The University of Isfahan (UI) (Persian: دانشگاه اصفهان Dāneshgāh-e Esfāhān) is a state-operated university located in

Isfahan Isfahan ( fa, اصفهان, Esfahân ), from its Achaemenid empire, ancient designation ''Aspadana'' and, later, ''Spahan'' in Sassanian Empire, middle Persian, rendered in English as ''Ispahan'', is a major city in the Greater Isfahan Regio ...

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

. It is ranked among the top 10 universities in Iran. The university is located on Azadi square of Isfahan. It has another campus in Khansar. University of Isfahan offers undergraduate degrees in 71 fields, graduate degrees in 185 fields and postgraduate in 119 fields.

History

The University of Isfahan was built in 1946. The decision to establish the university was an idea developed by a number of doctors at Amin Hospital in 1939. Eventually, the board of directors of the hospital approved a plan to establish Isfahan Higher Medical Institute in 1946. In September of the same year, an ad signed by lecturer Dr. Jelveh, then caretaker of Isfahan Province Health and Medical Treatment Department, was published in local newspapers calling on prospective students to enroll in the new institute. The first classes were held at Sadi High School (now Soureh Institute). Many more students enrolled in subsequent years; therefore, the institute had to find a larger campus to accommodate the growing number of new students. The first classes took place on October 29, 1950. Medical sciences were split off into a separate school,

Isfahan University of Medical Sciences Isfahan University of Medical Sciences also known as Medical University of Isfahan (MUI) ( fa, دانشگاه علوم پزشکی و خدمات بهداشتی درمانی اصفهان, ''Danushgah-e 'lum-e Pezeshki-ye vâ Xedâmat-e Behedashti-ye ...

, in 1985.

Faculties

As of 2020, the university has fourteen faculties which are: * Faculty of Administrative Sciences and Economics * Faculty of Biological Science and Technology * Faculty of Chemistry * Faculty of Civil Engineering and Transportation * Faculty of Computer Engineering * Faculty of Education and Psychology * Faculty of Engineering * Faculty of Foreign Languages * Faculty of Geographical Sciences and Planning * Faculty of Literature and Humanities * Faculty of Mathematics and Statistics * Faculty of Physics * Faculty of Sport Sciences * Faculty of Theology and Ahl Al-Bayt (Prophet's Descendants) Studies

Presidents

Emblem

The university's logo was designed by Dr. Hossein Yaghini in 1968 by order of Dr. Motamedi, the president of the university.

International rankings

CWTS Leiden Ranking:
2019: (P indicator): 765
2018: (P indicator): 776
2017: (P indicator): 797 Times Higher Education World University Rankings:
2021: 801–1,000
2020: 801–1,000
2019: 801–1,000
* Business and management: 584 * Chemistry: 692 * Engineering ranking: 598

Notable alumni

Nusrat Bhutto ''Begum'' Nusrat Bhutto (; sd, نصرت ڀٽو; ur, ; born as Nusrat Ispahani; 23 March 1929 – 23 October 2011) was an Iranian-Pakistani public figure of Kurdish origin, who served as spouse of the Prime Minister of Pakistan between 1971 unti ...

, former First Lady of Pakistan. * Farideh Firoozbakht, a mathematician. *

Mohammad Khatami Sayyid Mohammad Khatami ( fa, سید محمد خاتمی, ; born 14 October 1943) is an Iranian politician who served as the fifth president of Iran from 3 August 1997 to 3 August 2005. He also served as Iran's Minister of Culture from 1982 to ...

, former President of Iran. *

Ata'ollah Mohajerani Sayyid Ata'ollah Mohajerani ( fa, سید عطاءالله مهاجرانی, also Romanized as Atā'ollāh Mohājerāni; born 24 July 1954) is an Iranian journalist, author, and reformist politician. Mohajerani served as Minister of Culture and Is ...

, former minister of culture of Iran. *

Houshang Golshiri Houshang Golshiri ( fa, هوشنگ گلشیری; March 16, 1938''A Hundred Years of Storytelling in Iran'', Amir Abedini, p. 274. – June 5, 2000) was an Iranian fiction writer, critic and editor. He was one of the first Iranian writers to ...

, Fiction writer, critic and editor *

Hrant Markarian Hrant Hovsepi Markarian ( hy, Հրանտ Հովսեփի Մարգարյան; born 1958) is an Armenians, Armenian politician who previously served as the head of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation party's top executive body, the ARF Bureau. Ma ...

, head of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation. *

Fatemeh Shayan Fatemeh Shayan is an Iranian political scientist and assistant professor at the University of Isfahan. Her book titled '' Security in the Persian Gulf Region'' won the Farabi International Award. Career Shayan is an assistant professor at the Un ...

, Political Scientist and winner of the 10 International Farabi Award

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Isfahan, University of

University of Isfahan The University of Isfahan (UI) (Persian: دانشگاه اصفهان Dāneshgāh-e Esfāhān) is a state-operated university located in Isfahan, Iran. It is ranked among the top 10 universities in Iran. The university is located on Azadi square ...

Educational institutions established in 1946 1946 establishments in Iran Buildings and structures in Isfahan