Table 1.

Participant profiles of individual interviewees

Row	Sex	Post
1	Male	International Advisor to the Ministry of Health and Medical Education
2	Male	Director of International Affairs of Ministry of Health and Medical Education
3	Male	Head of Foreign Students of Isfahan Province
4	Male	International assistant director of health faculty of Tehran University of Medical Sciences
5	Male	Research Vice-Chancellor of the Islamic Culture and Communication Organization and Chinese cultural advisor
6	Male	Iranian medical student studying abroad
7	Male	Iranian medical student studying in the country
8	Male	Pharmacist foreign student studying in the country
9	Female	Faculty member of Medical Sciences University in the field of medicine with international experience
10	Female	Faculty member of Medical Sciences University in the field of pharmacy with international experience
11	Female	Faculty member of Medical Sciences University in the field of medicine with international experience
12	Male	Faculty member in the field of educational science with international experience
13	Male	Faculty member in the field of educational management with international experience
14	Male	IT Engineering (web mining expert)
15	Male	IT Engineering (web mining expert)
16	Male	Head of Isfahan Chamber of Commerce