University of Science and Culture
| دانشگاه علم و فرهنگ | |
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| Type | Private |
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| Established | 1992 |
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Academic staff
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370 |
| Students | 10,000 |
| Location |
Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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| Website | usc.ac.ir |
Coordinates: 35°44′57″N 51°20′03″E / 35.74910°N 51.33412°E
The University of Science and Culture (in Persian: Daneshgah Elm va Farhang) is located in Tehran, Iran.The Iran University of Science and Culture is a research institution and university of engineering, science and art, offering both undergraduate and postgraduate studies. USC is one of the largest and most prestigious of the non-governmental universities in Iran.
University of Science and Culture (USC) was founded in 1992 as a non-governmental university by Iranian Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research (ACERC) with a special permit by Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, Iran. The very first name of this university was Jahad Daneshgahi Higher Education Institute (division 2 of AmirKabir).
USC is one of the largest and most prestigious of the non-governmental universities in Iran. USC has 70 full-time faculty members, approximately 300 part-time faculty members and a student body of approximately 10,000.
In domestic courses, the university admits students who pass national entrance examinations (called concour) in 20 undergraduate programs, six graduate programs and 15 technical courses. Admission rules differ for international courses. The USC is active education through its faculties in engineering technology, humanities, and arts.
The university benefits from 105 full-time members of the board of education in its faculties. Members of the board in research institutes of ACECR and of other universities also cooperate with USC.
Because USC is connected to ACECR, the school is obliged to develop scientific and higher education systems at national and international levels, as well as expand non-state higher education, train students in theory and practice in different majors and courses, and provide specialized human resources in line with the 20-year national plan of the IRI.
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