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23), Mohammad Mohammadi Masoudi, an official with the Ministry of Science, has said.According to unofficial statistics, more than 300,000
Iranian students study abroad, each of whom is an opportunity for the country, he stated.According to official statistics, more than 95,000
Iranians are studying in various countries, with the largest numbers studying in the United States , Germany, Italy, Turkey, Canada,
Malaysia, England, Russia, Australia, Hungary, Cyprus, and France, respectively.Leading in attracting international studentsIran is among
the 15 successful countries in attracting international students, according to Mohammad Javad Salmanpour, the deputy head of the
Organization for Student Affairs.Currently, nearly 100,000 foreign nationals are studying in Iran, more than 90 percent of whom are from
doubled, he said.However, it is far from the desired position; Because Iranian universities have higher capacities in all respects than the
universities of regional or European countries, he noted.Iran has the ability and capacity to have more than 250,000 foreign students by
2026, he stated.Currently, nearly 100,000 foreign nationals are studying in Iran, more than 90 percent of whom are from Iraq and Afghanistan
and the rest are from other countries.These students are studying in different fields of science, research and technology, health and
medical education, and also in the fields of humanities, Islamic sciences, Persian language and literature, law, fundamentals of Islamic
law, management fields, economics, psychology, social sciences, as well as engineering, agricultural sciences, animal sciences, and basic
population, which is about 0.14 percent higher than the goal set by the Sixth Five-Year National Development Plan (2016-2021), Mohammad
Javad Salmanpour, the deputy head of the Organization for Student Affairs, said in April.Twenty-five percent of the foreign students
university by participating in the national entrance exam of Iran, and some others receive admission from universities that have non-Iranian
The third group also attended the country's universities through scholarships, he explained.Health insurance coverage, longer residency,
shorter visa processing time, and awarding exemplary students are among the conditions provided for foreign nationals studying in Iran.FB/MG
