The PhD and Master's degree exams at the Supreme National Defense University were held.

According to the Communications and International Relations Center, the PhD and Master's exams in Governance at the Supreme National Defense University were held on the morning of Friday, February 16, with the presence of Brigadier General Esmail Ahmadi-Moghaddam, the President of the University. The exams took place across 25 fields and disciplines.

A total of 1,000 candidates had registered to take the exams, with the highest number of applicants coming from the fields of governance and national security. The preliminary results of the exams are expected to be announced in May 2025, after which 250 candidates will be admitted following the necessary procedures.

The candidates competed in various disciplines, including Strategic Defense Sciences, Civil Defense, Defense Studies, Geostrategy and Geopolitics, Crisis Management, National Security, Cyber Space, International Law, International Relations, Strategic Management, Futurology, and Pure, Social, Cultural, Economic, and Educational Governance.