Urmia University

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Urmia University دانشگاه اروميه

© Urmia University
Established	1965
Type	Public
President	Hasan Sedghi
Faculty	?
Students	6,750
Undergraduates	?
Postgraduates	?
Location	Urmia, West Azarbaijan, Iran
Campus	Urban
Athletics	? teams
Website	www.urmia.ac.ir/

Urmia University is a major university in the city of Urmia in West Azarbaijan province of Iran.

It has 5 colleges, 6750 students, and also has another campus in Khoy.

1 History
2 Campuses
3 Departments
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

[edit] History

The university was founded by Joseph Cochran as a medical school in 1878, who is also often credited for founding Iran’s "first contemporary medical college".^[1]

The website of Urmia University credits Cochran for "lowering the infant mortality rate in the region" [1] and for founding one of Iran's first modern hospitals ("Westminister Hospital") in Urmia.

The medical faculty Cochran established there was joined by several other Americans, namely Drs. Wright, Homlz, van Nourdon, and Miller. They were all buried in Urmia.

The webiste of Urmia University says this about Cochran and his team:

"There they lie in peace away from their homeland, and the testimonial epitaphs on their tombs signify their endeavor and devotion to humanity."

The Urmia University of Medical Sciences detached from the main school in 1985.

[edit] Campuses

Urmia University has five main campuses:

Shahr Campus (Inside City)
Nazlu Campus (Near to Nazlu Village)
Humanties Campus (Inside City)
School of Engineering Campus (Sero Road 1.5km)
Khoy campus

[edit] Departments

Engineering Department (including faculties of Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Mining Engineering)
Mathematical Science
Science Department (including faculties of Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology)
Agriculture Department
Humanities & Social Sciences
Literature Department