BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

14/07/2008

Iranology department launched at Minsk State Linguistic University

TEHRAN, July 14 (MNA) -- The first Iranology and Persian language department was recently launched at the Minsk State Linguistic University, Belarus.

The department has been established to help introduce Persian culture and civilization to the Belarusian students.

The department was initiated by Iran's embassy in capital Minsk and an Iranian professor will begin teaching Iranology course and Persian language at the department with the beginning of the academic year in September.

The dean of the university expressed his happiness over the inauguration of the department and remarked that the university is home to some 40 departments teaching 16 foreign languages.

He has also asked for donations of Persian books and notebooks for the students of the Persian language in Belarus.

Source:

http://www.mehrnews.ir/en/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=716521

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