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 عالي منابع طبيعي گرگان), the university was among the first specialized agricultural universities of
Iran. Through a course of continued development, the Junior College was promoted to the school of Natural Resources offering three major courses in
Forestry,
Range Management
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and
Soil Conservation in 1975. After
Islamic revolution
The Iranian Revolution ( fa, انقلاب ایران, Enqelâb-e Irân, ), also known as the Islamic Revolution ( fa, انقلاب اسلامی, Enqelâb-e Eslâmī), was a series of events that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dyna ...
, the School of Natural Resources was joined to the
Ministry of Science, Research and Technology in 1981 and became part of the
Mazandaran University.
In 1986, the school was united with Junior College of Agriculture in the town of
Gonbad and obtained an approval from the Council of Academic Development of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, to upgrade to an independent institute called Gorgan University Complex of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources. As a result of the hard work of the academic members and administrative staff, Council of Academic Development passed an approval based on which the complex was promoted to the Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources (GUASNR) on June 25, 1992.
Today the university has 9 Colleges (Faculties), training 2800 graduate and post-graduate students. The university has an exchange student program with
Astrakhan State University in neighbouring
Russia.
The university is located in the historical city of
Gorgan in the
Golestan Province (formerly the eastern part of
Mazandaran province).
Amir Hossein Amirpour (Voice Actor of Angel Dust)born 2000, were student at this university as Furniture's Industrie's Engineering field. but he had to leave this university. Because he was needed to studying computer engineering field. Now he is student of
Computer Engineering
Computer engineering (CoE or CpE) is a branch of electrical engineering and computer science that integrates several fields of computer science and electronic engineering required to develop computer hardware and software. Computer engineers ...
field at
Gorgan Hakim Jurjani Non-Governmental University.
Faculties
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Animal Science
* Agricultural Management
*
Fisheries
Fishery can mean either the enterprise of raising or harvesting fish and other aquatic life; or more commonly, the site where such enterprise takes place ( a.k.a. fishing ground). Commercial fisheries include wild fisheries and fish farms, both ...
&
Environmental Sciences
*
Food Science & Technology
*
Forest Science
* Plant Production
*
Rangeland &
Watershed Management
* Water & Soil Engineering
* Wood & Paper Engineering
Journals
* Iranian journal of Aquatics Research
* International Journal of Lignocellulosic Products
International Journal of Plant Production* International Journal of Environmental Resources Research
* Poultry Science Journal
* Journal of Natural Resource Conservation (Persian)
* Electronic Journal of Crop Production (Persian)
* Journal of Ruminant Research (Persian)
* Journal of Range Land (Persian)
* Poultry Science Journal (Persian)
* Journal of Soil Management and Sustainable Production (Persian)
* Journal of Entrepreneurship & Agricultural Extension (Persian)
* Journal of Plant Production (Persian)
* Journal of Food Processing and Preservation (Persian)
* Journal of Aquaculture (Persian)
* Journal of Living in Environment (Persian)
* Journal of Wood Science and Technology (Persian)
See also
*
Higher education in Iran
External links
Gorgan University website
Universities in Iran
Educational institutions established in 1957
Buildings and structures in Golestan Province
Education in Golestan Province
1957 establishments in Iran
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