Academic diplomacy is one of the most wholesome, transparent, and humane types of relationships. Wherever it is possible to bind various forces in the international arena on ethical grounds, security would be achieved. Such ethical coexistence among societies is embodied in the academic partnership of institutions embedded in those societies. In the age of knowledge and given the role of multicultural education in enriching education and promoting equality, respect, acceptance of mutual understanding of cultures, and the vitality of internationalization in higher education are becoming increasingly important

Accordingly, in order to expand its scientific and cultural relations with other countries, the University of Maragheh seeks to accept eligible foreign (non-Iranian) students on the basis of the “Regulations on admitting international students not receiving a scholarship [regular students] to the University of Maragheh” (date July 22, 2015), which is itself drawn from the “Bylaw for the admission of regular international students to Iranian universities and higher education centers” signed by the Ministry of Science, Research, and Technology (dated October 12, 2015).