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http://www.nrc.nl/binnenland/article888392.ece/Veiligheid_oke,_m...

Robbert Dijkgraaf stands up for Iranian students
Published January 11, 2008

University Professor Robbert Dijkgraaf was cited in the NRC Handelsblad of 10 January 2008 in reference to the disquiet which has resulted from a request on the part of the Ministry of Education, Cultural Affairs and Science to Dutch universities. The Ministry requested that the universities exercise vigilance and that they prevent that students from Iran in the Netherlands come in contact with nuclear technologies.

Dijkgraaf finds it important that foreign students keep coming to the Netherlands. ‘And Iranian students in particular. They have a fantastic tradition in mathematics and physics and a thriving culture. In addition, you need to make it possible for young people to come to the West and to escape a certain regime. They need to be able to acquire knowledge from our open scientific practice,' stated Dijkgraaf in the NRC. ‘Not every first-year student learns atomic secrets. Education and research on nuclear issues, and in particular on nuclear weapons, are separate in the Netherlands.'

See the attachment for the original NRC interview.