Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman
| دانشگاه شهيد باهنر کرمان | |
| Type | Public |
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| President | Mohammad Javad Fadaee |
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Academic staff
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500 |
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Administrative staff
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1,000 |
| Students | ~ 20,000 |
| Location |
Kerman, Kerman Province, Iran Coordinates: 30°15′06″N 57°06′25″E / 30.251653°N 57.106930°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | www.uk.ac.ir |
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Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman (SBUK) is a research institution and university of engineering and science in Iran, offering both undergraduate and postgraduate studies. Located in Kerman province of Iran, the university is among the top ten universities and research institutes in Iran, illustrating its high status in research and education. The Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman occupies an area of 5 million square meters, making it one of the largest universities in Iran and the region. The university has two major campuses in the city of Kerman and several smaller campuses spread out across the province of Kerman offering degrees in over 100 different specialties leading to B.A., B.Sc., M.A., M.Sc., D.V.M., or Ph.D. degrees. Although there has been some moves by the smaller campuses in the province to become independent universities, there are still strong ties between these newly established universities and The Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman. The college of art and architecture is Saba Faculty of Art and Architecture, named after Afzalipour's wife. Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman was appointed as the Center of Excellence (fa:قطب علمی) by Iran's Ministry of Science and Technology ( Higher Education) in the field of Mathematics. In 1980 the Department of Mathematics was awarded the first doctoral degree in mathematics in all of Iran. Moreover the second and third doctoral candidates in mathematics awarded in the country were also graduates of this department.
The university was entirely founded by Alireza Afzalipour on August 9, 1972. Prior to the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran, this university was called the University of Kerman, and it had also included the college of medicine. But after the revolution, the name was changed to the Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, and the college of medicine was established as an independent universality, now called Kerman University of Medical Sciences.
The Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman was founded by a wealthy businessman named Alireza Afzalipour and his wife Fakhereh Saba. Afzalipour had toured several cities in Iran for the purpose of choosing a site for the construction of a university. He finally decided to build his university in the city of Kerman. The University of Kerman was the first university in the whole province of Kerman. In 2010, Celebration were held at the Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman to mark his 100th birthday anniversary.
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