Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

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Ferdowsi University of Mashad Logo © Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
Type	Public
Established	1949
President	Alireza Ashuri, PhD
Academic staff	700
Students	15,000
Location	Mashhad , Razavi Khorasan Province , Iran
Website	www.um.ac.ir/

Ferdowsi University of Mashhad is a state university in Razavi Khorasan province of Iran.

Located in Mashhad, the university was established in 1949, making it the third oldest major state university of Iran. It is the largest university in northeast Iran, and has a large faculty.

The university offers 140 bachelors, masters, and doctorate degrees to 15,000 male and female students studying under 700 faculty members with the aid of 2000 staff employees.

Faculties

Ferdowsi University of Mashhad is made up of Thirteen faculties, namely:

Dr. Shariati's Faculty of Literature and Human Sciences
Shahid Motahari's Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies
Faculty of Sports and Physical Education
Faculty of Veterinary Studies
Faculty of Science
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Mathematical Sciences
Faculty of Agriculture
Faculty of Engineering
Faculty of Architecture and Urban Designing
Faculty of Environmental and Natural Resources
Faculty of Art
Shirvan's Agricultural Workshop

Famous Faculty Members

• Mohammad Jafar Yahaghi, distinguished professor of literature.

Famous alumni

• Babak Tadayyon Tahmasebi, Professor, School of Social Sciences and lies, City University, London
• Ali Shariati, renowned writer
• Mahmoud Naghibzadeh, Professor, Department of Computer Engineering, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

See also

• Higher Education in Iran
• Mashhad University of Medical Sciences (separated from Ferdowsi University in 1986 by national legislation)

External links

• Official website of The Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
• Student administration portal
• Main Library of the University