Islamic Azad University

Islamic Azad University
Islamic Azad University
دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی
Dāneshgāh-e Āzād-e Eslāmi

Seal of Islamic Azad University
Motto in English Iranian trust, Global credit
Established 1982
Type Private
President Abdollah Jassbi
Academic staff 34,000
Students 1,400,000
Campus Iran
United Kingdom
United Arab Emirates
Lebanon
Tanzania
Armenia
Colours Turquoise and White          
Website iau.ac.ir
Faculty of Technical and Engineering, Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch, the first and the largest branch of Islamic Azad University.
The largest academic library in Iran, located in Islamic Azad University of Najafabad campus.

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 1.5 million students,[1] making it the world's third largest.[2] Azad University has over 400 branches across the country and also in other countries. It has branches and universities in U.A.E, United Kingdom, Tanzania, Lebanon and Armenia. Islamic Azad University have started to launching universities and branches in Malaysia, Canada, Afghanistan and Tajikistan. These will open in a near future. Over the years, the university has accumulated assets estimated to be worth between $20 and $25 billion.[2]

The university system also operates a news agency similar to ANA, named "Azad News Agency".

Islamic Azad University's activities quickly expanded throughout the country, so that today thousands of students are enrolling every year. Not relying on government funding, it receives charitable donations and charges tuition fees.[2]

The certificates issued by this university are recognized by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education[citation needed]. Masters and doctorate programs have been offered in many different branches of Islamic Azad University.

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First Branch of Islamic Azad University

Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch is the first and the largest branch of Islamic Azad University among domestic and foreign branchs which was established in Tehran in May 1982. It started its activities with 6 courses in Bachelor's degree, one course in Associates degree with acceptance 200 students.

Controversy

Iran's Supreme Leader has declared the financial endowment of Azad University to be "religiously illegitimate and unlawful", prompting a change within the administration of the institution. =

See also

References

  1. ^ Encyclopaedia Britannica World Almanac, ed. 2004, page 666
  2. ^ a b c http://www.turquoisepartners.com/iraninvestment/IIM-Jul10.pdf

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