Melodie Karbassian, an Iranian undergraduate at the University of Hong Kong. Photo: Supplied Melodie Karbassian, an Iranian undergraduate at the University of Hong Kong. Photo: Supplied
Melodie Karbassian, an Iranian undergraduate at the University of Hong Kong. Photo: Supplied

Iran

This Week in Asia /  Geopolitics

Sanctions drive Iranian students away from US, UK and towards Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines

  • Top US and British universities are losing favour with ambitious young Iranians as Washington’s increasingly hostile ties with Tehran push them towards Asia
  • Nearly one in three people in highly literate Iran wish to leave the country in search of better opportunities

Topic |   Iran
John PowerMeaghan Tobin
John Power and Meaghan Tobin

Updated: 2:54pm, 15 Jun, 2019

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Melodie Karbassian, an Iranian undergraduate at the University of Hong Kong. Photo: Supplied Melodie Karbassian, an Iranian undergraduate at the University of Hong Kong. Photo: Supplied
Melodie Karbassian, an Iranian undergraduate at the University of Hong Kong. Photo: Supplied
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