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Payame Noor University
Payame Noor University (PNU; Persian: Dāneŝgāhe Payāme Nur) is an open university system in Iran, with its headquarters in Tehran. Established in 1988, it is a legal institution under the supervision of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology of Iran government. Payame Noor means "the message of light" in Persian.[citation needed]
PNU was established in 1988 in the Iran, after having integrated the University of Abu Rayhan al-Biruni and Iran Azad University.[circular reference] PNU took its first intake in five-degree programs at 28 study centres.[citation needed] Because of the governmental/public type of this university, its tuition is the lowest among all of the non-public universities.
In August 2023, the Iranian government tried disbanding it in its entirety, but this was stopped before long. Iranian government program closed and/or merged several thousand universities.[dubious – discuss] Some were turned into Technical and Vocational University, while others became part of state universities.
PNU was established by decisions based on the meetings (No. 94 & 97) in 1986 by SCCR (Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution of Iran). PNU was established in 1988 in Iran, after the integration of the University of Abu Rayhan al-Biruni and Iran Free University.[citation needed]
One of Payame Noor University's Tehran campuses (which was previously Damavand College, or Damavand Higher Educational Institute) was completed in 1976 and is one of the three buildings in Iran designed and built by Taliesin Associated Architects (Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation) and William Wesley Peters.
Payame Noor University is one of the large and prestigious public universities in Iran. It is a global mega university. The school has 502 campus locations in 2020.
PNU offers undergraduate degrees, postgraduate degrees and PhDs. Graduates of this university receive an official decree from the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology. The diplomas awarded to the students of this university are valid for continuing their studies in higher levels inside and outside the country, and employment in all government institutions and organizations.
Payame Noor University signed a memorandum of cooperation in the national plan to strengthen and identify children and adolescents in the field of coding. PNU is also holding the second general assembly of the network of virtual universities in the Islamic world.[when?]
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Payame Noor University
Payame Noor University (PNU; Persian: Dāneŝgāhe Payāme Nur) is an open university system in Iran, with its headquarters in Tehran. Established in 1988, it is a legal institution under the supervision of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology of Iran government. Payame Noor means "the message of light" in Persian.[citation needed]
PNU was established in 1988 in the Iran, after having integrated the University of Abu Rayhan al-Biruni and Iran Azad University.[circular reference] PNU took its first intake in five-degree programs at 28 study centres.[citation needed] Because of the governmental/public type of this university, its tuition is the lowest among all of the non-public universities.
In August 2023, the Iranian government tried disbanding it in its entirety, but this was stopped before long. Iranian government program closed and/or merged several thousand universities.[dubious – discuss] Some were turned into Technical and Vocational University, while others became part of state universities.
PNU was established by decisions based on the meetings (No. 94 & 97) in 1986 by SCCR (Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution of Iran). PNU was established in 1988 in Iran, after the integration of the University of Abu Rayhan al-Biruni and Iran Free University.[citation needed]
One of Payame Noor University's Tehran campuses (which was previously Damavand College, or Damavand Higher Educational Institute) was completed in 1976 and is one of the three buildings in Iran designed and built by Taliesin Associated Architects (Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation) and William Wesley Peters.
Payame Noor University is one of the large and prestigious public universities in Iran. It is a global mega university. The school has 502 campus locations in 2020.
PNU offers undergraduate degrees, postgraduate degrees and PhDs. Graduates of this university receive an official decree from the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology. The diplomas awarded to the students of this university are valid for continuing their studies in higher levels inside and outside the country, and employment in all government institutions and organizations.
Payame Noor University signed a memorandum of cooperation in the national plan to strengthen and identify children and adolescents in the field of coding. PNU is also holding the second general assembly of the network of virtual universities in the Islamic world.[when?]