Shahid Beheshti University
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| دانشگاه شهید بهشتی | |
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| Established: | 1960 |
| Type: | Public |
| President: | Ahmad Shaabani |
| Faculty: | Faculity |
| Location: | Tehran, Tehran province, Iran |
| Campus: | Urban |
| Website: | www.sbu.ac.ir |
Shahid Beheshti University (formerly The National University of Iran), is located in north of Tehran, Iran.
As of 2006, the university offers 57 Masters and 29 PhD degrees. Its main campus is located in Evin, a suburb of northern Tehran. Shahid Beheshti University was primarily a private university until 1979, a year after the Islamic Revolution. Since then it has become a state funded university. The university was called The National University of Iran until 1983. It was subsequently renamed as Shaheed Beheshti University. In 2007, the university signed an agreement with Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences to be cited uniformly as Shahid Beheshti University. Shahid Beheshti University, G.C. refers to Shahid Beheshti University Main(General) Campus.[1] Shaheed Beheshti University is currently headed by Prof.Latifi, former head of Laser Research Institute .
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[edit] Colleges
At Present SBU has 14 Faculties and Research Institute:
- Laser Research Institute
- Polymers and Organic materials Photonics headed by Dr.Mohajerani
- LIBS(Laser Induced Brakedown Spectroscopy)
- Fiber optics
- Magneto-optics
- Non Destructive Test
- Sciences
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Biological Sciences
- Plants Sciences
- Animals Sciences
- Genetics
- Microbiology
- Marine biology
- Mathematical Sciences
- Mathematics
- Statistic
- Earth Sciences
- Economics and political Sciences
- Education and Psychology
- Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Islamic Teachings Department
- Law
- Literature and Human Sciences
- Mathematical Sciences
- Physical Education and Sport Sciences
- Business
- Architecture and Urban Planning
[edit] History
It was founded in 1959 by Dr. Ali Sheikholislam as the first private and land-grant university in Iran. At its opening the institution had two schools: Architecture and Urban Planning and Banking and Economics, and just 174 students in total. The first graduate academic degree program was the Master's course in the School of Architecture, added in 1961. In 1962,a new main campus was built in Evin, a suburb in the north of Tehran. Academic offerings expanded as facilities were added. The first Ph.D. course was offered in the School of Economics in 1991.[2]
The School of Medical Sciences was part of the University until 1986 when the Ministry of Health, Medicine and Medical Education was established and took over the responsibility of running all medical schools in Iran. Hence the medical school separated into Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences.
[edit] Notable faculty and alumni
- Parviz Dawoodi, Iran's first Vice President, is a professor here
- Masoumeh Ebtekar, The first female vice president in Iranian history.
- Nasrollah Jahangard
- Seyed Hosein Nasr, world renowned philosopher, served as chancellor of the university in the mid 1970s.
- Mohsen Sazegara, former government official, political activist. Earned his master's degree in history from the university
[edit] See also
- Tehran University
- Higher Education in Iran
- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
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