An email sent by a German professor to Indian students about internship applications becomes viral; the university replies

 An email sent by a German professor to Indian students about internship applications becomes viral; the university replies

The email that an Indian student sent to a German professor about her internship application has gone popular online.  On Twitter, the German professor's widely shared comment spurred discussion on racism and climate advocacy. At Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, a student applied for an internship with a professor, expecting for a favorable answer. However, internet users are perplexed by the professor's response.

"My friend sent an email for an internship with research in Germany to a German professor!" was the description written by a user on the X platform, who posted a screenshot of the email. This was the answer that was given! Could you please clarify this statement?

After introducing himself, the student submitted an internship application. The professor said, "I will not welcome you here because you would damage the air by flying here. To prevent harming our planet, consider completing your internship nearby."

The institution then backed the professor's assertion. "Dear Harshit Tiwari, of naturally, KIT does _not_ endorse racist statements," KIT Karlsruhe tweeted. We are sorry that you took Professor Last's response the wrong way. Although it was undoubtedly brief, his response was not malicious in any manner.

In response, Tiwari claimed that the professor had turned down his buddies because of pollution. "There should be no room for international students at your institution. Is this racism disguising itself as climate activism? Tiwari inquired.

Commenters on the tweet responded. "OMG, are Germans really that rude?" was one person's comment.

"In my personal opinion, He meant that he is unavailable," a another individual said. If it were feasible and you were really committed, you could have just requested him to do a remote research internship.

However, he might have responded with greater optimism."

Over a lakh people have seen the remark on Twitter, and 791 people have liked it so far.