Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz is a major Iranian
University
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Ahvaz
Ahvaz ( fa, اهواز, Ahvâz ) is a city in the southwest of Iran and the capital of Khuzestan province. Ahvaz's population is about 1,300,000 and its built-up area with the nearby town of Sheybani is home to 1,136,989 inhabitants. It is hom ...
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Khuzestan,
Iran
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. By the ISC ranking, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz is 13th largest and top university in Iran. SCU University is considered one of Iran's "Grade A" universities by Iranian Ministry of Science. The campus today has and houses 13 colleges. In 2010, 4798 students were enrolled.
In 1982 the university was renamed to "Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz" to commemorate Mostafa Chamran
Mostafa Chamran Save'ei ( fa, مصطفی چمران ساوهای) (2 October 1932 – 21 June 1981) was an Iranian physicist, politician, commander and guerrilla fighter who served as the first defense minister of post-revolutionary Iran ...
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In 1986, under national legislation, the Schools of Medicine, Health, Dental, Nursing, and Pharmacy, separated off into an independent Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, operated under the supervision of the new Ministry of Health and Medical Education.
Faculties
*Faculty of Sciences:
**Department of Physics
**Department of Chemistry
**Department of Biology
**Department of Genetics.
*Faculty of Engineering:
**Department of Electrical Engineering
**Department of Mechanical Engineering
**Department of Computer Engineering
**Department of Civil Engineering
**Department of Metallurgical Engineering
**Department of Architecture.
*Faculty of Literature:
**Department of Persian Language
**Department of English Language
**Department of French Language
**Department of History.
*Faculty of Agriculture:
**Department of Agronomy
**Department of Agriculture Machinery
**Department of Horticulture
**Department of Plant Protection
**Department of Soil Science.
*Faculty of Veterinary Medicine:
**Department of Basic Sciences
**Department of Pathology
**Department of Hygiene
**Department of Clinical Sciences.
*Faculty of Physical Education.
*Faculty of Education and Psychology:
**Department of Education
**Department of Psychology
**Department of Library and Information Science.
*Faculty of Mathematics and Statistics:
**Department of Mathematical Science
**Department of Computer Science
**Department of Statistics.
*Faculty of Water Science Engineering:
**Department of Hydrology
**Department of Water Structures Engineering
**Department of Irrigation & Drainage
**Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering.
*Faculty of Shushtar Education College.
*Faculty of Theology and Islamic Thought.
*Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences:
**Department of Economic
**Department of Business Administration
**Department of Accounting
**Department of Social Sciences
**Department of Law
**Department of Political Science.
See also
* Academy of Gondishapur
* Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences
* Higher education in Iran
* List of Iranian Universities
References
* Piyrnia, Mansoureh. ''Salar Zanana Iran''. 1995. Maryland: Mehran Iran Publishing.
Gholamali Rahnavard
Chief Information Officer at Shahid Chamran University, 2009
External links
Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz official websiteOffice of Information Technology , Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz
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Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz
Educational institutions established in 1955
Ahvaz
1955 establishments in Iran