US Sanctions Leave Iranian Students Scrambling to Take English Exams Abroad
Students are scrambling to travel abroad for TOEFL tests as new fees and travel costs threaten study plans, officials and applicants said.
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The Economic Times
Times of IndiaUS sanctions leave Iranian students scrambling to take English exams abroad
US sanctions have suspended essential English proficiency exams within Iran. Many Iranian students now face significant financial burdens to take these tests abroad. The rial's depreciation and high inflation further complicate affordability for aspiring scholars. Officials condemn the sanctions, calling them an attack on all Iranian citizens. Students are exploring costly alternatives, with some deeming overseas exams unaffordable.
Radio France Internationale
US sanctions threaten to crush Iranian students' dreams
Nikki had been due to take the TOEFL English proficiency test, a key qualification required by many foreign universities, in Iran later this month. Now, like many Iranian students dreaming of a future elsewhere, she is scrambling to find another way to take it, while absorbing the new exam fee and hefty travel costs. Testing has been frozen in Iran following the latest US sanctions announced in August, part of Washington's "economic asphyxiation…
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