Islamic Azad University
Dāneshgāh-e Āzād-e Eslāmi | |
Seal of the Islamic Azad University | |
Other name | IAU, Azad University |
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| Motto | Official motto:
پیشرفت علمی با خودباوری، امید و حرکت (2026) (Persian) |
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 | Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani |
Academic affiliations | SCRC MSRT MOHME ASAIHL FUIW |
| Endowment | $10 billion (2026) |
| Budget | $0.5 billion (2026) |
| Chairman | Ali Akbar Velayati |
| President | Bijan Ranjbar |
| Vice-president | Ali Sorouri-majd |
Academic staff | 49,744 { 19,454 (Full-time) & 290 (Part-time) + 30,000 (Visiting, Adjunct and TA) } (2026) |
Administrative staff | 23,987 (2026) |
| Students | 1,377,977 (2026) |
| Undergraduates | ~1,116,654 |
| Postgraduates | ~199,126 |
| ~62,197 (including professional doctorate, medicine and residency) | |
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| Campus | 34 Universities (3 Independent and 31 state university in 330 branches) and 845 Sama Schools under direct administration (2026) |
| Media | Farhikhteghan Newspaper, Azad News Agency (ANA), Isca News Agency |
| Colours | Dark and light blue |
Sporting affiliations | |
| Website | www |
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athletics_affiliations, affiliations.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.