Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran
Dāneshgāh-e Āzād-e Eslāmi Vāhed-e Olum va Tahghighāt |
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Seal of IAU S & R Branch
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| Type | Private |
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| Established | 1984 |
| President | Ali Abbaspour |
| Students | 50,000 |
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Tehran,  Iran
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| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | Islamic Azad University |
| Website | srbiau |
The Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch (SRBIAU) (Persian: دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد علوم و تحقيقات, Dāneshgāh-e Āzād-e Eslāmi Vāhed-e Olum va Tahghighāt) is a private entrepreneurial university in Tehran, Iran. It is an independent comprehensive branch of the Islamic Azad University system. It has 20 faculties and 4 research centers offering 600 disciplines at undergraduate, graduate and doctorate levels with over 50,000 students. The academic staff includes 873 full- and part-time members as well as visiting professors.
The Science and Research Branch of the Islamic Azad University (Tehran SRBIAU) was established in November 1985 with the objective of ‘enhancing the youth education enabling them to specialize and be efficient’. In Tehran, the SRBIAU began activities with the enrolment of 250 students in humanities, engineering, basic sciences and agriculture.
SRBIAU grew fast and is now home to 16 faculties and four research centers offering 334 disciplines at graduate and doctorate levels with a total of over 30,000 students having produced 15,500 graduates. The academic staff includes 800 highly qualified full-time and part-time members as well as visiting professors from notable personalities in the realm of science and research.
SRBIAU finances are essentially based on tuition fees, although in recent years the university is attempting to diversify its sources of income through commercialization of its research activities.
Activities of SRBIAU have brought considerable benefits to the country, including the establishment of a number of research centers such as a Gene Bank, registration of a number of inventions by student body and conduct of several research projects. The graduate and PhD students of the SRBIAU along with the faculty members have published numerous papers in ISI journals paving the way for accomplishing and promoting the mission and vision of the university.
SRBIAU campus in Tehran is built over tens of hectares of land on the hills overlooking northern part of the city. The campus is expanding rapidly and presently is home to the administration offices, most of the faculties, research centers, libraries and laboratories, a five-star hotel and an impressive and well equipped sport center.
SRBIAU is headed by Ali Abaspour Tehranifard. The office of the president incorporates general directorates dealing with international affairs, gender issues and public relations. Six vice–presidents dealing with development and construction affairs, administrative and financial issues, cultural affairs, research, educational and students affairs, support the president.
A Council of Vice-presidents, a Management Council and a Council of SRBIAU Sub-branches are the major consultative and advisory bodies. Each faculty is headed by a dean with considerable authority. Deans are members of the Management Council.
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