Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University, ( fa, دانشگاه شهید مدنی آذربایجان, ''Danushgah-e Shihid-e Midâni-ye Âzerbaijan'') commonly called only ''Azarbaijan University'', is a public university located near
Tabriz
Tabriz ( fa, تبریز ; ) is a city in northwestern Iran, serving as the capital of East Azerbaijan Province. It is the List of largest cities of Iran, sixth-most-populous city in Iran. In the Quri Chay, Quru River valley in Iran's historic Aze ...
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East Azerbaijan Province
East Azerbaijan Province ( fa, استان آذربایجان شرقی ''Āzarbāijān-e Sharqi''; az-Arab, شرقی آذربایجان اوستانی) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is located in Iranian Azerbaijan, bordering Armeni ...
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Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
, founded in 1987. The university provides both undergraduate and graduate education to approximately 7,500 students at a wide range of fields including engineering, basic sciences, literature and theology. The university has got Research Gate's total impact point of 1716.47 from 61 publications, according to the latest statistics.
History
Azarbaijan University was founded in 1987 in Tabriz as a branch of Tehran's Tarbiat Moallem (teacher education) University. The initial objective of the university was to train teachers in different area for the fulfillment of Iranian government educational development policies and the major concern of the university was focused on training teachers for high schools and technical schools.
In 1988, Azarbaijan University became an independent university under the title ''Tabriz University of Tarbiat Moallem'' and later ''Azarbaijan University of Tarbiat Moallem''. In 2012, due to changing of Iranian educational policies, the university turned to a general educational university under the title ''Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University''. The name "
Shahid Madani
Mir Asadollah Madani Dehkharghani (1914 – 11 September 1981) was an Iranian politician and Shia cleric. He was the second Imam Jumu'ah of Tabriz, the Imam Jumu'ah of Hamadan, the representative of the Supreme Leader in East Azerbaijan for les ...
" comes from an Iranian cleric from Azarshahr who became a martyr in the early years of
Islamic Revolution.
Recently, the university is expanding fast and it is planning to be one of the prominent educational and research centers in Iran. New faculty buildings are being opened, new young academic staff are being employed and a lot of academic activities are underway to convert the university to one of the most dynamic universities in northwestern Iran.
Faculties
![Azarbaijan_University_Central_Library](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/be/Azarbaijan_University_Central_Library.jpg)
* Engineering
* Basic Sciences
* Literature and Human Sciences
* Theology and Islamic Sciences
* Information Technology
* Psychology & Educational Sciences
* Agriculture
Campuses
Azarbaijan University has two campuses:
* Main campus is located in the countryside of Tabriz alongside the
Tabriz
Tabriz ( fa, تبریز ; ) is a city in northwestern Iran, serving as the capital of East Azerbaijan Province. It is the List of largest cities of Iran, sixth-most-populous city in Iran. In the Quri Chay, Quru River valley in Iran's historic Aze ...
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Maragheh
Maragheh ( fa, مراغه, Marāgheh or ''Marāgha''; az, ماراغا ) is a city and capital of Maragheh County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. Maragheh is on the bank of the river Sufi Chay. The population consists mostly of Iranian Azerba ...
highway, near
Azarshahr
Azarshahr ( fa, آذرشهر; also Romanized as Āz̄arshahr, Âzaršahr, Azərşəhr, or Āz̄ar Shahr; also known as Tufarqan (Persian: توفارقان), also Romanized as Dehkhvāreqān) is a city and capital of Azarshahr County, East Azerba ...
and
Mamaqan, 35 km Southwest of Tabriz. Administrative part, faculties, most of student dormitories, laboratories, workshops and amphitheaters are located in main campus. The campus also has a train station, 3 restaurants, bakery, a health center, and a shopping center.
* Tabriz campus, which is located in Dampezeshki neighborhood of Tabriz, was established in 2013 with a focus on graduate studies in some of the theoretical engineering and science majors. The programs in Tabriz campus include Master of Science in: Analytical Chemistry, Theoretical Physics, Structural Engineering, Electrical Power Engineering, Applied Mathematics and PhD degree programs in: Analytical Chemistry, Atomic and Molecular Physics. Tabriz Campus holds the "Virtual and Distance Learning Center" of the university and also summer and short courses are held in this campus.
International Relations
Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University has cooperation and exchange programs with several universities and institutes in the Middle East and also in Asia and Europe. Some of them are as follows:
* Kanazawa University in Japan
* Khazar University in Azerbaijan
* Gebze University in Turkey
* Siirt University in Turkey
* Yüzüncü Yıl University in Turkey
* BBCA Institute in Italy
Student Communities
There are various student communities and associations with different academic, athletic or artistic objects:
* Materials Student Association
* Poetry and Literature Association
* Music Association
* Photography and Filming Association
* Red Crescent Association
* Charitable Association
* Engineering Academic Communities
* Literature Academic Communities
* Basic Sciences Academic Communities
* Psychology Academic Community
* Botany Academic Community
Exclusive Train
Thanks to the Tehran - Tabriz railroad which passes through the university, Azarbaijan University is the only university in Iran with a railway station inside and its exclusive train which transports students between Tabriz and the university 4 times every business day. Due to the rising number of students. In morning and afternoon rush hours an older train is also used to increase the capacity.
See also
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Higher education in Iran
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List of universities in Iran
This is a list of universities in Iran.
List of universitiesHamedan University of TechnologyHamedan University of TechnologyHekmat Private UniversityQom Province
* Abadan University of Medical Sciences
* Al-Mustafa International University
* Al ...
References
External links
Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University Virtual Tour
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Educational institutions established in 1987
Public universities
Buildings and structures in Tabriz
1987 establishments in Iran
Buildings and structures in East Azerbaijan Province