Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz

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Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz is a major Iranian university in Ahvaz, Khuzestan, Iran.

The campus today has 176 acres and houses 10 colleges. In 2002, 3398 students were enrolled.[2]

[edit] History

In 1955, the first nucleus of the modern university was established as a revival of the ancient Academy of Gondeshapur (which was in the same area) with the founding of a college of Agriculture in Ahvaz. The college grew to become one of the most important institutions of its kind in the country. The university was hence correspondingly named Jundi Shapur University. By 1969, the School of Agriculture of the institute was recognised as the best school of its kind in Middle East.

The revolution of Iran in 1978 and the succeeding turbulent conditions of the Iran-Iraq war detrimentally affected the general stability of the university.

In 1982 the university was renamed to "Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz" to commemorate Mostafa Chamran. Chamran was the then commander in chief of a battalion that was stationed on the Jundi Shapur University campus. The university was closed in those days due to the war conditions in the area.

In 1986, under national legislation, the Schools of Medicine, Health, Dental, Nursing, and Pharmacy, separated off into an independent Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, operated under the supervision of the new Ministry of Health and Medical Education.

[edit] Famous alumni

Soon after the founding of Jondishapur University, Dr. Tal'at Basāri was appointed vice chancellor of the university, the first woman to reach such a post in any university in Iran.

• Ali Shamkhani

[edit] References

• Piyrnia, Mansoureh. Salar Zanana Iran. 1995. Maryland: Mehran Iran Publishing.

[edit] See also

• Academy of Jondishapur
• Higher education in Iran
• List of Iranian Universities
• Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences[3]

[edit] External link

• Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz official website

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