Payame Noor University

Payame Noor University
دانشگاه پیام نور
Latin: Universitas Payam Noor
Other name
Payam Noor University, Payam-e-Noor University, PNU
Former names
University of Abu Rayhan al-Biruni and Iran Free University[1]
Mottoآموزش برای همه، هرجا و هر زمان
Motto in English
education for all, anywhere and anytime
TypePublic university
Established1988
ChancellorEbrahim Taghizadeh[2]
Location
Nakhl St, Lashkarak Highway, Tehran, Iran

35°48′3″N 51°30′9″E / 35.80083°N 51.50250°E / 35.80083; 51.50250
Campus502 campuses[3]
LanguagePersian, Arabic and English
Colours  Yellow
Sporting affiliations
FISU, NUSF[4] Iran BBF[5][6]
Websitewww.en.pnu.ac.ir

Payame Noor University (PNU; Persian: Dāneŝgāhe Payāme Nur) is a public university in Iran, with its headquarters in Tehran. Established in 1988, is a legal body under the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology. Payame Noor means "the message of light" in Persian.[citation needed]

PNU was established in 1988 in the Iran, after having integrated the University of Abu Rayhan al-Biruni and Iran Free University. PNU took its first intake in five-degree programs at 28 study centres.[citation needed]

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