Alzahra University
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دانشگاه الزهراء | |
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Established: | 1964 |
Type: | Public |
President: | Mahboubeh Mobaasheri |
Faculty: | 306 |
Students: | 8332 |
Location: | Tehran, Tehran, Iran |
Campus: | Urban |
Athletics: | ? teams |
Website: | www.alzahra.ac.ir/ |
Alzahra University (In Persian: دانشگاه الزهرا) is a female-only state-run university in Vanak, Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran.
Founded in 1964 as a private institution under title of The Higher Educational Institute For Girls (In Persian: مدرسه عالی دختران), it was renamed Farah Pahlavi University after empress Farah Pahlavi, the wife of Muhammad Reza Pahlavi. After the Iranian revolution, the university attained a public status, and was renamed Al-Zahra University, after Fatimah Zahra, the beloved daughter of prophet Muhammad.
The university offers degrees in 67 areas, including 6 PhD degrees. Zahra Rahnavard was appointed as chancellor of Alzahra university on September 23, 1998.