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The Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST) (Persian: دانشگاه علم و صنعت ایران, Danushgah-e 'lâm vâ Sân't-e Iran) is a research institution and university of engineering and science in Iran. The university is home to 15 faculties offering undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in a wide range of engineering-based subjects as well as maths, physics, and department of foreign languages. In 1995 IUST awarded Iran’s first PhDs in materials, metallurgical and traffic engineering. IUST is the only university in the Middle East which has a school of railway engineering and a school of progress engineering. It is also the only university in Iran which has a school of automotive engineering. There are also 12 research centres, nine centres of excellence and 19 specialised libraries as well as four satellite campuses in other parts of the country.[4] IUST is located on Hengam Street in the Narmak neighborhood in northeast Tehran. IUST and its surrounding communities provide a cultural and recreational environment suited to the work of a major research institution.
According to the results of 2016 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, Iran University of Science and Technology stands as the "First University of the Country", 57th among Asian Universities and 457th among World Universities.[5]QS World University Rankings 2016–2017 has announced Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST) as the Second University of Iran and 491–500 among World Universities.[6] The 20,000[7] capacity IUST Stadium, which is used mostly for association football, is their main sports venue.
Jabbar Ali Zakeri is the dean.
Contents
1History
2Campus
3Academics
4Extracurricular activities and association
5Research
6World rankings
7Notable people
7.1Presidents
7.2Notable faculty members [38]
7.3Notable alumni
7.4Politics and government
7.5Business
7.6Academia
7.7Film, television, radio, popular culture
7.8Writing and journalism
8See also
9References
10External links
History
Iran University of Science and Technology was founded in 1929 as the first Iranian Institution to train engineers, named the Governmental Technical Institute. Soon it was named "Honarsaraye Ali"—Advanced Art College in English.
In 1932, the first iranian graduated in Machine Engineering and in 1935 the first iranian graduated in Chemical Engineering.
In 1958, the Institute started to enroll students for Masters programs under the name of Tehran Institute of Technology (TIT).
In 1963, the Institute transferred to its current location in Narmak in northeast Tehran.
In 1972, the title of the college upgraded to the Iran Faculty of Science and Technology due to the growth of the institute by the Ministry of Sciences. The faculty offered four-year bachelor's degrees in most areas of engineering and it is the first and for many years the only engineering university that consist of School of Architecture in the country.
In 1978, it was granted University Status by the Ministry of Sciences. Since then the institute was named Iran University of Science and Technology.
In 1990 it admitted students to Ph.D. programs in Civil Engineering and Materials Engineering fields. In 1995, IUST awarded the first Ph.D. degrees in Iran in the fields of Materials Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering and Traffic Engineering.
In 2009, Iran's Ministry of Science, Research and Technology announced IUST as one of the country's "8 Mother Universities".
The main campus has 15 faculties and three other departments with 380 members of the academic board. On the main campus, 9,000 students are studying in 90 fields of engineering and sciences, out of which 2,000 are M.Sc. and 546 are Ph.D students. Over 50,000 students have graduated since 1932.
Campus
The main campus is located in the northeast of Tehran, expanded in 104 acres (42 ha). The campus includes faculty buildings, research centers, the main library, residential halls, the mosque, administrative buildings, sport playgrounds and covered spaces for sports such as football stadium, volleyball, basketball, and tennis courts.
IUST has four other campuses in the cities of Arak, Behshahr, Damavand, and Noor; the latter two are in progress.
Academics
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IUST has 15 schools, 44 instruction groups, and 83 fields of study. Over 5,500 students study in the B.Sc program, over 5,400 students are studying in M.Sc. and over 940 are doing Ph.D. disciplines.
School of Electrical Engineering[8]
Departments:[9]
Electronic
Bioelectrical Engineering
Communication
Power
Control
School of Mechanical Engineering[10]
Departments:[11]
Solid Mechanics
Fluid Mechanics
Production and Manufacturing
Aerospace Engineering
Biomechanics
School of materials science[12]
Departments:[13]
Casting
Industrial Metallurgy
Extractive Metallurgy
Ceramic
Extraction of Metals
Biomaterial
Ceramic
School of Civil Engineering[14]
Departments:[15]
Environmental and Water Resources Engineering
Geotechnical and Geo-environmental Engineering
Highway Engineering
Structural Engineering
Transportation Engineering and Planning
Geomatics Engineering
School of Industrial Engineering[16]
Departments:[17]
Industrial Engineering
Systems Engineering
Productivity Management
Other schools:
School of Progress Engineering
School of Automotive Engineering
School of Railway Engineering
School of Mathematics
School of Chemistry
School of Chemical, Petroleum, and Gas Engineering
School of New Technologies
School of Physics
School of Computer Engineering
School of Architecture and Environmental Design
Departments:
Department of Physical Education & Sport Sciences
Department of Foreign Languages
Extracurricular activities and association
The most important associations in Iran University of Science and Technology are:
Student's Theater association
Student's Music association
Student's Literature association
Student's Film association
Research
Advanced and High-Tech Research Activities at IUST include:
Hydrostructures at the Department of Civil Engineering
Electronics at the Department of Electrical Engineering
Field of Advanced Materials at the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering
Nano Technology as interdepartmental research
Bio-technology in the Department of Medical Engineering
Hydrodynamics, experimental and numerical fluid dynamics research laboratory at the Department of Mechanical Engineering
The University Research Centers include:
Architecture Research Center
Automotive Research Center
Cement Research Center
Center of Excellence in Experimental Solid Mechanics and Dynamics[18]
Center of Excellence in Islamic Architecture[19]
Electronic Research Center[20]
Green Research Center
Information Technology Research Center
Iran Composites Institute
Materials Research Center
Research Center for ICT Strategic and International Studies[21]
World rankings
University rankings
Iran University of Science and Technology
Global – Overall
ARWU World[22]
901-1000 (2020)
CWTS World[23]
386 (2020)
QS World[24]
601–650 (2021)
THE World[25]
501–600 (2021)
USNWR Global[26]
904 (2021)
Times Higher Education
2020–2021: National Rank: 6,[27] Rank in Asia: 87
2016–2017: National Rank: 1[28]
2015–2016: National Rank: 1, Rank in Asia: 57, International Rank: 475[29]
2014–2015: National Rank: 3, Rank in Asia: 69[30]
According to QS World University Rankings 2016–2017 Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST) ranked as the second university of Iran after Sharif University of Technology and 491–500 among world universities.[31]
Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST) ranked 436th among World universities and 78th in Mathematics and computer science according to 2011–2014 CWTS Leiden Ranking.[32]
In 2017, the U.S. News & World Report ranked IUST Engineering Sciences 113th among world universities. Also, Materials Science of IUST ranked 169 among World Universities.[33]
According to ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2017, IUST has been ranked 101–150 among world universities in Metallurgical Engineering[34] and also 151–200 in Mechanical Engineering[35] and Civil Engineering.[36]
U.S. News & World Report[37]
2020 Best Global Universities Ranking
Global Ranking: 870
Engineering : 180
Chemistry: 624
Civil Engineering : 88
Materials Science : 280
Mechanical Engineering : 98
Notable people
Presidents
Chancellor
Tenure
Alma mater
Speciality
Jalil Shahi
1978-1980
University of Bradford
Civil Engineering
Ebrahim Esrafilian
1980-1981
University of Southampton
Mathematics
Ebrahim Sanaei
1981-1982
Pierre and Marie Curie University
Civil Engineering
Ahad Kazemi
1982-1983
University of Oklahoma
Electrical Engineering
Ebrahim Sanaei
1983-1984
Pierre and Marie Curie University
Civil Engineering
Mohammad Zahabioun
1984–1985
Industrial Engineering
Abbas Shoulaei
1985-1987
University of Montpellier
Electrical Engineering
Ahad Kazemi
1987-1989
University of Oklahoma
Electrical Engineering
Abbas Taeb
1989-1993
University of Graz
Chemical Engineering
Mahmoud Mollabashi
1983-1997
University of New Brunswick
Physics
Seyed Javad Azhari
1997-2001
University of Manchester
Electrical Engineering
Seyed Mohammad Shahrtash
2001-2004
Sharif University of Technology
Electrical Engineering
Seyed Mohammad Taghi Salehi
2004-2005
University of Manchester
Materials
Mahdi Bidabadi
2005-2006
McGill University
Mechanical Engineering
Mohammad Jabalameli
2006-2013
Industrial Engineering
Mohammad Ali Barkhordari
2013-2017
Michigan State University
Civil Engineering
Jabbar Ali Zakeri
2017–current
Beijing Jiaotong University
Civil Engineering
Notable faculty members [38]
Name
Alma mater
Speciality
Profile
Ali Kaveh
Imperial College London
Civil Engineering
google scholar
Jalal Hedjazi
University of Birmingham
Metallurgy & Materials Engineering
profile
Farrokh Hojjat Kashani
UCLA
Electrical Engineering
profile
Toraj Mohammadi
University of New South Wales
Chemical Engineering
google scholar
Majid R. Ayatollahi
University of Bristol
Mechanical Engineering
google scholar
Mahmood M. Shokrieh
McGill University
Mechanical Engineering
google scholar
Vahak Kaspari Marghussian
Victoria University of Manchester
Metallurgy & Materials Engineering
profile
Notable alumni
Politics and government
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (B.S., M.S., PhD. 1997) - sixth President of Iran, and former Mayor of Tehran
Hamid Behbahani (B.S.) - former Iranian Ministry of Science, Research and Technology (Iran)
Kamran Daneshjoo (B.S.) - former Iranian Ministry of Science, Research and Technology (Iran)
AbdolReza Sheikhol Eslami (B.S., M.S., PhD.) - former Iranian Minister of Employment
Mohammad Hossein Saffar Harandi (B.S.) - former Iranian Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance
Seyyed Kazem Vaziri Hamaneh (B.S.) - former Iranian Ministry of Oil
Mohsen Rezaee (B.S.) - former Chief Commander of the IRGC, and secretary of the Expediency Discernment Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Alireza Ali Ahmadi (B.S.) - former Iranian Minister of Education, former president of Payame Noor University
Mohammad Soleimani (B.S.) - former Ministry of Information and Communications Technology of Iran
Mehdi Ghazanfari (B.S. 1986) - former Iranian Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade and former Ministry of Commerce of Iran
Bahman Eshghi (B.S.) — Secretary-General of Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines, and Agriculture
Business
Alireza Nasiri (B.S. 1993) - founder of online degree programs in University of Tehran and father of commercial forestation in Iran
Academia
Abdollah Jasbi (B.S.) - former president of Islamic Azad University
Mohammad Ali Barkhordari (B.S.) - professor of Civil Engineering, former president of Yazd University, University of Zanjan, and Iran University of Science and Technology
Sayyed Mahdi Abtahi (B.S.) - professor of Civil Engineering, president of Isfahan University of Technology
Jalil Shahi (B.S.) - professor of Civil Engineering, founder and former president of Yazd University, and former president of Iran University of Science and Technology
Mohammad Bagher Niv (B.S.) - The first graduate of engineering in Iran
Film, television, radio, popular culture
Tahmineh Milani (B.S. 1986) - Iranian film director
Homayoun Khorram (B.S.) - Iranian musician, composer, violinist, and a member of the high council of Iran's House of Music
Writing and journalism
Touka Neyestani (B.S.) - Iranian political cartoonist
Ali Abolhassani (B.S. 1975) - Iranian contemporary historiograph
Mohammad Reza Sarshar (B.S.) - Iranian author and novelist
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: sixth President of Iran, and former Mayor of Tehran
Abdollah Jasbi: former president of Islamic Azad University
Tahmineh Milani: Iranian film director
Homayoun Khorram: Iranian musician, composer, violinist, and a member of the high council of Iran's House of Music
See also
List of Iranian Research Centers
References
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↑Academic Ranking of World Universities 2020, Shanghai Ranking Consultancy, http://www.shanghairanking.com/ARWU2020.html, retrieved 24 September 2020
↑CWTS Leiden Ranking 2020, Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University, https://www.leidenranking.com/ranking/2020/list, retrieved 24 September 2020
↑QS World University Rankings® 2021, Quacquarelli Symonds Limited, https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2021, retrieved 24 September 2020
↑World University Rankings 2021, THE Education Ltd, https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2021/world-ranking#!/page/0/length/25/sort_by/rank/sort_order/asc/cols/stats, retrieved 2 September 2020
↑Best Global Universities in Iran, U.S. News & World Report, https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/iran, retrieved 24 September 2020