Tarbiat Modares University

Tarbiat Modares University
دانشگاه تربیت مدرس Dāneshgāh-e Tarbiat Modares
Tarbiat Modares University coat of arms
Established	1982
Type	Public
Chancellor	Dr. Bijan Ranjbar
Vice-Chancellor	Dr. Abolfazl Hasani
Admin. staff	567
Students	5,340
Undergraduates	0 (only post grad programs offered)
Postgraduates	4,085
Location	Tehran, Iran
Website	modares.ac.ir

Tarbiat Modares University (دانشگاه تربیت مدرس) is located in Tehran, Iran, and was founded in 1982. Tarbiat Modares University (TMU) is the only exclusively graduate university in Iran, and is a highly reputed university^{[citation needed]}, which was actually funded to train university professors.^{[citation needed]}

Faculties and academics

TMU includes seven faculties: Arts, Engineering, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Agriculture, Basic Sciences, Humanities, Natural Resources, Marine Sciences and Medical Sciences. It is the only university in Iran that offers a master program for Medical Biotechnology and only 6-9 students are admitted annually according on their performance in National Graduate Studies Entrance Exam concours. The university is the first and the only one in Tehran and the best of the three ones in Iran, in which the M.Sc. degree in Nanotechnology Engineering has been offered.^{[citation needed]}

Faculty of Art

The main purpose of the establishment of the Faculty of Art of TMU has been to provide suitable environment to attract talented students, train them and make through them scholars in the branches of arts for the universities all over Iran. On this basis, 182 experts have graduated. At present 183 students are doing their courses in areas such as painting, animation, specific art studies, theatre, graphics, visual art literature, architecture, urban and regional planning, construction and building management. Out of 45 lecturers and professors, 19 are working as permanent members. Facilities such as studios, computer center, and library are available to all students of the college. A great number of the directors, professors and lecturers in other universities and organizations are the graduates of this college.

Faculty of Engineering

The Faculty of Engineering trains students and conducts research in the main branches of engineering including Chemical, Civil,Computer & Electrical, Industrial,Information Technology, Mechanical, Materials, and Mining engineering. There are more than 900 M.Sc. and 200 Ph.D. students in the school. The staff of the faculty consist of 124 professors, associate professors, and assistant professors supported by 34 technicians and secretaries. As a faculty of engineering, TMU believes that the mission can only be fulfilled by directing our efforts optimally to achieve the following aims:

• To undertake research and scholarship which are nationally and internationally recognized in all our chosen areas.
• To provide a high quality and effective learning environment at postgraduate levels of higher education, which is relevant to our needs.
• To encourage and support all staff and students to actualize their full potentials.
• To engage positively in industry and commerce.^{[citation needed]}

Faculty of Agriculture

The faculty of Agriculture, founded in 1983, is one of the major providers of training for professors associated with agricultural fields. Training and research are at the highest professional level and a wide range of scientific courses is offered for postgraduates and post-experience students. Students can join specialized seminars guided by scientific advisors and take part in research projects of their departments. They will become highly qualified specialists in practical application of agriculture science and will be able to instruct at universities in the country after graduation.^{[citation needed]}

Faculty of Basic Sciences

The Faculty of Basic Sciences was established in 1983. It has five departments: Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Mathematics, Physics and Educational Group of Statistics. The Biology department is active in biochemistry, biophysics, genetics and plant biology. The Chemistry department has four branches: Analytical, Organic and Inorganic chemistry and chemical physics. The activity in geology department is concerned with structural geology and tectonics, engineering geology, economic geology and petrology. Mathematics department is engaged in pure and applied mathematics. All departments of the faculty give admission to students at M.Sc. and Ph.D. levels. The faculty has 50 permanent academic staff members (two full professors, seven associate professors and 41 assistant professors). Over 30 well-known professors also cooperate with the faculty as invited instructors. There are 17 well-equipped laboratories in the faculty. The facilities in the lab include XRD, XRF, CHN, NMR, 90 & 500.

The faculty offers good computer and internet services. It has over 63 personal computers and 10 laser-jet printers. There is a library in the faculty with over 2000 books, 500 M.Sc. theses and 60 Ph.D. dissertations. The library also receives some periodicals. It offers easy and convenient access to materials through CD-ROM databases.^{[citation needed]}

Faculty of Humanities

As one of the very first post-revolutionary graduate schools, the Faculty of Humanities was established in 1982 in compliance with the main objectives of T.M.U. to train highly qualified and committed university academic staff. Since its foundation, this faculty has provided a great number of instructors who are now working as the academic staff in universities in Iran. The Faculty of Humanities has 23 education groups and 89 academic members (professors, associate professors, and assistant professors) and 59 administrative staff. At present, 493 M.A. and 345 Ph.D. students are studying in this faculty; 276 students have graduated from this faculty. There are two language laboratories, a library with a large number of rare books, a computer center, and laboratories for geography, psychology, physical education in the faculty.

Faculty of Natural Resources and Marine Sciences

The Faculty of Natural Resources and Marine Sciences of Tarbiat Modares University was founded in 1982 at the city of Noor besides the Caspian sea. The faculty offers a wide range of research opportunities in nine specialized area. Postgraduates are welcome to work on the M.Sc. and Ph.D. projects under the guidance of experienced professors. The faculty includes the academic departments of Watershed, Forestry, Fishery, Wood and Paper Science and Industry, Environment, Range Management, Meteorology, Fish Biology, and Marine Physics. The student here acquire fundamental knowledge in their courses and at the end they should carry out their research under the supervision of a professor of the faculty. Students after graduation can be employed in leading universities and research centers in the country.^{[citation needed]}

Faculty of Medical Sciences

The Faculty of Medical Sciences started in 1983 by admitting 65 M.Sc. students in medical sciences fields.

The first group of M.Sc. students graduated in 1985. Doctorate postgraduate courses started in 1988 by admitting 26 PhDs. Students study in six fields of medical sciences including Biostatistics, Parasitology, Anatomy, Bacteriology and Biochemistry according to the Islamic Republic of Iran’s plans for development and promoting higher postgraduate courses in the country. The first group of PhD students graduated in 1993.

The Faculty of Medical Sciences, with more than 100 PhD graduates in 20 field of medical sciences, has made a considerable contribution to educating and providing the academic staff required for higher education and research centers of the country. More than 200 M.Sc and 100 PhD students are studying at the faculty of medical sciences who will join their expected higher education/research centers in near future.

Statistics

• research centers:13
• academic faculty members:478
• adjoint faculty members:900
• master programs:129
• PhD programs:77
• master students:3203
• PhD students:1272
• master alumni:1413
• PhD alumni:9696
• labs:198
• employees:464
• Ranking between the top universities of Middle-East and North-Africa region according to Webometrics Ranking of World Universities in 2007: 11

Rank in Iran: 3^{[citation needed]}

Notable alumni

• Emad Afroogh, politician and sociologist.
• Masoumeh Ebtekar, scientist and politician.
• Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, current Mayor of Tehran.
• Mohsen Kadivar, philosopher.
• Ata'ollah Mohajerani, historian and politician.
• Mohammad Reza Hafeznia, geopolitician.
• Mohammad Mehdi Zahedi, former Minister of Science and Technology.
• Meisam Tabatabaei, scientist and Member of the National Foundation of Elites.

University name

The University is not named after Sayyed Hassan Modaress, the revolutionist cleric. Rather, it is a reference to its original purpose, in response to the expulsion from Iran of professors who supported the Shah's regime. Tarbiat Modares University was initially in charge of training (tarbiat, تربيت, in Persian) university lecturers (modares, مدرس, in Persian), and selecting its students after an "ideologic" screening process. Later, however, it admitted students similar to other universities.

See also

• Higher Education in Iran
• Tarbiat Modares's library management system

External links

• Official website
• Tarbiat Modares University's Central Library