Shahid Beheshti University

Shaheed Beheshti University

دانشگاه شهید بهشتی
Shahid Beheshti University Logo © Shahid Beheshti University
Type	Public
Established	1960
President	Hamid Latifi
Academic staff	Faculity
Students	?
Undergraduates	?
Postgraduates	?
Location	Tehran , Tehran , Iran
Campus	Urban
Athletics	? teams
Website	www.sbu.ac.ir

Shaheed Beheshti University (formerly The National University of Iran), is a located in north of Tehran, Iran.

As of 2006, the university has offered 57 Masters and 29 PhD degrees. Its main campus is located in Evin, a suburb of northern Tehran. Shahid Beheshti University was primarily a private university until 1979, a year after the Islamic Revolution. Since then it has become a state funded university. The university was called The National University of Iran until 1983. It was subsequently renamed as Shaheed Beheshti University.

Shaheed Beheshti University is currently headed by Prof.Latifi, former head of Laser Research Institute .

Colleges

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Shahid Beheshti University is situated in pleasant urban settings in northern Tehran. Seen here in the image is the College of Mathematics.

At Present SBU has 14 Faculties and Research Institute:

• Laser Research Institute
  • Polymers and Organic materials Photonics headed by Dr.Mohajerani
  • LIBS(Laser Induced Brakedown Spectroscopy)
  • Fiber optics
  • Magneto-optics
  • Non Destructive Test
• Sciences
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Mathematics
  • Statistic
• Earth Sciences
• Economics and political Sciences
• Education and Psychology
• Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Islamic Teachings Department
• Law
• Literature and Human Sciences
• Mathematical Sciences
• Physical Education and Sport Sciences
• Business
• Architecture and Urban Planning

History

It was founded in January, 1960 by Dr. Ali Sheikholislam as the first private and land-grant university in Iran. The school then only had 174 students in two schools of Architecture and Urban Planning and Banking and Economics.

The School of Medical Sciences was part of the University until 1986 when the Ministry of Health, Medicine and Medical Education was established and took over the responsibility of running all medical schools in Iran. Hence the medical school separated into Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences.

Notable faculty and alumni

• Parviz Dawoodi, Iran's first Vice President, is a professor here
• Masoumeh Ebtekar, The first female vice president in Iranian history.
• Nasrollah Jahangard
• Seyed Hosein Nasr, world renowned philosopher, served as chancellor of the university in the mid 1970s.
• Mohsen Sazegara, former government official, political activist. Earned his master's degree in history from the university

See also

• Higher Education in Iran
• Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

External links

• Iran Photonics Forum