Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences
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| Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences | |
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| دانشگاه علوم پزشکي جندي شاپور اهواز | |
 © Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences |
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| Established: | ? |
| Type: | Public |
| President: | Hosein Azin |
| Faculty: | 381 |
| Staff: | 15,000 |
| Students: | ? |
| Location: | Ahvaz, Khuzestan, Iran |
| Campus: | Urban |
| Website: | www.ajums.ac.ir |
Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences (AJUMS), is a medical school in Khuzestan Province of Iran.
Located in southwestern Iran in the city of Ahvaz, the university was established as a College of Medicine administered by the Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz in 1955, which itself was a revived reincarnation of the ancient Academy of Gundishapur that existed in the same area in antiquity. The university separated and fell under the Ministry of Health and Medical Education of Iran in 1986.
The university has 3 campuses in Ahvaz, Behbahan, and Abadan, and is constituted of 9 Schools, offering doctorate degrees in science and medicine in 27 fields.
The university administers 8 public hospitals in the city of Ahvaz, and 20 other hospitals in the surrounding areas, as well as dozens of clinics scattered in the provincce.
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- Higher Education in Iran
- Contemporary Medicine in Iran
- Chargoon as Office Automation Provider
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The MOST ANCIENT UNIVERSITY IN THE WORLD:
"The Academy of Gundishapur (Jundishahpoor) was founded by Sassanids during the reign of Shapur I (Shahpoor the First) of Iran, ca. 2200 years ago, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sassanid_Empire It is located in the present-day province (Sathrap) of Khuzestan, in the southwest of Iran, not so far from the Karun river. It was built in a city named Gondishapur, one of the most significant Iranian cities of that time. Gundishapur University and Academy were important centers of science, philosophy and medicine in the ancient world." (also see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_of_Gundishapur )
It is believed that Gundishapur was the greatest university and academy the world had yet seen. Even better than Plato's Academy or Aristotle's Lyceum. Most of Greek scholar's studied at Gundishapur. Almost all the sources that Iranian scientists after islam (e.g. Avecinna and Khwarizmi) used were provided by ancient Iranian scientists in Gundishapur university. It was the heart of science and philosophy of its time. There, Zoroastrian philosophy, Greek knowledge, Babylonian astronomy as well as other scientific disciplines were mixed to create a great University. Zoroastrians have always been described by Historians as wise people who love science. http://drmozafari.vox.com/
