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'''[[Academic Ranking of World Universities]] (ARWU/Shanghai Ranking)'''<ref>http://www.arwu.org</ref>
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world 1st university

'''2010''': International rank : 401-500 , National rank : 1<br />
'''2010''': International rank : 401-500 , National rank : 1<br />
'''2009''': International rank : 402-501 , National rank : 1
'''2009''': International rank : 402-501 , National rank : 1

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University of Tehran
دانشگاه تهران
Dāneshgāh-e Tehran
University of Tehran coat of arms
Mottoمیاسای ز آموختن یک زمان
Motto in English
Rest not a moment from learning
TypePublic
Established1934 by Dr. Sayyed Mahmoud Hessaby[1]
Endowment40$ millions
ChancellorDr. Mohammad Amir Sayyafi
Vice-ChancellorDr. Mahmoud Kamarei
Students39,922
Undergraduates18,843
Postgraduates21,069
Location
Tehran
,
Iran
AffiliationsFUIW
Websiteut.ac.ir
University of Tehran logo
University of Tehran Entrance

The University of Tehran (Persian: دانشگاه تهران), also known as Tehran University and UT, is Iran's oldest university. Located in Tehran, the university is among the most prestigious in the country, and is consistently selected as the first choice of many applicants in the annual nationwide entrance exam for top Iranian universities. Based on its historical, socio-cultural and political pedigree, as well as its research and teaching profile, UT has been nicknamed "The mother university of Iran" (Persian: دانشگاه مادر). The school admits students from across the globe, and is known for offering wide-ranging fields of research. UT houses 111 bachelor degree programs, 177 masters' degree programs, and 156 Ph.D. degree programs.[2]

The adjacent Tehran University of Medical Sciences, although administratively separate, shares the same main campus, and also collaborates in many fields of interest and as such, shares the ethos of one university.

History

Main article: History of the University of Tehran

In 1928 Professor Mahmoud Hessaby has proposed to the Minister of Education, the Late Ali Asghar Hekmat to establish a comprehensive institute that could covers most of the sciences.

The Late Hekmat, in collaboration and consultation with Andre Godard and a team of European architects, selected and designed the master plan of the university's main campus. Most Faculties of the University of Tehran were created by integrating already existing higher education institutions such as Dar al-Funun.

In 1934, women were admitted to the university for the first time, with a policy supporting universal education.[3] In 1934 , the University of Tehran officially inaugurated. In 1945, after WW II, the American troops left a large area in the North of Tehran, called "Amir Abad"; now called Karegar Shomali street, thus a new campus was added to UT. The other colleges and faculties were founded later.[4]

In 1986, by the Iranian legislation called in Persian National Parliament, the university's oversized College of Medicine separated into the independent Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), coming under the new Ministry of Health and Medical Education. The (TUMS) is the most prestigious medical school in Iran with over 13,000 students. Tehran University of Medical Sciences however publishes all its scientific research under the name "University of Tehran" and continues to enjoy close relations with Tehran University's main campus.

Colleges

At present, UT comprises 40 faculties, institutes, and centers of research and education. The university consists of seven campuses:

  1. The central Pardis campus, on Enghelab Ave, is the oldest and the best known of the campuses.
  2. North Kargar Campus, where the dormitories are mostly located
  3. Karaj campus [1] of agriculture and natural resources
  4. Varamin College
  5. Kish College
  6. Qom College [2]
  7. Choka Campus

Former Campuses

  1. Karaj Campus, Formerly known as University of Tehran, School of Finance and Commerce until 1981 when it was rebranded as Allameh Tabatabaii University.

Emblems

File:Embleme Universite Teheran.jpg
The emblem of the University of Tehran was modeled after this Sassanid stucco relief discovered in Ctesiphon

The emblem of the University of Tehran, which was designed by Dr. Mohsen Moghadam, a late faculty member of the Faculty of Fine Arts, is based on an image, which can be found in the stucco relief and seals of the Sasanid period. In this case, it is a copy from a stucco relief discovered in the city of Ctesiphon.

The seal symbolized ownership. In the Sassanid period, these seals were used in stucco reliefs, coins, and silver utensils as a family symbol. Since the alphabet of Sasanid Pahlavi’s script was used in these badges, they have the nature of a monogram as well.

The motif is placed between two eagle wings. One can also find these motifs in other images of this period, such as in royal crowns, particularly at the end of the Sasanid period. Crowns with these seals have been called “two-feather crowns” in The Shahnameh. The motif between the wings was made by combining Pahlavi scripts. Some scholars have tried to read these images. The script is in the form of “Afzoot” (Amrood), which means plentiful and increasing.[5]

Faculties

Entrance to the College of Fine Arts. The main campus' architecture was largely inspired by early 20th century European designs.
The state of the art building for College of Engineering in Amir Abaad Campus

Initially University of Tehran included six faculties:

Later more faculties were founded:

In 1992, the faculties of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacology seceded to become the Tehran University of Medical Sciences but is still located at the main campus (The central Pardis).

Institutes

University of Tehran also co-ordinates several major institutes:

  • Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics
  • Institute of Geophysics
  • The International Research Center for Coexistence with Deserts
  • Institute of History of Science [5]
  • Institute for North American and European Studies [6]
  • Institute of Electrotechnic
  • Center for Women's Studies [7]
  • Applied Management Research Center [8]
  • Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute
  • Vehicle, Fuel, and Environment Research Institute
  • Turbo Machine Institute
  • Institute of Petroleum Engineering
  • Water Institute
  • The Research Institute of Energy Planning and Management
  • The Engineering Optimization Research Group
  • Biomaterial Research Institute
  • Advanced Material Research Institute
  • Inorganic Material Research Institute

World rankings

Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU/Shanghai Ranking)[8] world 1st university 2010: International rank : 401-500 , National rank : 1
2009: International rank : 402-501 , National rank : 1

QS World University Rankings[9]

2010: International rank : 401-450 , National rank : 1
2009: International rank : 368 , National rank : 1
2008: International rank : 401-500 , National rank : 1
2007: International rank : 539 , National rank : 2

Webometrics Ranking of World Universities[10]

2011: International rank : 938 , National rank : 1
2010: International rank : 899 , National rank : 1
2009: International rank : 987 , National rank : 1
2008: International rank : 1083 , National rank : 1
2007: International rank : 1463 , National rank : 1

SCImago rankings[11]

2010: International rank : 473 , National rank : 1
2009: International rank : 308 , National rank : 1

Political role

UT's central mosque has been a center for religious and political activity in Tehran during the past 30 years.

University of Tehran's central place in Iranian elite circles has made it the setting for many political events and cultural works.

Perhaps, to historians, the University of Tehran is most notably remembered for its key roles in the political events of recent history. It was in front of the same gates of this school that The Shah's army opened fire on dissident students, killing many and further triggering the 1979 revolution of Iran. It was there and 20 years later in July 1999 that, albeit, a much smaller number of dissident students confronted the police.

University of Tehran (UT) has always been a bastion of political movement and ideology. At UT the leaders of the country deliver some of their most potent speeches often on Friday during prayers. Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the main campus of the university and its surrounding streets have been the site for Tehran's Friday prayers.

The political and social role of University of Tehran in the Iranian domestic arena has continued to be so pronounced that in November 2005 (to February 2008) a senior Islamic scholar became chancellor of the university, replacing Dr. Faraji-dana (professor of electrical engineering faculty). Ayatollah Abbasali Amid Zanjani (عباسعلی عميد زنجانی) is a professor in Law, is known for his strong ties to Ayatollah Khomeini in the 1979 revolution, and had spent time in the Shah's prisons before the Islamic Revolution. In February 2008, an Iranian economist, Dr. Farhad Rahbar, a former vice president of Iran and head of Management and Planning Organization of Iran, became the new (31st) chancellor of the university.

One hundred and nineteen faculty members of the University of Tehran are said to have resigned on June 15, 2009 to protest the attack on university dorms in the wake of contested 2009 presidential elections [12]: although clear follow-up data is hard to establish, it seems that most or all resignations were not accepted.

Notable people

See also: List of University of Tehran people
  • School of Engineering Main Building known as Faculty of Engineering Building
    School of Engineering Main Building known as Faculty of Engineering Building
  • School of Engineering Main Building seen in the far
    School of Engineering Main Building seen in the far
  • The new School of Engineering state of the art buildings in Amir Abad campus
    The new School of Engineering state of the art buildings in Amir Abad campus
  • School of Fine Arts
    School of Fine Arts
  • School of Fine Arts
    School of Fine Arts
  • School of Fine Arts
    School of Fine Arts
  • School of literature and Humanities. The campus architecture has influences from the architecture of Persian antiquity (compare to Persepolis)
    School of literature and Humanities. The campus architecture has influences from the architecture of Persian antiquity (compare to Persepolis)
  • School of literature and Humanities in snow
    School of literature and Humanities in snow
  • School of Economics Building
    School of Economics Building
  • School of Economics Building
    School of Economics Building
  • School of Economics Building
    School of Economics Building
  • Opening Ceremony of the Faculty of Medicine with Reza Shah.
    Opening Ceremony of the Faculty of Medicine with Reza Shah.

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to University of Tehran.

References

  1. ^ University of Tehran, Dr. Mahmoud Hessaby
  2. ^ http://ut.ac.ir/en/main-links/overview.htm
  3. ^ Lorentz, J. Historical Dictionary of Iran. 1995. ISBN 0-8108-2994-0
  4. ^ Iranica.Com - Faculties Of The University Of Tehran
  5. ^ Logo of the University of Tehran
  6. ^ http://www.hessaby.com/
  7. ^ http://ut.ac.ir/en/contents/Worl-Studies/Faculty.of.World.Studies.html
  8. ^ http://www.arwu.org
  9. ^ http://www.topuniversities.com/university/1089/university-of-tehran
  10. ^ http://www.webometrics.info
  11. ^ http://www.scimagoir.com/pdf/sir_2009_world_report.pdf
  12. ^ http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2009/06/tehran-universitys-faculty-resigns-en-masse.html

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