Islamic Azad University
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:
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Motto in English | No official motto
Unofficial mottoes include: Seek Knowledge from the Cradle to the GraveIranian Aspirations for Globalization Learn and Live |
| Type | Private university system |
| Established | May 21, 1982 |
| Founder | Abdollah Jassbi |
Academic affiliations | SCRC MSRT MOHME AUAP ASAIHL FUIW IAU IAUP |
| Endowment | $10 billion (2023) |
| Budget | $0.7 billion (2023) |
| Chairman | Ali Akbar Velayati |
| President | Bijan Ranjbar (acting) |
| Vice-president | Ali Sorouri-majd |
Academic staff | 53,789 { 21,273 (Full-time) & 286 (Part-time) + 32,230 (Visiting and Adjunct) } (2023) |
Administrative staff | 29,117 (2023) |
| Students | 1,177,977 (2023) |
| Undergraduates | ~916,654 |
| Postgraduates | ~199,126 |
| ~62,197 (including professional doctorate, medicine and residency) | |
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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 |
Sporting affiliations | |
| 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.