The President visited the ILI’s booth
Participating the National Children's Week events, the President and the Minister of Education emphasized the special status of the Iran Language Institute within the country's educational system.
12 October 2026
The ILI stands by the Hormuz’s children and young adults
Amid the difficult days of the American invasion of Iran, the ILI does its part in aiding the children in the south of the country through educational means.
22 September 2026
The ILI signed MoU with SAMPAD
The Iran Language Institute and the National Organization for Development of Exceptional Talents committed to develop the SAMPAD students' linguistic talents in a joint effort by using each other’s capacities.
2 September 2026
The ILI unveils the new version of online educational system
Maintaining the positive points of the previous system, the upgraded system along with new and smart developments offers a more reliable, secure educational infrastructure in a better user-friendly environment.
15 August 2026
German for children; an opportunity provided at the ILI
With the start of registration for specialized German language course for children, Dr. Mahdi Zolfaghari, Director of the Iran Language Institute, explained the objectives of offering such courses.
15 August 2026
Areas for developing cooperation between the ILI and “SAMPAD” were reviewed
In a meeting attended by the Director of the Iran Language Institute, the Cultural Deputy Director of the Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults, and the Deputy Director of the National Organization for Development of Exceptional Talents (NODET/SAMPAD), areas for developing cooperation between these two organizations were discussed.
25 February 2026
Educational-cultural management with a risk-taking, decision-making, and meaning-making approach
The Director of the ILI explained:
At a gathering of the general managers of the Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults, Dr. Mehdi Zolfaghari, the Director of the Iran Language Institute, emphasized the importance of future engineering amid organizational uncertainty and noted, “Failure to pay attention to this issue will cause the organization to face major challenges.”
25 February 2026
The ILI is expanding activities in China.
Dr. Zolfaghari, in an interview with Borna News Agency:
Dr. Mahdi Zolfaghari, Director of the Iran Language Institute, announced in an interview with Borna News Agency that the institution is expanding its activities in China and is working to establish an overseas branch in Beijing to promote scientific and educational cooperation between the two countries.
29 November 2025
The Director of the Iran Language Institute met and held talks with the Director General of the China Language Education and
Dr. Mahdi Zolfaghari, Director of the ILI, met and talked with Yu Yunfeng, Director of the China Language Education and International Cooperation Center, Wang Huichang, Director of the Asian and African Affairs Department of CLEC, and Pang Shijin, Expert of the Asian and African Affairs Department of CLEC.
19 November 2025
The Iran Language Institute is ready to create a strong and forward-looking framework for language education
Dr. Mahdi Zolfaghari:
Dr. Mahdi Zolfaghari, the Director of the Iran Language Institute and a member of the Language Teaching in Schools panel at the 2025 World Chinese Language Conference, delivered a speech in English on the language teaching process in Iran, stating, “The ILI is ready to take the next steps – in cooperation with Chinese institutions – to create a strong and forward-looking framework for bilateral language teaching.”
19 November 2025
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The Iranian Language Center, as the most prestigious, oldest and largest foreign language teaching institute in Iran, has been operating in Tehran since 1304 under the name of the Iran-US Association, and its classes were often held in affiliated centers. Language education "was launched at the crossroads of the Republic in the 1330s