Iran enables students abroad to return

Iran has made it possible for Iranian students who study at “unaccredited” universities in other countries to move to credible universities in their homeland.

“Based on the reforms made, transferring Iranian students from unaccredited foreign universities at the associate and bachelor’s degrees levels has been made possible,” IRNA quoted Deputy Minister of Science, Research and Technology Mahmoud Mollabashi as saying in a press conference on Tuesday.

“Iranian students who, because of lack of information, study at foreign universities that are not recognized by the Islamic Republic as credible [institutions] can apply for a transfer from those universities to universities inside Iran,” Mollabashi added.

He said these students would be accepted by universities such as Payame Noor and Azad, and non-governmental universities, even in governmental night schools, and in exceptional cases, in governmental day schools.

According to the new regulations, applicants can be transferred to Iranian universities that are similar in rank to the foreign universities where they were studying.

Students, who wish to apply for the transfer, are required to have passed at least 12 main credits in the foreign universities, as having received admission from a foreign university is not enough to qualify for transfer.

The new regulations for requesting a transfer will be put on the website of the Ministry of Science on Monday, November 8.