Iran Higher Education News

The 5th Science and Technology Exchange Program (STEP5) among Muslim nations, organized by Iran’s Mustafa Science and Technology Foundation (MSTF) at the University of Karachi will end today (…

Less than a decade ago, education, especially in prestigious universities, was considered a powerful cultural asset, but now the phenomenon of non-conformity of education with what a person does…

The unemployment of a great portion of university graduates is an issue afflicting the Iranian society. 

In an article published in Financial Tribune’s sister newspaper Donya-e-…

Iran has been ranked 65th in the Global Innovation Index 2018, rising 10 positions from last year. 

Innovation Efficiency Ratio is Iran's main strength, in which the country is…

Exploiting nanocellulose materials, researchers at Shiraz University have been working toward the enhancement of food packaging. 

Currently, some 55,000 foreign students are studying in Iranian universities while the number is expected to increase to 80,000 by the Sixth Five-Year Development Plan (2017-22), deputy science…

More than one million students have enrolled to compete in this year’s Concours, Iran’s university entrance exam. Hossein Tavakkoli, a senior advisor at the National Organization for Educational…

Six Iranian universities are present in Quacquarelli Symonds 2018 subject rankings. 

The University of Tehran is also present in two new fields for the first time.

The findings of the most recent National Population and Housing Census show the number of university and higher education institutes’ graduates increased by 51.5% from the fiscal 2011-12 to 2016…

May 23rd marked the 35th anniversary of Islamic Azad University’s founding.

With 1.62 million students, 70,000 faculty members and about 10 million square meters of campus space, IAU is…

Iranian Minister of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare Ali Rabiei said on Wednesday 60,000 people have enrolled in the state-run Internship Action Plan.

"The ministry aims to create 150…

The “Mechatronic and Information Technology City” project will move along the pathway to create a Silicon Valley-like site in the country.

At a meeting on Monday, Ali Mohammad Noorian,…

Iran’s Sharif University of Technology and China’s Shanghai University signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Monday on the sidelines of the recent 2nd Belt & Road Initiative…

Well-qualified and talented Iranians continue to go abroad for higher studies or to seek better living standards. Many are driven away by the high unemployment rate (12.7%) in the country, but…

Top universities in Iran say the number of scientific courses held jointly by Iranian universities with reputed global universities is increasing, and consequently the quality of higher education…