Khayyam University (KHU) is a

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Mashhad Mashhad ( fa, مشهد, Mašhad ), also spelled Mashad, is the 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 Razavi Khorasan Province and has a po ...

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. It offers Higher National Degree (HND), undergraduate (bachelor's degree) and postgraduate (master's degree) programs. Students study 25 subjects in five major programs of

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and

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engineering Engineering is the use of scientific principles to design and build machines, structures, and other items, including bridges, tunnels, roads, vehicles, and buildings. The discipline of engineering encompasses a broad range of more speciali ...

, art and

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, and administrative sciences. More than 6000 students have graduated. It has over 49 full-time, 12 part-time academic members, and 256 session instructors with about 5000 students. Khayyam University has achieved a high standard of education amongst the non-governmental universities. It was established as a response to the high demand for higher education by those interested in studying in the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Administration

This university is private and receives no financial aid from the government. It is self-financed by the private budget and fees, which it receives from the students with the confirmation of Ministry of Science, Research and Technology of Iran. The board of trustees is the top governor of the university. KHEU is a comprehensive university with many faculties and offers degrees at the Bachelor and Master levels.

Campuses

Khayyam University is functioning in two campuses: the main campus is on Fallahi Blvd and the new campus is in the Elahia region. There are several

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, covered sport saloon and computer sites.

Digital library

Khayyam digital library is accessible for all staff and students. The electronic administration process is called Peyvand Administrative Automation. File:Khayyam_Univ.jpg, Khayyam University, Main Building

Faculties

* Faculty of

Engineering Engineering is the use of scientific principles to design and build machines, structures, and other items, including bridges, tunnels, roads, vehicles, and buildings. The discipline of engineering encompasses a broad range of more speciali ...

: The Faculty of Engineering is on the Elahiyeh campus. It offers B.S and A.D degrees in electrical, computer, and mechanical engineering. * Faculty of

Science Science is a systematic endeavor that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe. Science may be as old as the human species, and some of the earliest archeological evidence ...

: The Faculty of Science is on the main campus. It offers B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in

Physics Physics is the natural science that studies matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge which ...

and

Mathematics Mathematics is an area of knowledge that includes the topics of numbers, formulas and related structures, shapes and the spaces in which they are contained, and quantities and their changes. These topics are represented in modern mathematics ...

. * Faculty of Literature and Human Science * Faculty of

Economic An economy is an area of the production, distribution and trade, as well as consumption of goods and services. In general, it is defined as a social domain that emphasize the practices, discourses, and material expressions associated with th ...

* Faculty of Art and Architecture

References

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