Shahid Beheshti University

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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.

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

As of 2006, the university offers 57 Masters degrees and 29 PhD degrees. Its main campus is located in Evin, a serene 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 Shahid Beheshti University.

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

Colleges

At Present SBU has 14 faculties and Research Institute:

1. Laser Research Institute

 Polymers and Organic materials headed by Prof.Mohajerani 

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 Fiber optics
 Power lasers
 Spectroscopy
 Magneto-optics
 Non Destructive Test
 X-Ray Laser
 Plasma

1. Sciences

 Physics 
 Chemistry
 Mathematics
 Statistic

1. Earth Sciences
2. Economics and political Sciences
3. Education and Psychology
4. Electrical and Computer Engineering
5. Islamic Teachings Department
6. Law
7. Literature and Human Sciences
8. Mathematical Sciences
9. Physical Education and Sport Sciences
10. Business
11. 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

See also

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

External links

• Official website