Islamic Azad University

The Islamic Free University (Persian: دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی , Dāneshgāh-e Āzād-e Eslāmi) is a private chain of universities in Iran. Headquartered in Tehran, Iran, The Islamic Free University was founded in 1982 and currently has an enrollment of 1.5 million students, making it the world's third largest. The Islamic Free University has over 400 branches across the country and also in other countries. It has branches and universities in U.A.E, United Kingdom, Tanzania, Lebanon and Armenia and has plans to establish more branch campuses in Malaysia, Canada, Afghanistan and Tajikistan in the near future. Over the years, the university has accumulated assets estimated to be worth between $20 and $25 billion. The university system also...