Allameh Tabatabai University

Allameh Tabatabai University
دانشگاه علامه طباطبائی
Established 1956
Type Public
President Sadreddin Shariati
Academic staff 500
Students 15000
Postgraduates 2300
Location Tehran, Tehran, Iran
Campus Urban
Website

www.atu.ac.ir/index en.htm
 

Allameh Tabatabai University (ATU) (Persian: دانشگاه علامه طباطبائی), is a public university in Tehran, Iran, under the supervision of the Ministry of Sciences, Research and Technology. It is the largest specialized state social sciences university in Iran and the Middle East, with 15000 students and 500 full-time faculty members[1] [2] .

After its establishment by articulation of 24 independent colleges and faculties in 1983, the university evolved into the country’s most eminent university in humanities and social sciences. Before that, the university was known as "The Advanced School of Commerce" which was initially founded in 1956, before the Islamic Revolution, with academic support from American institutions.

Allameh Tabatabai University is mainly active in the humanities and economic sciences. It is recognized by the Ministry of Sciences, Research and Technology as the "Scientific Pole" of the country in economic science and the Center of Excellence in "Development Economics"[3] [4] . The faculty of "Psychology and Education" has also a high reputation and has distinguished the university as the "Scientific Pole in Educational Science" [5] .

Allameh Tabatabai University currently constitutes 7 faculties.

The university is named in honor of Allameh Tabatabai.

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History

The university was first founded in 1956 with academic support from American institutions as The Advanced School of Commerce. In 1984, various institutes of higher education such as the Literature and Humanities University Complex and the Commerce and Administration University Complex and many others were merged to form the present university. The colleges which formed these complexes and now constitute this university are as follows :

Literature and Humanities University Complex : College of Social Services (1958), College of Social Communication (1966), College of Pars (1967), College of Damavand (1969), College of Translation (1969), Research Center for Iranian Culture (1970), College of Political and Social Sciences (1971), Teacher Training College (1973), and College of Shemiran (1973). University Complex of Commerce and Business Administration : Tehran College of Commerce (1958), College of Banking (1964), Tehran College of Insurance (1970), College of Iran Zamin (1969), Industrial Management Institute (1970), College of Tourism and Information (1972), Center for Public Management (1972), Iran Centre for Management Studies (1971), College of Airpost Training (1974), Advanced School of Accounting and Finance, National Iranian Oil Company (1957), International College of Administrative and Commercial Services (1976).

In May 2001 the Iran Center for Management Studies was re-established as an independent educational institution.

Allameh Tabatabai University also offers open courses

Faculties

1. Faculty of Persian Literature and Foreign Languages

2. Faculty of Economics

3. Faculty of Management and Accounting

4. Faculty of Law and Political Sciences

5. Faculty of Psychology and Education

6. Faculty of Social Sciences

7. E.C.O College of Insurance

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ Allameh tabatabai University. "About the University". http://www.atu.ac.ir/index_en.htm. Retrieved 27 July 2011. 
  2. ^ Institute for Interdisciplinary Cultural Studies, Allameh Tabatabai University. "Introduction". http://www1.atu.ac.ir/Icr/introducing.aspx?lang=Fa. Retrieved 27 July 2011. 
  3. ^ Roshd Encyclopedya. "School of Economics, Allameh tabatabai University". http://daneshnameh.roshd.ir/mavara/mavara-index.php?page=%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B4%DA%A9%D8%AF%D9%87+%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%AA%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%AF+%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B4%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87+%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%87+%D8%B7%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B7%D8%A8%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C&SSOReturnPage=Check&Rand=0. Retrieved 27 July 2011. 
  4. ^ Allameh Tabatabai University. "Scientific pole". http://www.atu.ac.ir/research/research_sci_pol.htm. Retrieved 27 July 2011. 
  5. ^ Roshd Encyclopedya. "School of Psychology and Education, Allameh Tabatabai University". http://daneshnameh.roshd.ir/mavara/mavara-index.php?page=%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B4%DA%A9%D8%AF%D9%87%20%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B4%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B3%DB%8C%20%D9%88%20%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%88%D9%85%20%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A8%DB%8C%D8%AA%DB%8C&SSOReturnPage=Check&Rand=0. Retrieved 27 July 2011. 

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