The piece claims Iranian universities reserve large seat shares—sometimes up to 70% in certain disciplines—for regime-aligned applicants. By turning admissions into patronage, the state shapes future elites and locks ideological control into the pipeline, not just faculty governance.
— It shows how authoritarian regimes weaponize university admissions to manufacture political loyalty, reframing debates on elite formation and academic freedom.
Saeid Golkar
2025.10.13
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“Universities allocate seats through a quota system favoring regime loyalists, sometimes up to 70 percent in certain disciplines.”
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