The probe into irregularities in the granting of bursaries continues to trigger controversy despite the removal of the science minister, and now Vice-President Eshagh Jahangiri says even the removal of 10 science ministers would not halt the investigation into the former administration’s mishandling of bursary funds. In a ceremony of appreciation for Reza Farajidana, […]
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New science minister named following impeachment
President Hassan Rohani appointed Mohammad Ali Najafi to replace Reza Farajidana at the helm of the Ministry of Science and Technology today, after Parliament voted to impeach Farajidana. Rohani expressed gratitude to Farajidana for his service as minister and appointed him as his adviser on Academic and Training Affairs. Najafi was previously put forth […]
Moderate Iranian Science Minister Ousted By Parliament
Iranian lawmakers have dismissed the Islamic republic’s science minister in a blow to moderate President Hassan Rohani. Conservative legislators targeted Science, Research and Technology Minister Reza Faraji Dana over his support for teachers who are seen as pro-Western or protested after Iran’s disputed 2009 presidential election. A no-confidence motion against Dana was backed by […]
Probe finds more students received bursaries unfairly
The investigation into the former administration’s practice of offering bursaries to ineligible students has uncovered 3, 731 cases of these irregularities so far. The head of the Parliament’s Education and Research Commission has announced that these students received bursaries without meeting the necessary GPA criteria, a practice that has called the entire system into […]
Proposed minister calls for expanded humanities programs
The proposed minister for the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology told ILNA that universities must expand the humanities branch of study and work toward increasing students’ volunteer contributions to society. Describing the humanities as the most essential field of human knowledge, Jafar Mili Monfared added: “Research and analysis in any aspect of the […]