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The reddit comment might be Chinese propaganda. Reading the beginning of the English version of the article [1], it looks like the student was expelled from Un
by tomp 5y ago
The reddit comment might be Chinese propaganda.
Reading the beginning of the English version of the article [1], it looks like the student was expelled from University of St. Gallen, which definitely sounds like a Swiss university.
[1] https://www.nzz.ch/english/swiss-phd-students-dismissal-spotlights-chinas-influence-ld.1638771 https://www.nzz.ch/english/swiss-phd-students-dismissal-spot...
- jccalhoun 5y agoHowever, from later on in the article, "Yet throughout the spring of 2020, the university stuck to its position that when the trouble over his tweets broke out, he had long since ceased to be a St. Gallen doctoral student." So it looks like the guy wasn't technically a student at the university at the time. I don't know but I would guess this was some kind of technical move that is commonly done but because he kicked up some trouble, the university used this technicality as an excuse to get rid of him.
- tomp 5y agoSounds like a very weak excuse. "We let our not-students keep their email accounts until we not-kick-them-out." The point is that a Swiss university retaliated against a Swiss student in Switzerland due to Chinese/CCP pressure because he voiced his political opinion.
- shakow 5y agoI don't know how it works there, but IME, I can still use my email from a university I'm not working at for over 2 years.
- dkarl 5y agoMy sister uses an email account from grad school as her primary personal email. She got her PhD seventeen years ago and hasn't had any official connection with the university since then.
- sudosysgen 5y agoI still have access to email accounts from previous educational institutions for 5 years. It's not uncommon at all.
- s1artibartfast 5y agoFinish the article.