Payame Noor University
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| Payame Noor University | |
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| دانشگاه پيام نور | |
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| Established: | 1987 |
| Type: | Public |
| President: | Alireza Ali Ahmadi |
| Faculty: | 306 (central campus) |
| 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.
[edit] Controversy
Iranian universities faced criticism in early 2007 about their treatment of Bahá'í students. Although religious identification has been removed from entrance exam papers, students are reportedly being expelled once their religion is discovered.[1][2]
The controversy specifically focused on Payame Noor when an official university letter[3] confirmed the expulsion as government policy.[4] Over 30 Baha'i students have been expelled under the policy.[5]
On the other hand, the university, which has 229 campuses throughout the country, in 2008 declared that Arabic will be the "second language" of the university, and that all its services will be offered in Arabic, concurrent with Farsi.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ Baha'i group says Iran discriminates - Breaking News - World - Breaking News
- ^ BBCPersian.com
- ^ Official letter from university to discriminate against Baha'i students (in Persian)
- ^ Iranian policy calls for Baha'i expulsions | Bahai Faith | Baha'i Faith
- ^ Bahá'í World News Service - Bahá'í International Community - Official character of Baha'i expulsions in Iranian university revealed
- ^ رادیو زمانه | خبر اول | ایران | عربی دومین زبان دانشگاه پیام نور شد
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