Toronto Initiative for Iranian Studies

“The Toronto Initiative for Iranian Studies builds on this history and will lay the groundwork for international conferences, research partnerships and faculty and student exchanges between Canada and the Persian-speaking world. Selected goals of the Toronto Initiative for Iranian Studies include:

• Expand tricampus course offerings in Iranian studies
• Initiate workshops, seminars and conferences, such as Iran and Iranian Studies in the 20th Century (Oct. 18-21, 2007) and the Seventh Biennial Conference on Iranian Studies (Aug. 7-11, 2008)
• Summer research and language training opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students
• Develop a centralized depository for Iranian and Persianate materials (textual, visual, audio and electronic) from Iran and Persian-speaking diasporic communities
• Exchange faculty and students between U of T and Iranian universities and research institutes
• Fellowship for graduate students in Iranian studies”