SalarHaqq
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Iran's agricultural self-sufficiency went down the drain after the so-called White Revolution reforms of 1963. In the 1970's the bulk of the wheat consumed in Iran was imported. Jahade Keshavarzi (as well as price control policies and rationing) redressed the sector after the Islamic Revolution.
Not just because of the war but also an ideological choice. The Islamic Revolution concerns itself with the plight of the mostaz'afin. Meanwhile Iran has advanced a lot since 1979 in terms of industrial autonomy. Reintroducing the achievements of the 1980's isn't bound to result in industrial cannibalization. Especially since Iran is, for all practical purposes, still at war albeit essentially a 'cold' war.
Railroads are an indispensable means of passenger transport in the UK so they have no interest in neglecting and everything to gain in maintaining them properly. Domestic usage is dominant both in the UK and in France. This kind of misses the point anyway, since private companies in charge of the British railways are not going to say, "the UK has no land borders so let's offer faulty services to our clients". They failed big time, that's all.
Japanese universities aren't worse than Indian ones.
But you know that English is the current lingua franca. People of a certain education level the world over speak English, while most do not speak French.
This evidently gives the UK a natural edge when it comes to attracting foreign students.
Yet to see this many arguments.
I think majority of these students are free to choose where they would like to continue their studies as they willingly choose UK and no one puts a gun on their head and force it on them to do it in UK.(let's say 99 percent to be safe)
As said, their choice will gravitate towards a native English language setting.
Some countries are keen on attracting as many students from abroad as they can, others like Japan much less so.
It's also a matter of publicity, PR and image cultivation - eminently subjective criteria. Its fame does not mechanically and flawlessly reflect a university's scientific and pedagogical levels. Certain universities enjoy immense reputation including on job markets, even though they may not always be of better quality than some other, lesser known one.
Then, utilitarian views often preside over people's choice i.e. they'll focus on professional opportunities stemming from how well known a university is, rather than the actual education it offers.
Last but not least, not everyone will always choose what's best for them.
So there's a great deal of subjectivity involved. One cannot make strict inferences as to the quality of higher education systems based solely on the number of foreign students they enroll.
from the moment that government here took control of Azad universities( less subsidized ones) in Iran over all performance of all universities decreased/it didn't increase as it should because more people joined the universities. (scientific research required)
The finest universities in Iran are and have always been state-controlled.
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