Isfahan University of Technology
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| دانشگاه صنعتی اصفهان | |
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| Established | 1977 |
| Type | Public |
| Endowment | US$ 687 million[1] |
| President | Prof. Mohammad Esmail Hamedani Golshan |
| Academic staff | 400 |
| Students | 10000 |
| Undergraduates | 7500 |
| Postgraduates | 2500 |
| Location | Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran |
| Campus | Urban |
| Athletics | One main stadium,soccer field,indoor swimming pool,3 outdoor tennis fields, outdoor horse riding field, 5 indoor special purpose gyms |
| Website | [1] www.iut.ac.ir |
Isfahan University of Technology (IUT) (دانشگاه صنعتی اصفهان) is one of the most prestigious engineering universities in Iran. It is located 15 Kilometers north west of Isfahan and is one of the major universities and research poles in Iran in the fields of science, engineering and agriculture. It covers about 23 square kilometers and has its dorms, shopping center, sports & recreation centers and medical centers on the campus. This university enjoys the advantages of being situated in the vicinity of the historical, industrial, and commercial city of Isfahan; the city with a long-standing tradition in science, art and culture as well as a leading center of technological activities in present-day Iran.[2]
Isfahan university of technology is not to be confused with University of Isfahan which is located in south side of Isfahan.
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[edit] 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 were to make the institution the largest university in the middle east that weren't completed because of political changes in the country. Isfahan University of Technology is a state university under the supervision of The Ministry of Culture and Higher Education. The original idea of a university of technology in the industrial zone of the country was conceived some thirty five years ago. However, IUT began its academic activities in 1977 with around 800 students in five departments; the enrollment has now grown to 10000 in twelve independent departments. The graduates from IUT have found great and varied opportunities and have played their key roles in a rapidly changing economic and industrial environment.[3]
The university was designed and planned directly based on models of MIT and University of Illinois at Chicago.[4]
[edit] Academics
Today the university offers degrees in B.S., M.Sc., and PhD levels in several branches of Science and Engineering.
The university has maintained its life-long reputation for the quality of education and many of its graduates are working in academic as well as industrial environments around the world.
It is basically believed that the university presents one of the best engineering programs nationwide, especially in the fields of Mechanical, Electrical, Civil and Materials Engineering. Many of the country's brightest talents choose IUT among their first choices in National University Entrance Exams.
The university runs two famous research centers: Information & Communication Technology Institute and Subsea Research & Development center where the first national radar project and design, implementation of first Iranian submarine were carried out.
Isfahan University of Technology is well known as a tough university with low GPA.
[edit] Research & 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 mentioned topics.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad unveiled a supercomputer in this university in 2011, thus making Iran one of the world’s owners of the best supercomputers. The supercomputer made by Isfahan University of Technology scientists is among the 500 best ones in the world.This supercomputer has calculation ability of 34000 billion operations per second and its Graphics Processing Units (GPU) are able to do more than 32 billion operations per 100 seconds.
[edit] Notable People
Here is a list of notable people affiliated with the Isfahan University of Technology, commonly including alumni, chancellors, current and former faculty members, students, and others.
Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei :is an influential Iranian politician. He is a top adviser to the Iranian President, and the President's Chief of Staff.He was appointed on 31 December 2007 to run the newly founded National Center for Research on Globalization. He is a former head of the Cultural Heritage Organization of Iran.Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei was for a short time Vice President of Iran.He studied electrical engineering and holds a bachelor's degree from Isfahan University of Technology.
Mohammad-Reza Aref :is an Iranian academic, electrical engineer and politician. He was the Vice President of Iran under President Mohammad Khatami.He received the Bachelor's degree in electronics engineering from Tehran University, and the Master's and Ph.D. degrees in electrical and communication engineering from Stanford University in 1975, 1976 and 1980, respectively.Until 1994, Mohammad-Reza Aref was a faculty member of Isfahan University of Technology.
Mohammad-Ali Najafi :is an Iranian politician and university professor in mathematics. He has been a minister and later a vice president for planning and budget, and has run for a seat in Tehran City Council in the Iranian City and Village Councils elections, 2006.After the Iranian revolution of 1979, Najafi returned to Iran, immediately beginning his political career. Starting as a consultant to Mostafa Chamran and later the president of Isfahan University of Technology (1980–1981).
Mohammad Tabibian :is an Iranian economist who served under the administration of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani as deputy director of the Planning and Budget Organization.Dr Mohammad Tabibian was head of groups made First Five Year Plan(1989–1993) and Second Five Year Plan of Iran(1994–1998).He has been called "Iran's foremost free-market economist and one of the country's most important reformers.He has also taught at the Isfahan University of Technology.
Ahmad Shirzad :was a reformist member of 6th Iran Parliament (Consultative Assembly of Iran), and a leading official in Islamic Iran Participation Front, the main reformist party in Iran. He teaches physics in Isfahan University of Technology.
Mortaza Saghaeian Nejad :is the present mayor of Isfahan and a faculty member of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in Isfahan University of Technology.
[edit] Departments
- Agriculture
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry
- Civil Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- English Language
- Industrial Engineering
- Islamic Sciences & Persian Litrature
- Materials Engineering
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Mining Engineering
- Natural Resources
- Physical Education
- Physics
- Textile Engineering
Affiliated Research Centres:
- Information & Communication Technology Institute [2]
- Subsea Research Centre
- Network Security Centre
- Steel Research Center
- Center for Advanced Computing Services
- Research Center for soilless cultivation
- Center for Research in Applied Statistics and Stochastic Systems
[edit] Former presidents
| Name | |||
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| Dr. Mohammad Reza Saiedi | 1979 | ||
| Dr. Seied Hossein Taheri | 1979–1980 | ||
| Mr. Mohammad-Ali Najafi | 1980–1981 |  MIT |
Mathematics |
| Prof. Mohammad Mehdi Saadatpour | 1981–1983 | University of California, Berkeley |
Civil Engineering |
| Prof. Ahmad Abrishamchi | 1983–1986 | University of California,Davis |
Water Resources Engineering |
| Prof. Mohammad Shahedi | 1986–1989 | Purdue University |
Agriculture |
| Dr. Seied Morteza Saghaian Nezhad | 1989–1997 | University of Kentucky |
Electrical Engineering |
| Prof. Ali Ahoonmanesh | 1997–2003 | University of California,Davis |
Plant Pathology |
| Prof. Mohammad Hasan Abbasi | 2003–2005 | University of California,Berkeley |
Materials Processing |
| Prof. Gholam Reza Ghorbani | 2005–2009 | University of Kentucky |
Agriculture |
| Prof. Mohammad Esmail Hamedani Golshan | 2009–... |  Isfahan University of Technology |
Electrical Engineering |
[edit] Picture gallery
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College of Mathematics
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College of Mechanical Engineering
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University Campus
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University Campus
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University Dormitory
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University Dormitory
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University Dormitory
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University Dormitory.
[edit] See also
- Higher education in Iran
- University ranking by QS
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[edit] References
- ^ http://www.tabnak.ir/fa/news/149763/%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B4%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%AF%D8%AC%D9%87-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%8A-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B4%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87-%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86
- ^ http://eiutguide.iut.ac.ir/
- ^ http://eiutguide.iut.ac.ir/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1&Itemid=2
- ^ Exporting MIT: Science, Technology, and Nation-Building in India and Iran. Stuart W. Leslie and Robert Kargon. OSIRIS 2006, 21 : 110–130
[edit] External links
- University official webpage
- College of Agriculture - Isfahan University of Technology
- Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of Isfahan University of Technology
- Mechanical Engineering Department of Isfahan University of Technology
- Civil Engineering Department of Isfahan University of Technology
- Industrial Engineering Department of Isfahan University of Technology
- Mathematic Department of Isfahan University of Technology
- Chemistry Department of Isfahan University of Technology
- Physics Department of Isfahan University of Technology
- Electrical and Computer Engineering of Isfahan University of Technology
- Chemical Engineering Department of Isfahan University of Technology
- Textile Engineering Department of Isfahan University of Technology
- Materials Engineering Department of Isfahan University of Technology
- Mining Engineering Department of Isfahan University of Technology
- English Language Center - Isfahan University of Technology
