A University Professor: 50 Faculty Members Have Migrated from Tehran University So Far

A professor from Tehran University has reported that 50 faculty members have migrated from Tehran University, stating that "the conditions are not very favorable," with one example being the research budget, which is currently less than "a few nights of work on Snapp." The website "Khabar Online" quoted Hossein Akhani, who mentioned that several times the number of faculty members who have migrated are preparing to leave, and practically no graduates from reputable foreign universities are willing to return to Iran. This university professor compared the government's performance in dealing with human resources to an army that gives its soldiers to the enemy. Akhani criticized the "faculty recruitment system" in Iran, stating that if individuals like Maryam Mirzakhani were applying for positions in the country's universities, they might have no chance of being hired or changing their status due to a lack of publications. Migration has become a widespread issue in Iran, to the extent that on July 29, the newspaper "Etemad," whose director is directly appointed by Ali Khamenei, criticized the country's economic conditions in a letter to the government, stating that the desire to migrate has even extended to "simple laborers" and that "this is the result of a multi-year trend." The president of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences also warned on August 15 about the intensification of migration among healthcare staff, stating that the alarm bell has sounded in this area and that the country's educational and health systems are practically training doctors for foreigners. In April of this year, the Iranian Migration Observatory reported, based on international statistics, that "Iran ranks eighth among the worst countries in the world to live in," attributing this to the continuation of years of economic problems in Iran, which, along with unfavorable political and social conditions, has increased the desire to migrate. Fariborz Arabnia, in his first interview after migrating from Iran, discusses the reasons for this decision with Voice of America. Elham Tabasi was selected as one of the 100 influential figures in artificial intelligence worldwide. The trend of escalating migration continues, with doctors, engineers, workers, and drivers leaving Iran. There are controversies surrounding the dismissal of "protesting" professors, ranging from accusations of "ethical issues" to encouragement for "greater decisiveness."