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Some 80 elite Afghans admitted to Iranian universities
Tehran, IRNA – Iran's vice president for science and technology Sorena Sattari here on Tuesday announced that 80 students out of the hundred elite students of Afghanistan's universities entrance exam have been admitted to 4 Iranian universities with the support of Iran's National Elites Foundation.
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Iran’s Islamic Azad University hosting over 20K foreign students
Boroujerd, IRNA – Head of Boroujerd Islamic Azad University International Department has said that over 20,000 foreign students study in various branches of the university.
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Foreign students in Shiraz University up 250% despite pandemic
Shiraz, IRNA – Chancellor of Shiraz University said thanks to the decisions made in time of COVID19 pandemic to develop on line learning infrastructures, the number of foreign students increased 250%.
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602 abroad Iranian elites join faculty of Iran's top universities
Tehran, IRNA – 602 out of 8,965 abroad Iranian elites have joined the faculty of Iran’s top universities.
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Kazan Federal University of Russia calls for enhanced scientific ties with Iran
Moscow - IRNA - The Dean of the Kazan (Volga region) Federal University in Russia, in a meeting with Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran Kazem Jalali, called for more scientific and educational ties with Iran's universities.
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University entrance exam begins in Iran
Iranian university entrance exam – simply known as Konkour – begins across the country on Wednesday morning. While the Wednesday test is for admission in the test group of art, the candidates for admission in other test groups will compete over the next three days. This is the second year that Konkour is held amid restrictions due to the global spread of COVID-19.
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Who are youngest, oldest Iranians in Iran's ongoing Nationwide University Entrance Exams?
Tehran, IRNA – An eighty-one-year-old man is the oldest participant in the Iranian university entrance exam for the academic year of 1400-01 (2021-2022).
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Iran, Spain review holding cultural heritage confab
Madrid, June 2, IRNA – Iranian cultural attaché in Spain Mohammad Mahdi Ahmadi in a meeting with officials in Complutense University of Madrid discussed holding Iran-Spain conference on cultural heritage.
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Iranian, French universities agree to further cooperation
Shahr-e Kord, May 15, IRNA – University of Shahr-e Kord in western Iran and Université de Rennes 1 of France have signed an agreement on cooperation, an Iranian official said on Saturday.
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UNESCO Dir-Gen says supports Iran efforts to promote science & technology
Tehran, March 9, IRNA – UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay in his message to the 1,750th anniversary of the University of Gundi-Shapur said: UNESCO stands ready to support the Islamic Republic of Iran in its efforts to promote science and technology, to create knowledge, and to share it. In this way, we will not only support scientific progress but also the progress of all mankind.
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Semnan University becomes UNESCO member
Semnan, Feb 20, IRNA – Secretary of the 21th National and the 9th International Congress on Biology said on Saturday that Semnan University signed letter of understanding with UNESCO granting membership to the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
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University of Tehran and Hochschule Furtwangen University to expand science ties
Kish, Jan 24, IRNA -- The University of Tehran in its Kish international campus and Hochschule Furtwangen University of Germany are to hold "Master of Mechanical Engineering" joint courses.
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Iranian, German universities to exchange students
Shahr Rey, Dec 30, IRNA - Islamic Azad University of Shahr Rey and Technical University of Cologne, Germany, signed agreement to exchange students, Chancellor of Islamic Azad University of Shahr Rey, Saeed Ghazi Maghrebi, said on Wednesday.
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Afghan Scholar: Afghanistan interested in cultural ties with Iran
Tehran, Dec 14, IRNA – Dean of Faculty of Fine Arts in Kabul University Samiollah Nabipour said on Monday that Afghan people are interested in cooperation with Iran especially in cultural, arts and scientific fields.
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76 Iranian professors among world top 2% scientists
Tehran, Nov 26, IRNA – Based on the latest reports of science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators, 76 Iranian professors from Tehran University were among to 2% scientists in the world.
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Nine Iranian professors among 2% top in world
Arak, Nov 16, IRNA –Head of Arak University for public relations affairs said based on Stanford University ranking, nine professors and faculty members are now among 2% top in the world.
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Mashhad University of Medical Sciences lab receives int’l certificate
Mashhad, Nov 6, IRNA – Mashhad University of Medical Sciences received international certificate from Sweden.
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Iranian universities shining in prestigious ranking lists
Tehran, Oct 3, IRNA – Iranian universities are shining in prestigious ranking lists among other rivals, IRNA reported on Saturday.
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Foreign students to start courses in Chabahar University soon
Chabahar, Sept 27, IRNA - Head of Chabahar International University said that some 30 to 90 foreign students from Afghanistan will start studying in 22 majors in Chabahar University by the next Iranian month (to start on October 22).
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Official: 43 Iranian universities give admissions to foreign students
Tehran, Sept 19, IRNA - Managing director of foreign students’ affairs at the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology (MSRT) said 43 Iranian universities directly give admissions to foreign students based on domestic procedure.
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President Rouhani stresses significance of virtual education
Tehran, Sept 13, IRNA – President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday underlined significance of virtual education amid requirement of Social Distancing to contain spread of coronavirus pandemic.
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Persian Gulf University signs 18 MoUs with foreign universities
Bushehr, Aug 24, IRNA - The Persian Gulf University has signed 18 memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with 18 foreign prestigious universities to develop international cooperation on science and technology, Chancellor of the Persian Gulf University Abdolmajid Mosleh said.
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China Professor calls for boosting Beijing-Tehran cultural ties
Beijing, Aug 11, IRNA - Standing Director of China National Arts and Crafts Society of Tsinghua University, Professor Zhang Fuye, said on Tuesday that he believes that boosting Tehran-Beijing cultural ties is effective for enhanced relations.
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Iranian, Portuguese universities initiate joint post-doctoral studies
Bushehr, July 28, IRNA – Persian Gulf University of Iran and Portuguese university of Viana Do Castelo signed MoU for launching joint post-doctoral studies aiming to develop international cooperation, Managing Director of Persian Gulf University for international affairs said on Tuesday.
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Iranian, Russian varsity chancellors attend webinar
Moscow, July 8, IRNA - Deans of Iranian and Russian universities held their fifth round of webinar as COVID-19 had prevented many world events to convene in person.
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Iranian universities to hold both online and in-person classes from September 5th
Tehran, June 21, IRNA- The Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Research and Technology Ali Khaki Sedigh said on Sunday that the universities and educational centers will hold both online and in-person classes from the beginning of the academic year on September 5.
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Iranian universities among top in Round University Ranking
Tehran, May 2, IRNA – Some eleven Iranian universities participated in 2020 Round University Ranking (RUR) and K. N. Toosi University of Technology for the first time stood in the 5th position.
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Iran, Nakhchivan review scientific ties
Baku, Feb 19, IRNA – Iranian consul general in Nakhchivan Ahmad Hosseini and head of Nakhchivan State University Elbrus Isayev discussed developing scientific cooperation.
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University of Münster to open Iranology course
Tehran, Jan 19, IRNA – Head of the Islamic studies center of the University of Münster Mouhanad Khorchide said the German university with the cooperation of Iran's cultural attaché office is to launch Iranology course.
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Urmia University among top one percent highly-cited universities in world
Orumiyeh, Dec 23, IRNA – Chancellor of Urmia University said on Monday that the university is introduced as one of the top one percent highly-cited universities for its 10-year quality performance in Essential Science Indicators (ESI).