Dr. Mansour Gholami, the Minister of Science, Research and Technology was accompanied with Dr. Kafi, the chancellor of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad (FUM) to visit International Students Office. The Minister appreciated the efforts of FUM in developing the internationally academic diplomacy. He said that FUM attained the first position in attracting the international students, and this was the honor of University. He added that the Ministry of Science hoped that it could provide more facilities for such universities. Dr. Zeinab Moazzenzadeh, the head of International Students Office at FUM explained the trend of international student admission. She also illustrated the actions that were taken in line with the international policies of the Ministry and the National Development Plan. Then, Dr. Moazzenzadeh reported that approximately 1,600 international students with 21 nationalities studied at undergraduate, postgraduate and postgraduate levels in various fields of FUM. Moreover, she pointed out that there was a consular section in International Students Office which provided services to all international students of the universities located throughout the Khorasan Razavi Province. In the end, Dr. Kafi expressed his hope that this success would be continued with the support made by the Ministry of Science, Research, and Technology, especially by the Minister.