Iranian Parliament has announced that its session on Wednesday August 20 will be allotted to the impeachment of Education Minister Reza Farajidana. President Rohani’s representative in Parliament expressed every hope that a majority of MPs will oppose the minister’s impeachment, saying: “Academia is satisfied with the policies of the Minister of Education.” Majid Ansari […]
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Minister refuses to back down on progressive policies
The Minister of Science and Technology has stood firm in his decisions against the wishes of a number of his critics in Iranian Parliament and the MPs are now reconsidering his impeachment. A meeting was held between Science Minister Reza Faraji-dana and his critics in Parliament on Saturday August 9, and according to the […]
MPs end call for removal of science minister
A group of MPs withdrew their call to impeach the Minister of Science and Technology after Minister Reza Farajidana promised to address their concerns in a meeting that included the MPs and parliamentary speaker Ali Larijani. A spokesman for Parliament’s Education Commission told IRNA that the MPs who had been calling for the impeachment […]
Professors write in defence of embattled Science Minister
More than 900 professors at Iranian universities have issued a statement expressing their support for Science and Technology Minister Reza Faraji-Dana. The Etemad daily reports that in a letter to Ali Larijani, the head of Parliament, the professors express dismay regarding the actions that a number of MPs have taken against the minister of […]
Iranian universities shouldering massive debt
Iran’s minister of science and technology says the country’s universities have a collective debt exceeding 120 trillion rials. IRNA reports that Reza Farajidana also announced that similar problems are faced by other sections of the executive branch. “We are in an urgent economic situation, and some other areas of the executive branch are facing […]