Islamic Azad University
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| دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی Dāneshgāh-e Āzād-e Eslāmi |
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| Established: | 1982 |
| Type: | Private |
| President: | Abdollah Jasbi |
| Students: | 1,300,000 undergraduate |
| Location: | Tehran and other cities, Iran |
| Campus: | Urban |
| Website: | www.iau.ac.ir/ |
Islamic Azad University (Persian: دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی , Dāneshgāh-e Āzād-e Eslāmi) is a private chain of universities in Iran.
Headquartered in Tehran, Iran, the Islamic Azad University was founded in 1982 and currently has an enrollment of 1.3 million undergraduate students.[1] This qualifies it as a mega university.
The university system also operates a news agency similar to ISNA, named "Azad News Agency"
[edit] See also
- Education System in Islamic Azad University
- Higher education in Iran
- List of universities in Iran - includes list of IAU Universities
[edit] References
- ^ Encyclopaedia Britannica World Almanac, ed. 2004, page 666
[edit] External links
(in Persian)
- Main website
- Islamic Azad University (Science and Research branch)
- Islamic Azad University Tehran Medical Unit
- Islamic Azad University (South Tehran branch)
- Islamic Azad University of Najaf-Abad
- Islamic Azad University of Saveh
- Islamic Azad University of Mashhad
- Islamic Azad University, Shiraz
- Islamic Azad University, Esfahan (khorasgan branch)
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