Payame Noor University

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Payame Noor University
دانشگاه پيام نور

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Established 1987
Type Public
President Alireza Ali Ahmadi
Faculty 306
Students 183,000 total
Location Tehran, Tehran, Iran
Campus Urban
Athletics  ? teams
Website www.pnu.ac.ir/

Payame Noor University is a long-distance mega university in Iran. Its name means "The message of Light" in Persian.

The university was established in 1987, and has 229 campuses throughout Iran.

Official letter from the university to discriminate against Bahai students, Bahais are the largest religious minority in Iran: http://studycircle.angeltowns.com/images/refuse_Bahais_university.jpg BBC News: http://www.bbc.co.uk/persian/iran/story/2007/03/070306_mf_bahai_students.shtml

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