A German professor has been forced to apologise for declining an Indian student 's internship because of the 'rape problem ' in his country . Professor Annette Beck-Sickinger 's response to the application went viral after it was posted online and prompted a wave of indignation , forcing the intervention of Germany 's ambassador to India . Her original response to the student 's application stated : 'Dear Sir , unfortunately I do n't accept any Indian male students for internships . Professor Annette Beck-Sickinger 's email ( pictured ) stated she did n't accept any male Indian students for internships because of the country 's 'rape problem ' In response German ambassador to India Michael Steiner wrote a letter ( pictured ) stating he 'strongly objected ' to her comments . 'We hear a lot about the rape problem in India which I can not support . I have many female students in my group , so I think this attitude is something I can not support . ' This was later posted online , with the professor 's and student 's names redacted under the title : 'What should an Indian male student do if he is denied an internship opportunity on the basis of India being projected as an unsafe country for women ? ' Following the outrage which erupted , she backtracked on her comments , stating in an apology posted to Germany 's embassy website that she had 'made a mistake ' and apologized to 'everyone whose feelings I have hurt ' . When her email came to light , ambassador Michael Steiner wrote a scathing letter rebuking her for the comments , stating : 'Let me make it clear at the outset that I strongly object to this . ' He added , in reference to a notorious 2012 Dehli gang rape in which a woman died : 'The Nirbhaya case has triggered a lively , honest , sustained and very healthy public debate - a public debate of a quality that would n't be possible in many other countries . Germany 's India ambassador Michael Steiner ( pictured ) condemned the professor 's comments in an open letter . 'Your oversimplifying and discriminating generalization is an offence to these women and men ( activists ) ardently committed to furthering women empowerment in India ; and it is an offence to millions of law-abiding , tolerant , open-minded and hard-working Indians . 'Let 's be clear : India is not a country of rapists . ' In the 2012 case he referenced , the student was savagely attacked by six men including with an iron rod after boarding a private bus on her way home from the cinema with a male friend . The woman , who legally can not be named , died from her injuries 13 days later . The brutality of the assault and her determination to survive so she could report her attackers to police sparked large-scale street protests . Four of her attackers were convicted and given the death penalty in September after the case was fast-tracked , while a juvenile was sentenced to a correctional facility . Another died in jail after apparently committing suicide . The case sparked soul-searching about India 's treatment of women and also led to initiatives to educate men about respect and equal gender rights in the deeply patriarchal country .
Professor at Leipzig University sparked outrage when declining application . The Indian student was told she was n't accepting males from his country . Score: 7