http://vocaro.com/trevor/blog/2006/12/13/could-you-finish-a-phd-in-six-months/ Random thoughts, humor, and helpful tips Wed, 16 May 2012 15:39:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://vocaro.com/trevor/blog/2006/12/13/could-you-finish-a-phd-in-six-months/comment-page-1/#comment-1659 Trevor Tue, 06 Feb 2007 23:38:32 +0000 http://www.vocaro.com/trevor/blog/2006/12/13/could-you-finish-a-phd-in-six-months/#comment-1659 I'm not suggesting they give her a lifetime unconditional permit. I'm only saying that a six month permit, renewable or not, is unreasonable. In the US, for example, Ph.D. students from Iran (a country that the US claims is a sponsor of terrorism) get five year visas! Yes, they have to undergo a more thorough background check than students from other countries, but still, it's five years, not six months. I don't see why Israel can't take the same approach. I’m not suggesting they give her a lifetime unconditional permit. I’m only saying that a six month permit, renewable or not, is unreasonable. In the US, for example, Ph.D. students from Iran (a country that the US claims is a sponsor of terrorism) get five year visas! Yes, they have to undergo a more thorough background check than students from other countries, but still, it’s five years, not six months. I don’t see why Israel can’t take the same approach.

]]> http://vocaro.com/trevor/blog/2006/12/13/could-you-finish-a-phd-in-six-months/comment-page-1/#comment-1627 gd Mon, 05 Feb 2007 21:01:46 +0000 http://www.vocaro.com/trevor/blog/2006/12/13/could-you-finish-a-phd-in-six-months/#comment-1627 Oh, I wish they grant her a lifetime permit and open the borders to everyone, but I like thinking as I had the responsability to choose or propose a policy. A lifetime, unconditional permit from Israeli authorities to a generic Palestinian student doesn't seems realistic in these years, just as finishing a Ph.D. in six months. Mine was a sort of proposal to let Sawsan take her degree. Oh, I wish they grant her a lifetime permit and open the borders to everyone, but I like thinking as I had the responsability to choose or propose a policy. A lifetime, unconditional permit from Israeli authorities to a generic Palestinian student doesn’t seems realistic in these years, just as finishing a Ph.D. in six months. Mine was a sort of proposal to let Sawsan take her degree.

]]> http://vocaro.com/trevor/blog/2006/12/13/could-you-finish-a-phd-in-six-months/comment-page-1/#comment-1605 Trevor Sun, 04 Feb 2007 23:14:49 +0000 http://www.vocaro.com/trevor/blog/2006/12/13/could-you-finish-a-phd-in-six-months/#comment-1605 No, if they think she might be a terrorist, then they wouldn't be giving her a permit at all, not even for one day. So a six month permit still doesn't make sense, renewable or not. No, if they think she might be a terrorist, then they wouldn’t be giving her a permit at all, not even for one day. So a six month permit still doesn’t make sense, renewable or not.

]]> http://vocaro.com/trevor/blog/2006/12/13/could-you-finish-a-phd-in-six-months/comment-page-1/#comment-1601 gd Sun, 04 Feb 2007 21:52:50 +0000 http://www.vocaro.com/trevor/blog/2006/12/13/could-you-finish-a-phd-in-six-months/#comment-1601 They think she could be a terrorist... A way to put security and human rights together might be a *renewable* six months permission... They think she could be a terrorist… A way to put security and human rights together might be a *renewable* six months permission…

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