Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

• Year of foundation: 1949
• Location: Mashhad, Iran
• Age of students: from 18 years.
• Number of students: 30 000 people
• Language of instruction: Persian
• Type of study: public university.

Ferdowsi University of Mashhad is considered one of the best universities in Iran and the region. The university covers all branches of science, including humanities, natural sciences, technology, agriculture, architecture. Ferdowsi University in Mashhad is a beautiful campus, excellent conditions, friendly atmosphere in which all international students feel at home. The facilities of the university include standard and well-equipped dormitories, restaurants, rich libraries, extensive information technology, transport services, good medical services, consulting services, numerous shops, sports and entertainment complexes.

The office for international students at Ferdowsi University in Mashhad was opened in 2014 to help those interested in studying at the university. The overall goal of the office is to create a friendly environment for foreigners, to strengthen communication between different cultures. Through innovation, creativity, motivation, enthusiasm, non-Iranian students can help the university expand such cultural activities. The visa, immigration department of this office is created to facilitate, speed up visa procedures for foreign students.

Ferdowsi University of Mashhad is one of iran's prestigious universities in the field of teaching Persian to non-Persian speakers. Today, more than 1300 foreign students study at Ferdowsi University in various disciplines.

Dormitories Ferdowsi University of Mashhad offer beds on each floor: bathrooms, kitchen, telephone.

Amenities in the common rooms: beds, tables, chairs, blanket and carpet, refrigerator, wardrobe, hangers, mirror, heater and air conditioning, fluorescent lamps.

External equipment of the dormitory: park, simulators, chess tables, telephone booths, shops, security (responsible for the safety of students, maintains order in the dormitories, controls the hours of entry and exit, etc.).

After registering and receiving a student card, students can activate their meal card.

The University annually holds festivals where students can demonstrate their talents and abilities. For example, the Traditional Food Festival is dedicated to the preparation of dishes related to a particular culture. Festivals held by the university are one of the most attractive student meetings.

On the basis of the university there are several mosques, one of the most famous is the Imam Reza Mosque, built several years ago.

• Ferdowsi University of Mashhad is considered the first educational institution to attract international students, mainly from Afghanistan, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, Bahrain and the republics of Central Asia.
• Ferdowsi University publishes 48 peer-reviewed scientific journals covering almost all areas of natural sciences and humanities, devoted to cellular, molecular research, health and physical activity, animal biosystematics, electrical systems, veterinary technologies, numerical analysis, optimization.

Outstanding graduates of the university:

• Ali-Akbar Fayyaz is the founder of the School of Literature and Humanities, professor of the Department of Persian Language and Literature from 1950 to 1972, a well-known historian of early Islam, literary critic.
• Ali Shariati is an associate professor of history, a world-famous left-Islamic writer and lecturer, the ideological father of the 1979 revolution.
• Mohammad Mokhtari is a famous poet, writer, literary critic, a leading member of the Iranian PEN Club in the 1980s and 1990s.
• Mohammad Reza Shafiei-Kadqani, a graduate of the School of Humanities, professor of Persian language and literature at the University of Tehran, a famous contemporary poet, literary critic.
• Abdulaziz Sachedina is a professor of religious studies at the University of Virginia.
• Amir Hajepour is a professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Waterloo (Ontario, Canada).

The Ferdowsi University of Mashhad Health Centre is located on campus, next to the Office of Student Affairs building. It includes units: medical, dental, sanitary, nursing, pharmacy, ambulance.

The Medical Unit is responsible for the examination and treatment of Ferdowsi University staff in accordance with the schedule announced at the beginning of the new academic year. Services are provided with a 45% discount for students and 40% for staff. The unit offers educational materials, recruits active students, provides places for training.

Ferdowsi University of Mashhad sports complexes include 4 sports complexes, takhti wrestling hall, water complex, tennis court, sports grounds in dormitories and street sports complexes.

The Ferdowsi campus has high-speed Internet access, a wireless system is available on the international campus.

• The beginning of the first semester is September 18.
• The end of classes is January 6 of the following year.
• Exams – December 10-23.
• The second semester is January 29.
• Classes close on June 6.
• Exams – June 7-21.

Candidates need to fill out an online application and upload all the necessary documents:

• Copy of passport with identity photo
• Resume/Curriculum vitae (CV)
• Chronological list of all the works you have done
• Degrees obtained or courses taken, any other experience that may be of interest to the academic review committee.

Applicants for Ferdowsi University in Mashhad must pay an amount of 1,000,000 IRR, upload a scan of the bank's receipt in the registration system.

Prerequisites for Masters: All applicants to the Master's program are expected to be Proficient in Farsi. Candidates who are not fluent in speaking and writing Farsi must take a course completed by Ferdowsi University of Mashhad. The maximum duration of the program is 9 months.

• Guardianship services during the studies
• Student supervision