Urmia University
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Urmia University | |
|---|---|
| دانشگاه اروميه | |
 © Urmia University |
|
|
|
|
| Established: | 1965 |
| Type: | Public |
| President: | Dr. Hasaan Sedghi |
| Faculty: | about 400 |
| Staff: | about 800 |
| Undergraduates: | up to 10000 |
| Postgraduates: | up to 1000 |
| Doctoral students: | up to 100 |
| Location: | Urmia, West Azarbaijan Province, Iran ( ) |
| Campus: | Urban & Suburban |
| Athletics: | ? teams |
| Website: | www.urmia.ac.ir |
Urmia University is a major university in the city of Urmia the Capital of West Azarbaijan province of Iran.
It has 5 Campusses, 7 Departments, more than 10,000 students, and also has another campus in Khoy.
Urmia University is one of Iran's "Grade A" Universities.
Contents |
[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 website 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:
- Nazlu Campus (11th km of Serow road near to Nazlu village)
- City Campus (Inside Urmia city)
- Literature Campus (Inside Urmia city)
- School of Engineering Campus (1.5th km of Serow road)
- School of Arts (Inside Urmia city)
- Khoy Campus
[edit] Departments
- Engineering Department (including faculties of Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Mining Engineering)
- Science Department (including faculties of Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Geology)
- Agriculture Department
- Literature & Humanities & Social Sciences Department
- Veterinary Department
- Arts Department
- Natural Sources Department
[edit] Other Universities in Iranian Azerbaijan
- Urmia University of Medical Sciences
- Urmia University of Technology
- Sahand University of Technology
- Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
- University of Tabriz
- Ardabil University of Medical Sciences
- Mohaghegh Ardabili University
- Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences (IASBS)
- Zanjan University
- Azarbaijan University of Tarbiat Moallem
- Tabriz Islamic Arts University
- University of Maragheh
[edit] See also
- List of Iranian universities
- Higher education in Iran
- U.S.-Iran relations
- History of Iran
- Famous Americans in Iran
- Urmia University of Medical Sciences
[edit] References
[edit] External links
 |
 |
This Iran university, college or other higher education institution article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
