12,000 Foreign Students Studying In Iran Universities

Bojnourd, Feb 12, IRNA – Deputy Minister of Science, Research and Technology Rasoul Malkefar said on Monday that there are 12,000 foreign students studying at Iranian universities nationwide. Speaking to reporters, he said these students admitted to the Iranian universities attend classes regularly. As per the second five-year economic and development plan the number of foreign students in Iran should exceed 25,000, he said. Expansion of virtual or distance learning can help increase the number of foreign students at Iranian universities, he said. Some 4.5 million students are now studying at 3,000 universities and other higher education centers in Iran./end