The deputy of the Minister of Education Majid Ghadami has said: there are 1620 Special Education Schools in Iran which nearly 150.000 students study at them.

The Minister of Education Mohsen Haji Mirzaei in his visit from the quake-hit areas of Kermanshah province said: the members of Iran’s Charity Schools’ Association are the main partners of the education system. 

The Minister of Education Mohsen Haji Mirzaei in the ceremony of the inaugurating of 72 schools in quake-hit province of Kermanshah said: he uses all capacities to improve the living condition of teachers.

The Iranian professor of mathematics at the University of Tehran, Siamak Yassemi, has been titled Chevalier of the Order of Academic Palms (Ordre des Palmes académiques) by the French Republic.

Some 111 Iranian companies are to attend in the 12th Nanotechnology Festival & Exhibition in Tehran from October 10-13, 2019.

The head of Education Office in Kermanshah Province Majid Yazdan Panah has said: 2700 students study in border areas of Kermanshah.

The Minister of Education Mohsen Haji Mirzaei has said: the result of all efforts should be seen at schools. He believes that schools should find their basic and important position.

The head of Education and Research Commission of Iran’s Parliament Mahdi Zahedi said: Standard tests should replace Konkour.

The Minister of Education Mohsen Haji Mirzaei has said: The implementation of Fundamental Reform Document of Education is quite necessary. The appropriate implementation of FRDE is effective for the future of the country and we should do our best in this area.

The award-winning Iranian short film “Am I a Wolf?” has won the Light of Asia Grand Prize at the 15th Indie-AniFest Korea Independent Animation Film Festival in Seoul, South Korea.

During a ceremony on Saturday, Education Minister Mohsen Haji Mirzaei inaugurated 72 schools in quake-hit underprivileged areas of Kermanshah province through video conferencing, IRIB news agency reported.

An international conference on children's rights will be held in Tehran on November 19-20, Mahmoud Abbasi, the deputy justice minister for human rights and international affairs said.

Iran’s Institute for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults (IIDCYA) has launched a photo contest on the annual pilgrimage of Arbaeen, which will put its spotlight on children who will attend the large gathering of Shia Muslims in Iraq.

 A scheme screening oral and dental health of students in elementary schools will be implemented by the upcoming month (starting on November 23) nationwide, head of oral health organization affiliated to the Health Ministry has stated.

A cultural exhibition, revolving around peace and friendship along the famed Silk Roads, opened to the public in the city of Hamedan on Monday. 

The next edition of the Tehran International Book Fair will be held mid-April, about a month sooner, due to its concurrence with the holy month of Ramadan, the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance has announced.

Iran’s good performance at the 31st edition of the Damascus International Book Fair was praised by Syrian cultural officials during the closing ceremony of the event on Sunday. 

 Iranian feature ‘Walnut’, directed by Mohammadreza Haji Gholami, will take part at the 42nd LUCAS – International Festival for Young Film Lovers in Germany.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani rang the bell at a girls’ high school in downtown Tehran on Sunday in a symbolic gesture to mark the first day of the school year in Iran.

Iranian students celebrated their first year of attending school joining “Jashn-e Shokufeha”, literally meaning “blossoms festival” held on Sunday in elementary schools nationwide.

The Niavaran Cultural Historical Complex in Tehran hosted an exhibition of children’s paintings on Saturday to mark the International Day of Peace.

A Persian studies center has opened at Yessenov University in the Kazakh city of Aktau, the Persian service of IRNA reported on Friday.

'The Servant', a short animation written, directed and produced by Farnoosh Abedi will take part at the Rhode Island International Festival (RIIFF) in the US.

Iran's Tarbiat Modares University launched a petition to ask for UN efforts to rapidly free renowned Iranian stem cell scientist Professor Massoud Soleimani who has been jailed in the US without any charge for nearly one year.

Global warming and pollution caused by humanity's carbon-heavy footprint are ravaging Earth's oceans and icy regions in ways that could unleash misery on a global scale, a landmark UN report to be unveiled next week will warn.

The third round of restoration work has recently commenced on Rab’-e Rashidi, a 14th-century educational complex in East Azarbaijan province, northwest Iran.

A selection of works by illustrators of the 2018 IBBY Honor List will be on view in an exhibition at Laleh Gallery in Tehran under the title “Peace Should Be Learned in Childhood”. 

 Iran’s Art for Peace Festival will open in Baroque Gallery in Tehran on Friday.

The World Health Organization (WHO) in the Islamic Republic of Iran has received a special award from the National Medical Emergency Organization on the occasion of celebrating the 44th anniversary of the establishment of the Emergency Medical Service in Iran for its “outstanding efforts and valuable supports” to the country in time of emergencies.

Iran’s Minister of Science, Research and Technology Mansour Gholami said that sanctions are an opportunity for the scientific sector of the country.

 A team of researchers at the Iranian National Algae Culture Collection have produced a kind of protein-rich juice out of algae with a somewhat astringent flavor.

Iranians mark the Persian Poetry Day (September 18), which is also the death anniversary of renowned Iranian poet Mohammad-Hossein Behjat Tabrizi, better known by his pen name, Shahriar.

“Am I a Wolf?” an animation by Amir Houshang Moien has recently been screened in three international film festivals: Turku, Finland; Fantoche, Switzerland; and Varna, Bulgaria.

 Managing Director of Chinese “Ananas” Publishing Institute Qin Nan said that his publishing institute is ready to cooperate with Iran in the field of publishing children’s book.

Iran has reduced 9,800 tons of ozone-destroying emissions over the past 26 years as part of its commitment to the Montreal Protocol, phasing out the chemical substances responsible for ozone layer depletion while making efforts to cut another 2,000 tons.

Some 9,400 children in Tehran have participated in a painting contest called “The city I love” on issues related to life in the metropolis, including environment and green spaces, transportation and traffic, urban services, cultural and social issues, recreational facilities, sports, and entertainment.

Twenty two lines for school buses have been established in the city of Tehran, aimed at providing students with transportation services to ensure that they can attend schools safely, Tehran bus operating company's managing director Peyman Sanandaji has said.

Environmental education will be included in the country’s pre-primary schools’ curriculum in the new school year (beginning September 23) to prepare children for environment protection.

The World Economic Forum (WEF) has ranked Iran first in the world as a pocket-friendly destination.

Women make up 54% of the students being accepted in the university entrance exam this year, according to an official at Iran’s National Education Assessment Organization (NEAO).

 Some 14 million students will attend schools in the new school year starting on September 23, Minster of Education Mohsen Haji Mirzaei has announced.

Shiraz University, in Iran's southern province of Fars, is ranked first in the world for liver transplantation, the head of Iran's health ministry management centre for transplantation and special disease said.

First Vice President Es’hagh Jahangiri said that development of science and human resources is the top priority of the country. 

Iran turns to a major tourism hub during the mourning month of Muharram. Every year thousands of foreigners flock to the country to see with their naked eyes and record with cameras the Iranian fervor during Muharram that reaches its climax on its 10th day, also known as Ashura.

Times Higher Education has published its annual ranking of the world’s top universities for 2020, listing 40 Iranian universities among them.

Shiite Muslim mourners, dressed in black, took to the streets or gathered in mosques across Iran and other world states on Tuesday to commemorate the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hossein (AS), the grandson of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH).

Iran’s Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution in a statement blasted Washington for protracted detention of renowned Iranian stem cell scientist Professor Massoud Soleimani who has been jailed by the FBI without trial for nearly one year.

Iran’s Minister of Science, Research and Technology Mansour Gholami said that Iran holds the rank of 16th in the world's scientific field.

Iran is planning to run a limited test on the 5G networks next year in a bid to be ready to roll out the next evolution of wireless 4G LTE as it hits the mainstream in 2022 across the world.

The 20th round of Exhibition of Telecommunications, Information Technology, and Innovative ICT Solutions (Iran Telecom 2019) is scheduled to be held from September 30 to October 3 at Tehran’s Permanent Fairground.