Academic staff 400 Postgraduates 2500 Phone +98 31 3391 3110 Endowment 20 million USD | Established 1977 Undergraduates 7500 Founded 1977 Number of students 10,000 | |
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President Dr. Mahmoud Modarres-Hashemi Similar | ||
Isfahan university of technology iut
Isfahan University of Technology (IUT) (Persian: دانشگاه صنعتی اصفهان Dāneshgāh-e San'ati-ye Esfahān) is one of the most prestigious engineering universities in Iran. It is located 15 kilometers north west of Isfahan and educates in the fields of science, engineering and agriculture. It has dormitories, a shopping center, sports and recreation centers, and medical centers on the campus. The university enjoys the advantages of being situated in the vicinity of the historical, industrial, and commercial city of Isfahan; a city with a long-standing tradition in science, art and culture as well as a leading center of technological activities.
Contents
- Isfahan university of technology iut
- History
- Academics
- World rankings
- Research and facilities
- Notable alumni
- Departments
- Affiliated research centers
- References
Isfahan university of technology is not to be confused with University of Isfahan which is located in southern Isfahan.
History
The university was founded in 1974 and admitted its first students in 1977. It was founded as Aryamehr University of Technology Isfahan branch and was renamed after the Islamic Revolution of Iran. Plans to make the institution the largest university in the Middle East were not completed because of political changes in the country.
Isfahan University of Technology is a state university under the supervision of the Ministry of Science, Research, and Technology. IUT began its academic activities in 1977 with around 800 students in five departments; the enrollment has grown to 10000 in fourteen departments.
The university was designed and planned based on models of MIT and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Academics
Many of the country's brightest talents choose IUT among their first choices in National University Entrance Exams. The university offers degrees in B.S., M.Sc., and PhD levels, in branches of Science and Engineering.
The university runs two research centers, Information & Communication Technology Institute and Subsea Research & Development Center, where the first national radar project and design, and implementation of the first Iranian submarine were carried out.
World rankings
Islamic World Science Citation Center (ISC)
The Islamic World Science Citation Center (ISC) published rankings for 2012 of Iranian universities and institutes of higher education appears as follows (after Shiraz University and before Ferdowsi University of Mashhad):
- University of Tehran
- Sharif University of Technology
- Amirkabir University of Technology
- Iran University of Science and Technology
- K. N. Toosi University of Technology
- Tarbiat Modarres University
- Shiraz University
- Isfahan University of Technology
- Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
Academic Ranking of World Universities
Times Higher Education
U.S. News
Research and facilities
Isfahan University of Technology was appointed as a Center of Excellence by Iran's Ministry of Science and Technology in the fields of Nano Technology in Environment, Steel Technology, Algebra Science, Sensor and Green Chemistry, Soil & Water Pollution, and Oil-seed Crops. This appointment is based on national standing based on research achievements and invested funding in the topics.
A supercomputer was unveiled at the university in 2011. The supercomputer was made by Isfahan University of Technology scientists and is among the 500 fastest ones in the world. It has a calculation ability of 34000 billion operations per second and its graphics processing units are able to do more than 32 billion operations per 100 seconds.
Notable alumni
Departments
Map of University