Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz

Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz
دانشگاه شهید چمران اهواز
Dāneshgāh-e Shahid Chamrān-e Ahvāz
MottoFormer Jondishapur
(جندی شاپور سابق)
TypePublic
Established1955
PresidentAli Mohammad Akhoond-Ali
Academic staff
870 (2013)
Students20,373 (2013)[1]
Undergraduates15,088 (2013)
Postgraduates5,285 (2013)
Location
Ahvaz
,
Khuzestan
,
Iran
Campustwo main Urban and 5 dependent campus out of Ahvaz
WebsiteScu.ac.ir

Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz is an Iranian University in Ahvaz, Khuzestan, Iran. By the ISC ranking, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz was 13th largest and top university in Iran in 2015.[2] SCU University is considered one of Iran's "Grade A" universities by Iranian Ministry of Science. The campus today has 276 acres (1.12 km2) and houses 13 colleges. In 2010, 4798 students were enrolled.[3]

In 1982 the university was renamed to "Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz" to commemorate Mostafa Chamran.[citation needed] In 1986, under national legislation, the Schools of Medicine, Health, Dental, Nursing, and Pharmacy, separated off into an independent Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, operated under the supervision of the new Ministry of Health and Medical Education.[citation needed]

Faculties

Soon after the founding of Jondishapur University, Talat Basari was appointed vice chancellor of the university, the first woman to reach such a post in any university in Iran.
  • Faculty of Sciences:
    • Department of Physics
    • Department of Chemistry
    • Department of Biology
    • Department of Genetics.
  • Faculty of Engineering:
    • Department of Electrical Engineering
    • Department of Mechanical Engineering
    • Department of Computer Engineering
    • Department of Civil Engineering
    • Department of Metallurgical Engineering
    • Department of Architecture.
  • Faculty of Literature:
    • Department of Persian Language
    • Department of English Language
    • Department of French Language
    • Department of History.
  • Faculty of Agriculture:
    • Department of Agronomy
    • Department of Agriculture Machinery
    • Department of Horticulture
    • Department of Plant Protection
    • Department of Soil Science.
  • Faculty of Veterinary Medicine:
    • Department of Basic Sciences
    • Department of Pathology
    • Department of Hygiene
    • Department of Clinical Sciences.
  • Faculty of Physical Education.
  • Faculty of Education and Psychology:
    • Department of Education
    • Department of Psychology
    • Department of Library and Information Science.
  • Faculty of Mathematics and Statistics:
    • Department of Mathematical Science
    • Department of Computer Science
    • Department of Statistics.
  • Faculty of Water Science Engineering:
    • Department of Hydrology
    • Department of Water Structures Engineering
    • Department of Irrigation & Drainage
    • Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering.
  • Faculty of Shushtar Education College.
  • Faculty of Theology and Islamic Thought.
  • Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences:
    • Department of Economic
    • Department of Business Administration
    • Department of Accounting
    • Department of Social Sciences
    • Department of Law
    • Department of Political Science.

See also

References

  1. ^ [1] Archived September 24, 2004, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "رتبه بندی دانشگاه ها و موسسات پژوهشی ایران و کشورهای اسلامی". Ur.isc.gov.ir. Retrieved 2015-11-08.
  3. ^ [2] Archived September 24, 2004, at the Wayback Machine
  • Piyrnia, Mansoureh. Salar Zanana Iran. 1995. Maryland: Mehran Iran Publishing.
  • Gholamali Rahnavard, Chief Information Officer at Shahid Chamran University, 2009
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