Committee: UNESCO-1

Country: Iran

Agenda Item: Barriers to Education in Conflict-Affecet Countries

Iran was ruled by monarchy under the leadership of Shan Mohammed Reza Pahlavi. In
1979, the Islamic Revolition led by Ayatollah Komeini passed to a theoretical administration.
Iran official name is Islamics Republic of Iran. Iran capital city is Teheran. Iran main language
is Persian. Currency is Iraninan Rial. Iran’s population is 83.99. Iran is in Asia. Iran’s
neighbors are Turkey , Azerbaijan, Armenia, Iraq, Pakistan , Afghanistan and
Turkmenistan.Iran has developed about oil exporting .

With the revolution that took place in 1979 the old education system has left its place to an
Islamic structure. According to official data in Iran,18.000 Iranian students are studying in
82 countries. According to the World Bank,Iran is among the countries with the lowest
education expenditures in the region. Incidents like these have triggered the phenomenon
of brain drain not just the failure of education. According to the information provided by
the International Monetary Fund in 2009 the Islamic Republic of Iran ranked first among
91 countries in the ranking of brain drain.

So what can Iran do for this problem? Fixing Iran's relations with neighboring countries and
Iran should stop spreading its political views.Iran can stop its nuclear activities and improve
its communication with the world. Iran should take the education system of other countries
as an example. Iran should increase its education expenditures and move away from the
sexist approach.