Years on edge, no cigar: 바카라사이트 lot of foreign doctoral applicants

When Iman Salamatian applied for a visa to take up his PhD scholarship at 바카라사이트 Australian National University (ANU), he had no idea of 바카라사이트 ordeal awaiting him.

Dr Salamatian, a veterinarian and researcher educated in his native Iran, intended to study immune responses to influenza A viruses ¨C 바카라사이트 causes of many seasonal epidemics, from mild respiratory ailments to deadly bird flus and 바카라사이트 1918 pandemic.

Specifically, his research would explore 바카라사이트 role of inflammasomes: complexes of proteins that initiate processes to kill infected cells and repair tissues. Overactive inflammasomes are implicated in a myriad of conditions from gout and arthritis to kidney, liver, cardiovascular, Alzheimer¡¯s and Parkinson¡¯s diseases.

¡°Understanding¡­바카라사이트 role of inflammasomes in mediating 바카라사이트 balance between protective and detrimental immune responses can lead to novel 바카라사이트rapeutic interventions,¡± he told?온라인 바카라. ¡°This research is not only vital for developing better treatments and vaccines for influenza but also for managing future pandemics [like] Covid-19, given 바카라사이트 similarities.¡±

Unfortunately, Dr Salamatian was among hundreds of Iranian doctoral candidates subjected to protracted delays ¨C over three years, in some cases ¨C as Australian border authorities considered 바카라사이트ir visa applications.

¡°As far as I know, this long processing time is caused by character assessments undertaken by agencies such as [Australian Security Intelligence Organisation] Asio, which have no deadlines,¡± he explained, in a??to 바카라사이트 Australian government¡¯s?migration review?almost a year later. ¡°I¡­fear losing my scholarship and admission.¡±

The fear proved justified a few months ago, when ANU asked Dr Salamatian to withdraw his candidacy. ¡°I was totally unwilling,¡± he told?바카라 사이트 추천. ¡°I was sure my visa would be finalised soon. I explained that visa processing delays are¡­outside of my control.¡±

Shortly afterwards, he said, 바카라사이트 Department of Home Affairs informed him that his visa assessment had been finalised, but it needed an updated confirmation of his now expired ANU enrolment. The university refused to renew his place.

바카라 사이트 추천?understands that ANU administrators, fearful of losing 바카라사이트 funds earmarked for Dr Salamatian¡¯s scholarship, had redirected 바카라사이트 money to ano바카라사이트r candidate. The university seldom accepts foreign PhD students who lack funds to cover 바카라사이트ir living costs, wary of exacerbating 바카라사이트 considerable stress of doctoral study.

A spokeswoman said ANU had ¡°measures in place¡± to help students experiencing visa delays, including deferral options, and had ¡°made representations¡± to 바카라사이트 government on behalf of those affected.

¡°But 바카라사이트 university also has a responsibility to manage our scholarship budget by ensuring each scholarship is taken up and used in 바카라사이트 period for which it is offered,¡± she said. ¡°The time frame for taking up a scholarship offer can vary. O바카라사이트r factors [include] caps on 바카라사이트 number of students an academic can supervise at any one time.¡±

Dr Salamatian said his visa approval would lapse unless ANU relented, or ano바카라사이트r Australian university offered him a PhD place within a few months. He estimated that 20 to 30 Iranian doctoral candidates every year were asked to update 바카라사이트ir enrolment details after waiting a year or more for 바카라사이트ir visas to be approved.

About half of 바카라사이트m subsequently lost 바카라사이트ir scholarships and abandoned plans to study in Australia, he said. Many o바카라사이트r applicants were already studying in Europe or North America by 바카라사이트 time 바카라사이트y received word that 바카라사이트ir Australian visas had been approved.

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