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Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch

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 private research university 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]

Chancellors

Campus

The university has 13 Faculties:[11]

The university has three campuses:

Schools and departments

Programs by subject:

Enrollments

In academic year of 2023-2024

Faculty of Engineering

Programs and majors

In academic year of 2023-2024:

Sub-program

Faculty of Science

It offers the following programs:

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]

Rankings

2011: third among Islamic Azad University campuses[14]

2012: International rank : 231, National rank : 1[15] (Islamic Azad University)
2013: International rank : 87, National rank : 1[16] (Islamic Azad University)

Notable alumni and people

Faculty

Alumni

As of June 2010, the university has 176,973 alumni[4] which makes it the biggest number among all branches of Islamic Azad University.[28]

Athletics

Several students have won medals in International competitions while studying at the university.[32]

Other notable sportspeople at the university include Ali Daei, Karim Ansarifard, Mohammad Mayeli Kohan, Akbar Mohammadi, Mahmoud Miran and Arash Miresmaeili.[33]

References

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  29. ^ "Abbasi becomes the first Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports" (in Persian). Islamic Republic News Agency. August 3, 2011. Retrieved January 21, 2012.
  30. ^ "Faezeh Hashemi: I'm not studying in university now" (PDF). Abrar Newspaper (in Persian). November 9, 2011. no. 6586, p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 19, 2011. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
  31. ^ "How did Ahmadinejad's sister become a faculty member?". Ghanoon Newspaper (in Persian). October 29, 2013. Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
  32. ^ "Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences" (in Persian). Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch. Retrieved January 10, 2013.
  33. ^ "Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch's elite alumni ceremony were held" (in Persian). Mehr News. December 18, 2006. Retrieved January 21, 2012.

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