Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch (Persian: دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد تهران مرکزی, Daneshgah-e Âzad-e Eslâmi-ye Vahed-e Tehran Mirkâzi) is a privateresearchuniversity located in Tehran, Iran. Founded in 1982, Central Tehran is the flagship institution of the universities affiliated with Islamic Azad University system. The university is the oldest,[5][6] the largest[4] and the top university among all branches of Islamic Azad University academic organization, established in 1982, originally as the Islamic Azad University of Tehran.[1]
The university campuses rest on 297,904 m2 (3,206,610 sq ft) of various districts of Tehran.[4]
It offers approximately 488 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a wide range of disciplines such as sciences, engineering, art, architecture, humanities and social sciences.[4]
History
Establishment
Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch is the very first branch established under the university system which is known as Islamic Azad University, so the history of this branch can be traced back to the foundation of the university.[7]
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani sought to establish a private university to address the challenges posed during the early years of Iranian Revolution -such as Cultural Revolution- and to meet increasing demands of secondary-school graduates for higher education in Iran.[8] On the sidelines of an Islamic Republican Party conference, Rafsanjani mooted the idea with Abdollah Jasbi, who supported and developed the plan to establish Islamic Azad University.[7]
Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch is the very first branch established under the university system which is known as Islamic Azad University.[7] In its early days, the university lacked sufficient funds and facilities to operate, sorely relying on donations made by people and government.[7] The initial endowment was about 100,000 Rials.[9]
Jasbi rented No. 155 building in Forsat Shirazi St., while Nassir Shekarriz and Mahmoud Latifipour – who were in charge as Chancellor and Vice Chancellor respectively – rented the sixth floor of a building located in Enqelab St., Felestin St. in order to hold an entrance exam in 1982.[7] This university began as the Islamic Azad University of Tehran when it opened its doors to about 200 students, offering six majors in bachelor's degree and two in associate degree.[10]
Soon after, the whole building in Enqelab St. was purchased from Mostazafan Foundation of Islamic Revolution and became the university's first property. (Current Faculty of Arts and Architecture)[7]
Communications (Communication System, Communication Networks, Secure Communication & Cryptography, Optical Communication, Field & Wave Communication)
Communications (Communication System, Field & Wave Communication)
Control
Control
Control
Electronics
Electronics (Micro and Nanoelectronic Devices, Digital Electronic Systems, Electronic Integrated Circuits)
Electronics
Power
Power (Power Systems, Power Electronics and Electrical Machines, Planning and Management of Electrical Energy Systems, Electrical Transportation Systems)
Power
Department of Biomedical Engineering
B.S.
M.S.
Ph.D.
Biomedical Engineering
Bioelectric (joint program EE Dept)
Bioelectric (joint program EE Dept)
Biomechanic
Biomechanic
Biomaterial
Biomaterial
Rehabilitation
Tissue
Department of Computer Engineering
B.S.
M.S.
Ph.D.
Computer Engineering
Computer Systems Architecture
Computer Systems Architecture
Software
Software
Artificial Intelligence & Robotics
Artificial Intelligence & Robotics
Network and Computing
Department of Nuclear Engineering
B.S.
M.S.
Ph.D.
Nuclear Engineering
Medical Radiation Engineering
Medical Radiation Engineering
Reactor Engineering
Nuclear Energy Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Department of Industrial Engineering
Department of Chemical Engineering
Faculty of Science
Department of Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics
It offers the following programs:
B.S.
M.S.
Ph.D.
Computer Science
Computer Science
Computer Science
Applied Statistics
Applied Statistics
Statistics
Applied Mathematics
Mathematics (Applied Mathematics, Pure Mathematics)
Mathematics (Applied Mathematics, Pure Mathematics)
Department of Biology
Department of Chemistry
Department of Physics
Admissions
The university received 35,317 applications for the Fall 2011 undergraduate class, making it the university with the most freshmen applicants among all branches of Islamic Azad University.[13]
In 2013, a total number of 11,789 and 6,061 applications were received for undergraduate and graduate programs respectively.[9]
^"Historic Calendar". Asnād Periodical Publishing (in Persian). 1 (3). Islamic Azad University office of documents: 3. 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-10-26.
^ abcdefJofreh, Manouchehr, ed. (2009). Realization of a Dream, The Summit under the shadow of Mount Alborz: A Historic view on establishment, growth and attributes of Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch (in Persian). Islamic Azad University office of documents (first ed.). Tehran: Islamic Azad University Press. pp. 175–183.
^"Interview with Dr. Gozashti"(PDF). Farhikhtegan Newspaper (in Persian). August 1, 2009. no. 57, p. 4. Archived from the original(PDF) on November 3, 2013. Retrieved January 10, 2013.
^Nourbakhsh, Mohammad-Reza, ed. (2007). Communal Higher Education: An Interview with Sadegh Zibakalam(PDF). Dialogue with elites (in Persian). Vol. 1. Islamic Azad University office of documents (1st ed.). Tehran: Islamic Azad University Press. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2013-11-04. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
