Study Persian in Iran

A: Places to Learn Persian in Iran

(Complete information about the "International Center for Persian Studies" and information about UA fellowships are below at the end of this document.)

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1. Dehkhoda Institute at the University of Tehran:

Address:

ايران - تهران-ولی عصر- باغ فردوس - ايستگاه پسيان - موسسه لغت نامه دهخدا كد پستی 19617

Telephone: 2711902 and 2717120

Fax: 2717118

Email: dehkhoda@chamran.ut.ac.ir

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2. Imam Khomeini University

Website: http://www.ikiu.ac.ir/old/acad/plc/index.htm

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3. University of Isfahan

Address: International Scientific Cooperation Office, University of Isfahan, Hezarjarib Ave., Isfahan, Iran. 81746-73441

Telephone: 983117932039-41

Fax: 983116682910

Email: int-office@ui.ac.ir

Website: http://intoffice.ui.ac.ir/E_Default.asp

To Apply: http://intoffice.ui.ac.ir/e_Default.asp

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4. Iranology Foundation
Address:

تهران - خ وليعصر - باغ فردوس - خ شهيد فلاحی - خ شيركوه - شماره 1/24 - صندوق پستی 777/19615

Telephone: 6-2417124

Fax: 2417300

Email: info@iranologyfo.or.ir

Website: http://www.iranologyfo.net

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5. The Academy of the Persian Language

Address:

: تهران - خ ولنجك - خ 15 شرقی - شماره 36

Telephone: 8-2414393

Fax: 2414356

Email: President@persianacademy.ir

Website: http://www.persianacademy.ir

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6. Iran Language Center

Address:

ايران - تهران - خيابان استاد مطهری - خيابان فجر - شماره 37 - كانون زبان ايران - بخش فارسی

Address: 88306067

Fax: 88844486

Email: farsidept@ili.ir

Website: http://www.ili.ir/EnILINews.htm

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7. University of Tehran's International Center for Persian Studies (see below)

International Center for Persian Studies (ICPS)

(2006)

ICPS offers the following courses/semesters for all levels (Elementary, Intermediate and Advanced):

1. Persian Language Courses:

1. Intensive courses:

Days: Five days per week (Sat., Sun., Mon., Tue., Wed.) Time: 9:30-12:00

2. Long-term semesters:

Days: Three days per week (Sat., Mon., Wed.) Time: 15:00-17:00

2. *Literature and Art Semesters (only for the students who have passed advanced 2)

Days: Five days per week (Sat., Sun., Mon., Tue., Wed.) Time: 9:00-12:00

*Course subjects: History of Persian language and literature/ History of Persian Art/ Classical poetry/ Classical prose/ Contemporary poetry / Contemporary prose/ Prosody/ Calligraphy

Terms of Enrollment

1. Group A

As a foreign student, you will require the help of the Center in order to obtain your visa. Once you have sent us the personal data form and all the other required documents, the Center will contact the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs who will then authorize the Iranian embassy in your country to grant you a student visa. This student visa will allow you to enter the country and will have to be renewed upon arrival. Therefore, all students are required to submit their passport to the Center along with the 3 ID-size photographs mentioned below upon arrival. Students wishing to continue their studies at the Center beyond the initial term may benefit from the Center’s services to extend the length of their visas. Such students will have to enroll for the next course/semester and pay tuition accordingly.

Tuition for intensive courses: 3,300,000 rials (about $USD 370)

Tuition for long-term semesters: 4,500,000 rials (about $USD 500)

Required documents:

1. Personal data form;

2. Recommendation letter from a professor (for students);

3. Copy of graduation certificate or current student ID card;

4. Copy of passport information;

5. CV;

6. Three ID-size photographs (should be submitted upon registration);

7. Tuition fee (should be paid upon registration).

2. Group B

Applicants who come to Iran for reasons other than studying at the Center and hold Tourist Visas can take part in the Center’s courses/semesters if the length of their residency coincides with our educational calendar.

Tuition for intensive courses: 1,800,000 rials (about $USD 200)

Tuition for long-term semesters: 2,250,000 rials (about $USD 250)

Required documents:

1. Two copies of passport information;

2. Three ID-size photographs (should be submitted upon registration);

3. Tuition fee (should be paid upon registration)

3. Group C

Iranian nationals and persons holding Iranian citizenship

Tuition for intensive courses/long-term semesters: 1,000,000 rials (about $USD 110)

Required documents:

1. Two copies of Iranian ID card/ Iranian passport;

2. Three ID-size photographs (should be submitted upon registration);

3. Tuition fee (should be paid upon registration).

4. Group D

Foreigners residing in Iran, such as embassy personnel and their families or staff members of companies and their families

Tuition for intensive courses/long-term semesters: 1,500,000 rials (about $USD 170)

Required documents:

1. Letter of introduction from embassy or company;

2. Two copies of passport information and the page with Iranian visa;

3. Two copies of embassy ID card (when relevant) and ID card delivered by the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to foreign residents and their families;

4. Three ID-size pictures (should be submitted upon registration);

5. Tuition fee (should be paid upon registration).

PLEASE NOTE

• All applicants (especially Group A) must send the required documents to the Center at least three months prior to the beginning of the course they are applying for. The documents can be sent in three different ways:

-E-mail: icps@ut.ac.ir

-Fax: (+0098-21) 22 71 71 18, 22 71 17 00

-Mail: International Center for Persian Studies

Vali-e-Asr Ave., Pesyan Bus Stop

Shemiran, Tehran
Iran
Tel: (+0098-21) 22 71 19 02; 22 71 71 20

• When you send all of the required documents, your application will be submitted to admission commission. In case of their approval, a letter of invitation will be sent to you and a visa request will be submitted to the ministry of Foreign Affairs. You will have to wait for them to announce their decision to the embassy of I.R. Iran in your home country/the country you are applying from.

• ICPS can only make an application to the ministry of Foreign Affairs for your visa issuance and is not responsible for its delay, and CAN NOT hasten it.

• ICPS DOES NOT renew tourist visas for students who have finished their courses and wish to remain in Iran.

• Housing expenses and other costs are approximately 7,000,000–13,000,000 rials (about US$ 800-1500) per semester (Of course, how much you will need depends greatly on your lifestyle and what you plan to do while you are in Iran).

• The university dormitory is only for Group A students and can be reserved at 450,000 rials (about US$ 50) per month, which should be paid in rials at the dormitory.

• All enrollees, who have some knowledge of Persian language, are given a placement test on arrival to assess their language level, followed by an interview. They are then placed in a class that matches their language needs.

• All enrollees must receive a copy of bank receipt at ICPS and pay their tuition fee to the ICPS account at the bank "Tejarat" personally and return the receipt to the center. Credit cards are not acceptable.

• In case of late arrival or early leave, due to personal or academic problems, the tuition fee must be fully paid.

• Students, who intend to visit Iranian cities other than Tehran, can get an official permission from ICPS and travel to those cities during weekends, official holidays or the interval between two semesters.

• Ladies photographs must be veiled.

B: Fellowship Information:

1. AIIrS: http://www.simorgh-aiis.org/

2. University of Arizona Students: http://fpnew.ccit.arizona.edu/neareast/gradreqs.htm

3. Some of the centers above might offer fellowships