According to the Canadian Science Policy Centre tracking, of the 138 passengers that were destined for Canada, more than half had a direct connection to a Canadian university
Rescue workers at the site of the Ukraine International Airlines crash on the outskirts of Tehran on Jan. 8, 2020.Research groups across Canada are reeling in the wake of a disaster that has claimed the lives of scores of fellow students and colleagues, leaving a gaping hole in the fabric of the country’s academic community.
“They were our future innovators and prize-winners,” said Mr. Hariri, who is himself of Iranian decent and whose organization annually mounts a national science conference that brings together researchers and policy makers. Neda Maghbouleh, a sociologist and faculty member who specializes in immigration at the university said she felt “utterly destroyed” by news of the disaster, in part because so many details about the lives of those who were lost are recognizable to an entire population of Iranians working on Canadian campuses.Because of the interconnected nature of academic research, the loss of those on Flight 752 will likely be felt for years within the community.
That recent growth owes much to the travel ban that the U.S. administration placed on Iranian passport holders in 2017, Dr. Maghbouleh said. And with U.S. schools largely off limits, it means that Iranian students now face tougher competition than ever in their efforts to win coveted spots in Canada’s academic research labs. Those who manage to win a position “are the best of the best,” she said, with Canadian universities reaping the benefits.
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