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U.S. university backtracks on excluding Iranian engineering students
Source: Reuters
U.S. university backtracks on excluding Iranian engineering students
BOSTON Wed Feb 18, 2015 3:50pm EST
(Reuters) - A U.S. state university said on Wednesday it had reversed a decision to stop admitting Iranian students into its science and engineering programs after consulting with State Department officials and its own attorneys.
The University of Massachusetts at Amherst early this month said it would stop admitting Iranian students into those programs, out of fears that doing so would put it at risk of violating a 2012 U.S. law prohibiting Iranians from studying science related to nuclear power or energy research at U.S. colleges.
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The school said it would develop "individualized study plans" for Iranian students to ensure it did not violate U.S. laws.
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BOSTON Wed Feb 18, 2015 3:50pm EST
(Reuters) - A U.S. state university said on Wednesday it had reversed a decision to stop admitting Iranian students into its science and engineering programs after consulting with State Department officials and its own attorneys.
The University of Massachusetts at Amherst early this month said it would stop admitting Iranian students into those programs, out of fears that doing so would put it at risk of violating a 2012 U.S. law prohibiting Iranians from studying science related to nuclear power or energy research at U.S. colleges.
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The school said it would develop "individualized study plans" for Iranian students to ensure it did not violate U.S. laws.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/18/us-usa-education-iran-idUSKBN0LM24I20150218