Payame Noor University
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Payame Noor University |
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| Established | 1987 |
| Type | Public |
| President | Alireza Ali Ahmadi |
| Faculty | 306 |
| Students | 183,000 total |
| Location | Tehran, Tehran, Iran |
| Campus | Urban |
| Athletics | ? teams |
| Website | www.pnu.ac.ir/ |
Payame Noor University is a long-distance mega university in Iran. Its name means "The message of Light" in Persian.
The university was established in 1987, and has 229 campuses throughout Iran.
Official letter from the university to discriminate against Bahai students, Bahais are the largest religious minority in Iran: http://studycircle.angeltowns.com/images/refuse_Bahais_university.jpg BBC News: http://www.bbc.co.uk/persian/iran/story/2007/03/070306_mf_bahai_students.shtml
http://studycircle.angeltowns.com/images/refuse_Bahais_university.jpg
