Amirkabir University of Technology

Amirkabir University of Technology
دانشگاه صنعتی امیر کبیر
Established 1958
Type Public
Endowment US$ 800 million[1]
President Alireza Rahai
Academic staff 480
Students 10600
Undergraduates 7000
Postgraduates 3600
Location Tehran, Tehran, Iran
Campus Urban
Website

aut.ac.ir/www/aut/main/

 

Amirkabir University of Technology (AUT, دانشگاه صنعتی امیرکبیر), formerly called the Tehran Polytechnic[2] is a public research university located in Tehran, Iran. AUT is one of the most prestigious universities and the first established technical university in Iran. AUT ranks first in industry-related activities in Iran.

The university was founded by Habib Nafisi in 1958, during the reign of the Pahlavi dynasty. Originally named the Tehran Polytechnic, it began its activities with five engineering departments. Following the 1979 Iranian Revolution, Polytechnic was renamed after the famed Iranian prime minister Amirkabir (1807–1852). With its expansion, the university now boasts fifteen science and engineering departments, and two other affiliated centers, located in Bandar Abbas and Mahshahr[3]. There are currently around 9,100 students enrolled in the undergraduate and graduate programs. AUT has 480 full-time academic faculty members and 550 administrative employees. This gives AUT the highest staff-to-student ratio among the country's universities. The executive branch consists of four departments which receive active participation from various councils in planning and administering affairs.

AUT has signed mutual agreements with international universities for research and educational collaboration. There is a joint program between AUT and the University of Birmingham.[4]

AUT is one of the leading universities in E-Learning systems in Iran which has begun its activities in 2004.

Amirkabir University is the pioneer of sustainable development in Iran[5] and established the AUT sustainability Office on July 2011. The activities of the Sustainability Office contribute to AUT's campus by reducing energy consumption, costs, and emissions, and also student coursework, volunteer opportunities for students, as well as research and education academic activities on sustainable development.

Contents

Departments

Former Presidents

  • Habib Nafisi
  • Prof. Mohammad Ali Mojtahedi
  • Prof. Jadd Babaii
  • Prof. Kayvan Najmabadi
  • Prof. Siroos Shafiei
  • Prof. Miri
  • Prof. Hasan Farid Alam
  • Prof. Kamaleddin Yadavar Nikravesh
  • Prof. Aliakbar Ramezanianpour
  • Prof. Reza Hosseini
  • Prof. Mohammad Hossein Salimi Namin
  • Prof. Abdolhamid Riazi
  • Prof. Ahmad Fahimifar
  • Prof. Alireza Rahayee

Noted alumni and faculties

Science and technology

Industry

  • Ahmad Reza Tabrizi, Co-Founder of the Iran Canada Business Council, President and CEO of Taim Consulting Inc. and Taim Canada Inc.
  • Frydon Torabi, Vice Chair of the Canadian Society of Iranian Engineers and Architects
  • Bahaedin Adab, Co-Founder of Karafarin Insurance Co. and Karafarin Bank, Former Deputy chairman of the board of director of Industry Confederation of Iran, Former chairman of the board of director of Syndicate of Construction Companies of Tehran

Art and culture

  • Pejman Bazeghi, Actor
  • Alireza Bazrafshan, Screenwriter
  • Iraj Karimi, Film Director
  • Kamal Tabrizi, Film Director
  • Davood Mirbagheri, Film Director

Politicians

associations

References

  1. ^ http://www.tabnak.ir/fa/news/149763/%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B4%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%AF%D8%AC%D9%87-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%8A-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B4%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87-%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86
  2. ^ Official website of Amirkabir University of Technology (Persian page),
  3. ^ دانشگاه صنعتي اميركبير واحد ماهشهر
  4. ^ Amirkabir University of Technology International Branch (Collaboration Programs with the University of Birmingham)
  5. ^ [1]

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