Iran University of Science and Technology
| دانشگاه علم و صنعت ایران | |
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| Motto | "Nothing is Impossible" |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1929 |
| Endowment | US$ 49.7 million (December 10, 2014) |
| President | Dr. Mohammad ali Barkhordari |
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Academic staff
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430 |
| Students | 11957 (2015) |
| Undergraduates | 5525 |
| Postgraduates | 5445 |
| 987 | |
| Location |
Tehran, Tehran province, Iran 36°51′15.85″N 51°24′32.40″E / 36.8544028°N 51.4090000°ECoordinates: 36°51′15.85″N 51°24′32.40″E / 36.8544028°N 51.4090000°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | www.iust.ac.ir |
The Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST) (Persian: دانشگاه علم و صنعت ایران) is a research institution and university of engineering and science in Iran. The university is home to 13 faculties offering undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in a range of engineering-based subjects as well as maths and physics. In 1995 IUST awarded Iran’s first PhDs in Materials, Metallurgical and Traffic Engineering. IUST is the only university in middle east which has School of Railway Engineering and School of Progress Engineering, its also the only university in Iran which has School of Automotive Engineering. There are also 12 research centres, nine centres of excellence and 19 specialised libraries as well as four satellite campuses in other parts of the country. IUST is located on Hengam Street in the Narmak neighborhood in northeast Tehran, IUST and its surrounding communities provide a cultural and recreational environment suited to the work of a major research institution.
According to the results of 2016 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, Iran University of Science and Technology stands as the first university of the country, 57th among Asian Universities and 457th among world universities.QS World University Rankings 2016-2017 has announced Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST) as the second university of Iran and 491-500 among world universities. The 20,000 capacity IUST Stadium is their main sports venue.
Dr. M. A. Barkhordari is the dean.
Iran University of Science and Technology was founded in 1929 as the first Iranian institution to train engineers, named the Governmental Technical Institute. Soon it was named Honarsaraye Ali—Advanced Art College in English.
In 1972, the title of the college upgraded to the Iran Faculty of Science and Technology due to the growth of the institute by the Ministry of Sciences. The faculty offered four-year bachelor's degrees in most areas of engineering and it is the first and for many years the only engineering university that consist of School of Architecture in the country. In 1978, it was granted university status by the Ministry of Sciences. Since then the institute was named Iran University of Science and Technology.
In 1990 it admitted students to Ph.D. programs in Civil Engineering and Materials Engineering fields. In 1995, IUST awarded the first Ph.D. degrees in Iran in the fields of Materials Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering and Traffic Engineering.
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