Tehran Times cited Iran’s Minister of Science, Research and Technology Mr. Mohammad Mehdi Zahedi saying that university students currently comprise 5 percent of Iran’s 70 million population.
Student Body Grows: Mr. Zahedi said that university students make up about 3.5 million of Iran’s total population, and by the next Iranian calendar year of 1388 (2008-2009) this is expected to reach over 3.6 million.
The number of university students has risen from about 2.150 million in 2005 to over 3.5 million in 2008, Zahedi claimed, stressing that there has been a 100 percent increase in number of students doing a master’s degree and PhD over the past 3 years.
The capacity of universities for master’s degree has reached 40,000 from about 20,000 in 2005 and the capacity for PhD studies has risen to 4,000 from 2,000.
Faculty Numbers Grow: He also referred to a sharp increase in the number of Iran’s faculty members and said, “There has been over a twofold increase in the number of faculty members over the past 3 years.”
Science Productivity Increases: Mr. Zahedi also claimed that there has been an increase in the number of scientific articles indexed by the International Scientific Index (ISI) in 2008 compared to last year. On this topic, he did not however release any numbers.
Graduates Remain Unemployed: One of Mr. Zahedi’s colleagues in the government described the other side of the coin. According to Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Security, via Payvand news agency, 30 percent of the unemployed in Iran are university graduates.
The youth enter into the job market after 4-6 years of study in universities but lack sufficient skills and capabilities. To become employable, he said, they attend technical and vocational centers. Currently, 40 percent of the capacity at technical and vocational centers is taken by university graduates.
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Student Body Grows: Mr. Zahedi said that university students make up about 3.5 million of Iran’s total population, and by the next Iranian calendar year of 1388 (2008-2009) this is expected to reach over 3.6 million.
The number of university students has risen from about 2.150 million in 2005 to over 3.5 million in 2008, Zahedi claimed, stressing that there has been a 100 percent increase in number of students doing a master’s degree and PhD over the past 3 years.
The capacity of universities for master’s degree has reached 40,000 from about 20,000 in 2005 and the capacity for PhD studies has risen to 4,000 from 2,000.
Faculty Numbers Grow: He also referred to a sharp increase in the number of Iran’s faculty members and said, “There has been over a twofold increase in the number of faculty members over the past 3 years.”
Science Productivity Increases: Mr. Zahedi also claimed that there has been an increase in the number of scientific articles indexed by the International Scientific Index (ISI) in 2008 compared to last year. On this topic, he did not however release any numbers.
Graduates Remain Unemployed: One of Mr. Zahedi’s colleagues in the government described the other side of the coin. According to Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Security, via Payvand news agency, 30 percent of the unemployed in Iran are university graduates.
The youth enter into the job market after 4-6 years of study in universities but lack sufficient skills and capabilities. To become employable, he said, they attend technical and vocational centers. Currently, 40 percent of the capacity at technical and vocational centers is taken by university graduates.
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