Institute for Studies in Theoretical Physics and Mathematics

Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences
پژوهشگاه دانش های بنیادی
© Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences
Established	1989
Type	Public
President	M.J.A. Larijani
Location	Tehran, Tehran, Iran 35.810°N 51.470°E / 35.810; 51.470
Campus	Urban
Website	www.ipm.ac.ir

The northern campus of the institute is located in Niavaran.

The Institute for research in fundamental sciences (previously the Institute for Studies in Theoretical Physics and Mathematics, often shortened to IPM (Persian: پژوهشگاه دانشهای بنیادی‎)) is a government-sponsored advanced research institute founded in 1989 in Tehran, Iran. The institute was the first Iranian organization to connect to the Internet. It is also the domain name registry of .ir domain names.

The institute has four main campuses, all north of Tehran in the Farmanieh district, immediately south of Niavaran. It offers advanced PhD degrees in areas such as Mathematical Logic and Plasma Physics among others.

IPM is directed by Mohammad Javad Larijani, its original founder.

Schools

IPM has eight schools:

• Physics
• Mathematics
• Cognitive Sciences
• Computer Sciences
• Nano-science
• Philosophy
• Astronomy
• Particles and Accelerators

See also

• Higher education in Iran
• IPM School of Cognitive Sciences
• Science and technology in Iran

External links

• IPM's home page
• [1] IPM's Persian Home Page
• About IPM, from IPM's web pages