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Who We ARE?

We are an independent and international network of Iranian academics and students. Our primary objective is to provide a community and a platform to serve the interests of academics of Iranian heritage around the world.


We strongly believe in and advocate for freedom of information, opinion, and expression.


ICOIA was founded in October 2022 as an entirely volunteer-run organization by a group of Iranian academics in North America, Europe, and Australasia.


Disclaimer: Opinions expressed by ICOIA and its members are solely their own and do not express the views or opinions of their employers.

OUR Constitution

our mission

  • Improve access to reliable news, data, and information about Iranian academics and students, as well as, raising awareness of the various issues that face the Iranian academic community globally.
  • Offer independent information and advice about various professional aspects affecting Iranian scholars.
  • Offer consultancy, specific to the needs of Iranian scholars including students, researchers and faculty members.
  • Offer support and help to all scholars at risks, particularly the Iranian scholars.
  • Encourage the inclusion of Iranian scholars in professional organisations and activities
  • Promote professional gatherings and workshops to raise awareness and affect public policies and perceptions in the interests of Iranian academics.
  • Encourage information exchange across the network of Iranian scholars.
  • Provide a sense of community in which Iranian scholars can exchange scholarly interests and expertise.
  • Aid Iranian scholars by collecting, sharing and publicising individual’s experiences.

Meet some of our members

Dr Mona Parizadeh

Dr Maryam Moridnejad

Dr Maryam Moridnejad

ICOIA's President

Postdoctoral Associate, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Canada

Dr Maryam Moridnejad

Dr Maryam Moridnejad

Dr Maryam Moridnejad

ICOIA's Vice President

Principle Academic Staff Member and Programme Coordinator (Civil Eng.), Centre for Engineering and Industrial Design, Waikato Institute of Technology, New Zealand

DR Encieh Erfani

Dr Maryam Moridnejad

DR Encieh Erfani

 ICOIA's Governance Board Member

Research Fellow at Mainz University, Germany

Assistant Professor (resigned in protest) of the Physics Department at the IASBS, Iran.

Dr Negar Partow

Dr Raha Sabet Sarvestani

DR Encieh Erfani

ICOIA's Supervisory Board Member

Senior Lecturer in Security Studies, School of People, Environment and Planning, Massey University, New Zealand

Assoc. Prof Ali Arab

Dr Raha Sabet Sarvestani

Dr Raha Sabet Sarvestani

ICOIA's Treasurer

Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Georgetown University, USA 

Dr Raha Sabet Sarvestani

Dr Raha Sabet Sarvestani

Dr Raha Sabet Sarvestani

ICOIA's Regional Coordinator of Europe

Research Fellow at the University of Turku, Turku Institute for Advanced Studies, Norway

Dr Araz Jabbari

Assoc. Prof Pejman Sharafi

Dr Elnaz Irannezhad

ICOIA's Regional Coordinator (North America)

Assistant Professor, Department of Management Information Systems, FSA ULaval, Canada

Dr Elnaz Irannezhad

Assoc. Prof Pejman Sharafi

Dr Elnaz Irannezhad

ICOIA's Regional Coordinator for Australia and New Zealand

Senior Lecturer (Civil Eng.), Australian Human Rights Institute Associate, University of New South Wales, Australia

Assoc. Prof Pejman Sharafi

Assoc. Prof Pejman Sharafi

Assoc. Prof Pejman Sharafi

ICOAI's Governance Board Member

Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, Western University of Sydney, Australia

Kian Jenab

Assoc Prof Shideh Dashti

Assoc Prof Shideh Dashti

ICOIA's Governance Board Member

PhD student, Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science, University of Vienna, Austria

Assoc Prof Shideh Dashti

Assoc Prof Shideh Dashti

Assoc Prof Shideh Dashti

Associate Professor of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, USA

Golrokh Kiani

Assoc Prof Shideh Dashti

Dr Farshid Nowrouzi Roshnavand

ICOIA's Governance Board Member Bioinformatician at CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center, Canada

Dr Farshid Nowrouzi Roshnavand

Dr Farshid Nowrouzi Roshnavand

Dr Farshid Nowrouzi Roshnavand

 Research Fellow at Université Paris-Est Créteil

Assistant Professor of English Literature (expelled from Mazandaran University for supporting protesting students)

Elaheh Ejbari

Dr Farshid Nowrouzi Roshnavand

Elaheh Ejbari

ICOIA's Governance Board Member, Optometry Student, Baluch Human Rights Activist in the field of Economic and Gender Equality

Assoc Prof Saeed BanihashemI

Assoc Prof Saeed BanihashemI

Assoc Prof Saeed BanihashemI

ICOIA's Bylaw Committee Member

Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, Technology University of Sydney, Australia

Dr Mitra Naseh

Assoc Prof Saeed BanihashemI

Assoc Prof Saeed BanihashemI

Assistant Professor and Research Director of Initiative on Social Work and Forced Migration, Brown School, Washington University in St. Louis, USA

Sina entesari

Assoc Prof Saeed BanihashemI

Sina entesari

Student Activist and Journalist

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