM of BTS. Thank you to everyone who waited and looked after us," he said.
V said the military tenure was a "time for me to reset both physically and mentally".Data from Student and Exchange Visitor Information Systems (SEVIS), which tracks foreign students' compliance with their visas, showed a nearly 10% drop in international student enrolments as of March this year compared with the same period in 2024.
International students are a financial lifeline for many US colleges, especially regional and state universities offering STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) and other master's programmes.These students pay significantly higher tuition fees than US citizens.
In the 2023–24 academic year alone, foreign students contributed $43.8bn to the US economy, according to Nafsa, an association of International educators. They also supported over 375,000 jobs."This really isn't about a short-term disruption of tuition revenue. This is about a long-term rupture in a strategic relationship that benefits both countries," Prof Glass said.