TEHRAN-- Twenty-four percent of foreign trainees in Iran are studying in state-run universities, the deputy science minister has said.More than 94,000 foreign trainees are studying in the nation, and 24 percent of them, equating to 27,000, are studying in state-run universities, IRNA priced estimate Hasham Dadashpour as saying.Attracting foreign trainees is among the concerns of the science ministry, he stated, adding that president [Ebrahim Raisi] has highlighted the need for drawing in foreign students.All the universities throughout the country need to be prepared to attract foreign trainees, Dadashpour stressed.The Planning and Budget Organization believes that the higher education sector need to assist the nationwide economy by drawing in foreign students.For the time being, 107 universities are authorized to register foreign students.

Some 56,000 Iraqi students, 33,000 Afghan trainees, and 5,000 students from other nations are studying in Iranian universities, he concluded.In December 2022, Dadashpour said the number of foreign trainees will double in Iranian universities in the next 3 years.Universities must increase their interactions and clinical exchanges in order to draw in international trainees and accelerate internationalization in the area and the world, he highlighted.Iranian universities attained great ranks at the worldwide level and based on the assessments of the worlds most prominent organizations so that there is the capacity to bring in worldwide students, he said.He mentioned holding the cultural and sports Olympiad for worldwide trainees as a way to make them more knowledgeable about Irans abilities, ISNA reported.By the next three years, the number of foreign trainees from 120 countries will increase by two times in the universities of the country, he predicted.Iran is amongst the 15 effective countries in bring in worldwide students, according to Mohammad Javad Salmanpour, the deputy head of the Organization for Student Affairs.The education of foreign trainees in Iran has actually grown substantially compared to previous years, even last year, it has doubled, he said.However, it is far from the desired position; Because Iranian universities have higher capabilities in all respects than the universities of regional or European countries, he noted.Iran has the capability and capacity to have more than 250,000 foreign students by 2026, he stated.These trainees are studying in various fields of science, research study and innovation, health and medical education, and also in the fields of liberal arts, Islamic sciences, Persian language and literature, law, fundamentals of Islamic law, management fields, economics, psychology, social sciences, in addition to engineering, agricultural sciences, animal sciences, and fundamental sciences.Health insurance coverage, longer residency, much shorter visa processing time, and awarding exemplary students are amongst the conditions offered foreign nationals studying in Iran, Jafar Razeqi, the deputy minister of science for foreign trainee affairs, has stated.The residency is currently extended for one year, however for the first time, some worldwide students have actually been given long-lasting residency based on the length of their education.One of the most essential issues for non-Iranian trainees, especially in recent months, was the visa processing time, which required time due to problems at the host university and administrative procedures in different parts of the organization, but now this time has been minimized by one 3rd, he noted.MG