{"id":336249,"date":"2025-08-31T17:57:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T16:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=336249"},"modified":"2025-08-31T17:58:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T16:58:06","slug":"escalating-tuition-at-islamic-azad-university-sparks-student-outrage-amid-regimes-economic-failures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/escalating-tuition-at-islamic-azad-university-sparks-student-outrage-amid-regimes-economic-failures\/","title":{"rendered":"Escalating Tuition at Islamic Azad University Sparks Student Outrage Amid Regime\u2019s Economic Failures"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_336250\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-336250\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-336250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Students-across-Iran-face-crippling-financial-pressure-as-tuition-fees-at-Azad-University-soar-exposing-the-regimes-disregard-for-access-to-education.jpg\" alt=\"Students across Iran face crippling financial pressure as tuition fees at Azad University soar, exposing the regime\u2019s disregard for access to education\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Students-across-Iran-face-crippling-financial-pressure-as-tuition-fees-at-Azad-University-soar-exposing-the-regimes-disregard-for-access-to-education.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Students-across-Iran-face-crippling-financial-pressure-as-tuition-fees-at-Azad-University-soar-exposing-the-regimes-disregard-for-access-to-education-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Students-across-Iran-face-crippling-financial-pressure-as-tuition-fees-at-Azad-University-soar-exposing-the-regimes-disregard-for-access-to-education-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Students-across-Iran-face-crippling-financial-pressure-as-tuition-fees-at-Azad-University-soar-exposing-the-regimes-disregard-for-access-to-education-746x420.jpg 746w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Students-across-Iran-face-crippling-financial-pressure-as-tuition-fees-at-Azad-University-soar-exposing-the-regimes-disregard-for-access-to-education-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Students-across-Iran-face-crippling-financial-pressure-as-tuition-fees-at-Azad-University-soar-exposing-the-regimes-disregard-for-access-to-education-696x392.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-336250\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students at the Azad University protest in front of the gates of the campus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><em>Two-minute read<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Reports from Iranian media reveal that fixed tuition fees for several majors at Islamic Azad University have skyrocketed, in some cases increasing from 2 million to nearly 12 million tomans per semester. This surge, coming as many families already struggle with record inflation and unemployment, has sparked outrage among students who see the hikes as part of the regime\u2019s broader economic mismanagement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Despite the growing anger, university officials attempted to dismiss the issue as mere \u201cclaims by students.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/farsnews.ir\/Journalist\/1756492082617339114\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mohammad Ghorbani Golshanabadi<\/a>, the university\u2019s spokesperson, insisted that fixed tuition had not changed for students within the standard timeframe, admitting only to a 23 percent increase in \u201cvariable tuition.\u201d Yet, students across campuses dispute this, describing hikes between 50 and 100 percent\u2014and in some cases far higher.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Students Speak Out Against the Injustice<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Accounts from students paint a starkly different picture from the regime\u2019s narrative. One humanities student explained: \u201cLast semester my fixed tuition was about 2 million tomans. Now it has jumped to nearly 11.7 million. How are we supposed to continue our studies under these conditions?\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">More Than 32,000 Associate Professors Dismissed from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>\u2019s Azad University<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HpziEJai1B\">https:\/\/t.co\/HpziEJai1B<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1716550308883825060?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 23, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Another student recounted: \u201cI\u2019ve been studying for six or seven semesters. Now the tuition has been raised nearly fivefold. Continuing my education has become impossible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Such testimonies highlight the growing divide between the regime\u2019s official denials and the crushing reality facing students.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Contradictory Statements from Officials<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Even within the regime\u2019s own institutions, contradictions abound. While the university spokesperson downplayed the issue, the Minister of Science admitted in late 2024 that tuition had tripled, calling it a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.khabaronline.ir\/news\/2108816\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> \u201cshock\u201d to families<\/a>. A member of the regime\u2019s parliament also warned that students in medical fields were increasingly falling into debt because of the exorbitant costs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Despite these acknowledgments, the regime has failed to take corrective action, leaving students and their families to bear the financial burden.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>: Demonstration and Protest of Azad University Students for the Second Consecutive Day<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PSPr63eCVJ\">https:\/\/t.co\/PSPr63eCVJ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fN0h5ICrdu\">pic.twitter.com\/fN0h5ICrdu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1079472027117981698?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 30, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Education as a Privilege, not a Right<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The tuition crisis at Islamic Azad University reflects the regime\u2019s broader pattern: reducing access to basic rights, including education, healthcare, and housing, while prioritizing resources for repression, corruption, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-iran-resistance\/ncri-special-meeting-assads-fall-signals-collapse-of-irans-regional-strategy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">regional adventurism<\/a>. Students from lower- and middle-income families are being systematically excluded from higher education, transforming it into a privilege accessible only to the wealthy or those connected to the ruling elite.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Protests last year already saw students rally against tuition hikes. With the new academic year, anger is once again mounting, and many believe that education is becoming yet another front in the struggle against the regime\u2019s unjust policies.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">University Students in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> Capital Protest Restrictions on Women&#39;s Clothing<br \/>Iranian university students held a defiant protest against the regime on Monday in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a> over restrictions on what female students are allowed to wear on campus.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Q32CdwrsHx\">https:\/\/t.co\/Q32CdwrsHx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ph4N77SyLk\">pic.twitter.com\/ph4N77SyLk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1128039054338080769?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 13, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">A Brewing Student Crisis<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The drastic rise in tuition has intensified dissatisfaction within Iran\u2019s student population, which has historically been at the forefront of protest movements. As one student put it bluntly: \u201cThe regime is making sure only the rich can study, while the rest of us are pushed out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With growing frustration and deepening economic inequality, the regime\u2019s assault on education could serve as another spark for broader unrest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two-minute read Reports from Iranian media reveal that fixed tuition fees for several majors at Islamic Azad University have skyrocketed, in some cases increasing from 2 million to nearly 12 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