Figures published by the regime’s own Arman-e Melli daily reveal a stark imbalance in access to public universities, raising questions about education, social mobility,...
Iran’s absence from the 2026 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings is not an isolated academic setback. It is the predictable outcome of internet blackouts,...
Student protests from February 21–25 reveal deepening anger, generational rupture, and a regime struggling to contain a restless post-January society
Universities as Aftershocks of January...
Regime-aligned outlets depict a university system trapped in declining academic quality, economic pressure, and shrinking freedom of expression.
Iran’s state-aligned newspapers have offered a rare...
Despite claims of reform, thousands of Iranian students remain suspended, expelled, or under psychological pressure amid growing reports of suspicious deaths
For nearly three years,...
The latest SCImago 2025 ranking has confirmed the continued decline in the global standing of Iranian universities and educational institutions. SCImago, one of the...
The president of Iran's Tarbiat Modares University has highlighted a worrying trend: the global scientific rankings of Iranian universities are in decline due to...
In a controversial move, Iranian universities, particularly the prestigious University of Tehran, are actively recruiting foreign students with ties to paramilitary organizations, most notably...
The latest Shanghai Ranking's Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) reveals a concerning trend for Iranian higher education institutions, while universities in Persian Gulf...
2023 proved to be a tumultuous year for Iranian academia, marked by a significant tightening of restrictions on university professors.
Karen Abrinia, Secretary of the...
State-run Iranian regime media have reported a continuing series of dismissals of professors, with over 25 professors dismissed from the University of Tehran within...
In recent announcements, Mahmoud Karimi Biranvand, Vice President of Entrepreneurship and Employment Development in Iran's Ministry of Cooperation, Labor, and Social Welfare, reported a...
Along with the inhuman sentences and the execution of the protestors, the Iranian regime has resorted to firing several university professors who had been...
