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800 Iranian Elites Return Home: Official

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An official with Iran's National Elites Foundation says at least 800 Iranian elites graduated from universities abroad have returned to their country.
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Vienna University of Music Keen to Promote Ties with Iran

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A senior official with University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna has expressed the hope that Iran and Austria would expand their cooperation in the field of music.
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Iran to Establish University in Syria’s Idlib

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Iran and Syria have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a branch of Islamic Azad University in the Syrian city of Idlib.
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Iran’s Gondishapur University Inscribed as World Heritage Site

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The 1,750-year-old Academy of Gondishapur, also known as Jondishapur University,in the southern Iranian city of Dezful has been registered as a World Heritage by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
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Iranian, Hungarian Universities Sign Cooperation Agreement

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Iran’s University of Semnan and Hungary’s Eszterhazy Karoly University have signed an agreement on scientific and educational cooperation.
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University of D-8 Countries to Be Built in Iran

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The D-8 Organisation for Economic Cooperation (the Developing-8) has decided to construct a joint university for its member states in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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Oldest University Student Receives BA at Age of 91

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Gholam-Reza Ramezani, born in 1926, has graduated in English language translation, from Payam-e Noor University in a town near Tehran.
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12 Iranian Medical Universities among World’s Top One Percent

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Twelve Iranian universities of medical sciences have ranked among the world’s top one percent scientific centres, said head of Islamic World Science Citation Centre.
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Iranian University Establishes Scientific Cooperation with S. Korea

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Iran’s Technical and Vocational University has kicked off cooperation with South Korean embassy in Tehran to expand its scientific exchange with the Asian country and the world.
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Iran’s Robotic Team Ranks First in AIChE 2017

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A robotic team from Iran’s Amirkabir University has claimed the title in the world’s most prestigious Chem-E-Car competition, AIChE 2017, held in Spain.
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University of Tehran Opens Dorm for Foreign Students

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A deputy head of University of Tehran says several new dorms have been built in this university and this year, for the first time, the Osku dormitory was launched for foreign students.
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Iranian University Ready to Admit Students from Iraqi Kurdistan

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The dean of Kurdistan University in western Iran says admission of students from the Iraqi Kurdistan Region is possible on the basis of the memorandums of cooperation signed between the two sides.
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Iran Starts Construction of Its First University in Iraq

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In a ceremony on Monday, a project to build the first Iranian university in Iraq named ‘Al-Mustafa Al-Amin’ was kicked off in Kadhemein.
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Iran, Austria to Hold Joint Tourism Training Course

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Iran and Austria are taking preparatory steps to hold a joint travel and tourism training course in an Austrian university.
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Iran, EU Universities Sign Several MoUs

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A number of Iranian universities have signed Memoranda of Understanding with their European counterparts to expand their science cooperation, according to an Iranian official.
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FM Calls for Iran’s Stronger Presence in Int’l Arenas

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Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the Islamic Republic has the potential to make its presence felt in international scientific arenas.
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Humanities on Verge of Extinction in Iran

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Statistics indicate a sharp decrease in the number of Iranian students who choose humanity courses as their major in university, which is quite worrisome and can lead to an academic crisis.
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400 University Students Food Poisoned in Iran

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At least 400 university students in central Iranian city of Yazd were food poisoned, with almost half of them hospitalized on Monday morning, an emergency official declared.
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ISIS Leader Can Apply for US Visa, Iranian PhD Students Can’t!

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The revised version of Trump’s travel ban blocks visitors from six countries of Syria, Libya, Yemen, Somalia, Iran, and Sudan, but it exempts Iraq, the homeland of several renowned terrorists and extremists who are now allowed to apply for the US visa!
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Muslim Clerics, Seminary Students Not Allowed to Use Expensive Cars: Iran’s Leader

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Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Muslim clerics and seminary students are not permitted to drive luxury cars as it is an instance of wasting money.
Environment

Iranian Students Build New Solar Car

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The preliminary design of a solar car named 'Sepehr' (Sky) will be unveiled at the Mechanical Engineering Faculty of Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST) this week.
Education

Iran’s President Challenged by Students’ Harsh Criticisms

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In a ceremony to mark Student Day, Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani met the students of University of Tehran and talked to them on various issues including freedom of speech, Trump’s election, and outcomes of nuclear deal.
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Iranian University Students Mark National Student Day

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Student Day is the anniversary of the murder of three students of University of Tehran on December 7, 1953 by Iranian police in the Pahlavi era. Students in all Iranian universities mark the day every year.
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