Motive in setting up branch campuses
Meantime, Iran has unveiled plans to set up branches of its universities in other Arab states, including the Union of the Comoros. A member of the African Union, Comoros is a sovereign archipelago island nation in the Indian Ocean off the eastern coast of Africa – and the only member of the Arab League entirely within the Southern Hemisphere.
International reports suggest the educational motives behind these projects include providing facilities for Iranians living abroad to complete their studies and conduct research related to their fields of interest.
For example, Iranians have migrated to the UAE, and especially to Dubai, in large numbers. In fact, they now exceed 10% of the total population – making Dubai home to the world's second largest Iranian diaspora community.
But Iran is also using its universities as a tool to tackle its political problems, including a current dispute with the UAE over three islands it occupies, as well as the international economic sanctions and isolation resulting from problems related to its nuclear programme.
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