Iranilaisille kielto Ruotsin ydin/ohjustekniikan opetukseen

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http://www.thelocal.se/20822/20090721/

Iranians barred from Swedish universities

Iranian nationals have been banned from Swedish university programmes with ties to nuclear and missile technologies following a warning from the country's Säpo security service.

So far two Swedish institutions – The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm and Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg – have decided to turn away applicants from Iran.

"For us it means that we don't accept Iranian citizens to our masters programme in nuclear technology," said Chalmers spokesperson Magnus Myrén to the TT news agency.

The restrictions also affect students from North Korea, but according to Säpo there are only a handful of North Koreans studying in Sweden.

The measure comes as part of a 2007 European Union regulation connected to a 2006 United Nations resolution authorizing sanctions on Iran.

"It concerns not only that which is directly affected by nuclear weapons, but also aerospace technology," Säpo spokesperson Patrik Peter told TT.

According to Sveriges Radio, Säpo, along with two other agencies – the Inspectorate of Strategic Products (ISP) and the Radiation Safety Administration (Strålsäkerhetsmyndigheten) – sent letters to the heads of security at seven Swedish universities alerting them to how their institutions could be affected by the restrictions on Iranians wishing to study in Sweden.

In the letter, the agencies explained that educational programmes are also covered in the sanctions laid out by the EU rule.

Specifically, the letter points out concerns about masters and PhD programmes in subjects which could involve technologies related to nuclear weapons or the rockets used to deliver them.

In addition to Chalmers and KTH, the letters were also sent to Luleå University of Technology, Lund University, Mälardalen University, Uppsala University, and Linköping University.

Although authorities in Sweden have developed a list of example programmes, it is up to each institution to decide which subject areas will be covered by the restrictions.

"The rule is somewhat fluid. This is an example of something which has dual use, both for civil and military purposes," said Peter.

Peter could not say, however, whether the restrictions may lead to Iranians being arbitrarily ruled shut out of Swedish universities. Nor did Säpo have any estimates of how many people might be affected by the measures.

Peter added, however, that Säpo plans to evaluate the universities' adherence to the directive.

Iranians make up the largest group of international students enrolled in masters programmes at Chalmers, with 120 students being admitted for the 2008 autumn term, according to the Svenska Dagbladet (SvD) newspaper.

TT/David Landes ([email protected])

Ruotsissa Iranin kansalisilta on estetty pääsy ydin- tai ohjusteknologiaan liittyviin opetusohjelmiin Säpon antaman varoituksen jälkeen.

Ainakin The Royal Institute of Technology ja Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg ovat päättäneet hylätä Iranilaisten hakemukset. Rajoitus koskee myös Pohjois-Korean kansalaisia. Ainakin Chalmersissa Iranilaiset ovat suurin ulkomaalainen opiskelijaryhmä.

[Alumiinitaivas]

Joku vuosi takaperin TKK:lla oli pienimuotoinen selkkaus kun iranilaistaustaiselle opiskelijalle ei myönnettykään ATK-lupia tms.

Muistelen että syynä oli se, että luvilla olisi päässyt käyttämään tiettyjä ohjelmistoja joiden vienti Iraniin on kielletty. Tarkentakoon joku joka paremmin muistaa.

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http://www.nisnews.nl/public/040210_3.htm

Netherlands Must Admit Iranians to Nuclear Studies
THE HAGUE, 04/02/10 - Students from Iran can take nuclear courses in the Netherlands after all. A judge in The Hague ruled yesterday that the government is not allowed to exclude them.

The judge ruled that the Iranians were discriminated against by the exclusion regulation. This regulation, introduced based on a UN resolution by Education Minister Ronald Plasterk and Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen, will now have to be scrapped.

A group of Iranian Dutch were opposing the sanction measure excluding students from Iran from certain Master's courses and studies at certain locations, including the nuclear installations in Petten and Borssele. Verhagen had not yet commented on the verdict yesterday.

The measure was intended to prevent Iranian students from being able to collect information that could help with the making or spread of nuclear weapons. In the past, nuclear secrets came into the hands of a number of countries via an Iranian nuclear physicist who took them with him from Dutch uranium processing company Urenco.

Mikä ei ole Ruotsissa mahdollista on mahdollista jossain muualla...

[Simo Hankaniemi]

Iranilaiset taitavat päästä Venäjälle oppiin. Tai Kiinaan.