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<p class="elementtoproof" style="line-height:15.0pt"><span style="color:black">I hope this message finds you well. I’m mindful that within the Faculty we have a relatively large cohort of Iranian and Middle Eastern postgraduate students who may be affected
by the current events in the Middle East. I was therefore hoping you might be able to check in with Iranian postgraduate students in your Schools, to see how they are doing and to ensure they are aware of the support services available to them through the
University (e.g. Mauri Ora, Student Success Advisors).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="line-height:15.0pt"><span style="color:black">For reference, please see this
</span><u><span style="color:blue"><a href="https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fintranet.wgtn.ac.nz%2Fnews%2F2026%2F03%2Fsupport-for-our-staff-and-students&data=05%7C02%7Csam-lecturing%40lists.vuw.ac.nz%7C01297f7e57bd4362553b08de8ab9cbe5%7Ccfe63e236951427e8683bb84dcf1d20c%7C0%7C0%7C639100727750993452%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=t7yaW0C8lqHmsiMD3aLmIK8HzlC4EZubbb20UEkfzeE%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="https://intranet.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2026/03/support-for-our-staff-and-students" title="https://intranet.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2026/03/support-for-our-staff-and-students">page</a></span></u><span style="color:black"> on
the University website, which outlines the support available to staff and students:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="line-height:15.0pt"><span style="color:black">Please do let me know if you have any questions, or if you would like to discuss any specific situations in person.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="line-height:15.0pt"><span style="color:black">Ngâ mihi nui,<br>
Alfio</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style="color:black"> </span><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Dr Alfio Leotta</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Associate Professor, Film Programme</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Associate Dean (Postgraduate), Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Victoria University of Wellington</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Wellington, Aotearoa-New Zealand</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">+64 4 463 6520</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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