The International Students Office of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, the Bureau for Aliens and Foreign Immigrants’ Affairs of Khorasan Razavi province, and United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) in Mashhad coordinated a tripartite meeting at UNHCR Sub Office. The international students of FUM attended this meeting.

In the beginning, the head of the UN Refugee Agency welcomed all the guests. He said that one of the goals of the United Nations was helping refugees. He pointed out that the Islamic Republic of Iran played an effective role in defending the foreign nationals and resolving their problems. Then, Amadi, the head of the Bureau for Aliens and Foreign Immigrants’ Affairs, illustrated the services offered to the foreign nationals and refugees.

Dr. Zeinab Moazzenzadeh, the head of International Students Office of FUM recited a verse of Quran, underlined the message that all men were born free and equal in terms of dignity and rights. She claimed that the first principal of the Universal Declaration was derived from this verse. According to the verse and the first principle, she said that FUM as the pioneer university in international student admission tried to develop the academic diplomacy and to train the specialist students. She hoped that if these students returned to their countries, they would be the representative of peace, specialty, and commitment in their homelands.

Thereafter, Dr. Moazzenzadeh declared some problems of the international students in the meeting. She hoped that these problems would be tackled by more coordination and cooperation with the related organizations.