Posted on 11/22/2003 8:10:37 PM PST by Pan_Yans Wife
Brain Drain Ministry?
Tehran Times - By Hamid Golpira Sep 30, 2003
Iran is currently looking for a new science, research and technology minister. This post cannot remain vacant for long.
Iran has one of the worst brain drain problems in the world. Intellectuals, scientists, and young university graduates are leaving the country in droves. Something must be done about this soon or a national catastrophe will occur.
The former minister of science, research and technology, Mostafa Moin, resigned, saying he could no longer tolerate the "poisonous political atmosphere" created by the conflict between rival factions
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