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Dāneshgāh-e Āzād-e Eslāmi | |
 Seal of the Islamic Azad University | |
Other name | IAU, Azad University |
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| Motto | No official motto
Unofficial mottoes: |
Motto in English | No official motto[1]
Unofficial mottoes include: Seek Knowledge from the Cradle to the GraveIranian Aspirations for Globalization Learn and Live |
| Type | Private university system[2] |
| Established | May 21, 1982[1] |
| Founder | Abdollah Jassbi |
Academic affiliations | SCRC MSRT MOHME AUAP ASAIHL FUIW IAU IAUP |
| Endowment | $10 billion (2023)[1] |
| Budget | $0.7 billion (2023)[1] |
| Chairman | Ali Akbar Velayati |
| President | Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi[3][4][1] |
| Vice-president | Ali Sorouri-majd |
Academic staff | 53,789 { 21,273 (Full-time) & 286 (Part-time) + 32,230 (Visiting and Adjunct) } (2023)[1] |
Administrative staff | 29,117 (2023)[1] |
| Students | 1,177,977 (2023)[1] |
| Undergraduates | ~916,654[1] |
| Postgraduates | ~199,126[1] |
Doctoral students | ~62,197 (including professional doctorate, medicine and residency)[1] |
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| Campus | 33 Universities (2 Independent and 31 state university in 367 branches) and 1,051 Sama Schools under direct administration (2023) |
| Media | Farhikhteghan Newspaper, Azad News Agency (ANA), Isca News Agency |
| Colours | Dark and light blue[5] |
Sporting affiliations |
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| Website | www |
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The Islamic Azad University (IAU; Persian: دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی, Dāneshgāh-e Āzād-e Eslāmi) is a private university system headquartered in Tehran, Iran. It is one of the largest comprehensive systems of universities in the world.[6][7] Besides Iran, the university has international satellite branches in countries such as Afghanistan, the United Arab Emirates, Lebanon and the United Kingdom.
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- ^ "EDUCATION vii. SURVEY OF MODERN EDUCATION – Encyclopaedia Iranica". www.iranicaonline.org. Archived from the original on 2012-01-26. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
- ^ "انتصاب سرپرست دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی". 23 April 2017. Archived from the original on 26 April 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "IAU General Catalog 2015-2016". Archived from the original on 2020-06-26. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
- ^ "Islamic Azad University Logotype usage guidelines" (PDF). Islamic Azad University. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 12, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
- ^ "The Largest Universities in the World by Enrollment". WorldAtlas. 2018-03-15. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
- ^ Staff Writers (2009-11-23). "Top 10 Largest Universities in the World -". collegestats.org. Retrieved 2021-11-03.