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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
Chancellor	Ali Ghasemzadeh
Administrative staff	301
Students	8,800
Undergraduates	5,489
Postgraduates	1,281
Location	Qazvin, Iran; 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), informally Qazvin International University, is an international university in Iran that was founded after the Islamic Revolution. The bill of IKIU’s constitution was ratified by the Iranian Parliament in 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.

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. Amirreza Vakilifard is the founding member of the first-ever Persian Language teaching department aimed at foreign learners in Iran.

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. The university admits international students. Some international students will be referred to other universities in the country to continue their studies after they complete Persian language and pre-university courses.

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
Mohammad Marouf Mashat	1980–1987	University of Oklahoma* University of Leicester	Nuclear Engineering* Solid-state Physics
Mahmoud Boroujerdi	1987–1988	University of Tehran	-
Ali Akbar Salehi	1988–1989	MIT	Nuclear Engineering
Gholamreza Shirazian	1989–1992	University of Florida	Civil Engineering
Mohammad Taqikhani	1992–1994	-	Biochemistry
Saeed Sohrabpour	1994–1996	UC Berkeley	Mechanical Engineering
Rasoul Kazempour	1996–1997	-	Chemistry
Ali Asghar Varsei	1997–2001	Manchester University	Mathematics
Mohsen Beheshti Seresht	2001–2004	Tarbiat Modarres University	History
Abolhassan Naeini	2004–2006	Iran University of Science and Technology	Civil Engineering
Hassan Ghafouri Fard	2006–2009	University of Kansas	Nuclear Physics
Abdolali Alebooye Langroodi	2009–2014	University of Tehran	Arabic Literature
Abolhassan Naeini	2014–2021	New Jersey Institute of Technology Iran University of Science and Technology	Civil Engineering
Ali Ghasemzadeh	2021–present	Tarbiat Modares University	Persian Language and Literature

*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
Amirreza Vakilifard, prominent second language educationalist
Saeid Abbasbandy, 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

Narges Mohammadi, Iranian human rights activist

References

^ "A Brief History Of The University". Archived from the original on 2012-08-14. Retrieved 2012-05-25.
^ Ghasemzadeh has been appointed as the new chancellor Official page in Persian
^ "روابط عمومی". Archived from the original on 2023-06-11. Retrieved 2011-09-26.
^ "Main aims behind the establishment of IKIU". Archived from the original on 2016-05-29. Retrieved 2012-05-25.
^ "Science and Technology Park".

External links

[1] "A Brief History Of The University". Archived from the original on 2012-08-14. Retrieved 2012-05-25.

[2] Ghasemzadeh has been appointed as the new chancellor Official page in Persian

[3] "روابط عمومی". Archived from the original on 2023-06-11. Retrieved 2011-09-26.

[4] "Main aims behind the establishment of IKIU". Archived from the original on 2016-05-29. Retrieved 2012-05-25.

[5] "Science and Technology Park".

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