Addressing a graduation ceremony of international students at Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch on Wednesday evening, Jalal Derakhsheh said that around 55,000 foreign students from 30 countries study at the Iranian Islamic Azad Universities.
Currently, the Islamic Azad University has branches in five countries, including the UK, Iraq, Lebanon, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Afghanistan, he added.
He further noted that the primary preparations for opening new branches of the university in three other countries are on the agenda.
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