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largest number of foreign nationals studying in Iran, so removing their problems is one of the most important missions of the science
ministry, IRNA reported.Iraq has the largest number of foreign nationals studying in Iran, so 107,000 Iraqis are currently studying in
Iranian universities.Some 107,000 Iraqi nationals are currently studying in Iran, Haddadi-Asl noted.The Iranian official suggested that
forming joint scientific committees will be greatly helpful for removing issues of mutual concern such as drought as well as sand and dust
storms.Some 57,675 foreign nationals from 133 countries are studying in Iranian universities, 30,600 of whom are studying in universities
affiliated with the Ministry of Science, while 25,000 others are receiving education at Azad University and about 2,000 in medical
than the goal set by the Sixth Five-Year National Development Plan (2016-2021), Mohammad Javad Salmanpour, the deputy head of the
Organization for Student Affairs, said in April.Twenty-five percent of the foreign students studying in Iranian universities are Afghan
nationals, he added.Meanwhile, some 527,000 foreign students are studying in Iranian schools, the majority are Afghans and the rest are from
Bangladesh, Pakistan, Iraq, and other countries, the deputy minister of education for international affairs and schools abroad, has
said.There are also 22 special schools for foreign nationals across the country, IRNA quoted Abolfazl Kamali as saying in May.MG
