History

Separated in 2008 from the

Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, a.k.a. Gorgan University is a university in Golestan Province of Iran. History GUASNR First founded in 1957 as the ''Junior College of Forestry and Range Management'' (مدرسه � ...

, founded in 1957, The Golestan University is a major institute of higher education located in

Gorgan Gorgan ( fa, گرگان ; also romanized as ''Gorgān'', ''Gurgān'', and ''Gurgan''), formerly Esterabad ( ; also romanized as ''Astarābād'', ''Asterabad'', and ''Esterābād''), is the capital city of Golestan Province, Iran. It lies appro ...

, a large city bordering the

Caspian Sea The Caspian Sea is the world's largest inland body of water, often described as the world's largest lake or a full-fledged sea. An endorheic basin, it lies between Europe and Asia; east of the Caucasus, west of the broad steppe of Central Asia ...

, in the province of Golestan, in north-eastern

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 ...

. Acceptance to Golestan University as a publicly funded university, is through a highly competitive entrance exam Nationwide University Entrance Exams. Golestan University has close ties with Golestan Science and Technology Park, Golestan University of Medical Sciences and

. GU offers a wide range of courses in three faculties: Humanities, Sciences, and Engineering and Technology (in two campuses). With 155 academic staff, four faculties and various research centers, there are nearly 4000 students in 72 fields of study, including undergraduate, postgraduate and research scholars leading to B.Sc., B.Eng., M.Sc., B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees. The university is spread over three campuses.

Faculties

At present, Golestan University is spread over three campuses housing four faculties and research centers: * Faculty of Sciences * Faculty of Engineering and Technology (Gorgan and Ali Abad) * Faculty of Humanities

References

External links

Official website

Planta Persica Journal
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