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Hossein Fallah Noshirvani ( fa, حسین فلاح نوشیروانی ) was an Iranian businessman, philanthropist, and founder of the
The institution initially began as a community college for technical training in fields related to engineering. After the 1979 Iranian Revolution, the school merged with the University of Mazandaran (UMZ), becoming its College of Engineering with a curriculum that included both undergraduate and graduate programmes. In 2005, the institution started a process of independence from UMZ, during which it was temporarily referred to as the Noshirvani Technical and Education Complex. In 2008, BNUT became an independent public university.
Since 2018, Time Higher Education has ranked BNUT first in Iran. In 2020, it was ranked 74th among the world among young universities (less than 50 years old).
Hossein Fallah Noshirvani ( fa, حسین فلاح نوشیروانی ) was an Iranian businessman, philanthropist, and founder of the Babol Noshirvani University of Technology
Babol Noshirvani University of Technology (BNUT), sometimes also referred to as Noshirvani Institute of Technology or NIT, is a public research university and Institute of Technology in Babol, Mazandaran Province in the north of Iran, 20 km ...
. He is famed for leaving the entirety of his wealth to charity following his death.
Biography
Noshiravani was born in 1902 inBabol
Babol ( fa, بابل, , known as "Orange Blossom City" , also Romanized as Bābol; formerly known as Barfrouch) is the capital of Babol County, Mazandaran Province, Iran. Babol is divided into two metropolitan areas (under Iranian law). At the 20 ...
, Mazandaran to a prominent family. Following his education, he moved to Mashhad
Mashhad ( fa, مشهد, Mašhad ), also spelled Mashad, is the List of Iranian cities by population, second-most-populous city in Iran, located in the relatively remote north-east of the country about from Tehran. It serves as the capital of R ...
, Khorasan-e Razavi Province to begin an apprenticeship under Hakimzadeh Yazdi. As a businessman he would later become a leading figure in Iran's cotton and steel industries.
Noshirvani is famed for his philanthropic endeavours, and particularly his role in the development of the Mazandaran through the construction of multiple bridges, hospitals, schools, and multiple other social service institutions. He was a strong advocate and supporter of women's education in Iran. He also invested a significant portion of his wealth towards the development of rural health services in Iran.
Babol Noshirvani University of Technology
In 1970, Noshirvani founded theBabol Noshirvani University of Technology
Babol Noshirvani University of Technology (BNUT), sometimes also referred to as Noshirvani Institute of Technology or NIT, is a public research university and Institute of Technology in Babol, Mazandaran Province in the north of Iran, 20 km ...
, an influential centre for academic research in Iran. In 2016, the school was ranked 1st among all Iranian universities by Times Higher Education (THE)
''Times Higher Education'' (''THE''), formerly ''The Times Higher Education Supplement'' (''The Thes''), is a British magazine reporting specifically on news and issues related to higher education.
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World University Rankings.
The institution initially began as a community college for technical training in fields related to engineering. After the 1979 Iranian Revolution, the school merged with the University of Mazandaran (UMZ), becoming its College of Engineering with a curriculum that included both undergraduate and graduate programmes. In 2005, the institution started a process of independence from UMZ, during which it was temporarily referred to as the Noshirvani Technical and Education Complex. In 2008, BNUT became an independent public university.
Since 2018, Time Higher Education has ranked BNUT first in Iran. In 2020, it was ranked 74th among the world among young universities (less than 50 years old).
References
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