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The "weird political spin": >Miarabbas Kiani received her master’s in electrical engineering from Shiraz University in Iran, where she specialized in photonic
by allemagne 5y ago
The "weird political spin":
>Miarabbas Kiani received her master’s in electrical engineering from Shiraz University in Iran, where she specialized in photonic and optoelectronic devices. Encouraged by her supervisor to expand her academic horizons, she considered studying in the U.S. but was unable to obtain a visa. Her father suggested she think of Canada.
Presumably, this is some sort of bizarre prompted response and it's a stretch to think Kiani was simply asked "why did you decide to study at McMaster University" and this was her actual experience.
- bredren 5y agoI noticed this quote as well. It is pointed. You have to read further to see this happened in 2018. Presumably, this was directed at the policies of the executive at the time.
- 908B64B197 5y agoIndeed. I wonder if they would have mentioned it had her visa denial had happened in 2014 rather than 2018, during a certain administration... What's puzzling is that it's not a US University. I can't recall any US University press release about innovation in physics mentioning some foreign country's policy in a weird political ending. Maybe it's cultural?
- allemagne 5y agoDo you think it's possible it only appears pointed to you because of your own bias?