Type Private Students 12000 (06/2010) Campus Rural President Abdolmajid Asadi Headquarters Marvdasht, Iran | Established 2005 Location Shiraz, Iran Total enrollment 12,000 (2010) Founded 2005 Parent organization Islamic Azad University | |
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Affiliations Islamic Azad University Similar Islamic Azad University, Islamic Azad University, Islamic Azad University, Islamic Azad University, Islamic Azad University | ||
The Islamic Azad University, Fars Science and Research Branch (Persian: دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد علوم و تحقیقات فارس [dɒːneʃɡɒːhe ɒːzɒːde eslɒːmiː vɒːhede oluːm væ tæhɣiːɣɒːte fɒːɾs], (also informally referred to as O.T.F.) is one of the many campuses affiliated with the Islamic Azad University, and is located approximately 55 km Northwest of Shiraz, Fars, Iran and 20 km southwest of Marvdasht. The University has a student body of approximately 4500 including undergraduate and graduate students. OTF offers some 42 undergraduate and graduate degree programs. The university occupies about 1,200,000 square meters and is one of the largest universities in Iran.
Contents
- Campus
- Organization and Administration
- College of Engineering
- College of Science
- College of Humanities
- College of Law
- College of Agriculture
- Housing
- Student Groups
- Alternative Spellings and Word Orders
- References
The university was founded in 2005 and despite its very young age has gained an excellent reputation in science and research compared to the other branches of the Islamic Azad University and mid-class universities in Iran.
The first graduation ceremony of the OTF students was held in May, 2009.
Campus
Typically, office buildings are referred to only by names while academic buildings and residence halls are referred to by numbers. OTF has a campus-wide wireless network for students and staff.
Organization and Administration
OTF's current faculty consists of 140. and some of the programs are:
College of Engineering
College of Science
College of Humanities
College of Law
College of Agriculture
Housing
Undergraduates are guaranteed two-year, dormitory housing.
Student Groups
OTF has some established groups such as Horman, Baran, etc.
Alternative Spellings and Word Orders
The university has some alternative spellings and word orders in English, the followings are some of them:
Fars Science and Research, Islamic Azad University;
Islamic Azad University, Science and Research of Fars;
Science and Research of Fars branch, Islamic Azad University.