What is Islamic Azad University?
{{Infobox university | name = Islamic Azad University | native_name = دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی <br /> Dāneshgāh-e Āzād-e Eslāmi | image_alt = | motto = | mottoeng = Iranian trust, Global credit | established = 1982 | type = [[Private university|Private]] | endowment = | budget = | president = Hamid Mirzadeh | vice-president = | academic_staff = 59,322 | students = more than 1,500,000 | undergrad = | postgrad = | doctoral = | city = | state = | province = | country = | coor = | campus = [[Iran]] <br> [[United Kingdom]] <br> [[United Arab Emirates]] <br> [[Lebanon]] <br> [[Tanzania]] <br> [[Armenia]] | colours = [[Turquoise]] and [[White]] {{color box|#40E0D0}}&nbsp;{{color box|#FCFCFC}} | athletics = | sports = | nickname = IAU | mascot = | affiliations = | website = {{URL|www.iau.ac.ir}} | logo = | footnotes = }} '''Islamic Azad University''' ({{lang-fa|دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی}}, ''Dāneshgāh-e Āzād-e Eslāmi'') is a private [[university]] system based in [[Iran]]. The university was founded in 1982. It is the world's third largest university. 1.5 million [[student]]s study there.<ref>Encyclopaedia Britannica World Almanac, ed. 2004, page 666</ref> The university has over 100 branches across [[Iran]] and also in other countries such as the [[Dubai (emirate)|emirate of Dubai]] and the [[United Kingdom]]. Over the years, the university has become richer. It is estimated to be worth between $20 and $25 billion. ==References== <references/> [[Category:Colleges and universities in Asia]] [[Category:1982 establishments in Asia]] [[Category:1980s establishments in Iran]] [[Category:Organisations based in Iran]]