Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch

Coordinates: 35°45′43.64″N 51°20′20.83″E / 35.7621222°N 51.3391194°E / 35.7621222; 51.3391194

Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch
دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد تهران مرکزی
Seal of IAU Central Tehran Branch
Former names	Islamic Azad University of Tehran^[1]
Motto	Persian: آرمان ایرانی برای جهانی‌شدن‎‎
Motto in English	Iranian Aspirations for Globalization
Type	Private research university
Established	August 1, 1982^[2]^[3]
President	Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi
Academic staff	1,400 faculty member and 1,820 contracted (Spring 2016) ^[3]
Administrative staff	936 (Spring 2016)
Students	56,934 (Spring 2016)^[3]
Undergraduates	33,331 (Spring 2016)^[3]
Postgraduates	21,156 (Spring 2016)^[3]
Doctoral students	2,447 (Spring 2016)^[3]
Location	Tehran, Iran
Campus	Urban 297,904 m² (total)^[4] 156,532 m² (educational)^[4] 8,689 m² (sport space)^[4] 7,400 m² (laboratories)^[4] 5,283 m² (libraries)^[4]
Colors	Dark and light Blue^[5]
Nickname	Tehran Markaz IAUCTB
Affiliations	Islamic Azad University
Sports	Futsal, Basketball, Swimming, Volleyball, Chess, Wrestling, Squash, Taekwondo, Karate
Website	www.iauctb.ac.ir

The Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch (IAUCTB) (Persian: دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد تهران مرکزی) formerly known as Islamic Azad University of Tehran is a major private research university located in central Tehran, Iran. It is the campus of the Islamic Azad University system.

The university is the oldest,^[6] the largest^[4] and the top university among all branches of Islamic Azad University academic organization, established in 1982, originally as "Islamic Azad University of Tehran".^[1] The university campuses rest on 297,904 m² of various districts of Tehran.^[4] It offers approximately 445 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a wide range of disciplines such as Applied Sciences, Engineering, Art and Architecture, Humanities and Social Sciences and Medical Sciences.^[4]

History

Establishment

Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch is the very first branch established under the university system which is known as Islamic Azad University, so its history can be traced back to the foundation of the university.^[7]

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani sought to establish a private university to address the challenges posed during early years of Iranian Revolution -such as Cultural Revolution- and to meet increasing demands of secondary-school graduates for higher education in Iran.^[8] On the sidelines of an Islamic Republican Party conference, Rafsanjani mooted the idea with Abdollah Jasbi, who supported and developed the plan to establish Islamic Azad University.^[7]

On its early days, the university lacked sufficient funds and facilities to operate, sorely opening relying on donations made by people and government.^[7] The initial endowment was about 100,000 Rials.^[9]

Jasbi rented No. 155 building in Forsat Shirazi St., while Nassir Shekarriz and Mahmoud Latifipour – who were in charge as Chancellor and Vice Chancellor respectively – rented the 6th floor of a building located in Enqelab St., Felestin St. in order to hold an entrance exam in 1982.^[7] This university began as the Islamic Azad University of Tehran when it opened the doors to about 200 students, offering six majors in bachelor's degree and two in associate degree.^[10] Soon after, the whole building in Enqelab St. was purchased from Mostazafan Foundation of Islamic Revolution and became the university's first property. (Current Faculty of Arts and Architecture)^[7]

Vision

“Innovative, Entrepreneur, Pioneer in the country’s economic, social and cultural affairs”

Mission

Growth and development of culture and entrepreneurial knowledge through the utilization of new technologies, educational and research innovations.
Growth and development of scientific and applied researches to meet the scientific and technological requirements of the nation.
Training committed, creative and experienced entrepreneurs.

Chancellors

Chancellor	Tenure
Nasir Shekarriz	1982–1998
Majid Monajjemi	1998 (interim)
Karim Zare	1998–2003
Hossein Aghaei	2003 (interim)
Hossein Mojtabazadeh	2003–2005
Ahmad Moradi	2005–2006
Mohammad-Ali Gozashti	2006–2012
Ferdos Hajian	2012–2013
Farhad Hosseinzadeh Lotfi	2013–2015
Mehrdad Navabakhsh	2015–2016
Ahmad Shams	2016–2017
Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi	2017–Present

Campus

Niayesh Complex main entrance

Faculty of Arts and Architecture

The university has 15 Faculties:^[11]

**IAUCTB Faculties**
Faculty	Location
Faculty of Arts	Enghelab St., Felestin St.
Faculty of Applied Sciences	Payambar Azam Complex
Faculty of Foreign Languages	Payambar Azam Complex
Faculty of Economics and Accounting	Enghelab St., Pich Shemiran
Faculty of Engineering Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning	Niayesh Complex
Faculty of Medical Sciences	Niayesh Complex
Faculty of Law	Enghelab St., Ferdowsi Sq.
Faculty of Literature and Humanities	Valieasr Complex
Faculty of Psychology Faculty of Social Sciences	Valieasr Complex
Faculty of Management	Azadi St., Enghelab Sq.
Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences	Shahrak-e-Gharb
Faculty of Political Sciences	Shahrak-e-Gharb
Faculty of Communication Sciences and Media Studies	Enghelab St., 12 Farvardin St.

the university has 3 main complexes:^[11]

**IAUCTB Complexes**
Complex	Location
Valieasr	Emam Hossein Square
Payambar Azam	Shahrak-e-Gharb
Niayesh	Punak

Schools and Departments

Programs By Subject:

Arts & Humanities
Clinical, Pre-clinical & Health (Medical Sciences)
Life Sciences
Social Sciences
Engineering & Technology
Physical Sciences

Enrollments

In Academic Year of 2015-2016

Field of Study	Percent
Engineering and Technology	~40%
Humanities	~48%
Art	~8%
Science	~3%
Agriculture and Veterinary	~0%
Medical Science	~1%
Total^[12]	100%

Level of study (Degree)	Percent
Associate	2.36%
Bachelor's	56.20%
Master's	37.15%
Ph.D.	4.29%
Total	100%

Faculty of Engineering

Programs

Aerospace Engineering (BS, MS, PhD)
Biomedical Engineering (BS, MS, PhD)
Chemical Engineering (BS, MS, PhD)
Civil Engineering (BS, MS, PhD)
Computer Engineering (BS, MS, PhD)
Electrical Engineering (BS, MS, PhD)
Energy Engineering (MS, PhD)
Environmental Engineering (MS, PhD)
Industrial Engineering (BS, MS, PhD)
Information Technology Engineering (MS, PhD)
Materials Engineering (BS, MS, PhD)
Mechanical Engineering (BS, MS, PhD)
Mechatronics Engineering (MS, PhD)
Medical Radiation Engineering (BS, MS, PhD)
Mining Engineering (BS, MS, PhD)
Nuclear Engineering (BS, MS, PhD)
Petroleum Engineering (BS, MS, PhD)
Polymer Engineering (BS, MS, PhD)
Robotics Engineering (BS)
Sports Engineering (BS, MS)
Textile Engineering (BS, MS, PhD)
Physics (BSc, MSc, PhD)

Sub-program

Department of Electrical Engineering

B.S.	M.S.	Ph.D.
Communications	Communications (Communication System, Communication Networks, Secure Communication & Cryptography, Optical Communication, Field & Wave Communication)	Communications (Communication Systems, Field & Wave Communication)
Control	Control	Control
Electronics	Electronics (Micro and Nanoelectronic Devices, Digital Electronic Systems, Electronic Integrated Circuits)	Electronics
Power	Power (Power Systems, Power Electronics and Electrical Machines, Planning and Management of Electrical Energy Systems, Electrical Transportation Systems)	Power

Department of Biomedical Engineering

B.S.	M.S.	Ph.D.
Bioelectric (joint program EE Dept)	Bioelectric (joint program EE Dept)	Bioelectric (joint program EE Dept)
Biomechanic	Biomechanic	Biomechanic
Biomaterial	Biomaterial	Biomaterial
	Rehabilitation	Rehabilitation
	Tissue	Tissue

Department of Computer Engineering

B.S.	M.S.	Ph.D.
Computer Systems Architecture	Computer Systems Architecture	Computer Systems Architecture
Software	Software	Software
Information Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Robotics	Artificial Intelligence & Robotics

Department of Nuclear Engineering

B.S.	M.S.	Ph.D.
Nuclear Engineering	Medical Radiation Engineering	Medical Radiation Engineering
		Nuclear Energy Engineering

Department of Civil Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Department of Chemical Engineering
Department of Industrial Engineering
Department of Basic Sciences

Faculty of Science

Department of Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics

It offers the following programs:

B.S.	M.S.	Ph.D.
Computer Science	Computer Science
Applied Statistics	Applied Statistics	Statistics
Applied Mathematics	Applied Mathematics	Mathematics (Applied Mathematics, Pure Mathematics)

Department of Biology
Department of Chemistry
Department of Physics

Admissions

The university received 35,317 applications for the Fall 2011 undergraduate class, making it the university with the most freshmen applicants among all branches of Islamic Azad University.^[13] In 2013, a total number of 11,789 and 6,061 applications were received for undergraduate and graduate programs respectively.^[9]

Rankings

Islamic World Science Citation Database

2011: 3rd among Islamic Azad University campuses^[14]

SCImago rankings

2012: International rank : 231, National rank : 1^[15] (Islamic Azad University)
2013: International rank : 87, National rank : 1^[16] (Islamic Azad University)

Notable alumni and people

Abbas Araghchi, MS (International Relations)
Abdolhossein Mokhtabad, Dean of Faculty of Arts and Architecture
Siamak Ansari, BS (Theater)
Ali Daei, MS (Physical Education)
Zahra Rahnavard, Faculty of Political Sciences
Mohammad Abbasi, MS (Management)
Bahareh Rahnama, BS (Law)
Sadegh Zibakalam, Faculty of Political Sciences
Hamid Sourian, BS (Physical Education)
Hanieh Tavassoli, BS (Theater)
Faezeh Hashemi, Reformist politician and former MP, MS (International law)
Javad Khiabani, rapporteur and TV host, BS (Physical Education)
Mohammad Reza Rahimi, Former Vice President of Iran, MS (Sociology)
Kambiz Hosseini, co-presenter of Parazit and VOA-PNN TV host, BS (Dramatic Arts)

Faculty

Zahra Rahnavard^[17] – Iranian Reformist Politician
Mohammad-Javad Haghshenas^[18] – Iranian Reformist journalist and Political activist
Amir Mohebbian^[19] – Iranian Conservative Politician
Mansour Falamaki^[20] – Iranian Science and Culture Hall of Famer in architecture
Hassan Riahi^[9] – Iranian Science and Culture Hall of Famer in music and composer of National Anthem of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Seyyed Bagher Ayatollahzadeh Shirazi^[21] – Architect and Iranian Science and Culture Hall of Famer in Heritage site repairs
Homayoun Riahi Chaleshtari^[22] – Chairman of Zamyad Co. (2008–2009) and board member of Iran Khodro and SAIPA
Mostafa Kavakebian, Iranian Reformist Politician and former parliament representative
Hossein Allahkaram, Ansar-e Hezbollah activist
Ali Akbar Saremi – Architect
Karen Khanlari^[23] – Representative of Iranian parliament
Karim Zareh – Former representative of Iranian parliament
Hassan Mohadessi – Sociologist
Jahanbakhsh Khanjani^[24] – Iranian Reformist Politician
Ali Najafi Tavana – Iran Central Bar Association President
Jalil Maleki – Iran Central Bar Association Board Member
Isa Amini – Iran Central Bar Association Board Member
Elaheh Koulaei – Former representative of Iranian parliament
Ferdos Hajian – Primary school education expert

Mohammad-Reza Rahimi^[25] – Vice President of Iran (2009–2013)
Enshallah Rahmati^[26] – Journalist and Translator in Philosophy and theosophy
Sadegh Zibakalam^[27] – Political analyst
Effat Shariati – Iranian parliament representative
Hamid Sajjadi – United Nations Intergovernmental Committee for Physical Education and Sport Vice-President
Mohammad-Hossein Farhangi – Iranian parliament representative
Habibollah Sadeghi – Painter
Saeid Kharaghani – Iranian Ministry of Energy Deputy for Research & Human Resources (1998–2005)
Ali Darabi, Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting Deputy
Shabnam Gholikhani – Actress and Director
Farhad Nazerzadeh Kermani^[9] – Iranian Science and Culture Hall of Famer in Arts
Ahmad Bakhshayesh^[23] – Representative of Iranian parliament
Hossein Abolhasan Tanhayi – Sociologist
Mostafa Askarian – Pedagogian
Mohammad Reza Sadegh – Senior Advisor to President Hassan Rouhani
Abdollah Ramezanzadeh^[24] – Iranian Reformist Politician, governor of the Kurdistan Province under President Mohammad Khatami
Abdolhossein Mokhtabad – Musician, Singer, Member of City Council of Tehran

Alumni

As of June 2010, the university has 176,973 alumni^[4] which makes it the biggest number among all branches of Islamic Azad University.^[28]

Mohammad Abbasi^[29] – Iran Minister of Cooperatives (2005–2011) and Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports (2011–2013)
Faezeh Hashemi^[30] – former representative of Iranian parliament and women rights activist
Parvin Ahmadinejad^[31] – former member of City Council of Tehran
Mohammad-Ali Pourmokhtar^[23] – Representative of Iranian parliament
Mehdi Davatgari – Representative of Iranian parliament^[23]
Rajab Rahmani – Representative of Iranian parliament^[23]
Rahmatollah Norouzi – Representative of Iranian parliament^[23]
Shabnam Gholikhani – Actress and Director
Hanieh Tavassoli – Actress
Shahrokh Razmjou – Archaeologist
Elnaz Shakerdoust – Actress
Kazem Sayahi – Voice actor
Behdad Moghadasi – Guitarist
Akbar Mohammadi Argi – Football coach
Fariba Davoodi Mohajer – Journalist and activist

Abbas Araghchi – Diplomat, Iranian Ambassador to Finland & Japan, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
Ali Shoroughi – Writer and Journalist
Laleh Eskandari – Actress
Bahareh Rahnama – Actress
Azita Afrashi – linguist and Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies fellow
Mojtaba Saminejad – blogger and human rights activist
Kambiz Hosseini – co-presenter of Parazit
Shararh Farnejad – Musician and member of Arian Band
Mehrab Ghasemkhani – Screenwriter
Hamid Goudarzi – Actor
Mahdi Pakdel – Actor
Elnaz Shakerdoust – Actress
Houman Haji-Abdollahi – Voice actor and IRIB Host
Siamak Ansari – Actor
Abolfazl Shahi – Artist
Arash Dadgar – Theater Actor

Athletics

Several students have won medals in International competitions while studying at the university.^[32]

**Medalists at 2010 Asian Games**
Name	Sport	Medal
Taleb Nematpour	Wrestling	01 ! Gold
Jasem Vishgahi	Karate	01 ! Gold
Elaheh Ahmadi	STR3X20	02 ! Silver
	AR40 team	02 ! Silver
	STR3X20 team	03 ! Bronze
Mir-Saeid Marouf	Volleyball	02 ! Silver
Farshad Alizadeh	Wrestling	03 ! Bronze
Sara Khoshjamal Fekri	Taekwondo	03 ! Bronze
Saeideh Maghsoudlou	Kabaddi	03 ! Bronze
Fatemeh Momeni	Kabaddi	03 ! Bronze
Sajjad Anoushiravani	Weightlifting	03 ! Bronze
Samad Nikkhah Bahrami	Basketball	03 ! Bronze

**Medalists at 2012 Summer Olympics**
Name	Sport	Medal
Hamid Sourian	Wrestling	01 ! Gold
Sajjad Anoushiravani	Weightlifting	02 ! Silver

Other notable sportspeople at the university include Ali Daei, Karim Ansarifard, Mohammad Mayeli Kohan, Akbar Mohammadi, Mahmoud Miran and Arash Miresmaeili.^[33]

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Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch
Tehran, Tehran, Iran
Chancellors	Nasir Shekarriz (1982–1998) Majid Monajjemi (1998) Karim Zare (1998–2003) Hossein Aghaei (2003) Hossein Mojtabazadeh (2003–2005) Ahmad Moradi (2005–2006) Mohammad-Ali Gozashti (2006–2012) Ferdos Hajian (2012–2013) Farhad Hosseinzadeh Lotfi (2013–2015) Mehrdad Navabakhsh (2015-2016) Ahnad Shams (2016–2017) Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi (2017-present)
Compuses	Valieasr Payambar Azam Niayesh
Academics	Arts Applied Sciences Architecture and Urban Planning Communication Sciences and Media Studies Foreign Languages Economics and Accounting Engineering Law Literature and Humanities Medical Sciences Psychology Social Sciences Management Physical Education and Sport Sciences Political Sciences
Athletics	Cycling Basketball Futsal Swimming Volleyball Chess Wrestling Squash Taekwondo Karate

Islamic Azad University
Presidents	Jassbi (1982–2012) Daneshjoo (2012–2013) Mirzadeh (2013–2017) Noorian (2017, acting) Rahbar (since 2017)
Top Branches	Science and Research (Independent) Najafabad (Independent) Central Tehran South Tehran North Tehran Tehran Medical Karaj Tabriz Qazvin Mashhad Isfahan
Academics Alumni Branches

Colleges and universities in Tehran

Public

Ministry of Science	Allameh Tabatabaei University Alzahra University Amirkabir University of Technology Enghelāb-e Eslāmi Technical College Iran University of Science and Technology Kharazmi University K.N.Toosi University of Technology Power and Water University of Technology Shahed University Shahid Beheshti University Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University Sharif University of Technology Tarbiat Modares University Tehran University of Art University of Tehran University of Judicial Sciences and Administrative Services
Ministry of Health	Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Iran University of Medical Sciences Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Other	Amin Police University Iran Broadcasting University Dar ul-Funun Imam Hossein University Imam Sadiq University Malek-Ashtar University of Technology Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences

Private

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Other	University of Science and Culture

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