The First National Conference of Iranian Students of Russian Studies Held in Tehran

TEHRAN — The Russian Center of the University of Tehran hosted the First National Conference of Iranian students of Russian studies at the University’s Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literatures under the title “Russian Language and Literature in Iran: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow.”

The conference brought together more than 100 students from universities across Iran where Russian language and literature are taught. Participating institutions included the University of Tehran, the University of Gilan, the University of Mazandaran, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Alzahra University, Tarbiat Modares University, Shahid Beheshti University, the University of Isfahan, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, the University of Bojnord, Gonbad-e Kavus University, and the Islamic Azad University (North Branch).

Held on December 24, 2025, the event unfolded in an academic and collegial atmosphere, with undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral students presenting their research papers. Organizers noted that the submissions reflected a high level of scholarly rigor and engagement with the field.

Liliya Pan’kina, First Secretary of the Russian Embassy and representative of Rossotrudnichestvo in Iran, attended the conference and expressed appreciation to the organizers. She highlighted the strong academic potential of Iranian students and described the overall scholarly quality of the conference as very high.