The Minister of Science and Technology has appointed Mohammad Nili Ahmadabadi as the new president of Tehran University. Iranian media report that Nili Ahmadabadi will work as interim head of the university until his appointment has been announced to the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution. Nili Ahmadabadi was a supporter of Hassan Rohani in ...

Irans Ministry of Science has announced that for the first time in Islamic Republic history, the president of Tehran University will be selected by the university faculty. The Mehr News Agency reports that a ministry spokesman said the university faculty will select the president and the ministry of science will simply announce the appointment. He ...