Higher Education
The University of Yazd was established in 1988. It has a noted college of Architecture specializing in traditional Persian Art and Architecture. Yazd and its nearby towns contain the following institutes of higher education:
- University of Yazd
- Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences and Health Services
- Yazd Institute of Higher Education - ACECR
- Islamic Azad University of Bafgh
- Islamic Azad University of Mehreez
- Islamic Azad University of Ardakan
- Islamic Azad University of Maybod
- Islamic Azad University of Taft
- Islamic Azad University of Yazd
- Yazd Sampad Information Center
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