Dear friends:
Yesterday, in a meeting between the Dutch Ministry of Education and representatives of the universities in Holland, the Ministry agreed to withdraw its recent demand for a guarantee that the Iranian students not be allowed to have access to sensitive technical information.
Consequently the Technical University of Twente that had stopped accepting Iranian students in order to avoid potential penalties, changed its policy.
The Dutch universities and many scientific institutions worldwide strongly opposed this action of the Ministry of Education, and the Petition that was posted by the Iranian students received more than 4,000 signatures.
We should be pleased that another attempt to discriminate against the Iranian academic community has been stopped.
Many thanks for supporting the Iranian students in Holland,
