University of Kurdistan (Iran)
| دانشگاه كردستان | |
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| Type | Public |
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| Established | 1974 |
| President | Dr.fardin Akhlaghian tab |
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Academic staff
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242 |
| Students | 10000 |
| Location | Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province, Iran |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | www.uok.ac.ir |
University of Kurdistan (Persian: دانشگاه كردستان, Kurdish: زانستگای كوردستان) is the largest university in Iranian Kurdistan Province, located in south of Sanandaj. The University of Kurdistan was ranked as the eighth top university in Iran (categorized by quantity and quality of research activities) in academic year 2007-2008 and was ranked as the first top developing university in Iran in academic year 2006-2007.
The university began its activity in the autumn of 1974 as The Supreme Training College of Sanandaj and for the first time accepted students in Math major. In the autumn of 1976 the college became a branch of Razi University and began accepting students in Chemistry and English Language in addition to Math. In the winter of 1976 it also accepted students in Persian Language and Literature and continued its educational activities. In 1991 the Iranian Ministry of Science, Research and Technology recognized the College as an independent university: University of Kurdistan. Since then, various majors have been added to the university's education list.
University of Kurdistan has the following faculties:
Faculty of Science
Dean: Dr. Roshan Khoshnavazi
Faculty of Science was constructed in 1974 as the first faculty of the University of Kurdistan and now is active with four educational groups: Physics, Chemistry, Math and Biology. In 2004 the new department of Science Faculty was built. PhD in Chemistry was for the first time added in the faculty and in 2007 PhD of Physics was also added, however, majors of Statistics, Geology and Computer Science will be added until 2009.
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