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University of Tehran leads world in terms of highly cited researchers, new report shows

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According to the latest joint findings by Elsevier and a team of researchers from Stanford University, Tehran University of Medical Sciences and the University of Tehran hold the highest number of researchers ranked among the world’s top two percent most cited academics.
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89 Tehran univ. scholars named among top 2% of scientists worldwide

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Eighty-nine faculty members from the University of Tehran have been listed among the world’s top two percent of scientists for 2025, according to Stanford University’s annual global ranking.
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Iran offers online education to Afghan students who returned home

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Iran’s Ministry of Interior announced its readiness to provide online education for Afghan students who have left the country under the government’s repatriation program for undocumented migrants. However, officials said that no Afghan families have yet requested or shown interest in the plan.
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Interior ministry: 280,000 foreign pupils have left Iran; 320,000 enrolled for new school year

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Iran’s Interior Ministry announced that around 320,000 foreign students have enrolled in Iranian schools for the 2025–2026 academic year, down from 700,000 last year, following the departure of nearly 280,000 Afghan students and their families as part of the government’s repatriation program.
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Iran’s New School Year opens with president’s attendance

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President Massoud Pezeshkian officially inaugurated the new academic year in Iran on Tuesday by ringing the school bell at a girls’ school in the capital Tehran.
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Iran marks start of school year with ‘Blossom Festival’ for first graders

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Iran’s Ministry of Education has launched the new academic year for first‑grade students with the nationwide “Blossom Festival”, held on Monday ahead of the official school opening on Tuesday.
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Samineh Baghcheban, founder of deaf education institutions, dies at 97

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Iranian writer and founder of educational and cultural institutions for hearing-impaired children Samineh Baghcheban has passed away at the age of 97.
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Iran expands quantum research across nine leading universities

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Iran has launched a major initiative to expand quantum laboratories across nine leading universities. Thta's according to Secretary of Iran's National Quantum Committee Vahid Jansari.
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Mohammad Hossein Omid appointed as president of University of Tehran

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Iran's Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution has held a meeting led by its Secretary, Hojjatoleslam Abdolhossein Khosropanah, where the proposed presidents of 11 universities were confirmed.
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Education Dept. official: 26 Tehrani students martyred in 12-day war

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The director general of Tehran’s Education Department has confirmed the martyrdom of 26 students during the recent 12-day imposed war, along with 4 kindergarten children and five teachers.
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Hundreds of thousands compete in Iran’s most popular university entrance exam

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The nationwide university entrance exam for Iran’s most in-demand field of study, Experimental Sciences, was held on Friday morning, across 411 cities and districts in Iran and 15 international test centers. 
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Iran’s president calls for inclusive role of universities in solving challenges

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has underlined the need to move beyond "narrow-minded and arbitrary behaviors" in universities, urging greater inclusion of academic elites, even those critical of the system.
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Iranian education minister confirms death of 20 students in Israeli attacks

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Iran’s Ministry of Education has confirmed that 20 school students across the country were killed during recent Israeli attacks.
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Iran’s national university entrance exam begins with nearly one million test-takers

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The first round of Iran's 2025 national university entrance exam, Konkur, began on Thursday, with a total of 957,798 applicants having registered for this round, including 608,017 women (63 percent) and 349,781 men (37 percent).
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Iranian teacher suspended over alleged student corporal punishment

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A teacher in a village in Iran’s western Kordestan province has been suspended following allegations of physically punishing students at an elementary school, according to the Province's Education Department.
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Iran and Ankara University to bolster cultural and scientific ties

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Iranian Cultural Attaché in Turkey Seyed Ghasem Nazemi has discussed the expansion of cultural and scientific collaborations with the Ankara University's Faculty of Language, History, and Geography during a meeting with Erfan Albayrak, the dean of faculty.
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Data: Over 60,000 Afghan university students study in Iran, surpassing Kabul’s numbers

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Iran now hosts more than 60,000 Afghan university students, a figure unmatched worldwide, Mandana Tisheyar, deputy vice-chancellor of Iran’s Allameh Tabataba'i University said, nothing the number of Afghan students in Tehran surpasses that of Kabul.
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Minister of science: 25% of Iranian university professors emigrated due to economic challenges 

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Iran’s Minister of Science, Research, and Technology, Hossein Simayee Saraf, addressed on Thursday academic migration and economic challenges in the country, expressing grave concern over the emigration of 25 percent of university professors in recent years. 
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Dismissed Iranian university professors ask President Pezeshkian to facilitate their return

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A number of university professors who say have unfairly been purged from academic centers during the tenure of the late president Ebrahim Raisi, have written an open letter to his successor Massoud Pezeshkian to reverse the decision that terminated their contracts.
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New school year begins in Iran

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Some 17 million students attended schools across Iran on Sunday as the new academic year kicked off across the country.
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Iran ministry of health announces return of expelled students after presidential directive

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Masoud Habibi, Deputy Minister of Culture and Student Affairs at the Iranian Ministry of Health, announced the return of expelled and disciplined students to their universities, following a directive from the President.
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Iranian taekwondo athlete Nematzadeh accepted at Tehran University without entrance exam

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Tehran University accepts Iranian taekwondo Olympic medalist Mobina Nematzadeh as a student without entrance exam.
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Over half a million students compete to enter universities in Iran

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Over 500,000 students took tests on the first day of the university admission exam on Thursday to enter universities across the country, with some fields like medicine in high demand.
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Iranian universities rise up to support expelled pro-Palestinian students in US, Europe

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Dozens of universities in Iran have offered free scholarships to the students who have been expelled from US and European universities for taking part in pro-Palestinian protest rallies in recent weeks.
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Iranian minister rebuked for claims of massive reshuffle at schools

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Iran’s education minister has announced 20,000 school principals have been replaced for the new academic year, which started Saturday, “to make changes” at schools.
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