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Terms of Enrollment 

This institute offers two kinds of courses for national and international students who are willing to learn Persian Language. The courses are as follows: Intensive term and Long semester.

The Intensive terms consist of 6 terms: Elementary (1 &2), Intermediate (1 &2) and Advanced (1 &2).

The Long semesters consist of 4 semesters: Elementary, Intermediate (1 &2) and Advanced.

Intensive terms which are held in the morning, from Saturday to Wednesday consist of 15 hours per week which lasts six weeks.                                                            

Long semesters which are held in the afternoon, on even days consist of 6 hours per week which lasts about three and a half months.

Both courses from Elementary to Advanced take approximately nine months for which international students will need to extend their visas.

The applicants in this institute fall into three categories:

1. Group A: Includes those foreign applicants who require the help of the Center in order to obtain their student visa. This visa will allow the applicant to enter the country and is needed to be renewed upon arrival.
2. Group B: Includes Iranian nationals and naturalized Iranian applicants.
3. Group C: Includes Foreigners holding an Iranian residence visa/ permit, such as the embassies’ personnel and their families or staff members of companies and their families and foreign students who study at Iranian universities and Turkish Nationals.

A.      Group A

Notification

Student Visa Issuance Procedure: Once you have sent us the personal data form and all the other five required documents, your application will be submitted to the Admission Committee. In case of their approval, the Center will contact the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) who will then authorize the Iranian embassy in your country to grant you a student visa; afterwards, a letter of invitation and your visa authorization number will be sent to you. You will have to wait for them to announce their decision to the embassy of I.R. of Iran in the country you are applying from.

• All sent documents should be completed and typed in English, as the Admission Committee will not take incomplete documents into consideration.

• Personal data form should preferably be filled out in typescript.

• The six required documents must be sent to the Center at least four months prior to the course start the applicant is applying for.

• ICPS can only make an application to the MFA for your visa issuance and is not responsible for its delay and CANNOT hasten it.

• The approved applicant is strongly advised to wait for MFA’s response and our notice and not to arrange any flight ticket prior to their decision announcement.

• Students wishing to continue their studies at the Center beyond the initial term may benefit from the Center’s services to extend their visas. Such students will have to enroll in the next course/semester and pay the tuition fee accordingly.

• ICPS DOES NOT register those who have entered the country on a tourist visa.

Required documents:

1. Registration form: http://icps.ut.ac.ir/form.pdf;

2. Recommendation letter from a professor, either in Persian or English, signed on the University letterhead (for students only);

3. Copy of graduation certificate or current student ID card                                                                                                                           Note: In case it is in any language other than English, the official translation of certificate of graduation is required).

4. Copy of first page of passport information;

5. CV (Including , Educational background, Work Experiences, Extra Curricular Activities, E-mail Address, Address, Phone Number);

6. Personal Statement (not less than a paragraph):

• Specification of the exact date of the course you wish to attend;

• The reason why you wish to learn Persian and the effect it will have on your life;

Required documents while registration in the Center (after being accepted):

7. Three ID-sized photographs;

8. Tuition fee (should be paid upon registration in the Center– See Fee Policy);

9. Three copies of first page of passport and the Visa on Arrival page which is the type of visa being stamped on your passport upon arrival.

Ways to send the first six required documents: The documents can be sent in three different ways as follows:

• E-mail: icps@ut.ac.ir (most recommended)

• Fax: (+98-21) 22717118

• Mail: International Center for Persian Studies, 

 # 1741, The endowed garden of Dr. Afshar, After

 Pesyan crossroad, North Parkway crossroad 

 Vali-e-Asr Ave., Shemiran, Tehran, Iran

Absenteeism: Students with more than three inexcusable absences will not be eligible to extend their visas and therefore should leave Iran.

Accommodation: The applicants who are willing to settle in the Dormitory of Tehran University or Dormitory of Danesh Pazhuhan of Shahid Beheshti University will be given an introduction letter after registration procedure is done. Undoubtedly, the accommodation depends upon the dormitories’ vacancies.

Tel :( +98-21) 22432220 (Mrs. Sadr)

Fax :( +98-21) 22 432221

Address: End of Daneshju Blvd., Velenjak, Tehran, Iran

                    Danesh Pazhuhan dormitory of Shahid Beheshti University charges are as follows:

• Note: 250.000 Rials = 25.000 Tomans. 1000 Tomans is almost 1 US dollar.

• Almost 10% discount is given on Danesh Pazhuhan dormitory’s charges to ICPS applicants.

• Housing expenses and other costs are approximately between 7,000,000 to 13,000,000 Rials (about € 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).

• Housing expenses does not include meals.

• The dormitory expenses are for a month

• Using the internet is possible in the dormitory and ICPS.

• In case the mentioned dormitories are fully reserved, we can help you find a suitable guest house or hotel.

Travelling in Iran: Students who intend to visit Iranian cities other than Tehran must receive an official permission from ICPS and travel to those cities during weekends, official holidays or the interval between two semesters.

B. Group B: Includes Iranian nationals and naturalized Iranian applicants.

Applicants who fall into this category do not need to send us any documents; they just need to come for registration and submit the required documents a week prior to the course start.

Required documents:

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

2. Three ID-sized photographs (should be submitted upon registration in the Center);

3. Tuition fee (should be paid upon registration in the Center– See Fee Policy).

C. Group C: Includes Foreigners holding an Iranian residence visa, such as the embassies’ personnel and their families or staff members of companies and their families and foreign students who study at Iranian universities.

Applicants who fall into this category do not need to send us any documents; they just need to come for registration and submit the required documents a week prior to the course start.

Required documents:

1. Letter of introduction from your respective embassy or company;

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

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

4. Three ID-sized photographs (should be submitted upon registration in the Center);

5. Tuition fee (should be paid upon registration in the Center – See Fee Policy). 

Turkish nationals who are willing to study in Iran do not need a student visa to stay in Iran for three months and are considered as group C applicants. It is evident that their tuition fee shall be paid according to group C applicants.

Required documents:

1. Two copies of passport information

2. Three ID-sized photographs (should be submitted upon registration in the Center);

3. Tuition fee (should be paid upon registration in the Center– See Fee Policy). 

Rules and Regulations

• Ladies photographs must be veiled.

• All enrollees, who have some knowledge of Persian language, will be 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.

• ICPS DOES NOT issue certificate for the students with more than three inexcusable absences and will not permit them to register for upcoming semesters.

• In accordance with Tehran university admission regulations, International students must meet and pass Persian learning course as a prerequisite unit to be admitted in Bachelor, Master or PhD of other majors.

• To receive the required information on attending in the University of Tehran, please make contact with the Ministry of Science and Higher Education:

Fax :( +98-21) 88827234

Tel :( +98-21) 88301372

Fee Policy

• Tuition fees for each course must be paid according to ICPS regulations.

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

• Tuition fee shall be paid in advance at the beginning of each semester.

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

Last updated: March 6^th 2010

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