Imam Khomeini International University
دانشگاه بین المللی امام خمینی Dāneshgāh-e Beynolmelali emām khomeini | |
 Imam Khomeini International University | |
| Motto | شکوفایی علمی، بیداری اسلامی |
|---|---|
Motto in English | Scientific development, Islamic awakening |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1991[1] |
| Chancellor | Abolhassan Naeini[2] |
| Students | 8,000[3] |
| Undergraduates | 5,489 |
| Postgraduates | 1,281 |
| Location | , 36°32′N 50°00′E / 36.533°N 50.000°E |
| Affiliations | IAU FUIW ACSSU |
| Website | ikiu.ac.ir |
Imam Khomeini International University (IKIU) is a university in Iran that was founded after the Islamic Revolution. The bill of IKIU’s constitution was ratified by the Iranian Parliament in January 1984. Constituent organs of IKIU include Board of trustees, president, and council. Deputies for Education, Research, and Students and Culture are some of the other departments. In addition, there is a Science and Technology Park, and central library with more than 100000 books and magazines.
IKIU has formed the Brilliant-Talent students’ office to recognize top students and to support and guide the students, providing educational and welfare facilities. It has seven faculties. The Persian Language Teaching Center has hosted students from more than 96 countries, enjoying language labs, library, and computer site.
History
The university was established in 1991 to further culture, civilization, and thought of Muslim world. As an educational, research, and cultural institution under the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, IKIU has the following aims:
- Furthering and promoting Islamic culture in the Muslim world
- Propagating Islamic culture and thought and science and technology on an international scale
- Introducing grand figures of the Muslim world with the purpose of consolidating Islamic culture
- Taking advantage of innovations and developments in science and technology to the benefit of Iran and other Islamic countries
- Training committed specialists with the purpose of making Islamic countries scientifically and culturally self-reliant
- Contributing toward the development of higher education in Iran[4]
Status
The university offers 30 undergraduate courses and 13 master courses with a faculty of 183 staff teachers. There are 5489 undergraduates and 1281 graduate students. According to Four-Year Development Plan, five undergraduate courses, 17 master courses, and five PhD courses will be added to the programs of study.
The university admits international students. A total of 200 to 250 international students are admitted into the Center for Teaching Persian to non-natives each year.
Since not all of the academic levels and programs of study required by such students are available in IKIU and because the number of international applicants is on the rise, some international students will be referred to other leading universities in the country to continue their studies after they complete Persian language and pre-university courses.
500 international students from 55 countries are doing their 22 undergraduate and graduate courses at IKIU. Country-wide, around 5000 such students are doing humanities, engineering, science, and medicine.
Campus
The main campus of Imam Khomeini International University is in Qazvin, Iran. There is a Science and Technology Park near the main campus.[5] A residential complex is near the main campus.
Buildings
Main Campus
- Faculty of Science (Page)
- Faculty of Engineering and Technology (Page)
- Faculty of Literature and Humanity Sciences (Page)
- Faculty of Islamic Sciences and Researches (Page)
- Faculty of Social Sciences (Page)
- Faculty of Architecture and Urban Development (Page)
- Faculty of Futures Studies
- Central Library
- Central Hall
- Professional laboratories
- Restaurant
- Mosque
- Sports hall
Residential complex
- Persian Language Center (Page)
- Dormitories
- Sports hall
- Soccer field
Faculty and alumni
Chancellors
| Chancellor | Tenure | Alma mater | Speciality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Mohammad Marouf Mashat | 1980–1987 |  University of Oklahoma*  University of Leicester |
Nuclear Engineering* Solid-state Physics |
| Dr. Mahmoud Boroujerdi | 1987-1988 | - | - |
| Dr. Ali Akbar Salehi | 1988–1989 | MIT |
Nuclear Engineering |
| Dr. Gholamreza Shirazian | 1989–1992 | University of Florida |
Civil Engineering |
| Dr. Mohammad Taqikhani | 1992–1994 | - | Biochemistry |
| Prof. Saeed Sohrabpour | 1994–1996 | UC Berkeley |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Dr. Rasoul Kazempour | 1996–1997 | - | Chemistry |
| Dr. Ali Asghar Varsei | 1997–2001 | Manchester University |
Mathematics |
| Dr. Mohsen Beheshti Seresht | 2001–2004 | - | History |
| Dr. Abolhassan Naeini | 2004–2006 |  Iran University of Science and Technology |
Civil Engineering |
| Dr. Hassan Ghafouri Fard | 2006–2009 | University of Kansas |
Nuclear Physics |
| Dr. Abdolali Alebooye Langroodi | 2009–2014 | University of Tehran |
Arabic Literature |
| Dr. Abolhassan Naeini | 2014–present | Iran University of Science and Technology |
Civil Engineering |
*Unfinished because of Islamic Revolution
Notable faculty
- Abdolkarim Soroush, as professor of Islamic Philosophy, before leaving the country
- Abolhassan Naeini, associated professor of Civil engineering
- Saeid Abbasbandy, professor of mathematics
- Ali Abkar, professor of mathematics and head of sciences faculty
- Abdolrahman Razani, Professor of Mathematics
- Hassan Esmati, teacher of theology and former Iran's cultural attaché in Tunisia
- Alireza Shokouhi, Iranian prominent hydrologist
- Hossein Abadian, professor of Iran's contemporary history
Notable alumni
- Sayed Hassan Akhlaq, Afghan philosopher
- Narges Mohammadi, Iranian human rights activist
- Maryam Shafipour, student activist
See also
- List of Iranian Research Centers
- List of colleges and universities
- Higher education in Iran
- Academy of Gundishapur
- List of Iranian scientists from the pre-modern era.
- Modern Iranian scientists and engineers
- Education in Iran
- National Library of Iran
- Sarad
- Simorq