During the past eight years, the Persian department at the University of Sulaimani has played a leading role in expansion of the Persian language, Davoud Hassanpour said at a ceremony held at the Academy of Persian Language and Literature in Tehran.

Each year, nearly 600 university students travel to Iran to attend some courses in the country to add to their knowledge, Hassanpour added.

Head of Iran’s Academy of Persian Language and Literature Gholam Ali Haddad Adel, Head of the Persian department at the University of Sulaimani Adnan Sajjadi, and some other university professors were present in the ceremony.

 

Source: IRNA