Sharif University of Technology
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| Established | 1965 |
| Type | Public |
| President | Saeed Sohrabpour |
| Faculty | 500 |
| Students | 13,600 |
| Undergraduates | 8000 |
| Postgraduates | 1000 |
| Location | Tehran, Tehran, Iran |
| Campus | Urban |
| Athletics | 10 teams |
| Website | www.sharif.ir |
Sharif University of Technology (Persian: دانشگاه صنعتی شریف Dāneshgāh-e San'ati-ye Sharif), formerly named Aryamehr University of Technology (Persian: دانشگاه صنعتی آریامهر Dāneshgāh-e San'ati-ye Āryāmehr) is a public university of technology, engineering and science in Iran. The university is located in Tehran, not far from the Azadi Square and is named after Majid Sharif Vaghefi, a former student who was killed in 1975.[1]
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[edit] History
The university was first founded in 1965 with the name Aryamehr Technical University by Dr. Mohammad Ali Mojtahedi (محمد علی مجتهدی).
In 1972, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi appointed the world renowned scholar Sayyed Hosein Nasr as president of the university with the goal of modeling the school based on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, but with roots in Iranian culture.[2]
The university has grown to an elite school today with over 9000 students (700 of whom are studying for a doctorate) and over 500 faculty members.
[edit] Political Activies
Through the student political movement after the 2nd of Khordad Movement, Sharif students were also actively involved. The major groups with political intentions at Sharif, during 1997-2003, were student Basij and the Association of Muslim students, briefly called Anjoman (Association). (Most other smaller groups were allies of either or Basij or Anjoman.) Basij was a serious opposer of Mohammad Khatami, the president of the time. Whereas, Anjoman was a loyal follower. There has been several clashes between member students of the two groups. Free speech tribunes, occasionally end in harsh quarrel-like debates. Anjoman's free thoughts wallpaper, Ayeneh Sharif, was constantly attacked by Basij students. However, the major clash between Anjoman and Basij occurred while the student movement was in silence in most other universities. In 2006, a serious controversy resulting in physical tensions, occurred after Basij attempted to bury bodies of unknown Martyrs of the Iran-Iraq war at the universities' Mosque court [3].
[edit] Colleges
Materials Science and Engineering (Metallurgy), Chemical Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mathematical Science, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Aerospace engineering, Management and Economics.
Affiliated Centres:
- Biochemical and Bio-environmental Research Centre
- Electronics Research Centre
- Water, Energy and Ocean Engineering Research Centre
- Network Security Centre
- Computing Center
- Entrepreneurship Center
[edit] Buildings
- Ebne Sina Building (ساختمان ابن سینا)
- Union (Shahid Rezaee Building)
- Jaber ebne hayyan Building
[edit] Former presidents
- Dr. Mohammad Ali Mojtahedi from 1965
- Prof. Fazlollah Reza from 1968
- Dr. Mohammad Reza Amin from 1968
- Dr. Hossein Nasr from 1972
- Dr. Mahdi Zarghami from 1975
- Dr. Alireza Mehran from 1977
- Dr. Hossein Ali Anvari from 1978
- Dr. Mohammad Ali Ranjbar from 1979
- Dr. Abbas Anvari from 1980
- Dr. Ali Akbar Salehi from 1982
- Dr. Mohammad Etemadi from 1993
- Dr. Khatiboleslam Sadrnezhad from 1995
- Dr. Saeed Sohrabpour from 1997
[edit] Notable alumni
- Mohammad Atrianfar Former head of Tehran City Council.
- Ali Larijani, former presidential candidate and former head of IRIB, secretary of High Council of National Security of Iran since August 14, 2005
- Ali Daei, Former Captain of Iranian national football team and Saipa FC Striker
- Adel Ferdosipour, prominent football commentator
- Iraj Mozzafari, Former Captain of Iranian national Volleyball team
- Hamid Taqvaee , Current Leader of Worker-Communist Party of Iran
- Peyman Yazdanian, Music composer
- Akbar Torkan, Director of Petro-Pars Co. and Previous Transportations Minster
- Mohsen Sazegara, former government official, political activist
- Behzad Razavi, Professor, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
- Ali Hajimiri, Professor, California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
- Mohammad Ali Najafi Former minister of higher education.
- Elshan Moradi Chess Grandmaster
[edit] SUTA
Many of Sharif alumni are spread all around the world since lots of them continue their graduate studies in Europe or North America and also some of them immigrated to these countries, therefore it is not easy to establish local organization to be contacted by the alumni. Sharif University of Technology Association (SUTA) is a global organization that was formed in 2000 to facilitate communication and collaboration among the graduates, faculty and staff of the Sharif University (formerly Arya-Mehr University).
This non-profit organization is registered in the state of California, USA and has many chapters and affiliates around the world. Its mission is to enhance professional, academic, and social contacts among its membership, and to strengthen the ties between the association members living outside of Iran and the University. [4]
