The University of Yazd was established in 1988 as a center for higher education and has grown rapidly while preserving quality. Currently, with 298 academic staff, 6540 students and 420 working staff, the university has made it possible to provide the community with the necessary education.

DDRI as an acronym of Desert and Dryland Research Institute was established in 1998 in Yazd University. Desertification and aridity are among the serious problems throughout the world. Desertification is land degradation in arid, semiarid and dry sub-humid areas resulting from  various factors, including climatic variations and human activities. Continue...