Damghan University, also written as The University of Damghan
fa, دانشگاه دامغان, ''Danushgah-e Dam'an''), is a university in the city of
Damghan
Damghan ( fa, دامغان, translit=Dāmghān) is the capital of Damghan County, Semnan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 57,331, in 15,849 families. It is situated east of Tehran on the high-road to Mashad, at an elevat ...
in
Semnan province of
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 ...
. Its most popular programs are in the fields of Basic Science.
History
The university was founded by dedicated citizens of Damghan under the leadership of late Professor Mohammad Masoud Mansouri.
The school was named Rasool Akram in honor of the Islamic prophet, Mohammad.
Faculty of Basic Sciences opened its door to 35 students majoring in geology in September 1992, and education operations began. Later on Ali Naderi, an engineer, directed the faculty until 1996 when the third president, Dr. Abdolrahim Naveh Ebrahim steered the faculty to a higher plateau of University of Basic Sciences.
After few years, the fields of Applied Mathematics, Pure Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Computer Science and Engineering in Associate, B.Sc., M.Sc. and PhD courses launched. In June 2014, Dr. Abdolali Basiri was appointed as the fifth president of the university.
Schools
* School of
Engineering
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* School of
Mathematics and
Computer Science
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* School of
Biology
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* School of
Chemistry
* School of
Earth Sciences
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* School of
Physics
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* School of
Art
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There is no generally agreed definition of wha ...
See also
*
Higher Education in Iran
References
External links
Official website
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Universities in Iran
Educational institutions established in 1988
Education in Semnan Province
1988 establishments in Iran
Buildings and structures in Semnan Province