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Shahid Behesti University ( fa, دانشگاه شهید بهشتی , Dāneshgāh-e Shahid Beheshti) (formerly known as the National University of Iran) is a
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in Tehran, Iran. The university offers many programs at Bachelor's, Master's and Ph.D. levels.


History

Shahid Behesti University was founded in 1959 by Ali Sheikholislam. The university was planned to be devoted to graduate studies. At its opening, it consisted of two schools: Architecture and Urban Planning, and Banking and Economics, with 174 students. Soon the School of Literature and Foreign Languages began in downtown Tehran. The first graduate
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program was the Master's course in the School of Architecture, launched in 1961. In 1962, a new main campus was built in Evin, a suburb in the north of Tehran. Academic offerings expanded as facilities were added. By 1978 several other faculties became active i.e.the faculties of Literature and Human Sciences, Basic Sciences, Law, Earth Sciences, Statistics and Informatics and Education and Psychology. Under royal auspices, the university library began to acquire important collections in the field of Oriental studies and literary classics in French and German. In an academic reform in 1986, the medical schools were separated from the main universities and became hahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciencesworking under the purview of the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education. The first PhD course was offered in the School of Economics in 1991.


Campuses

* Main campus: Located in
Evin Evin is a neighbourhood in the north of Tehran. The district consists of an old section, filled with orchards and gardens of old houses, and a new section, with high rises and skyscrapers. It is adjacent to Shahid Beheshti University Shahid ...
District, it extends into
Velenjak Velenjak ( fa, ولنجک) is an affluent neighbourhood in the northwest of Tehran, Iran. Velenjak (Also Called Roof of Tehran) is located in the Shemiran area in the northernmost part of Tehran, on the slopes of the Alborz mountain range. It is k ...
District in northwestern
Tehran Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...
, on approximately one million square meters. * Abbaspour College of Engineering and Technology (ex- Power and Water University of Technology) is in Tehranpars, Tehran


Faculties

* Faculty of Electrical Engineering: Department of Telecommunication, Department of Electronics, Department of Systems and Control, Department of Power * Faculty of Computer Engineering and Science: Department of Software Engineering & Information, Department of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, Department of Computer Architecture and Networks * Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Energy * Faculty of Architecture & Urban Engineering: Department of Architecture: Department of Landscape Architecture, Department of Construction, Department of Design, Department of Reconstruction, Department of Urban Planning * Faculty of Business & Management: Department of Public Management, Department of Business Management, Department of Commercial Management, Department of Financial Management, Department of Industrial Management, Department of Entrepreneurial Management, Institute for Research * Faculty of Biological Sciences: Department of Biology, Department of Genetics, Department of Marine Biology, Department of Microbiology, Department of Plant Sciences, Department of Zoology * Faculty of Economics & Political Sciences: Department of Economics, Department of Political Sciences * Faculty of Energy Sciences & Modern Technologies: Department of Aeronautics, Department of Biotechnology, Department of Energy, Department of Nanotechnology, Department of Cellulose and Paper sciences * Faculty of Earth Sciences: Department of Geology, Department of Geography, Department of Geophysics * Faculty of Law: Department of Criminology & Criminal Law, Department of Intellectual Property, Department of International Trade Law, Department of Economic Law, Department of Environmental Law, Department of Human Rights, Department of International Law, Department of Private Law, Department of Public Law * Faculty of Literature & Human Sciences: Department of Linguistics and Literature, Department of Philosophy, Department of History, Department of Archaeology, Department of Sociology, Institute of Iranology * Faculty of Mathematical Sciences: Department of Mathematics, Department of Statistics, Department of Computer Sciences * Faculty of Nuclear Engineering: Department of Applied Radiation, Department of Fuel-Recycling, Department of Radiology (Medical Radiation) * Faculty of Physical Education & Sport Sciences * Faculty of Psychology and Education: Department of Psychology, Department of Behavioral Studies & Advising, Department of Educational Sciences * Faculty of Sciences: Department of Chemistry, Department of Physics * Faculty of Civil &Water & Environmental Engineering: Department of Water Resources Engineering, Department of Water and Wastewater Engineering, Department of Structural and Geotechnical Engineering, Department of Environmental Engineering, Department of transportation planning


Research centers

* Institute for Cognitive and Brain Sciences (ICBS) * Automated Software Engineering Research Group * Center for Environmental Research * Center for Cyberspace Research ** Secure Communication and Cryptography **Content transfer technology * Center for Family Research * Center for Medicinal Plant and Drug Research Institute ** Phytochemistry * Laser and Plasma Research Institute ** Fiber optics ** Gas Discharge Laboratory headed by Dr. Hamid Ghomi ** LIBS (Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy) ** Magneto-optics ** Non-destructive Testing ** Polymers and Organic Materials Photonics headed by Dr. Mohajerani * Center for Pharmaceutical Research *Iranian Research Center for the Silk Road (IRCSR)
International Persian Language teaching Center
*Institute for Science and Technology Studies


Notable people


Alumni


Politics

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Mir-Hossein Mousavi Mir-Hossein Mousavi Khameneh ( fa, میرحسین موسوی خامنه, Mīr-Hoseyn Mūsavī Khāmené, ; born 2 March 1942) is an Iranian reformist politician, artist and architect who served as the forty-ninth and last Prime Minister of Ira ...
(BA, MA),
Prime Minister of Iran The Prime Minister of Iran was a political post that had existed in Iran (Persia) during much of the 20th century. It began in 1906 during the Qajar dynasty and into the start of the Pahlavi dynasty in 1923 and into the 1979 Iranian Revolution ...
(1981-1989) *
Masoumeh Ebtekar Masoumeh Ebtekar ( fa, معصومه ابتکار; born 21 September 1960) was the former Vice President of Iran for Women and Family Affairs, from August 9, 2017, to September 1, 2021. She previously headed Department of Environment from 1997 ...
(BSc), Vice President of Iran for Women and Family Affairs (2017-),
Vice President of Iran The vice president of Iran ( fa, معاون رئیس‌جمهور ایران) is defined by article 124 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Constitution of Iran, as anyone appointed by the president of Iran to lead an organization ...
–Head of
Department of Environment An environmental ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for the environment and/or natural resources. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of the Environment, ...
(1997-2005, 2013–2017), Member of the
Islamic City Council of Tehran The Islamic City Council of Tehran ( fa, شورای اسلامی شهر تهران) is the directly elected council that presides over the city of Tehran, elects the mayor of Tehran in a mayor–council government system, and budgets of the M ...
(2007-2013) * Farhad Dejpasand (BA, MA),
Minister of Finance A finance minister is an executive or cabinet position in charge of one or more of government finances, economic policy and financial regulation. A finance minister's portfolio has a large variety of names around the world, such as "treasury", " ...
(2018-) * Mohsen Sazegara (MA), former government official, political activist *
Abdolali Bazargan Abdolali Bazargan ( fa, عبدالعلی بازرگان ; born 14 August 1943 in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian liberal politician, writer and intellectual who is current deputy leader of Freedom Movement of Iran. He was one of five major figures in ...
(MA), liberal politician, writer and intellectual


Academics

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Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi (Persian: محمد مهدی طهرانچی, born 1965 in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian theoretical physicist, professor at laser and plasma research institute and department of physics of Shahid Beheshti University and membe ...
(BSc, MSc), president of the
Islamic Azad University The Islamic Azad University (IAU; fa, دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی, ''Dāneshgāh-e Āzād-e Eslāmi'') is a private university system headquartered in Tehran, Iran. It is one of the largest comprehensive systems of universities, colleg ...
(2018-), chancellor of the Shahid Behesti University (2012-2017), professor in the Faculty of Physics at Shahid Behesti University (1998-) * Mahmudreza Aghamiri (BSc), president of the Islamic Azad University–Central Tehran Branch (2018-), professor in the Faculty of Nuclear Engineering at Shahid Behesti University


Art

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Leila Araghian Leila Araghian ( fa, لیلا عراقیان; born 1983), is an Iranian architect. She has a Master degree of Architecture from the University of British Columbia, where she won the UBC Architecture Alumni Henry Elder Prize. She previously studied ...
(BA), architect


Faculty


Engineering

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Fereydoon Abbasi Fereydoon Abbasi-Davani ( fa, فریدون عباسی دوانی; born 11 July 1958) is an Iranian nuclear scientist who was head of the Atomic Energy Organization from 2011 to 2013. He survived an assassination attempt in 2010, but was serious ...
(Nuclear Engineering), Member of the 11th
Parliament of Iran The Islamic Consultative Assembly ( fa, مجلس شورای اسلامی, Majles-e Showrā-ye Eslāmī), also called the Iranian Parliament, the Iranian Majles (Arabicised spelling Majlis) or ICA, is the national legislative body of Iran. The Pa ...
, head of the
Atomic Energy Organization of Iran The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) is the main Iranian government agency responsible for operating nuclear energy and nuclear fuel cycle installations in Iran. AEOI is the primary organization responsible for nuclear technology researc ...
(2011–2013) *
Majid Shahriari Majid Shahriari ( fa, مجید شهریاری, c. 1966 – 29 November 2010) was a top Iranian nuclear scientist and physicist who worked with the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran. Career He specialized in neutron transport, a phenomenon tha ...
(Nuclear Engineering), nuclear scientist, Iran's envoy in
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Humanities

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Parviz Davoodi Parviz Davoodi ( fa, پرویز داوودی; born 5 February 1952 in Tehran, Iran) was the third first vice president of Iran (2005–2009), an educator, and an Iranian hardline conservative politician. He is currently member of the Expediency D ...
(Economy), First Vice President of Iran (2005–2009), head of the
Iran's National Elites Foundation Iran's National Elites Foundation (INEF) ( fa, بنياد ملي نخبگان, '' Benyad-e Mili-ye Nuxebegan'') is an Iranian governmental organization. The main purpose of the foundation is to recognize, organize and support Iran's elite nationa ...
(2006–2007) *
Mostafa Mohaghegh Damad , location = , Title = Allameh , Period = , Predecessor = , Successor = , ordination = , post = , birth_date = , birth_place = Qom, Iran , dea ...
(Law), member of the
Academy of Sciences of Iran The Academy of Sciences of the Islamic Republic of Iran ( fa, فرهنگستان علوم جمهوری اسلامی ایران) was established in 1988. It is one of the four academies of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The other three are: Iranian ...
* Ahmad Khatami (Persian Language and Literature) * Saeed Laylaz (Economy), economist and journalist *
Iraj Etesam Iraj Etesam ( fa, ایرج اعتصام; 21 January 1931 – 19 December 2022) was an Iranian contemporary architect, educator, and author. He was the designer and architect of the Mellat Park of Tehran and the Cyrus Park, as well as a professo ...
(Architecture) is an Iranian contemporary
architect An architect is a person who plans, designs and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that h ...
, educator, and author, taught from 1960 to 1964.


World rankings

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2018-2020: 801-1000 2017: 800 2016: 601-800 Asia University Rankings 2019: 201–250
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2019: 901-1000 *Based on the ranking system (Kakarry Simonds, QS), Shahid Behesti University was in the fifth grade for 2017 and 2018 after the Sharif universities, science and industry, Amirkabir and Tehran, respectively at the 701 + And 1000-800. * Category B++ * Article 64.80 * Citation 63.34 * Total documents 30.59 * JIT 54.25 * JCIT 45.11 * Collaboration 45.32 * Total 303.42


See also

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Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences ( fa, دانشگاه علوم پزشکی و خدمات بهداشتی-درمانی شهيد بهشتی, ''Danushgah-e 'lum-e Pezeshki-ye vâ Xedâmat-e Behedashti - Dârmani-ye Shihid Beheshti'') is o ...
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Tehran University The University of Tehran (Tehran University or UT, fa, دانشگاه تهران) is the most prominent university located in Tehran, Iran. Based on its historical, socio-cultural, and political pedigree, as well as its research and teaching pro ...
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Allameh Tabataba'i University Allameh Tabataba'i University (ATU; ælɒːˈme tæbɒːtæbɒːˈʔiː fa, دانشگاه علامه طباطبائی, ''Danushgah-e 'lâmh-e Tâbatâbai'') is one of the largest and the leading specialized public university in humanities and ...
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Tarbiat Modares University Tarbiat Modares University ( fa, دانشگاه تربیت مدرس:  ''Dāneshgāh-e Tarbiyat Modares'', lit. "Professor Training University") is an exclusively graduate university with its main campus in Tehran, Iran. It was founded in 1982 a ...


References


External links


Official Website
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