US Sanctions Leave Iranian Students Scrambling to Take English Exams Abroad

US 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.

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…

US sanctions threaten to crush Iranian students’ dreams

TEHRAN (AFP) : She had planned to study psychology in Italy, but after US sanctions forced the suspension of an English exam required in order to make her dream come true, Iranian student Nikki cried for days. Nikki had been due to take the TOEFL English proficiency test, a key qualification required by many foreign […]