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Iran

Iran is not just a name attributed to specific geographic borders, no matter its geopolitical importance, rather, Iran is and has always been a home to fertile beliefs, dynamic astronomers, mathematicians, scholars and poets whose vigorous, inspirational cadences have, as Rene Grousset, the renowned orientologist once said split over its borders and extended beyond its political and historical boundaries. Formanycenturies,historybooks whichmarvelatthelifeandtimesof theoldestcivilizationsoftheworld havereferredtotheancient wondersofIran/Persia.Theyhave focusedonalandwheretalented anddeeplyspiritualpeoplehave builtarichculture,acradleof innovationandcreativethinkingina naturalparadiseofextraordinary beauty.Infact,thegeographyisso diversethatonecanfind,inits differentclimates,thefourseasons

 eirscenicgrandeurat t displayingthe thesametim me. Iranistherefo orenotjustaname attributedtospecificgeographic borders,nom matterwhatthecritic cal importance,o ofitsgeopolitical importance.Rather,Iranis,andha as alwaysbeenahometofertile beliefs,dynam micastronomers, mathematicia ans,scholarsandpoe ets whosevigoro ous,inspirational cadenceshav ve,asReneGrousset, therenownedorientologistonce saidsplitove eritsbordersand extendedbey yonditspoliticaland historicalbou undaries. Thesearchfo ortruth,unity,morality, andhumand dignityisapillarof Iranianlifean ndsociety.Theworks sof Iranianartists sfromancienttimesto thepresents showthemodulations sof thisjourneya andthedevotiontothe search.Nom matterwherethevisito or castshisgaze euponancient monumentsa andtheprayerniches sof mosques,upo onpopularhandicrafts andbeautifulinlaidmosaicswesee thatthecivilizationofIranwithallits dynamisman ndvigorhas, simultaneous sly,alwaysbeenpartof aneternalde evotiontomonotheist tic Godliness,sta ability,andpermanen nce. Again,thehis storybookstellustha at Iranwasthecentreofthemain

routesofthe eoldworld,which connectedth heeasttothewest.The oldesttraderouteknownastheS Silk Roadandwh hichwasusedby travelers,me erchants,artistsand warriors,crossedthroughthisland. Iran,therefore,hasbeen distinguished dasalandofdialogue e andinteractionbetweencivilizatio ons sinceancient ttimes. Likeallancientcivilizations,cultur re constitutesthefocalpointandhe eart oftheIranian ncivilizationwith historicaland durbansettlements datingbackt to7000BC.Iransart, , music,archit tecture,poetry, philosophy,t traditions,andideology havemadeit tanimportantnation nin theglobalco ommunitythroughout t history.Infac ct,manyIranians believetheirculturetobetheone e andonlyreas sonwhytheircivilizat tion hascontinuo ouslysurvivedthousan nds ofyearsofpl lethoriccalamities.

armingandsettlemen nt thenorth.Fa arelargelyco oncentratedinthe narrowplain nsorvalleysinthewe est ornorth,wherethereismore rainfall.Iran' 'shugeoilreserveslie ein thesouthwe est,alongthePersian Gulf. From600BC Cuntil1935,thecountry wasreferred dtointheWestas Persia.Itiss situatedinsouth westernAsia aandbordersthethre ee CISstates,th heRepublicofArmenia, theRepublic cofAzerbaijan,andth he RepublicofT Turkmenistan,aswell las theCaspianS Seatothenorth,Turk key andIraqtothewest,thePersianGulf andtheGulfofOmantothesouth andPakistan nandAfghanistantot the east.

Geograph hy
IranisasouthwestAsiancountryof mountainsan nddeserts.EasternIr ran isdominated dbyahighplateau,w with largesaltflat tsandvastsanddeserts. Theplateaui issurroundedbyeven n highermountains,includingthe ewestandtheAlborz zto Zagrostothe

Landscap pe Aseriesofm massive,heavilyerode ed mountainrangessurroundIran's highinteriorbasin.Mostofthe bove1,500feet,one countryisab sixthofitove er6,500feethigh.In sharpcontra astarethecoastal regionsoutsidethemountainring g.In he400milestripalong thenorth,th theCaspianS Sea,nevermorethan n70 mileswideandfrequentlynarrow wing to10,fallssh harplyfromthe10,00 00 feetsummitto90feetbelowsea south,thelanddrops s level.Inthes

 ma2,000feetplateau u, awayfrom backedby yaruggedescarpmen nt threetime esashigh,tomeetth he PersianGu ulfandtheGulfofOm man.

Mounta ains TheZagro osmountainrangestr retches fromtheb borderwiththeRepublicof Armeniainthenorthwesttothe ulf,andtheneastwar rdinto PersianGu hard,difficulttoaccess,and populated dlargelybypastoral nomads. TheAlborzMountainrange, equally narrowerthantheZagrosbute g,runsalongthesout thern forbidding shoreoftheCaspianSeatome eetthe borderran ngesofKhorassantothe east.Thehighestofitsvolcanic c peaksisth he18,600foot,snow coveredM Mt.Damavand.Onthe e borderofAfghanistan,the mountainsfallaway,tobereplaced bybarrensanddunes. nteriorplateau,which h Thearidin extendsin ntoCentralAsia,iscut tby twosmallermountainranges.Parts ofthisdes sertregion,knownas s dasht,are ecoveredbyloosesto ones andsand,graduallymerginginto fertilesoil lonthehillsides.Whe ere freshwate ercanbeheld,oaseshave existedfro omimmemorialtime, , markingth heancientcaravanro outes.

Themostremarkablefeatureo ofthe sasaltwaste200mile eslong plateauis andhalfa aswide,knownasKav vir (deserts).Itremainsunexplore ed, sinceitstreacherouscrusthasbeen ylarge,sharpedgeds salt formedby mass,whi ichcovermud.Cutby ydeep ravines,it tisvirtuallyimpenetrable.

exploited.

Deserts s Thevastd desertsofIranstretch h acrossthe eplateaufromtheno orth west,clos setoTehranandQom m,fora distanceo ofabout400milestothe southeas standbeyondthefrontier. Approxim matelyonesixthofthe etotal areaofIra anisbarrendesert.Thetwo largestde esertareasareknown nas theKavir eLutandtheDashte e Kavir.Thir rdinsizeofthesedes sertsis theJazmu urian.Itisoftensaidt that theKavir eLutandDashteKa avirare impossibletocrossexceptbyt the azdto singleroadwhichrunsfromYa heavy Ferdows,butinrecentyears,h dothervehicleshave trucksand traveledo overlongstretchesof fthese desertsw whichcontainextensiv ve mineraldepositschlorides, ditis sulphatesandcarbonatesand onlyama atteroftimebeforeth heyare

Lakes& &Seas Thethree emajorseassurround ding IranarethePersianGulf,OmanSea CaspianSea.TheCasp pian andtheC Sea, locatedin nthenorthernpartof fthe country,i isthelargestlandlock ked bodyofw waterintheworld(42 24,240 sq.km.)a andliessome85feetbelow theseale evel.Itiscomparative ely shallow,a andforsomecenturie eshas beenslow wlyshrinkinginsize.It t aboundsw withfish,Caviarin particular r.Itscoastsdonotoff ferany goodnatu uralharbors,andsudden andviolentstormsmakeit dangerou usforsmallboats. ThePersia anGulfistheshallow w marginalpartoftheIndianOcean betweentheArabian thatliesb Peninsula aandsoutheastIran. .Its lengthis9 990kilometers,andit ts widthvar riesfromamaximumof338 kilometer rstoaminimumof55 5 kilometer rsintheStraitofHorm muz. Morethan60%oftheworlds importedenergypassesthisst trategic Strait. anGulfandthesurro ounding ThePersia countriesproduceapproximat tely31 percento oftheworld'stotaloi il productio onandhave63perce entof theworld d'sprovenreserves.T The

 PersianGulfareawillremainan importantsourceofworldoilfora longperiodoftime.Theterm PersianGulfisoftenusedtorefer notonlytothePersianGulfbutalso toitsoutlets,theStraitofHormuz andtheGulfofOman,whichopen intotheArabianSea. TheIraniansouthernshoreis mountainous,andthereareoften cliffs,anarrowcoastalplainwith beaches,intertidalflats,andsmall estuariesborderthePersianGulf. Thecoastalplainwidensnorthofthe cityofBushehrontheeasternshore ofthegulfandpassesintothebroad deltaicplainoftheTigris,Euphrates andKarunrivers.

findingitsoutletinsubterranean watercanals(Qanat),springsand beingtappedbywells. Soilpatternsarevaried.The abundantsubtropicalvegetationof theCaspian'scoastalregionis supportedbyrichbrownforestsoils. Mountainsoilsareshallowlayers overbedrock,withahighproportion ofunweatheredfragments.Natural erosionmovesthefinertextured soilsintothevalleys.Thesealluvial depositsaremostlychalky,and manyareusedforpottery.Thesemi airedplateauslyingabove3,000feet arecoveredbybrownorchestnut coloredsoilthatsupportsgrassy vegetation.

Drainage&Soil
Thefewstreamsthatemptyintothe desiccatedcentralplateaudissipate themselvesinsalinemarshes.There areseverallargeriversranging around500to900kilometers,the onlynavigableoneisKaruninthe southwesternpartofthecountry. Allstreamsareseasonaland variable,andthereislittlewater flowinthesummerwhenmany streamsdisappear.Waterishowever storednaturallyunderground,

UrbanandRural Architecture
Urbansettlementhasalong precedentinIran.Atpresent,over 70percentofIraniansareurban se lersofwhicharound50percent ofthepopulationliveinlargeand mediumsizecities.Thelargestcity ofallisthecapital,Tehran.Other largecitiesareMashhad,Shiraz, Rasht,Isfahan,Tabriz,followedby mediumsizecitieslikeAhvaz,Saari, Kermanshah,Hamedan,Kerman, Yazdandothers.Traditional

architectureandtownplanninghave undergonenotablechangesinthe lastfewdecades.Iranisfamousfor itsvibrantandwiderangeof architecturedesigns.Ancientand traditionalbuildingsarespread aroundthecountry,influencedby thedepthofthePersiancultureand civilization,givingamagnificentlook tovariouscities.However,modern architecture,influencedbyEuropean designshaslargelyreplacedlocal architectureinthecapital,Tehran. Ancientbuildingsandtraditional architecturecanstill befoundinmanysmallandmedium sizecities,aswellasseverallarge citiesincludingIsfahan,Shiraz, KashanandYazd. Theruralarchitecturehasfollowed thegeographicalandclimate patternsofthecountry.Villagesin plainplateausfollowanancient rectangularpattern.Highmudwalls withtowersfromtheouterfaceof thehouses,whichhaveflatroofsof mudandstrawsupportedby woodenrafters.Intheopencentre ofthevillageisamosque, sometimesservingasaschool,too. Mountainvillagesaresituatedon rockyslopesabovethevalleyfloor. Theyaresurroundedbyterraced fields,usuallyirrigatedofgrainand Lucerne.Thehousesare

square,mudbrick,windowless buildingswithflatordomedroofs. Thestableisusuallyunderthe house.Caspianvillagesare completelydifferent.Here,where thereisanabundanceofwater,the scatteredhamletshavetwostory woodenhouses,frequentlybuilton pilings,withagalleryaroundthe upperfloor.Separatebuildings (barns,henhouses,silkworm houses)surroundanopencourtyard.

Inthesouth,wintersaremildand thesummersareveryhot,having averagedailytemperaturesinJuly exceeding38C(100F).ThePersian Gulf(south)hasahotclimate. Temperaturesarehigh,though wintersmaybequitecoolatthe northwesternextremities.Humidity ishighandduststormsandhaze occurfrequentlyinsummer.

celebratedbyallthemajorcultures ofancientMesopotamia,Sumerians (3000BC),Babylonians(2000BC),the ancientkingdomofElaminSouthern Persia(2000BC)aswellasthe Acadians.ItisauniquelyIranian traditionandisdeeplyrootedinthe traditionsoftheZoroastrianbelief system.

DishesandFood
Iranisacountryofavarietyof dishes.AllprovincesofIranhave theirowndishesandspecialties. Northerndishesdifferfromthe southern,notonlyincommonlyused ingredientsbutalsodifferencesdue todistinctclimatesandcultures. However,thenationaldishisrice preparedinseveralspecialwayswith Kebab(lambmeatorchicken). Iranianricefromtherainyplainsof MazandaranandGilanisconsidered bymanynotonlyIranianstobe oneoftheworld'sbest.Dishesin Iranareculturalmeansto understandparticularitiesofa location.Duetotheclimate,a varietyoffruitsareproducedin differentprovincesandsecondto tea,seasonalfruitsareanother integralpartofhospitality.Every provincehasitsownspecialtyfor makingsweets,biscuitsandcandies.

Language
Persian(orFrsi),anIndoEuropean language,isIran'snationaland officiallanguage.Althoughwritten withamodifiedArabicalphabet,the twolanguagesarenotrelated.There aremanylocallanguagesand accentsinIransuchasAzeri,Gilaki, Kurdish,Arabic,Baluchi,Lori,etc.

FourSeasonClimate
Iranhasadiversefourseason climate.Thetemperaturedifference oftwolocationsinIranatonepoint intimereachesto50C.Inwinter, onemayswiminanoutdoorpoolor inthesouthernshoreofthePersian Gulf,whiletheotherisskiingin Tehranorinthewesternmountains. Ingeneral,Iranhasanaridclimatein whichmostoftherelativelyscant annualprecipitationfallsfrom OctoberthroughApril.Inmostofthe country,yearlyprecipitation averages25centimetersorless.The majorexceptionsarethehigher mountainvalleysoftheZagrosand theCaspiancoastalplain,where precipitationaveragesatleast50 centimetersannually.Inthewestern partoftheCaspian,rainfallexceeds 100centimetersannuallyandis distributedrelativelyevenly throughouttheyear.Inthe northwest,wintersarecoldwith heavysnowfallandsubfreezing temperaturesduringDecemberand January.Springandfallarerelatively mild,whilesummersaredryandhot.

IranianNewYear
Iranscalendarisbasedonthesolar calendar.Norouz,(newday)whichis the20thofMarch,isthebeginning oftheIranianyear.Itisacelebration ofspringEquinox.Ithasbeen

Tehran

The University is located in the central part of Tehran with other campuses spread across the city: Baghe Negarestan Campus at the central eastern part of the city, the Northern Amirabad Campus at the central western part of the city and Abureyhan of the capital. Campus in the suburb Aftertheestablishmentofa Tehranisthecapitalandthemost constitutionalgovernmentinthe importantpoliticalandeconomic early20thcentury,Tehranhasbeen centerofthecountry.Tehranis declared,intheConstitution,asthe situatedcentralnorthofthecountry, capitalandtheseatoftheMajlis onthesouthernslopesofAlborz (Parliament).Tehranspopulation Mountains.Itliesatanelevationof hasbeensteadilyrising.In1923,the 1,100metersabovetheCaspianSea levelanditisthevastestandmost populationofTehranamountedto populouscityofIran,rankingamong 210,000,in1966itreached2.7 themostprominentcitiesofthe million,in1988itwentover6 world. million,andnowitstandsatabove Tehranwhichmeanswarmslope, 12million.Thepopulationofthe wasavillageinthesuburbofthe capitalisfurtherincreasedby ancientIraniancapitalofRey,and another3millionwhocommuteto afterthefallofReybytheMongols Tehranduringworkhours.Fromthe in1220A.D.,itsresidentsmovedto 1940sandoverthecourseofthe Tehranandthefoundationforitto subsequentsixdecades,theshapeof becomeacitywasthuslaid. thecityhasbeenheavilyaltered,

TheUniversityofTehran andtheCapital
TheUniversityofTehranisknownas thesymbolofhighereducationin Iran.Themaincampusofthe Universityislocatedinthecentral partofthecity.However,other campusesarespreadacrossthecity aswellasinthesuburbssuchasthe BagheNegarestanCampusatthe centraleasternpartofthecity,the NorthernAmirabadCampusesatthe centralwesternpartofthecityand theAbureyhanCampusinthesuburb ofthecapital.Themaingateofthe Universitywithitsspecificdesign andmodernarchitecture(at EnghelabStreetatthemaincampus) isthelogooftheUniversityandina moregeneralsense,alogoof educationinIran.TheUniversityis oneofthecitysattractions,hosting manyinternationalandcultural eventsattractingacademia,foreign touristsaswellaslocalresidents. TheMajorfestiveofFridayPrayers ofthecapitalisheldatthe Universitysmaincampusevery Friday.

withthecitywitnessingtheerection oflargemodernpublicand governmentalbuildings,newparks, sportsarenas,wellequippedmodern hospitals,universitiesand educationalcenters,theatres, museums,luxurioushotelsand restaurantsaswellmanyother structures.Thedevelopmentof urbanfacilitiesinTehranhowever hascausedaninfluxofimmigration intothecity.

MajorAttractionsin TehrananditsSuburbs
DarAlFonounandShahidMotahari schools,Azaditower,Imam Khomeinimosque,palacesof Golestan,SahebQaraniehand Niavaran,AbAli&Dizinskiresorts, Tochalcablecar,PardisanandEram parks,Tehranbazaar,thezooand Lardamaresomeoftheattractions andthenaturalandculturaliconsof thecity.InthesuburbofTehran, suchasinthecityofShahreRey, onecanwitnesstheRuinsofAshkani palaceonCheshmeAlihill,Sassanid stoneengravingofmountSarsareh andTabrakcastle.ThecityofKaraj alsohostsTakhteRostamandShah Abbasi.

UNIVERSITYOFTEHRAN

University of Tehran at a Glance

As the University of Tehran is the symbol of higher education of Iran, the main gate of the University in central Tehran, with its specific design and architecture is in a more general sense, a logo of education in Iran. History MinsterofIranduringtheQajar Manghool),Natural,Economicsand dynasty(18481851),having EngineeringSciences.TheMinisterof RootedinJondiShapurUniversity witnessedthemodernsciences Scienceatthetime,alsoinchargeof whichgoesbackover2,000years, implementationoftheplanwasAli duringhisjourneytoRussiaandthe theUniversityofTehraninits AsgharHekmat,whosecollectionsof OttomanEmpire,establishedDarol traditionalformwasestablished booksarekeptattheUniversitys FonoonCollege.Engineering, sevencenturiesago.Itwasfounded mainlibrary.Otherteachertraining medicalandindustrialscienceswere firstlyinreligiousseminaries collegesandIndustrialschools amongtheprogramstaughtatthe ("Houza"ortraditionalreligious College.Thefirstinstructorsofthe becamesubdivisionsofthe schools).Otherthanreligious Collegeweresevenprofessorsfrom Universitytowhichadhocschools studies,theeducationthencovered Austria.DarolFonoonwasturned andinstitutionswouldbeadded.It mathematics,astronomy,medicine, intoanofficialstaterununiversity, wasnotuntil1933thattheplanwas literature,biology,physicsand thefirstdeanofwhichwasthe passedbytheNationalParliament. chemistry.Duringthemodernera, foreignministerofthetime,Mirza Duetotheabsenceoflarge theUniversityofTehranevolved MohammadAliKhan. buildings,themansionofthe fromareligiousstructuretoamore TheinitialplanofturningtheCollege TeachersTrainingCollegefor modernandacademicstructureof intoanationaluniversitywas examplewasadoptedfortheFaculty highereducation.DarolFonoon orderedbyAbdolHossein ofHumanitiesandLiterature. Collegewasthefirstengineering Teimoortash,MinisteroftheCourt TheUniversityofTehranwas schoolinitsmodernformwhichwas ofthetimetoDoctorIsaSedigh.The inauguratedinthewinterof1934. establishedalmostacenturyago. planwasratifiedbytheking,Reza AliAsgharHekmat,theMinisterof Thiswas20yearsbeforethe shah.Theplanwouldestablish Science,becamethefirstDeanofthe establishmentofsimilarcollegesin facultiesofTheology(Maghoolo Tokyo(Japan).AmirKabir,thePrime

 University.TheUniversityCouncil wasconstitutedofseveral prominentfacultymembers includingLoghmanodolehandDr. AmirAlamfromMedicine; DehkhodaandSedigHazrat (MohammadMazaher)fromLaw; SedighAlamandMirzaGholam HosseinKhanRahnamaandDr.Siasi fromLiteratureandHumanities;Haj. SeyedNasrollahNaghaviandBadio zamanfromMaghooloManghool; andDrHesabiandAminfromthe FacultyofEngineering.Also,Dr.Vali ollahKhanNasrwasaddedbythe ScienceMinistryduetohis contributionstotheUniversity.

PresentStatus
TheacademicstaffoftheUniversity consistsof1,650fulltimefaculty membersandseveralhundredpart timeandadjunctprofessorsand affiliatedmembers.TheUniversityof Tehranhasabroadrangeof internationaladjunctfaculty members.TheUniversityalso employs3,000personnelwhowork atthedifferentoffices,institutesand centers. TheUniversityhas19,000 undergraduateand13,000graduate students.The

Universityhas6collegeswithatotal of39facultiesand120departments atits7campuseslocatedinthecities ofTehran,QomandKarajaswellas itsKishInternationalCampus(inKish Island).TheUniversityofTehran,as themainresearchUniversityofthe Country,oersmorethan300post graduateprograms. Fifteenpercentofthecountrys CentersofExcellence,asrecognized bythegovernment,arelocatedat theUniversityofTehran,which alongwithmorethan40research centersensureUTscommitmentto research.Together,over3,500 laboratoriesareactiveinthese centersandinthefaculties.In addition,theUniversityofTehran publishesmorethan50scientic journals,someofwhichhavetheISI index.

LibrariesandPublication Center
TheCentralLibraryand DocumentationCenterofthe UniversityofTehranhasbeena memberoftheInternational FederationofLibraryAssociations andinstitutions(IFLA)since1967. TheCentralLibraryisthelargest academiclibraryinIran.Thelibrary complimentsthe35specialized librariesbasedatdifferentfaculties, allwiththeaimofadvancingthe researchgoalsoftheUniversity. CurrentlytheCentralLibraryand DocumentationCenterisofferingits servicestomorethan65thousand members.Ithostsmorethan5,000 usersdaily.Thelibraryoffersits

 resourcesunder13maincollections (mostofwhichhavebeendonated bydistinguishedprofessorsofthe University).Themanuscript collectionoftheUniversityofTehran includesover17,000volumesof manuscriptsinPersian,Arabicand Turkish.Thelibraryalsohostsastate oftheartcenterforthepreservation ofmanuscripts. TheUniversityofTehranPress(UTP), whichfocusesonpublishing academicbooks,haspublishedover 5,000booksupuntiltoday,and currentlypublishesonaveragemore thanonebookperday.UTPhasover 96distributionagentsthroughout thecountryaswellasonein Afghanistan.

Cultural&Academic Activities
TheUniversityofTehranhostsmany culturalandacademicactivitieson thenationalandinternationallevels. UTenjoysthecooperationofforeign countriesinholdinginternational conferences,seminarsand workshops.In2008,closeto1,000 UTprofessorsandgraduatestudents havetakenpartininternational conferenceswithuniversityfunding. Furthermore,UTregularly

hostsmanydelegationsand professorsfromabroad. TheUniversityhasapsychological wellbeingconsultationcenter includingatwentyfourhourhotline tohelpstrugglingstudents, especiallytoreducestressduring examinationperiods.The Universitysstudentclubssponsor numerousactivitiesincluding domesticandoverseastrips. Furthermore,inordertopromote academicexcellenceamong students,theUniversityhostsmore than118ScienticAssociations. Therearealso14StudentUnions activeincultural,welfareand academicaffairs. Inthenationalfestivalof"Nano TechnologyBests",threeresearchers oftheUniversityofTehranwere awardedforexcellenceinresearch andwritingdissertations. Also56facultymembersofUThave beenhonoredin7roundsofthe UnforgettableFacesFestivalofIran (amajorandprestigiouscultural eventinthecountry).

tointernationalstudents,faculty membersandresearchers.Italso establisheslinksbetweenUTand otherIranianuniversitiesontheone handandforeignuniversities, researchinstitutesandcenterson theother.TheOfficeofInternational Relationsoffersadviceandservices toallinternationalstudentsand scholars.Itprovidesopportunities foracademicmembersandstudents toparticipateininternational conferences,seminarsand workshops.Italsoenjoysclose relationshipswithmany internationalassociationsand cooperatesinofferingitsservicesfor jointconferences,membershipin internationalassociationsand sabbaticalleave.Theofficeoffersits servicesthroughthethree departmentsofInternational Cooperation,International Conferences,andScholarshipand ScientificMissions. Formoreinformation,youcansend anemailtotheOfficeof InternationalRelationsat international@ut.ac.ir.

visitingprofessors.Itislocatedat th No.2,NosratSt.,16 AzarAvenue, closetothecentralcampusofthe University,oering26suiteswith InternetaccessandsatelliteTV.The peacefulandquietatmosphereof theGuestHouseisreadytoprovide itsservicestoalldomesticand foreignvisitingscholars.Reservation ismadethroughtheOfficeof InternationalRelationsbyemailat international@ut.ac.irorbyfaxat (+9821)66498873

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 According to Times Higher Education System (THES) in the Year 2009, University of Tehran was ranked 368 among the best universities in the world. The University of Tehran ranked 112 in Engineering & IT, 183 in Natural Sciences, and 298 in Life Sciences & Biomedicine in the world. 1. Accommodation:TheUniversity semester)stayattheUniversityof therespective ofTehranhasafurnishedguest Tehran,applicantsmaysendtheir college/faculty/institute.Theywillbe housenearthemaincampuswhich requeststotheOfficeof askedtofilloutavisaform,andafter InternationalRelationsat isavailableforvisitingscholars. confirmation,theirvisawillbe international@ut.ac.ir Informationaboutratesand processedwiththehelpoftheOffice ofInternationalRelations. availabilitycanbeobtainedby ForcertificateinPersianlanguage, 4. Requestsfortheverificationof sendinganemailto applicantsmaysendtheirrequests degreesissuedbytheUniversityof international@ut.ac.ir. toICPS@ut.ac.irfortheattentionof Tehranshouldbeaddressedtothe 2. Foreignapplicantswhowishto theInternationalCenterforPersian GeneralOfficeofAcademicAffairs applyforadmission: Studies. (Undergraduate),orGeneralOffice Foradmissiontodegree Forsabbaticalleaveorresearch ofPostGraduateStudies,locatedat programs,applicantsshouldsend stayattheUniversityofTehran, EnghelabAvenue,16AzarStreet. theirinquiriesto applicantsmaycorrespondwiththe isoapplication@ut.ac.irforthe OfficeofInternationalRelationsor attentionoftheInternational withthecorresponding Furtherinformationcanbeobtained StudentsOffice.Detailed college/facultydirectly. fromthewebsiteoftheOfficeof informationisavailableat 3. Foreignvisitorswhowishtheir InternationalAffairsat www.ut.ac.ir(admissionsection). visatobearrangedbytheUniversity http://www.ut.ac.ir/en/main Forashortterm:(oneortwo ofTehranshouldcorrespondwith links/international.ht

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Central Library and Documentation Center of the University

Asthelargestacademiclibraryin Iran,theCentralLibraryand DocumentationCenterofthe UniversityofTehranincludesarich andbroadselectionofresourcesin differentfieldsofscience, technologyandliterature.This libraryalongwithitssatellite specializedlibrarieslocatedat variouscollegesandfacultiesis predominantlyfocusedonresearch. Inaddition,ithostsnumerous collectionsinIslamicstudies,Iranian studiesandOrientalstudies.The holdingsofthelibraryincludeover onemillionbooks,periodicals, manuscripts,microfilms,pictorial copies,historicaldocumentsand photos,lithographybooks,academic

dissertations,scientificdocuments andmaps,over120,000booksin English,French,German,Russian, Italianandotherlanguages.The Librarysmainbuildingisanine story,22thousandssquaremeters facility,providingitsservicestomore than65thousandsmembers.Ona regularday,itservesmorethan 5,000studentsandusersfromother researchandeducational institutions.Thelibraryalsooffersits servicestothevisuallyimpaired usingbooksandjournalsinBraille writingaswellascomputers equippedwithspeakersandNAVID software. ThefoundationoftheCentralLibrary waslaidin1950withthedonationof

acollectionbySeyedMohammad Meshkat,aprofessorofthe UniversityofTehran.Itincluded 1329volumesofmanuscripts.The presentbuildingofthelibrarywas rd inauguratedon23 ofSeptember 1972.Beforetheinaugurationofthe mainlibrarybuilding,theUniversity librarywaslocatedwithintheFaculty ofSciencesandtheUniversity Mosque.In1974,the DocumentationCenterwas foundedanditsnameaddedtothe CentralLibrary,inordertocollect, maintainandorganizedocuments andpublicationsdonatedby organizations,ministries, universities,culturalassociations,as wellaslocalandforeigncentersand

 institutions.Since1967,theCentral LibraryandDocumentationCenter hasbecomeamemberofthe InternationalFederationofLibrary Associationsandinstitutions(IFLA). AllbookspublishedinIransince 1989withapublicationofover2,000 copiesarecurrentlyavailableatthe library.Alsosince2000,theCentral LibraryandDocumentationCenter acquiresacopyofallthemajor journalsofthecountry.The collectionof Persianperiodicalisoneofthemost importantandlargestcollectionsof Persianperiodicalsnationwide.At present,itholdsaround2,500 Journaltitlesandaround934titlesof Persiannewspapers.Thelibrarys holdingsalsoincludeover1,500 JournalsinEnglish,French,German, Italian,Russianandother languages.Thebindingseriesof PersianandArabicperiodicalswhich includesover31,330volumesare keptinStackNo.7oftheLibrary. ThebindingseriesofEnglish periodicalswhichincludesmorethan 45,000volumesarekeptinStackNo. 5ofthelibrary. Thecataloguingofbooksand periodicalsisdoneaccordingtothe UnitedStatesLibraryofCongresss classificationsaswellastheNational LibraryofIranclassifications. MicroformcopiesofoldPersian periodicalsarealsoavailableatthe

Library.Microfilmsandphotosfrom manuscripts,documentsandold journalsareavailableaswellasthe opportunitytoconverttheminto electronicfiles,andburnthemon compactdiscs(CD). Someoftheresourcesbeingusedfor organizingthecollectionofbooksin theCentralLibraryareasfollow: Persiansubjectheadings ListofPersianprintedbooks (KhanbabaMoshar) Documentedlistofthenamesof celebritiesandauthors NationalBibliographyofIran(CD) ExtensionClassificationof NationalLibraryofI.R.ofIran LibraryofCongressClassification Outline(CD) LibraryofCongressSubject Heading NationalUnionCatalogue WebsiteoftheNationalLibrary ofI.R.ofIran WebsiteoftheAmericanLibrary ofCongress WebsiteoftheLibraryofthe BritishMuseum WebsiteoftheNationalLibrary ofKing[Malek]Fahad,SaudiArabia ThecollectionofScientific DocumentsandCredentialsincludes reports,papersofseminars, organizationalpublications,orders, constitutions,statistics,almanacs, calendarsandsoon.Itencompasses

 about40,000scienticdocumentsin Persian,Arabicandabout20,000 documentsinotherlanguages. ThreeyearbooksofIrandatingback to1911,1912and1913whicharein lithographyformandacalendar relatedtotheyear1268A.H.are amongtheoldestexisting documentsinthiscollection. Thelibraryholdsavaluablesetof manuscriptsincludinghistorical documents,microfilms,pictorial manuscripts,rarebooks,lithography books,historicalphotosand handwritingofscholarsand politicians.Thiscollectionincludes about17,000volumesof manuscriptsinPersianaswellas otherlanguages. TheConservationandRestoration DepartmentoftheLibraryhouses theSpecializedLab,theRenovation WorkshopandtheSpecialBindery oce.Since1997,Usingstateofthe artpreservationandrenovation equipments,necessarymaterialsand facilities,thisdepartmenthas evaluatedtherateofdamagetothe librarysmanuscriptsandprinted booksandhasrestoredthem.

HistoricalDocuments
Thecollectionofhistorical documents,runningover60 thousandpages,includes

commands,decrees,letters, endowmentpapers,marriagedeeds, andfinancialdocuments.A documentdated866A.H.,relatedto themanagementoftheendowed propertyofSultanSheikhMahmoud, twoseriesofdocumentsrelatedto Safaviperiodandacollectionof documentsandletterswrittenby contemporaryfiguresincluding SeyedMohammadAliJamalzadeh areamongthevaluabledocuments ofthiscollection.Furthermore, 22,000historicphotographsof nature,distinguishedpersonalities andmonumentsfromtheQajarand Pahlaviperiodsareavailableatthe Library.TheLibraryalsoholdsover 9,000volumesoflithographybooks inPersian,Arabic,TurkishandUrdu. Importantcollectionsdonatedtothe CentralLibraryandDocumentation Centerareasfollows: SeyedMohammadMeshkat,1950 HasanAliQafari,(Moavenal Duleh),1967 MohmmadAbdo,1968 KazemZadehIranshahr,1969 YahyaMahdavi,1970 HekmatAleAqa,1971 ThehouseholdofSaeedNafisi, 1971 Dr.AbdulhosseinRajee,1972 ThehouseholdofSeyedJalal Jazayeri,1973

 ThehouseholdofDr.Mohammad Hakimi,1973 ThehouseholdofHajSheikhAli Ardakani,1973 SeyedMohammadAliJamalzadeh, 1975 ThehouseholdofMohammadAli SadidalSaltaneh,1975 KhanBabaTabatabaeeNaeeni, 1975 ThehouseholdofMohammadAli FarhangArdakani,1976 ManuchehrBozorgmehr,1976

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Colleges, Faculties

College of Agriculture & Natural Resources

cCContact Info
Contact Info: Address: College of Agriculture & Natural Resources Karaj, Iran. P.O.Box :4111 Tel: (+98 261) 2228016 Fax: (+98 261) - 2228016 Email: e iaagr@ut.ac.ir ut.ac.ir Webpage: http://eng.ut.ac

the "Faculty of Agriculture" in 1940 and was finally proclaimed as one of the faculties of the University of Tehran in 1949.

natural resources. Then the "Faculty of Forestry" was approved by the University of Tehran Council in 1966 and

History
The foundation of the University of Tehrans College of Agriculture & Natural Resources (UTCAN) goes back to year 1923 when it was established under the title of "School of Higher Agricultural Studies, Rural Handicrafts & Industries". The School, after two decades of activities in the field of agriculture, was changed into

The ten departments of the Faculty of Agriculture provide an opportunity to admit students in 54 majors and 66 specializations in undergraduate and graduate programs in the areas of Agricultural Sciences & Engineering. In 1963, a new institute named "The Institute of Forests & Rangelands" was established with due consideration of conservation, renovation, and development of

student admission took place in the same year through an entrance exam. In 1972, the Faculty was renamed to the "Faculty of Natural Resources" having four departments in 23 majors and 5 specializations in both undergraduate and graduate programs. In 2004, the two former faculties of "Agriculture" and "Natural Resources" joined hands to establish the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources", in the City of Karaj (30 kilometers from the Capital Tehran), composed of four faculties and one research center. Currently, the College stands with a high reputation both in the country and abroad due to its scope, precedence, eminent and well experienced faculty members and staff; its Centers of Excellence; and the top students studying at the College. State of the art services and mutual cooperation and research with State-owned and private organizations and institutions along with well equipped laboratories, and the diversity of the fields of study have added to the credibility of this institute of higher education. The College with over 200 outstanding faculty members offers BSc, MSc and PhD programs. Students are admitted to 148 majors and specialization programs through the National University Entrance Examination to pursue their studies in the four faculties with 14 departments, one Desert International Research Center and one

Research Department on Agricultural Biotechnology acting as an interdisciplinary department. More than 3,500 students are currently enrolled in the College from whom about 45% are graduate students. The College publishes 11 scientific journals covering various subjects in the fields of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

Faculty of Agricultural Engineering and Technology

The Faculty offer programs at BSc, MSc and PhD levels and consists of four departments as follows: Department of Agricultural Machinery Engineering Department of Food Science and Technology Department of Irrigation and Reclamation Engineering Department of Soil Science The two Centers of Excellence at this Faculty include: 1. The Center of Excellence for Evaluation and Improvement of Irrigation and Drainage Networks 2. The Center of Excellence for Soil Quality Improvement Towards a Balanced Plant Nutrition

 Degrees

Major/Specialization 1. 2. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. MEAM Agricultural Mechanization FS&E Food Engineering Food Science Food Technology Food Biotechnology Water Engineering Water Structures Irrigation and Drainage Water Resources Agricultural Meteorology Soil Science Soil Chemistry, Fertility & Plant Nutrition Soil Biology & Biotechnology Soil Evolution, Classification & Evaluation Soil Physics & Conservation BS MS PhD

Program Mechanical Engineering of Agricultural Machinery (MEAM)

Food Science and Technology (FS&E)

Irrigation and Reclamation Engineering

Soil Science

Faculty of Agricultural Science & Engineering

The Departments of the Faculty of Agricultural Science & Engineering are as follows: Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding Department of Animal Science Department of Horticultural Science Department of Plant Protection The four Centers of Excellence at this Faculty include: 1. The Center of Excellence for Improvement, Breeding and

Biotechnology of Forage Crops and Pulses 2. The Center of Excellence for Effective Evaluation of Genetic and Environmental Factors Affecting the Carcass Quantity and Quality in Specific Sheep Breeds 3. The Center of Excellence for Breeding and Biotechnology of Stone Fruits Rootstocks 4. The Center of Excellence for Biological Control of Plant Pests and Diseases

Degrees

Program (Department)

Agronomy and Plant Breeding

Animal Science

Horticultural Science

Major/Specialization 1. Agronomy and Plant Breeding 2. Crop Ecology & Crop Physiology 3. Plant Breeding 4. Weed Science 5. Seed Science and Technology 6. Agricultural Biotechnology 7. Biometrical Genetics 8. Molecular Genetics 9. Genetics Engineering 1. Animal Science (S: Livestock, and Poultry) 2. Animal Science (S: Animal Nutrition, Animal Physiology, Animal Breeding and Genetics, Apiculture and Farm Animals Management) 3. Nutrition (S: Animal Nutrition, and Poultry Nutrition) 4. Animal Breeding and Genetics (S: Quantitative, Molecular) 5. Animal Physiology (S: Reproduction, Growth, Digestion) 1. Horticultural Science 2. Landscape Design 3. Horticultural Science (S: Physiology and Breeding of Fruit Trees, Flowers and Ornamental Plants, Vegetables, Medicinal, Spicy and Aromatic Plants, Postharvest Physiology and Technology of Horticultural Crops) 4. Biotechnology and Molecular Technology of Horticultural Crops

BS

MS -

PHD

(S stands for various specializations under a Program)

 Degrees Program (Department) Major/Specialization 1. Plant Protection 2. Plant Pathology 3. Agricultural Entomology 4. Plant Pathology (S: Plant Mycology, Plant Virology, Plant Bacteriology, Plant Protection Nematology, Biological Controls of Plant Pathogens) Agricultural Entomology (S: Biosystematic of Entomology Biosystematic of Acarology, Physiology of Insects, Toxicology, and Ecology Biological Control of Insects) (S stands for various specializations under a Program)

BS

MS

PHD

Faculty of Economics & Agricultural Development

Two departments and one Center of Excellence shape the Faculty of Economics & Agricultural Development: Department of Agricultural Economics Department of Agricultural Extension and Education The Faculty hosts the Center of Excellence for the Study of Development Strategies in Irans Agriculture Sector. Degrees Program (Department) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Major/Specialization Agric. Economics Production Economics and Marketing of Agric. Products Agric. Policy and Development Production Economics & Agric. Farm Management Marketing of Agric. Products Natural Resources Economics BS MS PHD

Agricultural Economics

Agricultural Extension and Education (AE & E)

1. 2. 3. 4.

AE & E Agric. Extension Agric. Education Rural Development

Faculty of Natural Resources

The Faculty of Natural Resources has the privilege of being the oldest faculty of its kind in Iran. The Faculty owns various properties, rich in natural resources and located in different parts of the Country, for research purposes. The Faculty consists of four departments and two centers of excellence: Department of Fisheries and Environmental Sciences Department of Forestry and Forest Economics Department of Rehabilitation of Arid and Mountainous Regions Department of Wood and Paper Science and Technology The Faculty hosts The Center of Excellence for Sustainable Watersheds Management and The Center of Excellence for Applied Management of Fast Growing Wood Species.

Degrees
Program (Department)

Major/Specialization 1. Environmental Sciences 2. Aquaculture and Fisheries 3. Aquatic Ecology 1. Forestry and Forest Economics 2. Silviculture and Forest Ecology 3. Forestry 4. Forest Engineering 1. Range &Watershed Management 2. Watershed Management 3. Range Management 4. Combating Desertification 5. Deserts Management 6. Science & Engineering of Watershed Management 7. Range Science 1. W&PST 2. Wood Biology and Protection 3. Wood Products 4. Pulp and Paper Technology BS MS PHD -

Fisheries and Environmental Sciences

Forestry and Forest Economics

Rehabilitation of Arid and Mountainous Regions

Wood and Paper Science and Technology (W&PST)

 Journal Title Iranian Journal of Soil and Water Research Iranian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Development Research Iranian Journal of Horticultural Sciences Iranian Journal of Animal Science Iranian Journal of Plant Protection Science Iranian Journal of Field Crop Science Iranian Journal of Biosystems Engineering Iranian Journal of Natural Recourses Journal of Forestry and Wood Products Biaban Desert

Scientific and Major Indexed Journals (in CAB, FSTA and Agris)
Language Farsi Farsi Farsi Farsi Farsi Farsi Farsi Farsi Farsi Farsi English Editors E-mail ijswr@can.ut.ac.ir ijaedr@can.ut.ac.ir ijhs@can.ut.ac.ir ijasc@can.ut.ac.ir ijpps@can.ut.ac.ir ijcs@can.ut.ac.ir ijbse@can.ut.ac.ir ijnr@nrf.ut.ac.ir jfwp@ut.ac.ir desertrc@ut.ac.ir desertrc@ut.ac.ir

Desert International Research Center (please refer to the Research Institute Section)

Faculty Members of UTCAN

Last Name Abasi Abdollahi-Alibeiks Abovesani Ahmadi Ahmadi Ahmadi Ahmadi Ahmadzadeh Akram Alikhani Alizadeh Allahyari Alimardani Amiri-Tokaldany Araghi Nejhad Arzani Asadi Asgari Sarcheshmeh Ashouri Atarod Azad falah Azarnivand Azizi Babalar Bagheri Marandi Bandani Behbodi Bihamta Bozorg Hadad First Name Ali Reza Jamal Abbas Ahmad Ali Hassan Hojat Masoud Asadollah Hossein Ali Hoshang Hossein Reza Ebrahim Shahab Hossein Ali Mohammad Ali Ahmad Pedram Mohamad Hossein Majid Mesbah lamgho Alireza Kevan Mohammad Reza Omid Department Agronomy & Plant Breeding Irrigation & Reclamation Eng. Animal Sciences Horticultural Sciences Agronomy & Plant Breeding Range & Watershed Management Agricultural Machinery Plant Protection Agricultural Machinery Soil Science Engineering Agronomy & Plant Breeding Plant Protection Agricultural Machinery Irrigation & Reclamation Eng. Irrigation & Reclamation Eng. Range & Watershed Management Agric. Extension & Education Horticultural Sciences Plant Protection Forestry Wood Science & Technology Range & Watershed Management Wood Science & Technology Horticultural Sciences Soil Science Engineering Plant Protection Plant Protection Agronomy & Plant Breeding Irrigation & Reclamation Eng. Title Assist. Prof. Instructor Assist. Prof. Instructor Assist. Prof. Professor Assist. Prof. Assist. Prof. Assist. Prof. Assist. Prof. Assist. Prof. Assist. Prof. Assoc. Prof. Assist. Prof. Assist. Prof. Assoc. Prof. Assist. Prof. Instructor Assoc. Prof. Assist. Prof. Assist. Prof. Assist. Prof. Assist. Prof. Assoc. Prof. Assist. Prof. Assoc. Prof. Assist. Prof. Professor Assist. Prof. E-mail abbasi@can.ut.ac.ir jaabaik@ut.ac.ir abavisania@ut.ac.ir amhmadi@ut.ac.ir ahmadia@ut.ac.ir ahmadi@ut.ac.ir hjahmadi@ut.ac.ir ahmadz@ut.ac.ir aakram@ut.ac.ir halikhan@ut.ac.ir halizade@ut.ac.ir allahyar@ut.ac.ir rmardani@ut.ac.ir amiri@ut.ac.ir --harzani@ut.ac.ir aasadi@ut.ac.ir --ashouri@ut.ac.ir attarod@nrf.ut.ac.ir adfallah@ut.ac.ir hazar@ut.ac.ir mazizi@ut.ac.ir mbabalar@ut.ac.ir marandi@ut.ac.ir abandani@ut.ac.ir bebodi@ut.ac.ir mrghanad@ut.ac.ir obhaddad@ut.ac.ir

Last Name Danehkar Daneshvar-Amery Darvish Sefat Dehghan Benadaki Delshad Dizchi Doust Hosseini Chaichi Ebadi Ebrahimi Ebrahimi Ebrahimzadeh Ehsani Emam-Jomeh Enayati Hassani Etemad Faezipour Farahbakhsh Farahmand Farhangi Farhoudi Fatahi Feghhi Feiz Nia Fotouhi Far Ghahreman Goldansaz Gorji Hamedi Hamzeh Hasandokht

Afshin Zhila

First Name

Department Fishery and Environment Agricultural Economics Forestry Animal Sciences Horticultural Sciences Plant Protection Wood Science & Technology Agronomy & Plant Breeding Horticultural Sciences Wood Science & Technology Irrigation & Reclamation Eng. Range & Watershed Management Food Science & Technology Food Science & Technology Wood Science & Technology Horticultural Sciences Forestry Wood Science & Technology Soil Science Engineering Fishery and Environment Fishery and Environment Irrigation & Reclamation Eng. Horticultural Sciences Forestry Range & Watershed Management Plant Protection Irrigation & Reclamation Eng. Plant Protection Soil Science Engineering Food Science & Technology Wood Science and Technology Horticultural Sciences

Title Assist. Prof. Assist. Prof. Assist. Prof. Assist. Prof. Assist. Prof. Assist. Prof. Professor Assist. Prof. Assoc. Prof. Professor Assist. Prof. Assoc. Prof. Professor Assoc. Prof. Assoc. Prof. Assist. Prof. Assist. Prof. Professor Assist. Prof. Assist. Prof. Assist. Prof. Professor Assist. Prof. Assist. Prof. Professor Assist. Prof. Assist. Prof. Assoc. Prof. Assist. Prof. Professor Assist. Prof. Assist. Prof.

E-mail danehkar@nrf.ut.ac.ir daneshvar@ut.ac.ir adarvish@ut.ac.ir dehghanb@can.ut.ac.ir delshad@ut.ac.ir adizaji@ut.ac.ir dooshoseini@ut.ac.ir rchaichi@ut.ac.ir aebadi@ut.ac.ir ibrahimi@ut.ac.ir ebrahimiK@ut.ac.ir hmosavi@ut.ac.ir mehsani@ut.ac.ir emamj@ut.ac.ir aenayati@ut.ac.ir mehassani@ut.ac.ir etemad@nrf.ut.ac.ir mfaezi@ut.ac.ir mfbakhsh@ut.ac.ir farahmand@nrf.ut.ac.ir farhangi@nrf.ut.ac.ir jfarhoudi@ut.ac.ir fattahi@ut.ac.ir jfeghhi@ut.ac.ir sfeiz@ut.ac.ir fotowhifar@ut.ac.ir nghahreman@ut.ac.ir goldansz@ut.ac.ir mgorji@ut.ac.ir mmhamedi@ut.ac.ir hamzeh@ ut.ac.ir mrhassan@ut.ac.ir

Ali Asghar Mehdi Mojtaba Akbar Kazem Mohammad Reza Ali Ghanbar Kiyumars Mohammad Ali Mohammad Reza Zahra Ali Akbar Mohammad Esmaeil Vahid Mehdi Mohsen Hamid Mehrdad Javad Reza Jahangir Sadat Khalil Nozar Seyd Hossein Manoochehr Mir Manoochehr Yahya Mohamad Reza

 Last Name Heidari Hejazi Hejazi Heshmatolvaezin Hoorfar Hosseini Bagher Hosseini Hosseini Hosseini Nave Hosseinzadeh Iravani Izadyar Jafari Jafari Jahansuouz Javan-Nikkhah Javanshir Kaboli Kafi Kalantari Kalbasi Karami Naghi-Karimi Karim pour Reyhan Keyhani Khalili Khialparast Khodaiyan Khayyat Kholghi Khorasani Kohram Kouchakzadeh

First Name Ahmad Sahab Yousef Seyed Mehdi Abdolhossein Seyed Mahmood Seyed Mohammd Seyed Safdar Vahid Abdul Hadi Hooshang Soheila Ali Mohammd Mohammad Reza Mohammad Arash Mohamad Mohsen Khalil Ahmad Mahmoud Ali Majid Alireza Shahram Farangis Faramarz Majid Nematollah Hamid Salah Department Soil Science Engineering Wood Science & Technology Agric. Extension & Education Fishery and Environment Irrigation & Reclamation Eng. Agric. Extension & Education Agronomy & Plant Breeding Agricultural Economics Plant Protection Agronomy & Plant Breeding Agric. Extension & Education Wood Science & Technology Agricultural Machinery Range & Watershed Management Agronomy & Plant Breeding Plant Protection Fishery and Environment Range & Watershed Management Horticultural Sciences Agric. Extension & Education Food Science & Technology Fishery and Environment Wood Science & Technology Fishery and Environment Agricultural Machinery Range & Watershed Management Agronomy & Plant Breeding Food Science & Technology Irrigation & Reclamation Eng. Fishery and Environment Animal Sciences Irrigation & Reclamation Eng. Title Assist. Prof. Assist. Prof. Assoc. Prof. Assist. Prof. Assist. Prof. Assist. Prof. Assist. Prof. Assoc. Prof Assoc. Prof. Assoc. Prof. Assoc. Prof. Instructor Assist. Prof. Professor Assoc. Prof. Assist. Prof. Assist. Prof. Assist. Prof. Assist. Prof. Assoc. Prof. Assoc. Prof. Assoc. Prof. Assoc. Prof. Assoc. Prof. Assoc. Prof. Assist. Prof. Instructor Assist. Prof. Assoc. Prof. Professor Assoc. Prof. Professor E-mail ahaidari@ut.ac.ir s.hedjazi@nrf.ut.ac.ir yhejazi@ut.ac.ir mheshmati@ut.ac.ir hoorfar@ut.ac.ir hosseinim@ut.ac.ir bhosseini@ut.ac.ir hoseini@ut.ac.ir naveh@ut.ac.ir ahzadeh@ut.ac.ir iravani@ut.ac.ir izadyar@nrf.ut.ac.ir jafarya@ut.ac.ir jafary@ut.ac.ir jahansuz@ut.ac.ir jnikkhah@ut.ac.ir javanshir@nrf.ut.ac.ir mkaboli@nrf.ut.ac.ir mkafi@ut.ac.ir khkalan@ut.ac.ir akalbasi@ut.ac.ir mkarami@nrf.ut.ac.ir karimi@nrf.ut.ac.ir mrihan@ut.ac.ir akeyhani@ut.ac.ir khalighi@ut.ac.ir khialp@ut.ac.ir khodaiyan@ut.ac.ir kholghi@ut.ac.ir khorasan@ut.ac.ir --skzadeh@ut.ac.ir

 Last Name Kouhi Habibi Labbafi Liaghat Maali Amiri Mahdavi Majnoun Hosseini Majnounian Malek Mohammadi Malekeyan Makhdoum Marvi Mohadjer Mashhadi Mazaheri Mehrabani - Yeganeh Mirabzadeh Ardekani Miraei-Ashtiani Mirseyed Hosseini Mirvaghefi Asle-Shir-Kohi Mobli Moez ardalan Moghadam Mohammadi M.Alizadeh Mohseni Saravi Mohtasebi Moini Mojazi - Amiri Moradi - Shahrbabak Moraveg Mosahebi Mohammadi

First Name Mina Mohsen Abdolmajid Reza Mohammad Naser Baris Iraj Arash Majid Mohamad Reza Naser Daryoush Hassan Mojtaba Seyed Reza Hossein Alireza Farhad Mirza Hossein Shir-Mohammad Hossein Valiollah Hassan Mohsen Seyed Saeid Sohrab Bagher Mohammad Hossein Gholam Hossein Department Plant Protection Food Science & Technology Irrigation & Reclamation Eng. Agronomy & Plant Breeding Range & Watershed Management Agronomy & Plant Breeding Forestry Agric. Extension & Education Soil Science Engineering Fishery and Environment Forestry Range & Watershed Management Agronomy & Plant Breeding Animal Sciences Agronomy & Plant Breeding Animal Sciences Soil Science Engineering Fishery and Environment Irrigation & Reclamation Eng. Agricultural Machinery Soil Science Engineering Agronomy & Plant Breeding Agronomy & Plant Breeding Agronomy & Plant Breeding Range & Watershed Management Agricultural Machinery Food Science & Technology Fishery and Environment Animal Sciences Animal Sciences Plant Protection Title Assist. Prof. Assoc. Prof. Assoc. Prof. Assist. Prof. Professor Assoc. Prof Assoc. Prof. Professor Assist. Prof. Professor Professor Assist. Prof. Professor Assist. Prof. Instructor Assoc. Prof. Assist. Prof. Assist. Prof. Assist. Prof. Professor Assoc. Prof. Assist. Prof Assist. Prof. Assist. Prof. Assoc. Prof. Assoc. Prof. Professor Assoc. Prof. Assist. Prof. Assist. Prof. Assist. Prof. E-mail mkhabibi@ut.ac.ir mlabbafi@ut.ac.ir aliaghat@ut.ac.ir rmamiri@ut.ac.ir mahdavy@ut.ac.ir mhoseini@ut.ac.ir bmajnoni@ut.ac.ir amalek@ut.ac.ir malekian@ut.ac.ir --mohadjer@ut.ac.ir nmashhad@ut.ac.ir dmazaher@ut.ac.ir hmehrbani@ut.ac.ir mirab@ut.ac.ir ashtiani@ut.ac.ir mirseyed@ut.ac.ir vaghefi@nrf.ut.ac.ir fmirzaei@ut.ac.ir hmobli@ut.ac.ir mardalan@ut.ac.ir hmoghadam@ut.ac.ir vmohmad@ut.ac.ir malizade@ut.ac.ir msaravi@ut.ac.ir mohtaseb@ut.ac.ir smoini@ut.ac.ir bmamiri@ut.ac.ir moradim@ut.ac.ir hmoraveg@ut.ac.ir mosaheb@ut.ac.ir

 Mostofi Motiei

Last Name

First Name Younes Naser Hamid Roohangiz Mohammad Reza Manouchehr Vahide Gholam Ali Ardeshir Mohammad Ali Jamasb Seyed Mahmoud Mahmoud Mohammad Hossein Mansour Abbas Masoud Atefe Sayed Ali Gholamreza Seyed Ahmad Reza Kambiz Kazem Ali Gholamreza Shahin Hamid Ali Seyed Hadi Karamatollah Kamran Ahmad

Department Horticultural Sciences Agricultural Economics Agric. Extension & Education Horticultural Sciences Agronomy & Plant Breeding Forestry Plant Protection Animal Sciences Animal Sciences Fishery and Environment Plant Protection Plant Protection Agricultural Machinery Irrigation & Reclamation Eng. Agronomy & Plant Breeding Animal Sciences Irrigation & Reclamation Eng. Irrigation & Reclamation Eng. Agronomy & Plant Breeding Agricultural Economics Agric. Extension & Education Wood Science & Technology Agronomy & Plant Breeding Irrigation & Reclamation Eng. Fishery and Environment Agricultural Machinery Agronomy & Plant Breeding Agricultural Machinery Food Science & Technology Food Science & Technology Animal Sciences Agric. Extension & Education

Title Assoc. Prof. Instructor Assist. Prof. Assist. Prof. Assist. Prof. Assoc. Prof. Assist. Prof. Instructor Assist. Prof. Instructor Instructor Professor Assoc. Prof. Assoc. Prof. Professor Assist. Prof. Assist. Prof. Assist. Prof. Assist. Prof. Assist. Prof. Instructor Assist. Prof. Professor Instructor Assist. Prof. Assoc. Prof. Professor Assoc. Prof. Assoc. Prof. Assoc. Prof. Assist. Prof. Assist. Prof.

E-mail ymostofi@ut.ac.ir shmotiee@ut.ac.ir hmovahed@ut.ac.ir rnaderi@ut.ac.ir mnaghavi@ut.ac.ir mnamiri@ut.ac.ir --nehzati@ut.ac.ir javaremi@ut.ac.ir malahi@ut.ac.ir nozari@ut.ac.ir mokhovat@ut.ac.ir omid@ut.ac.ir momid@ut.ac.ir momidi@ut.ac.ir abpakdel@ut.ac.ir parsinejad@ut.ac.ir parvaresh@ut.ac.ir alipey@ut.ac.ir rpeykani@ut.ac.ir apishbin@ut.ac.ir portahmsi@ut.ac.ir kpostini@ut.ac.ir raeesi@ut.ac.ir ghrafiee@ut.ac.ir shahinrafiee@ut.ac.ir hrahimian@ut.ac.ir arajabi@ut.ac.ir srazavi@ut.ac.ir krezaee@ut.ac.ir rezayazdi@ut.ac.ir arezvan@ut.ac.ir

Movahed Mohammadi Naderi Reza Naghavi Namiranian Nazeri ah Jonghani Nehzati Paghaleh Nejati-Javaremi Nematollahi Nozari Okhovat Omid Omid Omidi Pakdel Parsinejad Parvaresh Rizi Peyghambari Peykani - Machiani Reza Pishbin Pourtahmasi Poustini Raeisi Rafiee Rafiee Rahimian Rajabipour Razavi Rezaei Rezayazdi Rezvanfar

Last Name Sabahi Sabokdast Saboori Sadeghi Safari Salajegheh Salami Saleh Sarmadian Savaghebi Shabanali Fami Shah-Nejhat Boshehri Shakeri Shamekhi Sharifnia Sharif-zadeh Shirvani Shivazad Shorafa Sohrabi Tabatabaeefar Sadat Taghavi Talaie Talaei - hassanloei Talebi Jahromi Taleei Taremian Tavakkol Afshari Tavili Tofighi Towhidi Saeid Yarmand

First Name Godratollah Manigheh Alireza Mostafa Mohammad Ali Habibollah Iraj Fereydoon Gholam Reza Hossein Shabanali Ali Akbar Malak Taghi Nayersadat Farzad Anoushirvan Mahmoud Mehdi Teymour Seyed Ahmad Toktam Alireza Reza Khalil Alireza Asghar Reza Ali Hasan Armin Mohammad Saeid

Department Plant Protection Agronomy & Plant Breeding Plant Protection Animal Sciences Food Science & Technology Range & Watershed Management Agricultural Economics Agricultural Economics Soil Science Engineering Soil Science Engineering Agric. Extension & Education Agronomy & Plant Breeding Animal Sciences Forestry Soil Science Engineering Agronomy & Plant Breeding Forestry Animal Sciences Soil Science Engineering Irrigation & Reclamation Eng. Agricultural Machinery Horticultural Sciences Horticultural Sciences Plant Protection Plant Protection Agronomy & Plant Breeding Wood Science & Technology Agronomy & Plant Breeding Range & Watershed Management Soil Science Engineering Animal Sciences Food Science & Technology

Title Assist. Prof. Instructor Assoc. Prof. Assist. Prof. Assoc. Prof. Assist. Prof. Assoc. Prof. Assoc. Prof. Assist. Prof. Assoc. Prof. Assist. Prof. Assoc. Prof. Instructor Assoc. Prof. Instructor Assist. Prof. Assist. Prof. Professor Assist. Prof. Assoc. Prof. Professor Assist. Prof. Professor Assist. Prof. Assoc. Prof. Professor Assist. Prof. Assist. Prof. Assist. Prof. Assoc. Prof. Assist. Prof. Assist. Prof.

E-mail --sabokdast@ut.ac.ir saboori@ut.ac.ir --msafari@ut.ac.ir salajegh@ut.ac.ir hsalami@ut.ac.ir isaleh@ut.ac.ir fsarmad@ut.ac.ir savagheb@ut.ac.ir hfami@ut.ac.ir ashah@ut.ac.ir mshaker@ut.ac.ir tshamekh@ut.ac.ir sharifnia@ut.ac.ir sharifz@ut.ac.ir shirvany@ut.ac.ir shivazad@ut.ac.ir m_shorafa@ut.ac.ir myousef@ut.ac.ir atabfar@ut.ac.ir ttaghavi@ut.ac.ir atalaii@ut.ac.ir rtalaei@ut.ac.ir khtalebi@ut.ac.ir ataleei@ut.ac.ir tarmian@ut.ac.ir tavakkol@ut.ac.ir atavili@ut.ac.ir htofighi@ut.ac.ir atowhidi@ut.ac.ir myarmand@ut.ac.ir

College of Engineering

History
After the establishment of the University of Tehran in 1934, the Faculty of Engineering, as one of the first six faculties of the University was founded through the efforts made by the late Prof. Mahmoud Hesabi. It began its activities by admitting 40 students in the fields of Civil, Electromechanical and Mining Engineering in the same year. The College of Engineering currently has 6 Schools, 3 independent departments, as well as 2 Schools in the Caspian Shore (North of Iran) with over 7000 students in total, out of which 630 are PhD students,

2140 are MSc students, and 4250 are BSc students. The College has 273 full-time faculty members, with 52 Professors, 98 Associate Professors, and 98 Assistant Professors and 25 Instructors. At present, the College of Engineering has 55 different BSc, MSc, and PhD programs, within the six Schools of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, Mining Engineering, Civil Engineering and Chemical Engineering. Additionally, it holds three Departments of Basic Sciences Engineering, Surveying and

Geomatics Engineering, and Industrial Engineering and 10 Research Institutes in three separate campuses.

The Faculty, as the largest and best higher education centre in engineering nationwide, continues teaching and training young engineers. Schools and Departments of the

College annually attract the best students at all levels. As an example, in 2009, the first three winners of the Chemistry National Olympics were from this College,

or 9 out of 20 national and international chemistry awards in the country were won by the students of this College.

Schools
School of Civil Eng. School of Chemical Eng. School of Electrical & Computer Eng. School of Metallurgy & Materials Eng. School of Mechanical Eng. School of Mining Eng. Department of Industrial Eng. Department of Surveying and Geomatics Eng. Department of Basic Engineering Science Specialization/Major 9 13 12 9 5 7 4 6 1 BSc MSc PhD

School of Civil Engineering

This School was recognized as the Center of Excellence in Infrastructure Engineering and Management demonstrating the multi-disciplinary nature of research conducted at this School. The School of Civil Engineering admits students to the Bachelors program in Civil Engineering, to the Masters program in 8 majors: Hydraulic Structures, Soil and Foundation, Road and Transportation, Marine Structures, Water Engineering and Construction Management and to the PhD program in 6 majors: Hydraulic Structures, Soil and Foundation, Structure, Earthquake, Marine Structures and Water Engineering.

School of Chemical Engineering

The Faculty of Chemical Engineering with more than 50 years of educational and research experience trains skillful experts in: Refinery Industries, Mining Chemical Industries, Gas Industries, Food Industries, Biotechnology and recently, Polymer Engineering. Having established the Masters program in oil, it has admitted students to this program since September 1993. The result of the constant and planned implementation of the above courses is the establishment of the Institute of Petroleum, which began its work in 2000. The School of Chemical Engineering has been recognized as the Center of Excellence for

Oil and Gas by the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology. This School admits students to undergraduate and graduate levels in the following disciplines: 1. Bachelors programs: Chemical Engineering (Cellulose Industries, Mining Chemical Industries, Petrochemical, Oil and Gas Refinery Industries, and Food and Polymer Industries) 2. Masters programs: Process Engineering, Hydrocarbon Reservoirs, Polymer Engineering, Simulation, Optimization and Process Control, Catalyst and Reaction Engineering, Pharmaceutical Engineering, Food Engineering, Paper Industries, Biotechnology and Environment Engineering 3. PhD programs: Oil Chemical Engineering and NanoTechnology

1. Bachelors programs: Electrical Engineering with majors

School of Electrical & Computer Engineering

This Faculty has a close cooperation with the Institute of Electro-Techniques. Having three Centers of Excellence in Applied Electro-Magnetic Systems, Nano-Electronics and Control and Intelligence Systems, it is the pioneer of all higher education centers in the field of electrical and computer engineering nationwide. The School admits students to undergraduate and graduate programs in the following majors:

in Telecommunication, Power, Control, Electronics and Medical Engineering; Computer Engineering with majors in Hardware, Software and Information Technology. 2. Masters and PhD programs in Electrical Engineering with majors in Telecommunication, Power, Control, Electronics; Biomedical Engineering; Computer Engineering with majors in Computer Architecture, Software, Machine Intelligence and Robotic 3. PhD program in NanoElectronics

School of Mechanical Engineering

Located at the newly constructed building with an area of more than 1.4 hectares of educational space including laboratories and research facilities, the School encompasses the Center of Excellence of Intelligent Empirical Mechanics being formed in accordance with the existing capabilities and expertise in the section of applied designing. The School admits students in the following academic levels and majors: 1. Bachelors programs: Mechanical Engineering 2. Masters programs: Applied Design, Energy Conversion, Construction, and Production 3. PhD programs: Applied Design, and Energy Conversion

School of Metallurgy & Material Engineering

Given the broadness of the Schools research activities, it has been recognized as the Center of Excellence for Processing and Characterization of High Performance Materials. The different majors of the School of Metallurgy and Material Engineering include: 1. Bachelors programs: Extracting Metallurgy, Industrial Metallurgy 2. Masters programs: Extracting Metallurgy, Identification, Materials Selection and Characterization, Metal Preservation and Corrosion, Casting, Welding and Metal Forming 3. PhD programs: Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, and NanoMaterial Disciplines

School of Mining Engineering

The School is home to the Center of Excellence of Mining at the national level since 2000 due to its eminent academic members and broad research and academic facilities.

Department of Basic Engineering Science

1. Bachelors program: Planning of System Analysis 2. Masters programs: Industrial Engineering, Socio-Economic System Engineering, and Executive Management of Organization This Department is one of the oldest departments in the College whose main duty is to present general courses and basic sciences for the educational departments of the College. In other words, all of the students at the undergraduate level do their basic sciences and general courses in this department, which on average includes their first three academic semesters.

At present, the School admits students in two Bachelors programs namely Mining Exploration and Mining Extraction Engineering. At Masters level there are five programs in Mining Exploration, Mining Extraction, Rock Mechanic, Mineral Processing and Oil Exploration Engineering. The department also admits PhD students in all of the above mentioned fields.

Department of Surveying & Geomatics Engineering

As the home of the Center of Excellence in Surveying Engineering and Disaster Management, the department admits students at BA, MA, and PhD levels as follows: 1. Bachelors programs: Civil Engineering, and Surveying 2. Masters programs: Geodesy, Photogrametry, Remote Sensing, GIS & Hydrographic 3. PhD programs: Geodesy, Photogrametry, GIS and Remote Sensing

Educational & Research Facilities

Libraries The College of Engineering has five independent libraries with the following number of books and journals:

Department of Industrial Engineering

The Department of Industrial Engineering admits students to Bachelor's and Masters programs. The majors available in this department are as follows:

Books Journals Total Libraries Persian Foreign Persian Foreign Books Journals 7500 42500 5 1243 50000 1248 Central Library of Campus No. I 3364 12464 --216 15828 216 Central Library of Campus No. II Library of the School of Electrical & Computer N/A 19900 Eng. Library of the School of Metallurgy & Materials 2000 7000 42 33 9000 75 Eng. Library of the School of Chemical 2500 1500 17 17 4000 34 Eng.(Campus No. 3) Laboratories and Computer Facilities Schools & Departments No. of Laboratories Capacity of Amphitheater Basic Engineering Science 5 Chemical Engineering 25 900 Civil Engineering 10 55 200 Electrical & Computer Engineering Mechanical Engineering 22 150 Metallurgy & Materials Engineering 26 220 Industrial Engineering 4 Mining Engineering 15 260 Surveying & Geomatics Engineering 15

have been the major activities for the development of international cooperation between the College of Engineering and the foreign universities. Every year, students of the College of Engineering receive scholarships from a number of well known universities in USA, Japan, France, Sweden, Singapore, Germany and Canada. A new campus in Kish Island will also admit international students in electrical and industrial engineering.

List of Universities and Institutes that have MOU with the College of Engineering
1. IUPUI, USA 2. Giessen University, Germany 3. Ivano-Frankivsk National Technical University of Oil and Gas, Ukraine 4. University of Tohoku, Japan 5. University of Ryukyus, Japan 6. Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden 7. International Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering (CIMNE), Spain 8. National Polytechnic Institute of Grenoble, France

Colleges Scientific Journals -Journal of College of Engineering, since 1987 http://jfe.ut.ac.ir/page/journalmain-page.html?jourId=1 -Chemical Product and Process Modeling, Since 2006 http://www.bepress.com/cppm

International Cooperation and Programs

Development of International Cooperation with foreign universities and research centers has been one of the major goals of the strategic plan of the College of Engineering in the recent years. Development of joint undergraduate and graduate programs, establishment of joint research institutes, and conducting joint research projects

Contact Info
Address: College of Engineering, University of Tehran, Enghelab Ave. Tehran, Iran. P.O.Box 11365-4563 Tel: (+98 21) - 66493046 Fax: (+98 21) - 66480290 Email: enginter@ut.ac.ir Webpage: http://eng.ut.ac.ir

College of Qom

History College of Qom is located in the religious city of Qom, 120 kilometers south of the Capital. The Qom Campus was established in 1970, starting with two programs in law and administration. Currently, the College consists of three faculties of Law, Management, and Islamic Jurisprudence (Fiqh) and Philosophy with over 2,000 students studying at the BA, MA, and PhD levels. The College also provides online courses to students. The College's Educational & Research Facilities 1. library The central library of the College consists of two main halls and two study halls with a capacity of 300 people for studying in a quiet and beautiful environment. The library holdings include more than

30,000 books (in Persian, Arabic and English), more than 600 journal titles and newspapers in Persian, Arabic and English and around 4,000 reference books. 2. The College is equipped with a language laboratory with audiovisual equipment specifically designed for learning foreign languages. Scientific Journals of the College 1. "Legal Thoughts" (in Persian) 2. "Management Culture"(in Persian) 3. "Religious Thoughts" (in Persian) 4. "Philosophy of Religion"(in Persian) 5. "Arabic Language & Literature"(in Persian) 6. "Management Studies" (in English) International cooperation and Programs An MOU was signed in 2005 between the College and the "Max Planck Institute of Foreign and International Criminal Law" (Ereiburg, Germany) for academic exchange of researchers, scholars and students as well as joint research. Numerous workshops, conferences and seminars have been held in the College of Qom, such as the Conflicts, Conflict Resolution and Natural Resources in the Middle East" conference held jointly by the University of Tehran and German Academic Institutions.

Faculty of Law

The Faculty of Law consists of three departments of "Private Law", "Public and International Law" and "Criminal Law and Criminology. The School admits students to BA, MA and PhD programs. Graduates later take on careers as judges, lawyers in legal or penal claims; and solicitors in ministries, institutes and companies. Departments and Degrees Criminal Law and Criminology Private Law Public and International Law

 Faculty of Law

Major/Specialization Law Criminal Law and Criminology Private Law Public and International Law

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Research Orientations and Projects 1. The responsibility of guilty trustee in Iranian and Islamic law (Ali Reza Barikloo) 2. A critique of the theological foundations of Iranian law (Abdoreza Alizadeh) 3. Freedom of contract: unfair contract and unfair terms (Jalil Ghanavati) 4. An appraisal of legitimacy of the ISTs establishment (Mahdi Haddadi) 5. New observation in marriage disfunction (S.A. Alavi Ghazvini) 6. Technology transfer and foreign investment through build-operatetransfer (BOT) projects (Abdolhossein Shiravi) 7. Sex change and its legal consequences (Ali Reza Barikloo) 8. Political Ayat al-ahkam of Quran (Bathaee 9. Public international order in international law system (Mahdi Haddadi) 10. Network marketing (Abdolhossein Shiravi) Future Prospects The Faculty is in the process of establishing new departments to offer programs in peace studies,

human rights, environmental law, child and family law, international commercial law, public international law, and intellectual property law. Furthermore, the Faculty is establishing two research centers titled the International Center for Peace Studies and the Research Center for Criminal Sciences.

Faculty of Management

The Faculty of Management consists of the departments of Public Management, Administrative Management and Commercial Management. The School admits students to BA, MA, and PhD programs in areas such as "Management of Human Resources, Management of Information Systems", "Organizations and Methods", "Financial Management", "Change Management", "International Marketing", and "Analysis of Information Systems". Departments and Degrees Public Management Administrative Management

Business Management Major/Specialization Public Management Administrative Management Business Management Human Resource Faculty of Management Management Policy Making Management Comparative and Development Management Organizational Behavior Research Orientations and Projects 1. The correlation between emotional intelligence and selfactualization with respect to its role in student educational performances. (Hassan Zarei Matin) 2. The capacity of organizational intelligence in operational organizations in Qom (Hassan Zarei Matin) 3. Explaining the indicators of managers communication skills (Hassan Zarei Matin) 4. The roots of duality in the education system of Iran (Seyed Reza Borghei) 5. The design and explanations of managerial patterns based on Imam Khomeinis views (Seyed Mohammad Moghimi) 6. The explanation of organizational justice and its relation with job satisfaction in public organizations of Qom (Seyed Mohammad Moghimi) 7. The survey of relation between

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Management; and Local Governance.

trust towards suppliers and customers in supply chains with organizational systems in Qom industrial firms (Seyed Mohammad Moghimi) 8. Study of charts and moving towards ethical organizations (Hossein Khanifar) 9. An introduction to the nature of science and the components research paradigm (Hossein Khanifar) 10. The design of human resource standards in the educational system of Iran (Seyed Mohammad Moghimi) Future Prospects The Faculty is planning the establishment of new departments focusing on Management of Information Technology; Financial Management; Crisis Management; Islamic Management; Media Management; Insurance

Faculty of Islamic Jurisprudence and Philosophy

The Faculty of Islamic Jurisprudence (fiqh) and Philosophy was established in order to train researchers in specialized Islamic studies including Tradition (hadith) and Quranic Sciences; Islamic Jurisprudence (fiqh); and Islamic Law and Philosophical Studies. The Faculty aims to train human resources for foreign research centers focusing on cultural studies; train experts on legal and judicial issues; provide the necessary facilities for people interested in studying Islamic knowledge and science; and

attract and train international students wishing to pursue Islamic studies. The Faculty also carries out research in fields which are of concern in todays modern world. Currently, students are admitted to various programs at the BA, MA, and PhD levels, listed below. Departments and Degrees Theology and Islamic Sciences Philosophy Arabic Language and Literature

Faculty of Islamic Jurisprudence and Philosophy

Major/Specialization Islamic Jurisprudence and Principles of Islamic Law Quranic Science and Hadith Theoretical basics of Islam Western Philosophy Philosophy of Religion Arabic Language and Literature Arabic Language Translation

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Student Activities
At present, the College hosts various student scientific associations in the areas of law, management, philosophy, theology and Arabic language and literature. These associations publish student journals and hold numerous scientific seminars among other activities. In addition, there are student clubs on "Film and Photography", "Persian Literature", the Holy Quran and the Prophet's Household ", Iranian Studies and Touring Iran", "Visual Arts" and "Students' Thought", as well athletic clubs and activities.

Research Orientations and Projects

1. Radical interpretation: a theory of meaning (Mohammad Zakeri) 2. From philosophical comprehension to theosophical intuition (S. Mohammad Dibaji) 3. Religious uses of language (Mohammad Ali Abdollahi) 4. The literature of subjectivity (Javad Asghari) 5. The role of incorporated theosophy in understanding Sadraie and new-Sadraie theosophy (Yahya Kabir) 6. The private language and the present knowledge (Mohammad Ali Abdollahi) 7. The nature of philosophy of religion and its issues (Mohammad Mohammad Rezai) 8. Interpretation of the chapter Hamd in Quran (Seyed Eshagh Hosseini Koohsari) 9. The meaning of prepositions in Persian language and their

equivalences in Arabic language (Ali Reza Mohammad Rezaei) 10. Rationalism and traditionalism from Sheikh Sadough's view (Reza Berenjkar) Future Prospects The Faculty plans to launch programs in Religions and Gnostics, the Philosophy of Religion, the Philosophy of Ethics, Comparative Philosophy, the Psychology of Religion, Islamic History and Civilization, Abrahamic Religions and Islamic Gnostics. Furthermore, the Faculty intends to establish the research Center for Quranic Sciences and Tradition (hadith), the Center for Dialogue Among Religions and Sects, the Community of Iranian and Arabic Translation Studies, and the Center for Philosophical Research.

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Members
Name

E-mail Research Interests Faculty of Law Commercial law; Economic law; sahmadi@ut.ac.ir Land registry law Family law (child law); contract Law saalavi@ut.ac.ir Islamic jurisprudence Legal reasoning; Sociology of law alizadeha@ut.ac.ir Labor law Law of evidence ;Legal aid; abayejani@ut.ac.ir Civil procedure Family Law; Insurance Law; bariklow@ut.ac.ir Contract Law mjfathi@ut.ac.ir ghanavaty@ut.ac.ir mhaddady@ut.ac.ir Criminal procedure; Public criminal law; Criminal policy Law of obligations; contract & comparative contract law; Islamic law International law ; International organizations; International arbitration Special criminal law; Islamic criminal law mahdizad@ut.ac.ir hrahmat@ut.ac.ir sardoeinasab@ut.ac.ir eshams@ut.ac.ir ashiravi@ut.ac.ir sataba@ut.ac.ir myasrebi@ut.ac.ir mhzarie@ut.ac.ir General criminal law; Islamic criminal law; Islamic procedural law Principles of public law; Electoral systems; Political sociology Tort law; Commercial law; Methodology of Islamic jurisprudence Islamic jurisprudence ; International criminal law ; Organized crimes International trade law; International economic law ; Energy law Law of armed conflicts; Law of peaceful settlement of international disputes; Peace studies Family law; Civil liability; Islamic legal rules Criminology; Principles of international criminal law; General criminal law Comparative management; Islamic management; Human resource management Operational research; Graph theory Sport psychology; Sport management Research about soccer Good governance; Sustainable human resource development; Public policy research

Ahmadi Sajjadi , S. Ali (Ph.D) Alavi Ghazvini , S. Ali (Ph.D) Alizadeh, Abdol-Reza (Ph.D) Azarbaijani , Ali Reza (Ph.D) Barikloo , Ali Reza (Ph.D) Fathi , Mohammad Javad (Ph.D) Ghanavati , Jalil (Ph.D) Haddadi , Mahdi Haji Dehabadi, Ahmad (Ph.D) Mahdizadeh Miandehi , Ali Rahmatollahi , Hossein (Ph.D) Sardoei Nasab, Mohammad (Ph.D) Shams Nateri , Mohammad Ebrahim (Ph.D) Shiravi , Abdolhossein (Ph.D) Tabatabae , S. Ahmad (Ph.D) Yasrebi , S. Ali Mohammad (Ph.D) Zarei , Mohammad Hossein Faculty of Management Amiri , Ali Naghi (Ph.D) Arab , Ali Bagheri, Ghodrat Allah (Ph.D) Gholi-Poor , Rahmatollah (Ph.D)

anamiri@ut.ac.ir arab@ut.ac.ir

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Name Jandaghi , Gholam Reza (Ph.D)

Research Interests Quantitative models in management jandaghi@ut.ac.ir Simulation; Mathematics education Comparative research in value system; Entrepreneurship in SMEs; Khanifar, Hossein (Ph.D) khanifar@ut.ac.ir Ethical consideration in organization mahmoudi@ut.ac.ir Town and country planning; systems Design; Management Mahmoudi , S. Mohammad (Ph.D) information system Organizational behavior management; Organizational learning; Zarei Matin , Hassan (Ph.D) matin@ut.ac.ir Organizational culture Faculty of Islamic Jurisprudence and Philosophy Ahangaran , Mohammd Rasool (Ph.D) Trades in Islamic Jurisprudence (Fiqh); Legal Judgment in the ahangaran@ut.ac.ir Islamic Jurisprudence; Principles of Fiqh Elahian , Mojtaba Morality in the Society; Comparative Jurisprudence (Fiqh); Applied elahian@ut.ac.ir Jurisprudence History of Islamic Philosophy; Hosseini Koohsari , S. Eshagh hosseini@ut.ac.ir Mental Pressure in the Holy Quran; Gnostic Interpretation of the Holy Quran, Islamic Knowledge; Islamic Ethics and Training; Islamic Mir Hosseini Niri , S. Ahmad mirhosein@ut.ac.ir Management Islamic Jurisprudence (Fiqh) and Private Law; Theology and Taheri Akerdi , Habibollah htahery@ut.ac.ir Quranic Sciences Zakeri , Mahdi (Ph.D) The Philosophy of Mind; The philosophy of Action; The Philosophy of Donald Davidson Abdollahi , Mohammad Ali (Ph.D) Speech act Theory; Comparative Study of Osul and Analytic abdllahi@ut.ac.ir Philosophy; Philosophy of Ordinary Language Theology in Greek Philosophy & Devine Religions; Innate Berenjkar , Reza (Ph.D) berenjkar@ut.ac.ir Knowledge of God; Islamic Sciences: Theology, Philosophy, Gnostics Dibaji Farahvashani , S. Mohammad Ali (Ph. Philosophy of religion; Philosophy of ethics; Islamic philosophy & dibaji@ut.ac.ir D) theology (Ibn Sina, Molla Sadra and Shekh Ishraq) Kabir, Yahya Scientific Methodology of Ijtehad; kabir@ut.ac.ir Human being & Islamic Gnostics; Philosophy of Education Mahdavirad, Mohammad Ali History of the Interpretation of Quran (1st to 14th Century); Sciences of Narration; Quranic Sciences: Miracles and Linguistic, Masoom, Hossein (Ph.D) Essence In Kant's Philosophy; Plato's Dialectic; What is "The Exalted Name of God"? Mohammad-Rezai , Mohammad (Ph.D) Philosophy of religion and modern theology; Philosophy of ethics; mmrezai@ut.ac.ir Western and Islamic philosophy Asghari, Javad (Ph.D) Arabic and Persian fiction; Contemporary Arabic literature; Comparative literature Mohammad-Rezai , Ali Reza (Ph.D) amrezai@ut.ac.ir Linguistics; Semantics; Literature and Psychology Rahman-Doost , Mojtaba (Ph.D) Literature: Novels and Stories (Innate and Applied); Literature: Sound and Sense; Poems and Stories

E-mail

Contact Info
Address: University Bulverde (Old Tehran Road) University College of Qom, University of Tehran Qom, Iran Postal Code: - P.O.Box: 357 Tel: (+98-251)- 6166193 +98251- 6644082 Fax: +98-251- 6644081 Email: president@qc.ut.ac.ir
International adviser to the Dean:

Faculty of Law: Tel(+98-21)- 6166284 Fax (+98-21)- 6166217 Email: law@qc.ut.ac.ir Faculty of Islamic Jurisprudence and Philosophy: Tel: (+98-21)- 6166124 Fax: (+98-21)- 6166112 Email: jurisphylo@qc.ut.ac.ir Faculty of Management: Tel: (+98-251)- 6166264 Fax ( +98-251)-6166122 Email: managemen@qc.ut.ac.ir

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College of Science
Contact Info nadareh

History
As one of the six founding faculties of the University of Tehran, Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry and Natural Sciences have been taught since 1942. At present, as a College, it consists of five Schools of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science; Physics; Chemistry; Biology; Geology; and the department of Biotechnology. The College of science admits students to 16 Bachelor programs, 30 Master's programs and 20 Doctorate programs in different

fields of basic sciences. In addition, since 1998 the joined PhD program in the field of Biotechnology has been established in cooperation with the departments of biology and chemistry.

School of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science

The School is the oldest higher education center for mathematics in Iran, which has had the highest contribution in training experts of the different branches of

School of Chemistry
The Chemistry program started at Dar- al Fonnon (School of Polytechnic) and later at Higher Teacher's College in 1928. Currently, the School of Chemistry admits students to Master's programs in Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry, Chemistry of Surface Active Materials and Nano-Chemistry; and to PhD programs in the fields of Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry and Physical Chemistry.

mathematical sciences. The Master and Doctorate programs in Mathematics were launched in 1958 and 1988, respectively. This School was recognized as a Center of Excellence by the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology of Iran in 2001. At present, this Center of Excellence continues its activities under the name of "Biology Mathematics". The four departments of the School are Pure Mathematics; Applied Mathematics; Computer Science; and Statistics.

School of Geology
The School admits students at Bachelors, Masters and Doctorate levels. The Master's programs include majors in Petrology, Sedimentlogy and Sedimentary Petrology, Stratigraphy and Paleontology, Oil, Economic Geology, Engineering Geology; and the PhD program includes majors in Petrology, Sedimentology, Petrology and Sedimentary, Petrology and Geology Engineering.

School of Physics
The School admits students to undergraduate and graduate programs in five majors namely, Atomic Molecular; Solid State; Nuclear; Fundamental Particles; and Gravity and Astronomical Physics. In recent years the Master and PhD programs in Nano-Physics has also been launched.

School of Biology
Since 1949, the Department of Biology (the present School of Biology) was established in the present venue and began to admit students to undergraduate and graduate programs. At present, the School admits students in the following disciplines and majors at Bachelor's, Master's and PhD programs: BSc Programs It admits students in Biology, which includes four majors in Botanical Sciences, Animal Sciences, Microbiology and Cellular-Molecular Sciences. In addition to taking credits, for the purpose of learning the principles of Biology, the students of these majors learn the specific concepts of each of the four majors. MSc Programs Admits students in Botanical Sciences (majors: Physiology and Ecology-Systematic), Animal Sciences (Animal Physiology, Animal Bio-Systematic and Evolutionary Biology), Microbiology and CellularMolecular Sciences). PhD Programs It admits students at the PhD level in the fields of Botanical Physiology, Botanical Systematic, Animal Physiology, Animal Biosystematics and Microbiology.

Department of Biotechnology
From 1999, the Biotechnology PhD joint program has admitted many brilliant and talented students. This 8 year program (from Diploma to PhD) has attracted the most talented students from High school, that are among the best 100 students at the National Entrance Exam.

Schools and Degrees of College of Science

Schools Major/Specialization Animal Sciences Animal Biosystematics, Animal Physiology, Developmental Biology Cell and Molecular Biology Microbiology Plant Sciences Plant Systematics and Ecology Plant Physiology Applied Chemistry Pure Chemistry Physical Chemistry Nano Chemistry Analytical Chemistry Polymer Chemistry Organic Chemistry Inorganic Chemistry Department of Sedimentology & Sedimentary Rocks Department of Stratigraphy & Petroleum Geology Department of Geological Engineering Department of Tectonic Geology Geology Petrology Pure Mathematics School of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science Applied Mathematics Statistics Computer Science Atomic and Molecular Physics Elementary Particle Physics Gravitation and Astrophysics Nuclear Physics Condensed Matter and Solid State Physics Nano-Physics Biotechnology Bachelor Master PhD

School of Biology

(Geology) (Geology) (Geology) (Geology)

School of Chemistry

School of Geology

(Geology) (Geology) (Geology) (Geology)

School of Physics

Department of Biotechnology

Kish International Campus

History
The Kish International Campus was established in order for the University of Tehran to facilitate the enrolment of foreign students. Graduates of the UT Kish Campus have the linguistic and professional abilities to function effectively in an international environment; the technical skills to operate in an increasingly complex technical world; the intellectual capacity and flexibility to adapt to constant changes, and the leadership potentials to make

the fullest possible contribution to the development of the community for the good of its people. In harmony with this mission, the University will select Iranian and international students who can succeed in harnessing diverse and modern academic and research capabilities. Through the development of strong scientific links with local and foreign educational and research institutions, the Campus continues to uphold the highest quality in both research and education. Efforts have been made for the Campus to remain at the cutting edge of

science in different fields and to adjust its strategies to meet the market demands. The location of the Campus is the beautiful coral island of Kish, the Pearl of the Persian Gulf, with all its tourist and business

attractions.

Departments
Engineering Fine Arts Law Management

English Physical Education and Sports Sciences Economics Science and Biotechnology

Programs
Department Major/Specialization Industrial Design Architecture Graphic Design Music Painting Urban and Regional Planning Visual Arts TOEFL English Literature Public Law Private and Islamic Law International Relations MBA Financial Management Accounting Industrial Management Sports Management Corrective Exercise and Sport Injuries Sports Physiology Movement Behavior Economics Industrial Engineering Computer Engineering Polymer Engineering Electrical Engineering Security in Information Technology Mechatronics BA/BSc. Degrees MA/MSc. PhD -

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Specific Admission Requirements

Applications are evaluated on an individual basis. After their academic and educational records have been reviewed, applicants will be interviewed in person. Applicants for undergraduate programs should present their high school diploma, transcript and any other preuniversity documents that have been confirmed by the relevant authorities within or outside of Iran. Postgraduate applicants, in addition to the above documents, should also present their Bachelors degree approved by the relevant authorities. Since the language of instruction is English, acquirement of one of the internationally accepted tests such as TOEFL, TOLIMO, IELTS or UT-test is mandatory for nonEnglish speaking applicants. For further information, please refer to http://kish.ut.ac.ir/ .

Educational & Research Facilities

The Campus library has a reasonable collection of books both in Persian and English. In the near future, the campus attempts to create a comprehensive electronic library. Furthermore, the Campus enjoys a well equipped computer center and high-speed wireless Internet.

Well Equipped & Specialized Labs

In this campus, there are also various laboratories, workshops and ateliers for each relevant major of study, such as: Wood Workshop Metal Workshop Plastic Workshop Modeling Workshop Photography Workshop Print Lab Graphic Lab Architect Lab Language Lab Physics Lab Computer Center Gymnasium Bookstore Study Rooms

Sabbaticals and Post-Doc

Kish International campus offers short term research positions to post-doctoral students and faculty members of other institutions who are on sabbatical leave.

Scientific Journals
1. Iranian International Journal of Sciences

Institute and Research Centers

In the Kish International campus there are research facilities related to various departments. Additionally, the Campus will also establish applied research centers in the near future.

International Cooperation
International agreements with foreign institutions 1. Agreements with Indiana and Purdue universities 2. Agreement with Boras University

Faculty Members
Name A. Abaspoor A. Farhangi A. Manian A. Gholipoor A. H.Kaviani A. Jafarnejad A. Jahangiri A. K. Farahani A. M. Khoshnevis A. Moghbeli A. Monavarian A. Rezaee A. Boghsian D. Kasraee E. Noravesh E. Taiefe E. Taiefe F. Elahi F. Nahreini G. Doroodgar G. Motalebi G. Akrami H. Baktash H. Kamelnia H. Javaheri H. R. Yazdani H. Rajabi H. Jafari Tabar Email abbaspour1386@gmail.com aafarhangi@ut.ac.ir amanian@ut.ac.ir agholipor@ut.ac.ir a_kaviani1@hotmail.com jafarnjd@ut.ac.ir a.jahangiri@imps.ac.ir farahani@ut.ac.ir a.m.khoshnevis@gmail.com anahita.moghbeli@gmail.com amonavar@ut.ac.ir aarezaee@ut.ac.ir albertboghsian@yahoo.com dariushkasraie@yahoo.com irajnoravesh@yahoo.com tayefe_ehsan@yahoo.com tayefe_ehsan@yahoo.com elahi.farhad@gmail.com fereidoon.nahreini@yahoo.com ghassemdoroodgar@yahoo.com motalebi@ut.ac.ir akrami@ut.ac.ir baktash@soore.ac.ir hkamelnia@gmail.com javaher_helen@yahoo.com hryazdani@ut.ac.ir hrajabi20@yahoo.com hjtabar@ut.ac.ir Interest Areas Human Resource management, organizational design and structure, Human resource planning Communication Theories And Nat, Modern Technologies Of Communication , Philosophical foundation of Organization theory Strategic Management, Management Theory , E-Commerce Entrepreneurship in the Context of IT organizational Behavior, Introduction to Sociology ,Organizational Behavior Management the effect of affective factors in learning, development of writing and speaking skills Technology Transfer Management, Advanced Production Management , Inventory Programming and Control entrepreneurship, SMEs, organizational development Syntax, Discourse Analysis, Error Analysis, Phonology architecture, Historical architecture, rehabilitation of historic building Art, Graphic art Knowledge Management, organizational culture commitment, strategic management Language teaching theories and approaches, Language Testing, Research methodology Econometric View, Primavera Enterprise, Micro soft project, Micro soft office, Visual basic Programming, Capital Planning Fundamental architecture, selecting criteria of architecture, element of traditional architecture Managerial Accounting, Principles of Accounting , New Accounting Issues Architecture, Developmental planning Architecture, Developmental planning Industrial Design, Interior Design, Film Design (story boarding) civil procedure, law Architecture education, Sketching in architecture architecture, rural architecture architecture, rural architecture Soil Mechanics, Foundation Engineering, Civil Engineering architecture, Fundamental architecture mathematics, Statistic research method, BPR, performance management, organizational structure Sport Science, Sport management philosophy of law, History of law, Tort

Name H. Motedayen Izanloo J. Shabahangi J. Zandian K. Afshar Mohajer L. Joneidi M. Mosakhani M. Njar nahavandi M. Satari M. A. Shamohammadi M. Akoochakian M. Asadollahi M. Asle Fallah M. Azizi M. Ehsani M. H. Zakeri M. Haghighi M. Hamidi M. Mehr Ara M. Momeni M. Nazari M. Nemati M. Nooshi M. Razaghi M. Samet Haghighi M. Saremi M. Safari N. Sajjadi P. Ezadpanahi R. Ghafarsamar R. Serkisian R. Tehrani

Email hmotedayen@yahoo.com izanloo@ut.ac.ir jalalzandian@yahoo.com afshar.art.ac.ir joneydi@ut.ac.ir mosakhani@ut.ac.ir nahavand@ut.ac.ir sattari@ut.ac.ir makochakian@gmail.com mo_asad@rogers.com fallah@art.ac.ir damahomnzer@yahoo.com smhzakeri@ut.ac.ir mhaghighi@ut.ac.ir meh_hamidi@yahoo.com mmehrara@ut.ac.ir momeni.ut.ac.ir nematim@ut.ac.ir mosesnushi@hotmail.com m.razzaghi@ut.ac.ir mshaghighi@gmail.com msarami@ut.ac.ir drsafari.mohsen@yahoo.com nsajjadi@ut.ac.ir p_izadpanahi@yahoo.com rgsamar@modares.ac.ir robert_sarkisian@hotmail.com rtehrani@ut.ac.ir

Interest Areas Architecture education, Sketching in architecture contract law, Tort Law, law intellectual, property law Illustration Design, Graphic Design, colour form painting Architecture, Developmental planning Graphics in media, Plastic arts, Graphic art International trade law, international arbitration, Human rights and women rights management information system, Management & Organization , System Analysis & Design social policy, sociology of work, women History of photography(world), History of photography(Iran), Analysis of photography entrepreneurship, organizational development, Human management Corrective exercise, Sport Science, Sport management Art, Literature, History Industrial Design, Interior Design, Graphic Design mathesis, Statistic Sport Science, Sport management architecture, Historical architecture Advanced International Marketing, Marketing Research, Marketing Strategy strategic plan in sport and recreation, organizational behavior in sport, sport event Econometrics, Macroeconomics, Oil exporting countries Basics of Financial Engineering, Quantitative approaches in Decision Making , Mathematical Modeling Globalization, Information Economy, Economics of R and D Second language writing, First language acquisition, Applied Linguistic English teaching Design thinking, Culture and design, Society of Design modeling subject, design and manufacturing project experience Advanced Reading Comprehension, Operations Research, Quality Management & Productivity Islamic Law, Tort Olympic movement, management in sport, sport administration Rural architecture, Traditional architecture Applied Socio-linguistics, English Language and Literature, SLA modeling subject, design and manufacturing project experience Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Management and Economics, Advanced Investment

Name R. Same S. Mirzamohammadi S. G. Eslami S. M. Alavi S. R. Mortezaee S. N. Sajjadi S. J. Nemati S. Shafaghi S. Keivanpanah T. Hasangholipoor T. Rahmani Y. Azhand Y. Khodadade

Email rsameh@ut.ac.ir mirzamohammadi@iust.ac.ir gheslami@ut.ac.ir smalavi@ut.ac.ir sedreza@gmail.com nsajjadi@ut.ac.ir sshafaghi@ut.ac.ir shkaivan@ut.ac.ir thyasory@ut.ac.ir trahmani@ut.ac.ir yazhand@ut.ac.ir khodadade@ut.ac.ir

Interest Areas research methodology, history and theory of architecture, rural architecture International business, Foreign Direct Investment, Human Development, Macroeconomic Models Architecture, Developmental planning, endogenous planning Testing language and assessment, English for specific proposes Culture and design, Semiotinal in design, Emotional design Sport Science, Sport management Islamic science, History of Islam Human Systems (classification, structure, Dynamics, Philosophical aspects), Management Methodologies, Structure of Knowledge (Software Simulation) vocabulary learning and assessment, lexical inference, Language learning strategies Import management, Market Research, Marketing monetary policy and Inflation, Economic Growth, Regional convergence, Rent seeking and corruption Art, Literature, History Design research, Appropriate Design, Emotional Design, Interaction Design

Contact Info
Address: University of Tehran Kish International Campus Niayesh Blvd., Kish Island, Iran Tel: (+98 (764) 4430055-6 Fax: (+98 (764) 4432683 Tehran Office: Office of the University of Tehran Kish International Campus 304 Keshavarz Blvd., Tehran, Iran Tel: +98 (21) 88963953 Fax: +98 (21) 88964130 Website: http://Kish.ut.ac.ir Email: Kish@ut.ac.ir

Tehran University of Medical Science (TUMS)

History
TUMS started its activity as the School of Medicine, at the University of Tehran in 1934 with the Department of Anatomy. In 1939, the University started offering Doctorate degrees in Pharmacy and Dentistry. In 1956, the schools of Pharmacy and Dentistry were established. Since 1986, the education of medicine and related disciplines have been performed under the supervision

of the Ministry of Health and Medical Education. In line with this policy, from 1994, medical universities, including Tehran University of Medical Science, came to assume the responsibility of rendering health care services while offering medical education. TUMS is the oldest medical university in Iran, and enjoys a unique position in terms of the experience and the educational background of its faculty members.

The Medical University of Tehran currently hold 9 Faculties, one Research Institute, 16 Teaching Hospitals, 33 Research Centers, 15 Research Stations, and 8 Centers of Excellence. Furthermore, it has over 10,000 students out of whom 3,256 are MD students, 520 are PhD students and 1,200 are student seeking specialties in different fields of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacy. In 2009, Times Higher Education ranked TUMS, jointly with the University of Tehran, 368 among the best universities in the world.

Objectives
1.To provide suitable and applicable policies for the expansion of meaningful and effective activities in the scientific community both within Iran and internationally. 2.To provide the opportunity for the development of capabilities and potentials of professors and students at TUMS. 3.To form cooperative relationships with the global scientific community. 4.To attract financial resources in cooperation with NGOs, industries and social foundations, in order to conduct joint research projects and scientific programs.

which includes:Anatomy; Anesthesiology; Biochemistry; Cardiology; Community Medicine; Dermatology; Emergency Medicine; Forensic Medicine; Genetics; Immunology; Infection; Internal Medicine (Emam Hospital); Internal Medicine (Shariati Hospital); Medical Physics & Biomedical Engineering; Microbiology; Neurology; Neurosurgery; Nuclear Medicine; Obstetrics and Gynecology; Occupational Health; Ophthalmology; Orthopedics; Pathology; Pediatrics (Emam Hospital- Bahrami); Pediatrics Medical Center; Pharmacology; Physiology; Psychiatry; Radiation Oncology; Surgery; Urology; Research; Radiology Departments. The Faculty has 819 full-time faculty members.

Institute of Public Health Research (129 full-time faculty members) Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery (56 full-time faculty members) Faculty of Rehabilitation (34 full-time faculty members) Faculty of Applied Health Sciences (30 full-time faculty members) Faculty of Traditional Medicine (35 full-time faculty members) Faculty of Modern Technology in Medical Sciences

International Branch of Tehran University of Medical Sciences

The International Branch of Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) was established in Kish Island in February 2008. In a short period, it has initiated collaborations with major universities. The most important goals of the International Campus are as follows: 1. Attracting international students 2. Cooperating with credible universities all around the world 3. Granting joint international certificates, as well as turning Kish Island into a scientific and tourism regional vanguard 4. Establishing a Knowledge City and a Health City 5. Developing a large General Hospital in the Island and providing medical services to the region

Faculty of Dentistry
The departments and centers in the Faculty of Dentistry include Dentistry; Oral Health and Social Dentistry; Restorative; Removable Prosthodontics; Endodontics; Orthodontics; Periodontics; Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery; Oral Medicine; Pediatric; Dental Material; Dentistryrofacial; Radiology; Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology; Fixed Prosthodontics; and Implants. It has 102 full-time faculty members. Other Faculties include: Faculty of Pharmacy (64 fulltime faculty members) Faculty of Public Health (129 full-time faculty members)

Faculty of Medicine
The Faculty has over 20 different departments, some of which are located in affiliated hospitals,

The faculties in the International campus of the University are: Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Hygiene, Paramedics, Nursing and Midwifery, Rehabilitation, Traditional Medicine and New Technologies. Currently, 200 students are studying in four majors. By 2017, the University will host 2,000 students in four faculties of Hygiene, Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacy.

6. Contact Info
Tehran University of Medical Sciences Department of International Relations P.O.BOX: 14155-6559 Tehran, I.R. of Iran Tel: (+98 21) 6491070 Fax: (+98 21) 6419537 E-mail: office@sina.tums.ac.ir Website: http://www.tums.ac.ir/english/

College of Aburaihan

History
The College of Aburaihan was originally established in 1952 at Pakdasht, a suburb of Tehran. Due to its focus on Agricultural programs it was renamed the Agricultural Center in 1983 as part of the University of Tehran. In 1988, the center was expanded to the College of Abouraihan. It currently offers programs in Horticultural Plant Production, Agronomy & Plant Breeding, Plant Protection, Animal Sciences, Irrigation Engineering and Agricultural Machinery at the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Departments
Major/Spec ialization Horticultural Plant Production Agronomy & Plant Breeding Plant Protection Animal Sciences Irrigation Engineering Agricultural Machinery BSc MSc PhD -

The College is in the process of launching a Masters program in Ecological Agriculture and PhD programs in Plant Breeding, Agricultural Machinery, Breeding of Horticultural Plants and Animal Sciences with majors in Animal Breeding, Irrigation and Drainage and Water Resource Engineering.

Colleges Educational & Research Facilities

1. Genetics and Biotechnology Laboratory 2. Animal Nutrition Laboratory 3. Food Analysis Laboratory 4. Anatomy and Physiology of Animals and Poultry Laboratory 5. Beekeeping 6. Quail Raising Unit 7. Sheep Husbandry 8. Cattle and Poultry Husbandry 9. Silkworm Raising 10. Laboratories specializing in Mycology, Bacteriology, Nematology, Molecular Biology, Insects, Pests, Toxicology, Physiology and Bioecology 11. Greenhouses 12. Two computer sites 13. 'Shahid Mousavi' Hall with a capacity of 450 14. A 3 acre farm at the central campus 15. A Meteorology Center Furthermore, the Nashtarood Agricultural Research Center and the Agricultural & Animal Husbandry Research Farm are currently active in conducting research. Research priorities of the College include Sheep breeding; Poultry breeding; Cattle

breeding; Ruminant nutrition and Poultry nutrition. The College is planning to open research centers focusing on Walnuts, Cucurbits, Ornamental Plants, Livestock and Poultry in Arid Zones, Field Crops of Arid and Semi-Arid regions. Library Language Persian Foreign Books 44,376 8,202 (volumes) Journals 60 105 (titles) The College has a scientific Journal titled 'Rural Development & Agriculture' http://abu.ut.ac.ir/persian/majaleh. html International Cooperation and Programs 1. Memorandum of Understanding with Azerbaijan Agricultural Academy 2. Memorandum of Understanding with Central Luzon State University (Philippine)

Facutly Members
Reza Amiri Gholam Abbas Akbari Mohsen Ebrahimi Seyed Ahmad Sadat Noori Iraj Allahdadi Behrooz Foghi Behzad Azadegan Seyyed Mahmoud Reza Behbahani Mohammad Ebrahim Banihabib Ali Rahimikhobe Javad Fakheri Esa Faraji Mahmoud Ashal Aliasghar Montazar Alireza Massh Bavani Mahammadreza Najafi Maryam Varavipor Mostafa Arab Mahmoud Lotfi Kourosh Vahdati Shirin Dianati Dailami Mahmood Reza Roozban Javad Khazaei Mohamad Hosein Kianmehr AkbarArab-MohamadHoiseini Name Email ramiri@ut.ac.ir ghakbari@ut.ac.ir mebrahimi@ut.ac.ir noori@ut.ac.ir, alahdadi@ut.ac.ir behfoghi@yahoo.com bazad@ut.ac.ir behbahni@ut.ac.ir banihabib@ut.ac.ir akhob@ut.ac.ir jfakheri@ut.ac.ir farajimr@ut.ac.ir mmashale@ut.ac.ir almontaz@ut.ac.ir armassah@yahoo.com mrnagafi@ut.ac.ir mvaravi36@yahoo.com mosarab@ut.ac.ir mlotfi@ut.ac.ir kvahdati@ut.ac.ir dianati@ut.ac.ir roozban_mr@yahoo.com jkhazaei@ut.ac.ir kianmehr@ut.ac.ir ahosseini@ut.ac.ir Hydraulic Structures, Design of Irrigation Networks, Hydraulic Engineering Surface and Sprinkler Irrigation, Operational water management, optimization Climate change in water resources Water resources management, Hydrology, Modeling Soil pollution Floriculture, Physiology and postharvest physiology of ornamental crops, Breeding of cut flowers Olericulture, Breeding for resistance to biotic stresses, Breeding and production of melon and cucurbits Pomology, Breeding and production of walnut, Breeding for resistance to biotic stresses Floriculture, Breeding and production of flower bulbs, Domestication and breeding of wild native ornamental plants Pomology, Breeding and production of pistachio, Physiology of abiotic stresses Interest Areas Genetic and breeding of sugar beet, Molecular Markers , Biometry Organic Farming, Nitrogen Fixation, agronomy and Physiological aspects Molecular Genetics, Breeding for Abiotic Stresses, QTL Mapping , Biometry, Soybean genomics Biotechnology, genetic engineering, breeding for disease resistance Agronomy, crop physiology, Crop Ecology Farmasuticles Plant Agronomy, Organic Farming, salt stresses Watershed management, water and soil pollution Remote Sensing and GIS in water resources management, Ground water management, Hydrology Water resources management, Hydroinformatics, River Engineering Irrigation and Drainage, Remote Sensing and GIS

Name

Email rhbeigi@ut.ac.ir kianmehr@ut.ac.ir ahosseini@ut.ac.ir rhbeigi@ut.ac.ir chegini@ut.ac.ir jmassah@ut.ac.ir nahid.hariri@yahoo.com gakbari@ut.ac.ir aizady@ut.ac.ir hamidagr@hotmail.com haminian@ut.ac.ir baghdadi@ut.ac.ir etebar@chamran.ut.ac.ir hghajarieh@yahoo.co.uk fghobakhloo@yahoo.com kkheradmand@ut.ac.ir alidehnoo@yahoo.com sahebani @ ut.ac.ir mzarabi@ut.ac.ir sdsharifi@ut.ac.ir

Seyed Reza Hasanbeighi Mohamad Hosein Kianmehr AkbarArabMohamadHoiseini Seyed Reza Hasanbeighi Gholamreza Chegini Jafar Massah Nahid Hariri Gholam Ali Akbari Ali Izadi Darbandi Hamid Iran Nejad Heshmatolah Aminian Ahmad Baghdadi Hassan Reza Etebarian Hamid Ghajarieh Abdullah Ghobakhlou Katayoon Kheradmand Ali Mohammad Roustaee Navazollah Sahebani Mehdi Zarrabi Davood Sharifi

Interest Areas Sound and vibration , Finite element analysis, Agricultural machinery design, properties of agricultural and food material

Sound and vibration , Finite element analysis, Agricultural machinery design, properties of agricultural and food material postharvest-food engineering Design of Agricultural Machinery, Robotic and Automation, Soil Dynamics and Tillage Accumulation of heavy metals in plants under waste water irrigation , the effect of planting date and planting density on morphophysiological characteristic and matterials effect of diffrent medicinal plants Environmental stress, corn, crop physiology Medicinal Plants breeding, Wheat breeding (Salt stress & bread making quality), Nitrogen fixation in legume Cereals agronomy, oil flax, Farmasuticles plant agronomy Mycotoxins, Plant disease control, Biological and chemical control of plant diseases Fungal pathogen and mechanisms of host resistance Pesticide resistance, Insect Cold hardiness Fungal Disease of plants, Biological control of fungal Diseases Insect Systematic, Biological Control Functional genomics and transcriptomics, Meth genomics, Environmental microbial diversity, Plant pathogens bacteria, and Molecular plant microbe interactions Mites Taxonomy, Ecology, Biological control, Mushroom mites identification, Study on functional response of natural enemies Biological control, Interaction between Plant, nutrition and plant diseases, Plant disease Management Nematology (Taxonomy, Biology, Management), Plant Defense mechanisms evaluation, Use of chemical and Microbial elicitors for plant defense induction Greenhouse whitefly IPM, Ecobiological studies of whiteflies of Iran, Food safety and organic culture of vegetables Poultry Nutrition, Poultry Production and Managements, Animal feed Evaluation

Name Abdolreza Salehi

Email arsalehi@ut.ac.ir aafzal@ut.ac.ir akhadem@ut.ac.ir nasser_ejk@yahoo.com

Interest Areas Estimation of cytoplasm inheritance in Iranian sheep and Holstein cattle, Inbreeding in Baluchi sheep, Carcass quality of fattening lamb from fat tailed breeds Ruminant nutrition, Poultry nutrition, Digestive tract physiology Ruminant nutrition and production, Role of feed additive in animal production, Designing of management strategies for increasing of meat and milk production Inbreeding in Iranian sheep breeds, Carcass quality of fattening lamb from fat tailed breeds, Data analysis and preparing publication for the Scientific Journals

Ahmad Afzalzadeh AliAkbar Khadem Nasser Emamjomeh kashan

Contact Info
Address: Aboureihan Campus University of Tehran Pakdasht, Tehran, Iran P.O.Box 11365/7117 Tel: (+98 21) 33130662 (+98 29230) 20345, 23249 Fax: (+98 29230) 20340

International Advisor to the Dean

iaabo@ut.ac.ir

Faculty of Entrepreneurship
Areas of Interest: (Management, Entrepreneurship, Administration)
History
As a new initiative in higher education, the graduate Faculty of Entrepreneurship was founded for the first time in Iran and the region in 2007 at the University of Tehran. This Faculty, located in the North Amirabad Campus, staffed with the most recognized entrepreneurship experts from various sectors, offers one of the most comprehensive entrepreneurship curricula at the Masters level. 2. Promoting entrepreneurial skills and knowledge in the society 3. Promoting general and specialized entrepreneurship in the form of open education and outreach tailored programs 4. Providing professional advice and counseling

Departments and Degrees

Department of Public Sector Entrepreneurship Department of Organizational Entrepreneurship Department of Business Creation

Objectives and Present Status

1. Offering academic programs in entrepreneurship management at MA and PhD levels

Masters Program
The Masters program in Entrepreneurship Management provides the students with knowledge in three fields: Business Creation, Organizational Entrepreneurship and Public Sector Entrepreneurship.

Computer (2 credits).

Duration of Programs
The duration of all graduate programs in Entrepreneurship management is 3 years or 6 semesters (4 semesters of courses and 2 semesters of thesis writing). Each semester lasts for about 17 weeks.

Requirements
Candidates should hold an accredited Bachelors degree. Prerequisite courses are Statistics in Management (2 credits) and Fundamentals of Type of courses Core courses Specialized courses Optional courses Thesis Total

The Faculty of Entrepreneurship also has several hundred students studying through its elearning program. Total credits 16 8 4 4 32 8 4 2 1 15

Number of courses

Special Courses Offered in the MA of Entrepreneurship Management Program

N0. 1 2 3 Course Theory Advanced Management Theories Advanced Organizational Behavior Entrepreneurship Theories Research Methods in Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurial DecisionMaking Business Plan Entrepreneurship in IT 2 2 2 Credits Workshop Total 2 2 2 Theory 32 32 32 Hours Workshop Total 32 32 32 Organization & Management Organizational Behavior Statistical Analysis, Theory and DecisionMaking in Management Prerequisite

32

32

32

32

2 1

2 2

32 16

32

32 48

Strategic Entrepreneurship Management Total

2 16

2 16

32 240

32

32 272

Specialized Courses Offered in the MA of Business Creation Program

N0. 1 2 3 4 Course Theory New Venture Creation Opportunity Recognition New Product Development Small Business Management Total 2 2 2 2 8 Credits Workshop Total 2 2 2 2 8 Theory 32 32 32 32 128 Hours Workshop Total 32 32 32 32 128

Students have the opportunity to pass specialized courses on business establishment's opportunities recognition, new product development and

Specialized Courses Offered in the MA of Organizational Entrepreneurship Program

N0. 1 2 3 4 Course Credits Total 2 2 2 2 8 Theory 32 32 32 32 128 Hours Workshop Total 32 32 32 32 128 Theory Workshop IT & Organizational 2 Entrepreneurship Innovation Management & 2 Organizational Technology Organizational 2 entrepreneurship management Entrepreneurship and international International Business 2 entrepreneurship management Management Total 8 -

Specialized Courses Offered in the MA of Public Sector Entrepreneurship Program

N0. 1 2 3 4 Course Theory University Entrepreneurship Development Policy in Entrepreneurship National, Regional and Local E.D.P Social Entrepreneurship Total 2 2 2 2 8 Credit Workshop Total 2 2 2 2 8 Theory 32 32 32 32 128 Hours Workshop Total 32 32 32 32 128

7. MBA in Entrepreneurship 8. International Entrepreneurship 9. Higher Education Entrepreneurship 10. Entrepreneurship Education and Outreach 11. E-business The Faculty also intends to start a PhD program in the near future.

Students can take advantage of the opportunity to take courses on academic entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial planning for national, regional and local development and entrepreneurship development policy-making. Accordingly, the alumni in this field will have good opportunities to enter into various arenas of policy-making/decisionmaking in the public sector and NGOs which will ultimately lead to national development, enrichment of entrepreneurial activities and leadership, and entrepreneurship in the public sector and governmental agencies.

Scientific Journal of the Faculty

The Faculty has a journal titled "Journal of Entrepreneurship Development".

International Cooperation
Agreements are underway to establish a UNESCO Chair of Entrepreneurship at the Faculty. Furthermore, the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) has its Irans office at the Faculty and has organized GEM-based educational workshops at the Faculty and has taken steps to establish the GEM Regional Cooperation Office as well.

Future Programs
The Faculty intends to establish Masters programs in: 1. New Venture Creation 2. Technological Entrepreneurship 3. Tourism Entrepreneurship 4. Agricultural Services Entrepreneurship 5. Information Technology Entrepreneurship 6. Organizational Technology Entrepreneurship

Educational & Research Facilities

The Faculty has a specialized library with more than 6,000 volumes of Persian and English books in the areas of entrepreneurship, SMEs management, accounting, feasibility studies and the like.

Faculty Members
Name and Surname Mostafa Razavi Jahangir Yadollahi Farsi Behrooz Zare'e Mahmud Ahmadpour Daryani Kambeiz Talebi Narges Imani Pour Ghanbar Mohammadi Eliyasi Mohammad Hassan Mobaraki Said Jafari Moghadam Reza Zaefarian Nasrin Asgari Zahra Arasti Mohammad Reza Zalli Mostafa Alimiri Abolghaseme Arabiyoun e-mail mrazavi@ut.ac.ir jyadolahi@gmail.com bzarei@ut.ac.ir ahmadpord@gmail.com kambeizt@gmail.com nimanip@ut.ac.ir elyasi_676@yahoo.com mhmobaraki@ent.ut.ac.ir smoghadam@ut.ac.ir rzaefarian@ut.ac.ir nasgary@ut.ac.ir arastiz@yahoo.com mrzali@ut.ac.ir alimiri828@yahoo.com arabiun@ut.ac.ir

Contact Info
Address: Farshi Moghaddam (16th) St. North Karegar Avenue Ave., Tehran/ Iran. Tel/Fax: (98 21) 88339094-8 Website: http://ent.ut.ac.ir E-mail: info@ent.ut.ac.ir

International Advisor to the Dean:

iaenterpr@ut.ac.ir

Faculty of Environment

History
The Center for Coordination of Environmental Studies of the University of Tehran was founded in 1973, following the United Nation's Conference on Human and Environment which was held in Stockholm in 1972. Later in 1994, the Center was expanded to the "Faculty of Environment". At

present, the Faculty only offers graduate programs. The Faculty hosts 33 full-time and 12 part-time faculty members all with the highest qualifications from highly recognized international and national universities. The Faculty has managed to initiate and rapidly expand its research cooperation with a number of major players in the field of environment protection in Iran such as National Organization of Environment; Ministry of Interior; Ministry of Industries, Ministry of Oil; and Municipalities. Lack of adequate attention to environmental issues, non-

essential consumption of natural resources such as drinkable water and energy resources, irregular growth and immigration of populations, the advent of assembling industries without paying attention to the country's industrialization trends and in sum the destruction and pollution of natural and human environments, have made the need for establishing such a Faculty all the more necessary. The underground water supply, air and noise as well as solidwaste disposal management and industrial sewage, the mal-effects of urbanization, building agricultural and industrial complexes, natural and seminatural ecological problems, national parks and forests, and the misuse of soil and water, are all issues leading the environmentalists towards playing crucial roles in different fields of management, planning and environmental engineering. Although the Faculty of Environment is currently the only such faculty among state owned universities in Iran, over the past 15 years, more than 200 graduates of the Faculty have taken such positions in industries and local and central governments.

1. Protection and restoration of man-made and natural environments, as well as cultural and ecological heritages. 2. Enhancement of public awareness and general knowledge on the environment in society. 3. Promotion of research on environmental issues and its coordination among various institutions at UT.

Departments
The Graduate Faculty of Environment has 4 different departments: Environmental Engineering Environmental Design Engineering Environmental Education, Management & Planning Natural Disaster Engineering Management The most recent department is the 'Natural Disaster Engineering Management" which focuses on management at times of disasters and natural calamities. Currently, it offers a MSc program and will soon offer programs at the PhD level, approved by the Ministry of Science, Research & Technology. Furthermore, a new program in Environmental Sciences is under verification for approval.

Objectives and Present Status

The major goals and objectives of the Graduate Faculty of Environment are as follows:

Degrees
Department Environmental Design Engineering Major Environmental Design Engineering Major Environmental Engineering Water & Sewage Air Pollution Solid Waste Water Resources Major Environmental Education Environmental Management Environmental Planning Major Natural Disaster Engineering Management MSc PhD MSc MA/MSc PhD PhD

Environmental Education, Management & Planning

Natural Disaster Engineering Management

MA/MSc

PhD -

Research Orientation and Projects

The research activities in the Faculty of Environmental Engineering encompass a wide spectrum of issues such as optimization of water quality, engineering and distribution, wastewater collection, water and wastewater treatment, air and noise pollution engineering and their quality managements, reuse and recycling of solid waste, hydrology and water resources, groundwater pollution, marine pollution as well as solid and hazardous waste management. Some of the research projects being conducted at the Faculty by

faculty members and students are as follows: 1. Multiple Box Model for Dispersion of Air Pollutants from Area Sources in Tehran 2. Comprehensive Plan on Urban Solid Waste Recovery and Disposal in Iran 3. Comprehensive Plan on Industrial Hazardous Waste Management in Iran 4. Comprehensive Management Plan of Golestan Natural Park 5. Comprehensive Management Plan of Kavir National Park 6. Environmental Impact Assessment in Hormozgan Province, Iran 7. Environmental Management Study on Water and Soil

Resources in Mazandaran Province, Iran 8. Air Pollution Study in Mazandaran Province, Iran 9. National Preparedness and Mitigation Plan for Natural Disasters 10. Study of Industrial Waste Water Treatment in Major Cities 11. Indicators of Urban Environmental Quality 12. Practical Guidelines and Mechanisms for Sustainable Development of Urban Areas 13. Sustainable Development Concepts in Traditional Cities of Iran 14. Indices for the Evaluation of the Quality of Urban Life in Iran

More information on the Faculty's research projects can be found at http://env.ut.ac.ir/fa/

International Cooperation
Since environmental issues in general recognize no political and geographical boundaries, and during the past decades have turned into a global issue, the Faculty has emphasized cooperation on research and education with prominent universities and scientific research centers around the globe. It currently hosts a number of international students, mostly from neighboring countries. The Faculty is also in the process of finalizing several Environmental Cooperation Agreements.

Journals
The Graduate Faculty of Environment houses two widely recognized journals published on a quarterly basis. 1. Mohit Shenasi (Environmental Studies) Journal ranked 'scientific' and published in Farsi 2. International Journal of Environmental Research (IJER) which is an ISI indexed Web of Knowledge journal in English.

Solid Wastes Chemicals All labs have ICP, HPLC, MS/GC, IC, GPC, TOC, Ion Meters, Purge and Trap Systems

Future Prospects
As the topic of environmental protection is a very diverse and rapidly developing/transforming topic, the Faculty of Environment plans to address these issues by establishing new departments and new initiatives, few of which are as follows: 1. A new department and MSc program in Energy and Environment 2. A new department and MSc program in Environmental Sciences 3. A joint MSc Program in Environmental Law, with the Universitys Faculty of Law 4. A new department and MSc program in Marine Biology 5. Joint research on environmental issues with international institutions

Educational & Research Facilities

1. A well equipped computer centre 2. GIS site 3. Design and Planning Studios 4. Special Technical Library containing up to date publications including: Language Persian English Books 6600 3821 (volumes) Journals 56 182 (titles) 5. Well equipped & specialized environmental labs to perform advanced analyses on: Water and Waste-Water Hydraulics Air and Noise Pollution (including a real time continuous ambient air quality monitoring station)

Faculty Members
Name M.A. Abdoli, Solid G.R. Nabi Bidhandi A. Torabian M. Shafie-Pour N. Hajizadeh Zaker N. Mehrdadi A.R. Karbassi K. Ashrafi A.R. Pardakhti B. Aminzadeh H. Irani Behbahani M.R. Masnavi A.R. Mikaeili A.R. Yavari H. Jafari S. Faryadi F. Azari Dehkordi E. Salehi G. Safi M. Moshari M. Ardestani F. Ghazban A. Baghvand M. Nazariha B. Omidvar E-mail mabdoli@ut.ac.ir ghhendi@ut.ac.ir atorabi@ut.ac.ir shafiepour@ut.ac.ir nhzaker@ut.ac.ir mehrdadi@ut.ac.ir arkarbasi@ut.ac.ir khashrafi@ut.ac.ir aparad@yahoo.com bamin@ut.ac.ir hirani@ut.ac.ir masnavim@ut.ac.ir amikarili@ut.ac.ir ayavari@ut.ac.ir hjafari@ut.ac.ir sfaryadi@ut.ac.ir fazari@ut.ac.ir tehran_salehi@yahoo.com safi@ut.ac.ir moshari@ut.ac.ir ardestan@ut.ac.ir fghazban@ut.ac.ir baghvand@ut.ac.ir nazariha@ut.ac.ir bomidvar@ut.ac.ir Research Interests Wastes Management Waste Water Treatment Waste Water Treatment Air Pollution & Energy Marine Environment Waste Water Treatment Environmental Geochemistry Air Pollution Modeling Waste Water Treatment Waste Water Treatment Environmental Design Urban Environmental Design Greenery Design Ecological Assessment GIS Urban Design and Planning Environmental Impact Assessment Urban Architecture and Planning Literature Spatial Planning Surface & Underground Water Pollution Environmental Geochemistry Hydrology Hydraulic Structures Civil Engineering/Structures

Contact Info
Address: Faculty of Environment University of Tehran 25, Ghods Street, Enghelab Ave. Tehran, Iran P.O.Box 14155-6135 Tel: (+9821)-66404647 Fax: (+9821)-66407719

Email: env@ut.ac.ir

Email of the International Adviser to the Dean:

International Adviser to the Dean: iaenv@ut.ac.ir

iaenv@ut.ac.ir

Faculty of Geography

History
Geography has been taught at the University of Tehran since its establishment in 1934. Initially, it was part of a joint GeographyHistory center at the Faculty of Literature and Humanities. Later on with the expansion of Geography science at the University of Tehran, the Faculty of Geography was established in 2001.

Present Status & Departments

The interdisciplinary approach and the Faculty's tendency towards environmental and landscape planning have led to the establishment of 3 departments: Human Geography Physical Geography Cartography Faculty members include 4 professors, 12 associate professors, 11 assistant professors and 1 instructor.

 Departments and Human Geography Physical Geography Cartography

Degrees
Major/ Specialization Human Geography Political Geography Urban Planning Geography Rural Planning Geography Geography, Tourism Planning Ecotourism Land use Planning Major/ Specialization Physical Geography Climatology Geomorphology Major/ Specialization Cartography GIS and Remote Sensing (RS) BA BA BA MA PhD MA PhD -

MA -

PhD -

Scientific Journal
Journal of Geographical Research

Educational & Research Facilities

1. Library Languages Titles Persian Foreign Books 10,900 3,046 (titles) Journals 100 60 (titles) 2. Computers sites 3. Specialized labs 4. Institute of Geography

Contact Info
No. 1 Corner of Vesal St. and Azin Vally, Anghlab St Faculty of Geography University of Tehran Tehran, Iran P.O. Box: 14155-6465 Tel: (9821)-61113368 66480400 Fax: (+9821)-66404366 Website: www.geography.ut.ac.ir

Research Orientation and Projects

The Faculty has initiated many research projects including a national research project on the possibilities of industrial development in the rural regions of Iran. It has also carefully examined the issues of space imbalance from a geopolitical viewpoint. The Faculty has four research committees on Physical Geography, Human Geography, Urban Planning, and GIS.

International Advisor to the Dean:

iageo@ut.ac.ir

Faculty of Law and Political Science

associate professors, 40 assistant professors and 6 instructors constitute the academic staff of the Faculty. The Faculty has consistently recruited the most talented students at both the undergraduate and graduate levels into its various programs and has prepared them for a dynamic and competitive job market. In terms of research, the Faculty has been the front runner in Iran in production of high quality legal books, legal journals and papers for national and international use. The Faculty also manages numerous legal and political research institutes, many of which are the leading research institutes of the Country in their field of specialty such as the Institute of Comparative Law, Institute of Crime and Criminology and the Institute of Public Law.

History
The Faculty of Law and Political Science at the University of Tehran is one of the oldest modern institutions of higher education in Iran, routed in the College of Politics which was established in 1899 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Faculty has evolved as the most prestigious law faculty in Iran and has trained most of the Countrys prominent lawyers, judges, diplomats and civil servants, many of whom have been very influential figures in the political

and legal life of the Country. The Facultys alumni include highprofile legal scholars who have engineered the legal developments of modern Iran. Over the years, the Faculty has developed academic programs in Criminal Law and Criminology; Private and Islamic Law; Public Law; Political Science; Public International Law; and International Relations. Recently, Regional Studies, Public Policy and Human Rights have been added to the programs available at the Faculty. The Faculty accepts students at LLB, LLM and PhD levels. 15 professor, 21

Departments and Degrees

Public Law Political Science International Relations Private and Islamic Law Criminal Law and Criminology Regional Studies

Degrees
Department Public Law Major/Specialization BA/BS or LLB LLB MA/MSc or LLM LLM in: 1) Public Law 2) Human Rights 3) Public International Law MA in 1) Iranian Studies 2) Political Thought 3) Public Policy MA LLM LLM Private and Islamic Law and Crime and Criminology are 40 units (18 units of core and general courses and 20 units of thesis). The requirements for the PhD in International Relations are 42 units (18 units of core and general courses and 22 units of thesis). basic and applied research programs in the areas of International Law and Organization, Peace Studies, Regional Studies, Crime Related Problems, Comparative CrossNational Studies of the Diverse Legal System, Human Rights and other crucial world problems and issues of national priority. Completed projects include: 1. Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) 2. Government and International Commercial Contracts 3. Comparative Study on the Liability of Maritime Career in PhD 1) PhD in Public Law 2) PhD in Public International Law. PhD in 1) Political Sociology 2) Political Thought 3) Iranian Studies 4) Public Policy PhD PhD PhD -

Law

Political Science

Political Science

BA

International Relations Private and Islamic Law Criminal Science and Criminology Regional Studies Regional Studies Regional Studies Regional Studies

International Relations Law Law Specialized in Central Asia and Caucasian Studies Specialized in Middle East and North Africa Specialized in NAFTA Specialized in Europe Private and Islamic Law Criminal Science and Criminology.

LLB LLB MA MA MA MA

Program Details
LLM/ MA Programs: The total required courses for the graduate program in Public Law are as follows: General and core courses: 28 units, Thesis: 4 units Total: 32 units These requirements are valid for the following MA programs: Public Law Political Science International Relations

The Faculty offers PhD programs in the following areas: Public Law Political Science International Relations Private and Islamic Law Criminal law and Criminology The total courses for the PhD in Public Law, Political Science,

Research Orientation and Major Projects

The four research centers and institutes affiliated to this Faculty are involved in a wide range of

9. Possible Reasons for Future Wars in the Middle East 10. Function of Religion in Regional Struggles

Research Centers
1. Center for Graduate International Studies (CGIS), 1965 2. Institute of Criminal Science & Criminology (ICSC), 1966 3. Institute for Public Law Studies 4. Institute of Comparative Law (ICL), 1974 5. Center for Human Rights Studies (CHRS), 2001 6. Center for Central Eurasia Studies

Current Projects
Current projects include: 1. Political Fiqh Encyclopedia 2. The Function of Intellectual Property Rights in Privatization 3. Survey on Mini-trail in UK Law

Scientific Journals
1. Law Quarterly Journal 2. Political Quarterly Journal 3. Journal of Central Eurasia Studies 4. Journal of Comparative Studies. The Faculty enjoys international cooperation and joint programs through its various agreements with major Universities such as the agreement with Lyon University (France) in the fields of scientific cooperation, exchange of professors and students as well as research leaves.

Future Prospects
1. Educating experts for leadership positions in political and legal organizations 2. Educating professors 3. Establishing new interdisciplinary courses and programs 4. Expanding the Facultys relationship with national and international institutions 5. Being proactive in the legal and political policy making of the Country 6. Financing innovative national and international research projects

Iranian Law and International Conventions 4. Ideology and Strategy in Iranian Foreign Policy 5. Science and Experience in Justice 6. The Position of Expert's Advice Among Evidences 7. Oil and Gas Lines in Caspian Sea and Caucasia 8. Marriage and Divorce in Iranian Law

Educational & Research Facilities

1. Library
Language Books (volumes) Journals (titles)

Persian 54,790 120 English 34,000 72 French 25,130 16 Arabic 33,640 2. 'Sheik Mortaza Ansari' Hall with 250 seats which hosts major international conferences on related subjects.

Faculty Members
Name Abbasi, Bijan Abolhasan, S Rahim Adel, Morteza Aghaie, S Davoud Aghaienia, Hossein Ahmadi, Hamid Alem, Abdolrahman Almasi, Nejadali Amide Zanjani, Abasali Aminzadeh, Elham Ansaripour, M Ali Asghari, S Mohammad Asgharkhani, Abomahammad Ashtarian, Kiomars Aslani, Firooz Ataie, M Farhad Badini, Hassan Bagheri, Mahmood Bashiriye, Tahmoores Doust Mohammadi, Ahmad Elahi, Homayon Elham, Gholamhossein Feirahi, Davood Ghamami, Majid Habiba, Saied Hadian, Naser

Position Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Associate Professor Associate Professor Professor Professor Professor Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Interests Public law, constitutional law, administrative law Political Science, political theory and political sociology Contract law and Comparative law Political Science, international relations and international organizations Criminal Law, Criminology, law and sport Political Science, Iranian studies and international relations Political science and political theories Private international law, law and sociology, philosophy of law Islamic law and theories of Islamic Law Public international law, energy law, human rights Contract law, Islamic Law, theories of Islamic law Islamic law, law and logic, theories of law International relations, foreign policy Political science and public policy Public law, constitutional law, media law International relations, Middle Eastern and Central Asian studies Tort law, economic analysis of law, social security law Banking law and securities regulation, economic Law, law of intellectual property rights Criminal law, medical law Political Science Political Science Criminal Law & Criminology Political science, political theories of Islam Civil procedural law, international trade and investment law, civil law Law of intellectual property rights International Relations feirahi@ut.ac.ir majidghamami@gmail.com habiba@ut.ac.ir nhadian@yahoo.com atai53@ymail.com hbadini@ut.ac.ir mahbagheri@ut.ac.ir tahmoores-b@yahoo.com a.doostm@ut.ac.ir asgarkha@ut.ac.ir ashtrian@ut.ac.ir markaziranmehr@gmail.com madel@ut.ac.ir davood-aghaee2003 @yahoo.com haghaie@ut.ac.ir hahmadi@ut.ac.ir aalem@ut.ac.ir nejad-alialmasi@yahoo.com Email

Name Hosseini, S Mohammad Iranpour, Farhad Islamipanah, Ali Izanloo, Mohsen Jafaritabar, Hassan Jahangir, Kiyamars Javadi Arjmand, M Jafar Javid, M Javad Joneidi, Laiya Kadkhodaie, Abasali Karimi, Abbas Kazemi, Mahmood Khaleghi, Ahmad Khaleghi, Ali Khalijie Oskoie, Mohsen Kolaie, Elahe Lotfian, Saiede Mahammadi, Manouchehr Mahmoodi, Firooz Majidi, M Reza Malakootian, Mostafa Malek Mohammadi, Hamidreza Mirabbasi, S Bagher Moazzami, Shahla Mohammadzadeh, Alireza Moinie Alamdari, Jahangir Molaie, Yosof Momtaz, Jamshid

Position Associate Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Instructor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Associate Professor Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Professor Associate Professor Associate Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Associate Professor Associate Professor Associate Professor Assistant Professor Associate Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Professor

Interests Criminal Law, Criminology criminal sociology, philosophy of law, theories of Islamic law Private international law, energy law, company law Civil law, Contract law and Islamic law, theories of Islamic law Civil law, tort law and insurance law Legal theory and philosophy of law, law and history Political science, constitutional law Political science, foreign policy, international relations Public law, legal theory and philosophy of law, human rights Commercial law, International commercial law, international commercial arbitration EU Law, Constitutional law, economic law Civil law and law of obligations Civil law, medical negligence, law of formal legal documents and documentations Political science, political theories Criminal Law, civil procedural law, international criminal law Political science, political sociology Political science, regional studies, central Asian and Caucasian studies Political science, international relations and public policy International Relations Criminal Law, criminology, philosophy of criminal law Center for Regional Studies Political science, sociology of revolutions Political science, public policy Public international law, law of treaties and administrative law Child crimes and criminology Commercial law, company law, comparative law Political science, western political theories International organizations, environment and human rights Public international law and International humanitarian law

Email

driranpour@yahoo.com

izanloo@ut.ac.ir hjtabar@ut.ac.ir jahangir@ut.ac.ir mjjavd@ut.ac.ir

joneydi@ut.ac.ir

abkarimi@ut.ac.ir

akhaleghi@ut.ac.ir khaliji@ut.ac.ir ekolaee@ut.ac.ir slotfian@ut.ac.ir info@legaliran.com firouzmahmoudi@ut.ac.ir mmalakot@ut.ac.ir malekgl@yahoo.com

shahlamoazami@yahoo.fr alirezamv@yahoo.com moini1342iran@yahoo.com ymolaei@ut.ac.ir

Name Moradi, Hassan Mosaffa, Nasrin Mosallanejad, Abbas Mosavi, S Fazlollah Moshirzadeh, Homeira Mottaghi, Ibrahim Movasaghiye Ghilani, S Ahmad Naghibzadeh, Ahmad Parvin, Kheirollah Ramezanzadeh, Abdollah Ranjbarian, A Hossein Rezaiezadeh, M Javad Rohami, Mohsen Rostami, Vali Sadate Akhavi, S Ali Sadeghi Moghaddam, M Hassan Sadeghi Neshat, Amir Sadeghi, Mohsen Sadra, Alireza Safari, Mohsen Seifzadeh, S Hossein Shiri, Abbas Shirkhani, M Ali Shole Sadi, Ghasem

Position Assistant Professor Associate Professor Assistant Professor Associate Professor Associate Professor Associate Professor Associate Professor Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Associate Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Associate Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Professor Assistant Professor Associate Professor Assistant Professor

Interests International economic law and energy law International relations, international organizations, United Nations studies Political science, political economy and theories of development Public international law, environmental law and labor law International relations, women studies Political science, international relations and theories of development Political science, theories of development Political science, international relations, political sociology Constitutional law, Administrative law and law of Arab countries International relations, foreign policy, theories of international relations Public international law, international law of human rights, human rights Public law, administrative law, Criminal Law & Criminology, Islamic Criminal law Public Law, Tax Law, Administrative law International relations, international law and human rights Contract law, Islamic law and civil law Commercial law, insurance law, international trade law Intellectual property law, economic law and legal theories Political Science, Islamic political theories Islamic Law, legal theory and philosophy of law Political science, international relations and theories of development Criminal Law, Criminology, criminal economic law International relations, international political science, political economy of oil and gas International relations, political science

Email nmosaffa@ut.ac.ir mossalanejad@mossalanejad.com fmousavi@ut.ac.ir hmoshir@ut.ac.ir ebrahimmotaghi@gmail.com ahmadmossaghi@yahoo.com anaghib@ut.ac.ir

ramezanzdh@ut.ac.ir

mrahami@ut.ac.ir ali_sadatakhavi@hmail.com mhsadeghy@ut.ac.ir asneshat@ut.ac.ir sadeghilaw@ut.ac.ir alirezasadra@gmail.com safarimohsen@ut.ac.ir hseifzade@gmail.com mizannasher@yahoo.com shirkhani@ut.ac.ir gh.sholehsadi@yahoo.com

Name Tajarloo, Reza Takhshid, M Reza Vahid, Majid Zibakalam Mofrad, Sadegh

Position Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Professor

Interests Public Law, Company Law, Economic Law International Relations Political science, public and cultural policy Political science, history of political developments of Iran and Middle East

Email

kmrt56yahoo.com mvahid@ut.ac.ir zibakalam1@yahoo.com

Contact Information
Address: Faculty of Law & Political Science University of Tehran Enghelab Ave. Tehran, Iran P.O.Box: 14155-6448 Tel: (+9821)-66469790, 66112522 Fax: (+9821)-66409595 Website: http://web.ut.ac.ir/law/ Email: folaps@ut.ac.ir

International Advisor to the Dean on International Affairs

Faculty of Literature and Foreign Languages

History
The study of foreign languages was established within the Faculty of Literature in 1969. In 1988, it became an independent faculty with programs in English, French, Russian, Italian, German, Urdu, Spanish and Japanese languages and literatures. The Faculty of Literature and Foreign Languages is not merely a language centre. It is a fully fledged faculty with eight departments, which not only offer basic undergraduate courses, but also courses in literature, linguistics and translation studies for freshman, sophomore and senior students.

The German departments PhD is in collaboration with the University of Postdam, Germany. Second languages taught at the Faculty include, Korean, Chinese, and Catalan.

Objectives and Present Status

The significance of language for the evolution of culture lies in this, that mankind set up in language a separate world beside the other world, a place it took to be so firmly set that, standing upon it, it

could lift the rest of the world off its hinges and make itself master of it. To the extent that man has for long ages believed in the concepts and names of things as in antennae verities' he has proportioned to himself that pride by which he raised himself above the animal: he really thought that in language he possessed knowledge of the world." Fredric Nietzche, Human All Too Human. The study of languages is very important in todays world, since language is a bridge to other cultures and societies.

various Universities. It is worth noting that in Iran, this exam is a prerequisite for admission to the PhD programs at all universities. There is also a department for general language courses. The 10-year development plan of the Faculty includes the establishment of departments and programs in Turkish, Greek, Swedish and Portuguese languages as well as introducing Masters and PhD level programs in departments which lack graduate programs. The Faculty holds numerous Memorandums of Understanding (MOU), with several renowned foreign universities, mainly concentrating on student and faculty exchange. Presently, there are approximately 850 undergraduate students, over 300 MA students, and over 50 PhD students studying at the Faculty. The Faculty has 65 faculty members as well as several visiting professors from other institutions, including foreign universities. Additionally, the Faculty provides non-degree courses in different foreign languages to University students as well as non students.

Departments
The Faculty has 8 departments: English Language & Literature French Language & Literature German Language and Literature Russian Language and Literature Japanese Language & Literature Urdu Language & Literature Italian Language & Literature Spanish Language and Literature Besides the departments mentioned earlier, the Faculty has established a Research Centre for Comparative Literature, which conducts annual international seminars and is now working towards publishing these articles in its exclusive research journal. In addition, the Faculty hosts English language exams for applicants to PhD programs at

 Degrees English Language & Literature French Language & Literature German Language

Major English Language & Literature English Language Teaching English Literature Major French Language & Literature Major German Translation German Teaching Major Russian Language & Literature Russian Language Teaching Major Japanese Language & Literature Major Urdu Language & Literature Major Italian Language Major General Language

BA -

MA -

PhD -

BA MA PhD

BA BA

MA MA

PhD -

PhD -

Russian Language

BA MA

* PhD -

Japanese Language & Literature

Urdu Language & Literature Italian Language & Literature

BA

MA

PhD -

BA

MA -

PhD -

Other Foreign Languages

BA Students should pass some credits in a language other than the one they are majoring in.

Research Orientation and Projects

Different departments have contributed towards the scientific development of the Faculty by conducting significant researches in pedagogical issues, such as: 1. The effect of teaching affixes on ESP learners 2. The investigation of students' problems in German structure and content 3. The analysis of writing strategies for the common language in Iran, lexicon and the terminology of discourse analysis.

13. Polytechnique-Milan 14. Ramon Lull Institute 15. University of Granada, Spain 16. National University of Columbia 17. University of Madrid 18. Institute of DAAD, Germany

Educational & Research Facilities

Library
Language Books (volumes) Journals (titles)

Joint Programs
1. The German Department has a joint program with the University of Potsdam. 2. The French Department has a joint program with Paris III University of Sorbonne. Based on the above mentioned MOU's, the Faculty sponsors numerous student and faculty exchanges

Scientific Journals & Intl Cooperation

1. Research 2. Pazhuhesh-e-zabanha-ye Khareji (Research in Foreign Languages) 3. Comparative Literature The Faculty is cooperating with the following institutions: 1. Japan Foundation 2. University of Havana-Cuba 3. People's Friendship University of Russia 4. University of Punjab, Pakistan 5. Confucius Institute 6. University of Yunnan 7. Korean Foundation 8. National Institute of Language (Inalko) 9. University of Sorbonne-Paris III 10. Tohoku University, Japan 11. University of Naples Oriental Studies. 12. University of Rome

Persian English French German Russian Italian Japanese Urdu

1000 1600 9500 6000 2819 1136 2100 1630

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A computer site & IT center: The most well equipped language labs throughout the country belong to this Faculty. Research Centers include: Confucius Institute for Chinese Language Research Centre for Comparative Literature Testing Centre

Current Adjunct and Visiting Professors:

1. Dr.Choi - Korean Department, 2. Ms.Anusha Italian Department 3. Dr.Kondo -Japanese Department 4. Dr.Shimizo -Japanese Department

Future Prospects
MA program in Translation in the English Department PhD program in Russian Literature. MA and PhD programs in Urdu Language and Literature MA and PhD programs in Spanish Language and Literature MA and PhD programs in Italian Language and Literature BA, MA and PhD programs in Chinese Language and Literature PhD program in Japanese Language and Literature BA and MA programs in Korean Language and Literature

Contact Info
Address: Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literatures University of Tehran Kargar-e- Shomali St., adjacent to Faculty of Physical Education Tehran, Iran Tel: (+9821)-88633900-88636616 Fax: (+9821)-88634500 Website: www.ffl.ut.ac.ir

Programs in Turkish Istanbul

and Portuguese languages.

International Adviser to the Dean

ialang@ut.a.c.ir

Faculty of Management

3. Conducting basic and applied research 4. Offering consultation and providing training programs for corporations and organizations in the private and public sectors 5. Holding academic seminars and conferences 6. Comprehending the decision making process in the service and production sectors 7. Promoting corporation and organization efficiency and productivity by offering appropriate educational programs and services 8. Promoting science and knowledge in management through international cooperations

History
Established in 1954, the Faculty of management was initially titled The Institute of Administrative Sciences" , a joint program between the University of Tehran and the University of California. In 1964, the institute became "The Faculty of Administrative and Business Management, and later in 2000 its name was changed to the Faculty of Management. Currently, the Faculty is involved

in conducting research and training in various management fields such as Business Management, Industrial Management, Public Management, Insurance Management, and Accounting, offering programs at the BA, MA and PhD levels.

Departments
Business Management Public Administration Financial Management Accounting Industrial Management Management & Information Technology

Objectives and Present Status

1. Attracting and educating top students in undergraduate, Masters, MBA and Doctoral programs 2. Holding professional certificate courses in the field of management, for private as well as public organizations

Degrees Financial Management & Insurance Accounting Public Administration Business Management Industrial Management Management & Information Technology

Major/Specialization Insurance Management Financial Management Major/Specialization Accounting Major/Specialization Public Management Organizational Behavior Management Human Resources Management Policy-Making Management Management of Change Media Management Major/Specialization Business Management Entrepreneurship Business Management Executive Strategy Management Management Marketing Management General Management MBA Strategy Management Marketing Management International Marketing Marketing Major/Specialization Industrial Management Management of Production & Operation Research in Operation Major/Specialization Information Resources Management Advanced Information Systems Total Quality System Systems Management

BA

MA -

PhD -

BA

MA

PhD

BA BA

MA -

PhD -

MA PhD -

BA BA MA PhD MA PhD -

Program Requirements
MSc Programs: All MSc programs require taking courses and fulfilling a thesis on scientific and applied research. Generally, all MSc programs take a minimum of 2 years or 4 semesters to complete, each semester being 17 weeks of study, with a minimum of 12 and a maximum of 15 units per semester. Students are advised to finish the courses in the first three semesters and write their thesis in the fourth semester, although it might take longer. The MSc program requires the successful completion of 38 units, including 25 units in core courses, 9 units in elective courses, and 4 thesis units. The MSc program in Accounting however has extra requirements taking 2.5 years of full-time studies or 4.5 years of part-time studies.

Specializations of the PhD in Management Management of policy making in the public sector Management of Organizational Behavior Media Management Human Resources Management Marketing International Marketing Financial Management Management of Production and Operations Operations Research Accounting Systems Management PhD Program Requirements The total credits for the PhD in Management are 50 units: 1. Main and general courses: 18 units 2. Core elective courses: 12 units 3. Thesis: 20 units

Courses in Specialized Orientations

Master of Business Administration (MBA) No 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Orientation Strategy Economy of Management Marketing Management Management of Organization and Human Resources Development Management of Systems Dynamic Management of Operations MIS Financial Management Entrepreneurship Technology Management Units 36 39 33 36 21 33 27 33 39 39

4. Pre-requisite courses: maximum of 16 units.

Completed and Current Projects

1. Creating a comprehensive and elaborative management structure for Sports in Iran 2. Designing training programs for the Ministry of Cooperation and its monitoring and evaluation 3. Assessing the management structure in various industries and offering professional advice 4. Designing training programs for the managers and staff of Tehran Tele-Communication Corporation and Iran Post Co 5. Evaluating the satisfaction rate of Iran's Custom service recipients and its influencing factors 6. Surveying citizens regarding how "Tehran Municipality" should cover its expenses 7. Assessing the organizational pathology of "Tehran Telecommunication Co." 8. Designing a proto model for Sugar transportation in "Gostaresh Khadamat-e Bazargani Co." 9. Designing a Human Resource Information System for "Isfahan Zob-e Aahan Inc." 10. Assessing and improving organizational communication in "Melli Sana'ti Fooled-e Iran Gr." 11. Evaluating the current structure of the Ministry of Education 12. Measuring the deficiencies of the University-Industry relationship and offering solutions

13. Kerman's regional water organizational problems and a conduit for solution 14. Evaluation of the management structure of the academic centers of the city of Qom

Scientific Journals of the Faculty

The Faculty publishes 8 major journals: 1. The Iranian Accounting and Auditing Review 2. Financial Research 3. Management Knowledge 4. The Iranian Public Administration Journal 5. The Industrial Management Journal 6. The Iranian Business Management Journal 7. The Iranian Journal of Information Technology Management 8. The International Journal of Management

services (hardware and software maintenance and their management) to the various educational and research departments of the Faculty. The Audio/Visual Department provides various multimedia equipment for classes and students. Furthermore, it administers ceremonies, conferences, and musicals as well as cultural programs for the Faculty and external organizations. The "Alghadir Hall" is one of the Country's best equipped halls. It sits 530 people and has state of the art audio and visual, as well as projection light accessories.

Research Centers of the Faculty

Applied Management Research Center: To solve the "real-life" problems of organizations, the Faculty of Management established a "research office" in 1992 to put applied studies in management into practice. The "office" got promoted into a "center" in 1998. The Center for Training of Applied Management and Accounting: The center offers short-term certificate programs, workshops, and scientific seminars for the industry and government.

Educational & Research Facilities

1. Library The library was established in 1955 and its current holdings are as follows: Language Persian Foreign Books 10099 13012 (volumes) Journals 168 171 (titles) 2. Computer Lab The advanced computer lab of the Faculty hosts over 360 computer stations. Furthermore, the IT department offers its

Faculty Members
Last Name Abedi Jafari Amiri Ansari Asghari zadeh Bahramfar Divandari Farhangi Firouzian Gholipour Haghighi Hasan-gholi pour Islami bidgoli Jafarnejad Karimi Dastjerdi Mahmoodi Manian Mashayekhi Mehrani Mehrani Mehregan Mirzaee Ahranjani Modarres Moghimi Mohaghar Mohammadi Momeni Monavvarian Mosa Khani Nezam shahidi Nikbakht Nikkhah Azad Nouravesh Pourezzat Raei

First Name Hasan Mojtaba Manouchehr Ezzat-allah Jafari Ali Ali-akbar Mahmoud Arian Mohammad Tahmoores Gholam-reza Ahmad Davood Vahid Amir Bita Sasan Kaveh Mohammad-Reza Hasan Ahmad Syed Mohammad Ali Shahpour Mansoor Abbas Mohammad Mehrandokht Mohammad-Reza Ali Iraj Ali-Asghar Reza Department Public Administration Public Administration Business Management Industrial Management Accounting Business Management Public Administration Industrial Management Public Administration Business Management Business Management Financial Management Industrial Management Industrial Management Financial Management Management & Information Technology Accounting Accounting Accounting Industrial Management Public Administration Accounting Public Administration Industrial Management Financial Management Industrial Management Public Administration Management & Information Technology Public Administration Accounting Accounting Accounting Public Administration Financial Management Position Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Associate Professor Professor Associate Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Associate Professor Assistant Professor Associate Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Associate Professor Associate Professor Assistant Professor Associate Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Associate Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Associate Professor Associate Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor E-mail hajafari@ut.ac.ir mamiry@ut.ac.ir mansari@ut.ac.ir asghari@ut.ac.ir bahramfr@ut.ac.ir divandari@ut.ac.ir aafrhang@ut.ac.ir firouzian@ut.ac.ir agholipor@ut.ac.ir mhaghighi@ut.ac.ir thyasory@ut.ac.ir gheslamy@ut.ac.ir jafarnjd@ut.ac.ir dkarimy@ut.ac.ir vmahmodi@ut.ac.ir mmanian@ut.ac.ir mashaykhi@ut.ac.ir smehrani@ut.ac.ir kmehrani@ut.ac.ir mehregan@ut.ac.ir hsmirzaie@ut.ac.ir modarres@ut.ac.ir smoghimi@ut.ac.ir amohaghar@ut.ac.ir shmohamad@ut.ac.ir mmomeni@ut.ac.ir amonavar@ut.ac.ir mosakhani@ut.ac.ir nshahidi@ut.ac.ir mnikbakht@ut.ac.ir nikkhah@ut.ac.ir inorvash@ut.ac.ir pourezzat@ut.ac.ir rraei@ut.ac.ir

 Raei Salmani

Last Name

First Name Reza Davood Mahmood Seyyed Reza Manouchehr Babak Gholam-Reza Mohammad-mehdi Mohammad-saeed Reza Davar Mohammad-Sadegh Seyyed Abolghasem Seyyed Mostafa Saeed

Department Financial Management Public Administration Industrial Management Business Management Public Administration Management & IT Public Administration Public Administration Public Administration Financial Management Business Management Public Administration Business Management Industrial Management Financial Management

Position Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Associate Professor Associate Professor Associate Professor Associate Professor Assistant Professor Professor Assistant Professor Associate Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor

E-mail rraei@ut.ac.ir salmani@ut.ac.ir msarami@ut.ac.ir rjavadin@ut.ac.ir shojaie@ut.ac.ir bsohrabi@ut.ac.ir ghreza@ut.ac.ir mtanaomi@ut.ac.ir taslimi@ut.ac.ir rtehrani@ut.ac.ir dvenoos@ut.ac.ir mziaei@ut.ac.ir smira@ut.ac.ir smrazavi@ut.ac.ir shirkavand@ut.ac.ir

Saremi Seyyed Javadin Shojaee Sohrabi Taleghani Tanaomi Taslimi Tehrani Venoos Ziaei Mira Razavi Shirkavand

Contact Info
Address: Faculty of Management University of Tehran Jalal Al-e-Ahmad Ave. Tehran, Iran P.O.Box: 14155-6311 Tel: (+98 21) 88003575, 88007095 Fax: (+98 21) 88006477 Website: management.ut.ac.ir Email: management@ut.ac.ir

International advisor to the Dean

iamange@ut.ac.ir

Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences

History
Physical Education at the University of Tehran was established in 1966 under the Department of Physical Education. This department was expanded to the Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences in 1988. Currently, it consists of 4 departments in Human Sciences Fundamentals of Physical Education (Movement Behavior), Biological Sciences Fundamentals of Physical Education (Sports Physiology), Sports Health and Medicine and Sports Management, offering programs at Bachelor,

Master and PhD levels. Students of the Faculty work hard to pass not only theoretical and laboratory credits but also credits earned on the field.

Departments
Movement Behavior Sports Physiology Sports Health and Medicine Sports Management

 Degrees Major / Specialization Sports Physiology Physical Education Sports Physiology Major / Specialization Physical Education Sports Health and Medicine Sports Health and Medicine Major / Specialization Physical Education Movement Behavior Sports Management Motor Learning Major / Specialization Sports Management Sports Management Interviews are mandatory for admission to the PhD Programs

BA BA BA BA

MA MA -

PhD -

PhD -

MA MA

PhD

PhD

Research Orientation and Projects

1. The effects of different combinations of mental and physical practice in the acquisition, retention and transfer of a motor skill (Dr. Fazlollah Bagherzadeh Journal of Sports Sciences) 2. The analysis of Irans sports facilities and the determination of factors affecting productivity from experts' viewpoints as well as the presentation of a productivity model (Dr. Hassan Asadi Harakat) 3. Investigate the effect of the rest period in interval training on LDH and CPK enzymes in male university students as well as the effect of c-vitamin on the enzymes (Dr. Touran Dokht Razavi - Harakat)

4. The effect of glutamine and keratin supplements on elite wrestlers' performance after an acute weight-losing period (Dr. Ali Akbarnezhad Ghareloo Harakat) 5. The effect of contextual interference on basketball freethrow learning and performance (Dr. Ahmad Farrokhi Sport and Movement Science Journal) 6. Investigate University of Tehran students' leisure time with a physical education perspective (Dr. Fatemeh Shabkhiz Harakat) 7. The relationship between organizational ascendency (EFQM model) and leadership style in Tehrans Physical Education faculties (Dr. Majid Jalali Farahani 7th national conference of physical education and sports sciences)

8. The comparison of thoracic kyphosis in elite wrestlers and non-wrestlers (Dr. Reza Rajabi Sports Sciences) 9. The effect of endurance training on cytokines accompanied with inflammation and resistance to insulin in obese men (Dr. Ali Asghar Ravasi Olympics Journal) 10. The investigation of lose-andwin and aim direction on the selfefficiency of the players of Irans soccer league (Dr. Mahmood Sheikh Harakat) 11. The effect of mental priority and training primacy and recency on acquisition, retention and transfer of a conceptual-motor skill with an emphasis on internal and external imagery (Dr. Elaheh th Arab Ameri - 7 national conference of physical education and sports sciences)

To investigate viewpoints on Islamic women sports federation rd with an emphasis on the 3 Islamic countries women competitions (Dr. Mohammad Reza Kordi Research in Sports Sciences Journal) 12. The effects of vitamin E supplementation on oxidative stress at rest and after exercise to exhaustion in athletic students (Dr. Abbas Ali Gaini The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness) 13. To investigate the factors related to management information system establishment (Dr. Mohammad Khabiri Harakat) 14. To investigate and compare control source (internal and external) and loneliness in athlete and non-athlete girls (Dr. Farzad Zivyar Research in Sports Sciences Journal) 15. The comparison of thoracic kyphosis in two groups of elite Greco-roman and free-style wrestlers and a group of nonathletic subjects (Dr. Rasoul Hemayat Talab Journal of Sports Sciences) 16. The effect of Turin supplementation on oxidative stress and anti-oxidant capacity after an exhaustive activity in wistar rats (Dr. Sirous Choubineh th - 7 national conference of physical education and sports sciences) 17. Strength training with the dominant limb and its effect on the non-dominant limb in lower extremities (Dr. Hamid Reza Keshavarzi Harakat)

18. The extra-analysis of the interaction of motor and social growth (Dr. Seyyed Mahdi Agha Pour Hasiri Harakat)

exercise intensity in athletes and non-athletes at these laboratories.

Future Prospects
This Faculty strives to recognize and investigate sports barriers and proceed efficiently in delineating them. It trains individuals at the BA, MA and PhD levels in order to advance Iran in the fields of sports education and research. This Faculty also aims at developing new inter-disciplinary courses and programs as well as establishing strong ties with national and international higher-education institutions.

Journals
The Scientific Journal of the Faculty called Harakat, published since 2000, is Irans first scientific research quarterly in the physical education and sports sciences fields.

Educational & Research Facilities

1. Library Language Persian Foreign Books 10,000 1,671 (volumes) Journals 60 75 (titles) 2. Computer lab with 200 computer stations 3. Sports Facilities: The Faculty holds a major sport complex which includes 2 standard multipurpose gyms, 2 grass fields, a standard sized pool, a gymnastics hall, a wrestling hall and 7 miscellaneous halls. In 2007, 2 artificial grass sport fields and a natural grass sport field were added. 4. Well-Equipped and Specialized Labs including: Sports Physiology Motor Behavior Sports Health and Medicine Faculty members among other subjects investigate the physical and mental learning processes and the effects of the environment, methods and

Contact Info
Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Tehran University 15th St., North Karegar St., Tehran, Iran P.O.Box: 14398-13117 Tel: (+9821)-88004042 Fax: (+9821)-88021526 Website: sport.ut.ac.ir Email: info@sport.ut.ac.ir

International Advisor to the Dean

iasport@ut.ac.ir

Faculty of Psychology and Education

History
In early 1980s, various departments addressing the human process of perception and learning were merged into a new Faculty of Psychology and Education. The Faculty has three main divisions namely, Psychology, Education, and Information Science and provides BA, MA and PhD programs. The main objective of the Faculty is to cultivate the potentials of its students by working on their analytical capabilities and empowering them to make new inquiries in the areas of

Psychology, Education and Information.

Departments and Degrees

Curriculum Development and Instruction Methodology Educational Management and Planning Educational Philosophy and Sociology Fundamental Psychology Library and Information Sciences, Psychology Psychology of exceptional children

Degrees
Curriculum Development and Instruction Methodologies Major/Specialization Educational Technology Pedagogical Researches Adult Education Major/Specialization The Philosophy of Education Major/Specialization Library & Information Sciences Information Management Archives and Documentations Major/Specialization Clinical Psychology General Psychology Health Psychology Major/Specialization Guidance & Counseling Educational Psychology General Psychology Major/Specialization Educational Administration & Planning Educational Administration Educational Planning Major/Specialization Psychology & Education of Exceptional Children BA MA BA BA BA BA MA MA BA MA BA MA PHD PHD PHD PHD MA PHD MA PHD PHD

Educational Philosophy and Sociology

Psychology

Fundamentals of Psychology

Educational Management and Planning

Psychology of Exceptional Children

Research Orientation and Projects

Some of the recently completed research projects in the Faculty are: 1. Strengthening Research and Statistical Skills of Medical doctors Through a Hands-on Approach 2. Application of Neuro-feedback and QEEG in Performance Enhancement of Information Miners 3. MASINT 4. An Empirical Analysis of the Effects of Selectivity and Endogeneity Problems on Returns to Education 5. Evidence Based Librarianship and Information Practice 6. Assessing the Impact of Disciplinary Research on Teaching: An Automatic Analysis of Online Syllabuses 7. Web Intelligence and Human Intelligence Interaction 8. The relationship between the students' evaluation of the professors' way of teaching and the students' GPA 9. Studying the memorization capacity of bilingual children 10. A Measure of Patient's Response Style to Therapist and Therapy: The Development of the Patient Response Style Scale (PRSS) 11. The Self- and Other-Blame Scale (SOBS). The background and presentation of a new instrument for measuring blame in families

12. Investigating the reading ability of the primary school students 13. Information Spaces: a cohesive study of information structures and Meta-structures 14. Social History of Information Commons (Sociallib.blogfa.com) 15. Globalization and the Psychology of Family Solidarity and Cultural Values 16. Knowledge Economy as a New Model for Development

Scientific Journals
1. Quarterly Journal of Psychology 2. Education and the LIS (EJournal)

International Cooperation
There are various international cooperation and joint researches between the Faculty and related international universities and institutes, such as the Information Studies Laboratory engagement with IATUL.

more than 1,800 thesis and dissertations. Computer facilities include 9 fully equipped classes used for computer-mediated instruction as well as three computer sites with Wi-Fi Access. Furthermore, the Faculty operates six specialized laboratories as well as an animal holding pen. The laboratories are as follows: 1. Pedagogic laboratory for child counseling and psychological studies 2. Audio Visual Media Lab including a fully functional video studio 3. Information Studies Lab (Membership in IATUL and ASIS) 4. Psychological Studies Lab 5. Comparative-Cognitive Psychology Lab 6. Psychometric Lab In addition to these laboratories, a mental health clinic as well as the oldest Iranian Institute of Psychology is active in the Faculty.

Institute of Psychology
The University of Tehran Institute of Psychology and Education (UTIPE) was set up in 1960. Its primary mission was to bring forth and expand new frontiers of knowledge in the field of psychology and education; as well as serving as a bridge, linking the industry and corporations with the Faculty. The Institute draws upon the expertise of the faculty members whether on temporary or associative basis.

Educational & Research Facilities

The Faculty currently holds three libraries in its premises. These libraries hold more than 77,000 volumes of books both in print and electronic versions. All libraries have full access to electronic databases and journals provided through the University of Tehran Central Library and Documentation Services. The main library building also holds

Several notable projects undertaken by UTIPE are as follows: Taking personality and career fitness tests from prospective applicants at the Fire-Fighting and Safety Services Increasing Work Performance Quality of staff and students at Imam Hussein Educational Campus, under contract with Khuzistan Steel Company Undertaking special training courses in psychology for Naval Officers, commissioned by the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy

Contact Info
Address: Faculty of Psychology & Education University of Tehran Jalal Al-e-Ahmad Ave. Tehran, Iran P.O. Box 11455/6456 Tel: (+9821) 88255031, 88250062-5 Fax: ( +9821) 88254734 Email: edupsy@ut.ac.ir

International Adviser to the Dean:

iapsychology@ut.ac.ir

Faculty of Social Sciences

History
The Faculty of Social Sciences was established in 1958 under the Institute for Social Research. The Faculty of Social Sciences has gone through many structural changes throughout its five decades of research and educational activities. The greater part of these changes has taken place since the 1990's, including the launch of a PhD program in Sociology in 1989, new programs on Theoretical Cultural Sociology, Sociology of Social Matters, Sociology of Development, Sociology of Social Groups, and

a PhD program for Demography. Many other programs and majors have also been introduced in the undergraduate and graduate levels. In the summer of 1992, the Faculty moved to its 22,000 square meters new building outside the main University Campus with eleven 45-seat classrooms, one 100-seat lecture hall, seven 75-seat classrooms, and several computer labs. The Faculty has an Ibn-Khaldun auditorium, with 275 seats, and Shari'ati auditorium with over 100 seats for conferences and symposiums.

Departments and Degrees

Department of Sociology with17 faculty members Department of Anthropology with 6 faculty members Department of Communication with 9 faculty members Department of Planning for Social Welfare with 10 faculty members Department of Rural Development with 6 faculty members Department of Demography with 5 faculty members Degrees BA/BSc MA/MSc PhD -

Department

Major/Specialization Social Sciences, Research Sociology of Social Matters Sociology Women's' Studies

Sociology

Youth Studies Social Psychology Sociology of Social Groups Theoretical Cultural Sociology

Anthropology Communication Planning for Social Welfare

Anthropology Social Communication Communication Media and Cultural Studies Planning for Social Welfare Planning for Social Welfare Rural Development Development Management Social Development Sociology of Development Demography

Rural Development

Demography

 Library The library of the Faculty is comprised of reading rooms, book section, journal section, thesis section, electronic library and the Faculty website office. It holds over 35,000 Persian and nonPersian books, 4,000 volumes of thesis and dissertations and 75 complete issues of journal titles in Persian, French and English. To facilitate the access of professors, students and researchers to various scientific resources, the electronic library was inaugurated in 2008 with various electronic resources including e-books (Persian and non-Persian), academic papers from international and Iranian Journals, and Master's and PhD thesis and dissertations. There are three computer labs for undergraduates and graduate students.

Affiliated Educational and Research Centers

The Cooperative Business Research Institute was established in 1967 with the aim of furthering educational programs and carrying out the Facultys research projects. The Institute is made up of three research departments: 1. Urban Cooperative Business Research 2. Rural Cooperative Business Research 3. Comparative Cooperative Business Research The Center for Tourism Studies was established in 2006 with the support of Irans Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization. The Centers main focus is to academically analyze the problems of tourism in Iran and to assist Iran's tourism industry. Institute for Social Studies & Research Institute for Cultural Studies & Research (for further info please see the Institute & Center Section) Other academic Associations in the Faculty include: 1. Iran's Sociology Association (established in 1992) 2. Iran's Demography Association (established in 2000) 3. Iran's Anthropology Association (established in 2000)

Journals
Social Science Letter in Persian

Students Clubs and Societies

1. Student Basij 2. Students' Islamic Society 3. Cultural Society 4. New Thinkers 5. Student Union Council 6. Academic Center for Cultural Studies and Communication 7. Academic Center for Planning 8. Academic Center for Research 9. Academic Center for Anthropology

Faculty Members
Name Masud Kousari Alireza Dehghan Azam Ravadrad Saeed Reza Ameli Hamid Abdollahian Haleh Lajevardi Mahdi Montazeghaem Abbas Kazemi Emilia Nercissians Maryam Rafatjah Jallal Rafifar Naser Fakouhi Ebrahim Fayaz Manjieh Maghsudi Ali Asghar Saeidi Gholamheidar Ebrahim Bay Salami Hamid Ansari Ali shakori Malihe Shiyani Puya Alaedini Gholamreza Ghaffary Meysam Musaaei Maryam Najar Nahavandi Mehdi Taleb Hosein Imani Jajarmi Jale Shaditalab Musa Anbari Seyed Ahmad Firouzabadi Hosein Mirzai Mohammad Javad Nateghpour Hosein Kachoian Yusefali Abazari Taghi Azad Armaki Seyyed Mohammad Ali Tavakol Kosari Hamidreza Jalaeipour Mohammadreza Javadi Yegane Department Communication Communication Communication Communication Communication Communication Communication Communication Anthropology Anthropology Anthropology Anthropology Anthropology Anthropology Planning & Social Welfare Planning & Social Welfare Planning & Social Welfare Planning & Social Welfare Planning & Social Welfare Planning & Social Welfare Planning & Social Welfare Planning & Social Welfare Planning & Social Welfare Rural Development Rural Development Rural Development Rural Development Rural Development Rural Development Rural Development Sociology Sociology Sociology Sociology Sociology Sociology E-mail mkousari@ut.ac.ir adehghan@ut.ac.ir ravadrad@ut.ac.ir ssameli@ut.ac.ir habdolah@ut.ac.ir lajvardi@ut.ac.ir mmontazer@ut.ac.ir akazemi@ut.ac.ir enerciss@ut.ac.ir mrafatjah@ut.ac.ir jrafifar@ut.ac.ir fakouhi@yahoo.com efayaz@ut.ac.ir maghsudi@ut.ac.ir saeidi@ut.ac.ir gsalami@ut.ac.ir hansari@ut.ac.ir shakoori@ut.ac.ir Msh_45@yahoo.com palaedini@ut.ac.ir ghaffary@ut.ac.ir mousaaei@ut.ac.ir nahavandi@ut.ac.ir taleb@ut.ac.ir imanijajarmi@ut.ac.ir shaditalab@ut.ac.ir anbari52@yahoo.com

ahmad.firouzabadi@gmail.com
hmirzaie@ut.ac.ir mnategh@ut.ac.ir kachoian@ut.ac.ir yabazari@ut.ac.ir tazad@ut.ac.ir matavakol@gmail.com h-jalaeipour@hotmail.com myeganeh@ut.ac.ir

Name Seyyed Hasan Hoseini Bagher Sarokhani Soheila Sadeghi Fasayi Rahmatollah Sadigh Sarvestani Alireza Mohseni Tabrizi Sara Mazinani Shariati Saed Moidfar Hushang Nayebi Seyyed Ziyae Hashemi Gholamreza Jamshidiha Yahya Alibabayi Hosein Mahmoudian Mohammad Jalal Abbasi Mahmud Ghazi Tabatabayi Majid Koosheshi Mohammad Mirzaie

Department Sociology Sociology Sociology Sociology Sociology Sociology Sociology Sociology Sociology Sociology Sociology Demography Demography Demography Demography Demography

E-mail shhoseini@ut.ac.ir sarokhani@ut.ac.ir s_sadeghi@yahoo.com rsadigh@ut.ac.ir mohsenit@ut.ac.ir smazinani@ut.ac.ir smoidfar@ut.ac.ir hooshang-nayebi@gmail.com zhashemi@ut.ac.ir gjamshidi@ut.ac.ir ababaie@ut.ac.ir hmahmoudian@ut.ac.ir mabbasi@ut.ac.ir smghazi@ut.ac.ir kooshesh@ut.ac.ir mmirzaie@ut.ac.ir

Contact Info:
Tel: (+98 21) 88012111, 61117870 Fax: (+98 21) 88012524

International Adviser to the Dean:

iasocio@ut.ac.ir

Faculty of Theology and Islamic Studies

History
The Faculty of Theology and Islamic Studies was established at the Sepahsalar High College in 1935. The major academic programs at the College were Arabic Literature and Theoretical Studies. In 1943, it moved to Iran's Academy, offering two academic programs in Traditional and Theoretical studies, however, two new academic programs were soon added to the curriculum. Those two programs were Arabic Literature and Language; and Islamic Academy. A Doctorate program in Traditional and Theoretical Studies was also established. The Faculty of Traditional and Theoretical Studies was changed to the Faculty of Theology and Islamic Studies in 1965. At present, eight departments with over 120 full-time and parttime faculty members conduct the educational and research activities of the Faculty.

Journal
Articles and Researches, in Persian, since 1944, Maqalat@ut.ac.ir

Library
The Facultys Library with holdings of over 120,000 books, is one of the richest specialized libraries on Islamic studies in the world.

The Faculty also has a Research Center specializing in the History of Science.

Departments
The History of Civilization of Islamic Nations Jurisprudence and the

Foundation of Islamic Law Philosophy and Islamic Kalam Quranic Sciences and Hadith Comparative Religions and Mysticism Shaafei Jurisprudence Islamic Theology Philosophy of Religion Job Ethics (newly added)

Contact Info
Motahhari Avenue, Mofatteh Avenue Tehran, Iran P.O. Box 15766-4411 Tehran, Iran Telephone: (+9821) 8742477, 78 Fax: (+9821)-8742632

Departments and Degrees

Department Comparative Religions and Mysticism Quranic Sciences and Hadith The History of Civilization of Islamic Nations Shafei Jurisprudence Jurisprudence and the Foundation of Islamic Law Philosophy and Islamic Kalam Philosophy of Religion Program Theology and Islamic Studies Religion and Mysticism Theology and Islamic Studies Quranic Sciences and Hadith Theology and Islamic Studies The History of Civilization of Islamic Nations Shafei Jurisprudence Theology and Islamic Studies - Jurisprudence and the Foundation of Islamic Law Theology and Islamic Studies - Philosophy and Islamic Kalam Philosophy of Religion Orientation Level PhD MSc BSc

Mathematics in the Islamic World Astronomy in the Islamic World Physics in the Islamic World Pharmacy in the Islamic World

History of Science

History of Science

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

History
The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, previously known as the Higher School of Stockbreeding, was established in 1932. During the past 8 decades, the Faculty has gone through numerous reforms and improvements. One milestone was the move towards a more education oriented approach which allowed students to gain DVM and PhD degrees. The courses offered in the Faculty are aimed at training future veterinarians based on the current needs of the Country, similar in structure and training to institutions in the developed world.

Objectives and Present Status

The Faculty has 89 full-time faculty members including 18 professors, 38 associate professors and 32 assistant professors. The Faculty has two animal clinics and 3 research centers. Every year, the Faculty admits around 130 students to the different fields of study. Around 40% of the Facultys undergraduate students continue their studies on to the graduate level.

All departments play a crucial role in educating DVM, MSc, PhD and DVSc students. Students enrolled in the DVM program acquire the necessary skills and abilities in various fields including preventing, eradicating and curing animal diseases, providing general health through controlling livestock-origin food hygiene and controlling common diseases between humans and animals. The rising importance of veterinary medicine and the need for veterinarians to be able to function in any setting has resulted in the launch of many research projects in this field. This has led to a joint effort between several departments of the Faculty including diverse activities through which veterinary knowledge and skills can be directed to the well being and health of animals. Some of these research projects have dealt with the biochemical and pathological issues of livestock, poultry and aquatic animals in order to assure maximum quality and reliability. All the research activities of the Faculty are recorded in the annual university report. In addition, all publications, their impact factors, and H-indexes have been evaluated since 2001. The Faculty receives funding from the government, however most of the research funding of the departments are from the private sector.

Departments
Parasitology Aquatic Animals Health Animal and Poultry Health & Nutrition Food Hygiene and Quality Control Theriogenology Poultry Health & Diseases Surgery & Radiology Wildlife Diseases Large Animals Internal Diseases Small Animals Internal Diseases Clinical Pathology Biotechnology Basic Sciences Pathology Microbiology Pharmacology

 Graduate Programs Departments Parasitology Aquatic Animal Health & Diseases Animal and Poultry Health & Nutrition Food Hygiene & Quality Control Theriogenology Poultry Health & Diseases Surgery & Radiology Wildlife Diseases Large Animals Internal Diseases Small Animals Internal Diseases Clinical Pathology Biotechnology Basic Sciences Pathology Microbiology Pharmacology

Degrees MSc in veterinary parasitology PhD in parasitology PhD in Aquatic Animal Health Post graduate Diploma in Aquatic animal Health PhD in Feed Hygiene and Quality Control PhD in Food Hygiene PhD in Epidemiology PhD in Theriogenology DVSc in Theriogenology DVSc in Poultry Health & Diseases DVSc in Poultry Health & Diseases DVSc in Wild life Diseases DVSc in Large Animals Internal Diseases DVSc in Small Animals Internal Diseases PhD in Clinical Pathology PhD in Biotechnology PhD in Anatomy PhD in Histology PhD in Biochemistry PhD in Physiology PhD in Toxicology PhD in Pathology PhD in Virology PhD in Bacteriology PhD in Immunology PhD in Mycology PhD in Physiology PhD in Pharmacology

Specific Admission Requirements

Department of Parasitology For the PhD program, applicants must: 1. Meet the general requirements for admission to graduate studies 2. Hold a Masters degree in parasitology or a doctoral degree in veterinary medicine Graduates acquire: 1. Advanced techniques in parasitology research 2. Advanced techniques in immunoparasitology and serology 3. Advanced techniques in Molecular Biology of Parasites Department of Aquatic Animal Health Admission to the PhD program: In order to be considered for admission, applicants must have an accredited MSc degree in a related subject (i.e. in Fisheries Sciences or Marine biology) or a General Doctorate (i.e. DVM) degree. In order to be considered, eligible students must take part in the graduate board examination as well as submit a complete profile of their academic background and achievements. Graduates acquire: Necessary skills and abilities in different fields of Aquatic Animal Health Management and Diseases and will be able to work

in various research and educational organizations such as the Fisheries Research Organization. Department of Animal and Poultry Health & Nutrition Admission to the PhD program: Applicants must have a DVM or MSc degree (in Animal Science, Animal Nutrition Aquatic Science, Food Technology or Biotechnology). Graduates acquire: The necessary skills to manage all aspects of feed hygiene as well as enforce quality control on different feeds, prepared for various species of ruminants, poultry and aquatic animals. Department of Food Hygiene and Quality Control For admission to the PhD program, applicants must: 1. Meet the general requirements for entering the program 2. Hold a DVM, MD, Dentistry or Pharm. D degree or an MSC degree in Food Technology, Nutrition, Microbiology, Immunology, Biochemistry or Biology Graduates acquire 1. The necessary skills for microbiological and chemical analysis of foods 2. Prevention of consumers against toxicity and contamination of food products

3. Knowledge on legal and administrative food safety regulations 4. Knowledge on Implementing the HACCP system in the food industry For admission to the PhD program in Epidemiology, applicants must: 1. Meet the general requirements for entering the course 2. Hold a DVM, MD, Dentistry, Pharm. D or MSC degree in epidemiology Graduates acquire: 1. Developing Protocols 2. Designing and conducting research on humans and animals 3. Computer based data management and statistical analysis 4. Scientific writing and communication 5. Critical appraisal and interpretation of medical literature Department of Theriogenology For admission to the DVSc program, applicants must: 1. Meet the general requirements for entering the course 2. Hold a DVM degree 1. For admission to the PhD program, applicants must: 1. Hold a Masters degree in Biotechnology or a Doctoral degree in Veterinary Medicine 2. Posses advanced techniques in Theriogenology research

Main Research Areas

1. Consumer health protection 2. Preventive veterinary medicine 3. Clinical veterinary medicine

Research Centers and Institutes

1. Aminabad Research Institute: In order to fulfill the research needs of the various disciplines of veterinary sciences, the Aminabad Research Institute was founded in 1956, and has been operated by the department of Animal and Poultry Health and Nutrition ever since. Different livestock herds (Dairy, Beef, Sheep Goat and Horses) and poultry flocks (Broiler and Layers) are involved in numerous research projects, carried out and managed by the members of the Faculty. 2. Iranian Research Center for Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. Refer to Institutes and Centers section. 3. Iranian Museum of Parasitology 4. Toxicology Research Center.

Journals
1. International Journal of Veterinary Research 2. Journal of Veterinary Research in Persian

Educational & Research Facilities

1. A rich library with over 7 thousand titles Language Persian English Books 1,468 5,768 (titles) International Journals 86 (titles) 2. A computer lab with more than 240 work stations 3. Several specialized labs including Dr. Rastegar's well equipped Reference Lab 4. Mard Abad Educational & Research Hospital 5. Small Animals Hospital 6. 'Dr. Hamedi' Hall with a capacity of 220 people

Future Prospects
Conducting research has been a main focus of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. The Faculty also seeks to offer PhD courses in cooperation with other international institutions.

 Faculty

Members
Name

Position Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Associate Professor Associate Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Associate Professor Professor Instructor Associate Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Associate Professor Assistant Professor Professor Assistant Professor Professor E-mail atavosoli@ut.ac.ir malmasia@vetmed.ut.ac.ir abolfazl-kamkar@yahoo.com aakhond@ut.ac.ir raoofi@ut.ac.ir afatemi@ut.ac.ir misaghia@vetmed.ut.ac.ir abahonar@ut.ac.ir khosravi@ut.ac.ir safarianal@yahoo.com avajhi@ut.ac.ir arostami@ut.ac.ir akariman@ut.ac.ir bshojae@ut.ac.ir bmeshgi@ut.ac.ir mansoori61@yahoo.co.uk bijanradmehr@yahoo.com dshirani@ut.ac.ir dsharifi@vetmed.ut.ac.ir Research Interests Experimental pathology, Pathology of infection diseases especially paratuberclosis, & Study of neoplasio Infectious diseases of small animals, Skin diseases of small animals, & Internal Medicine of small animals Food additives and contaminants, Antioxidants, & Natural antioxidants Marine Food Microbiology, Predictive Food Microbiology, & Natural Preservatives Large Animal Internal Medicine, Eye Diseases, & Toxicology herbal medicine on triglyceride and cholesterol and on preventing, atherosclerosis plaque, & herbal medicine and fish and poultry diseases Food preservation, Predictive food microbiology, & Food Biotechnology Epidemiology of animal diseases, Veterinary epidemiology and economics, & Epidemiology of Zoonoses Immunology of fungal infections, Molecular diagnosis of fungal diseases, & Mycotoxins & fungal enzymes Meat Inspection (Meat Inspection), Meat Hygiene, & Meat science & technology Zoo and Exotic animal Imaging, Aquatic and Fish Radiology and Ultrasonography, & Marine mammal Imaging Internal Medicine, diseases of Exotic pet Medicine, & Zoo and Wildlife Medicine Horse anesthesia, Small animals anesthesia, & Small and large animal surgery Poultry coccidiosis, Clostridial diseases of poultry, & Poultry vaccines and drugs Diagnostic methods in parasitic infection, Helminthology (Parasitology), & Molecular Biology In Parasitology Antinutrients on bird's performance, micronutrients on poultry Health, & Feed additives on bird's production Morphology of the genital system of ewe, Anatomy of the digestive system of one humped camel, & Embryology of sheep and cow Cardian disease in small animal, & reproductive disease in small animal Orthopedic (Bone Substitute & cell culture), Thorasic Surgery, & Experimental Surgery

Abbas Tavasoly Abdolali Malmasi Abolfazl Kamkar Afshin Akhondzadeh Basti Afshin Raoofi Ahmad Fatemi Ardestani Ali Misaghi Ali Reza Bahonar Ali Reza Khosravi Alireza Safarian Alireza Vajhi Amir Rostami Asadollah Kariman Bahram Shojadoost Behnam Meshgi Behzad Mansoori Bijan Radmehr Darioush Shirani Davood Sharif

Name Farajallah Adibhashemi Faramarz GharaGozloo Farhang Sasani Farzad Asadi Gholamreza Nikbakht

Position Assistant Professor Associate Professor Associate Professor Associate Professor Associate Professor Assistant Professor Associate Professor Associate Professor Associate Professor Assistant Professor Associate Professor Associate Professor Associate Professor Associate Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Associate Professor Professor Associate Professor Professor

E-mail fadib@ut.ac.ir faramarz@ut.ac.ir fsasani@ut.ac.ir fasadi@ut.ac.ir nikbakht@ut.ac.ir greza@ut.ac.ir gsadeghi@ut.ac.ir hghasem@ut.ac.ir hhadad@ut.ac.ir gandomih@ut.ac.ir mahmodzdh@ut.ac.ir harab@ut.ac.ir hmosavi@ut.ac.ir bakhtiar@ut.ac.ir jsalar@ut.ac.ir mmfard@ut.ac.ir pourkabr@ut.ac.ir rezaianm@vetmed.ut.ac.ir adibmoradi@ut.ac.ir msoltani@ut.ac.ir

Research Interests Healing, Abdominal surgery, & Urogenital surgery Equine reproductive technology, Bovine reproductive technology, & Mastitis Respiratory pathology, Hepatopathology, & Neuropathology Signaling pathways in triglyceride synthesis, & Lipoprotein profile in animals Characteristics of biochemical parameters in animal and fish Immunogenetics, Cytokines, & Immuno regulation Sero-bacteriological survey of Leptospirosis in wildlife of Iran, REA analysis of Leptospira isolates of Iran, & Abomasal Ulcers in feelots Airway Pharmacology, Experimental Psychopharmacology, & Free radical Biology Reproduction and Reproductive Biotechnology in the Queen and Zoo animals, horse and in cow, sheep and Goat Nesoporosis, Theileriosis, & Tick and tickborne diseases Food preservation, Food Mycology, & Essential oils Research Ruminant Nutrition, Ruminant Production & Management, & Fish Nutrition Pharmacokinetics, Ischemia-reperfusion injury, & Nitric Oxide and Oxygen-derived free radicals Fish Diseases, Aquatic Animal Food Hygine, & Ornamental Fish Soft tissue small animal Surgery, Urogenital Small animal Surgery, & Experimental Surgery Diagnostic Toxicology and related analytical methods, Toxicity Tests/safety test, & Oxidative stress and intoxication Equine Radiology and ultrasonography, & Small Animal and Exotic Animal Radiology and ultrasonography Glycosylation of hemoglobin, Lipoprotein profile in animals, & biochemical parameters in animal and fish Comparative Histology, Histometry, & Histochemistry Histology, Histotechnique, & Immunohistochemistry Fish immunology Pathogenesis of viral and bacterial diseases, & Immunopathogenecity of infectious diseases

Golamreza Abdollahpour Goudarz Sadeghi-Hashjin Hamid Ghasemzadeh Nava HamidReza Haddadzadeh Hassan Gandomi Nasrabadi Homayoon Mahmoudzadeh Hossein Ali Arab Hossein Ali Ebrahimzadeh Mousavi Jalal Bakhtiari Jamileh Salar-Amoli Majid Masoudifard Malihe Pourkabir Maryam Rezaian Masoud Adibmoradi Mehdi Soltani

Name Mehdi Vasfi Marandi Mehdi Vodjgani Mehrdad Modirsanei Mina Rostami Bashman Mohammad Hassan BozorgmehriFard Mohammad Hassanzadeh Mohammad Reza Ahmadi Mohammad Rezaeian Mohammad Taghi Sheibani Mohsen Farkhoy Morteza Zendehdel Nahid Atyabi Negin Nouri Parvaneh Khazraiinia Parviz Shayan Parviz Tajik Saied Bokaie

Position Associate Professor Associate Professor Associate Professor Assistant Professor Professor Associate Professor Professor Associate Professor Assistant Professor Associate Professor Assistant Professor Associate Professor Assistant Professor Professor Associate Professor Professor Professor Assistant Professor Associate Professor

E-mail mvmarand@ut.ac.ir vodjgani@ut.ac.ir msaneii@ut.ac.ir rostami@ut.ac.ir mhbfard@ut.ac.ir mhzadeh@ut.ac.ir mahmadi@ut.ac.ir mrezaee@ut.ac.ir tsheibani@yahoo.com

Research Interests Avian influenza, Infection bronchitis, & Avian Pastorllosis & Mycoplasmas Infertility in the cow, Reproduction Management & mastitis in the cow, & Cloning Feed additives in poultry, Coccidiosis in poultry, & Anti-nutritional Factors in Poultry Pesticides poisoning of fish, Effects of pollutants on blood cells of fish, & Nutritional Myopathy of carp Salmonella infection in poultry, Newcastle Disease, & Gumboro Disease Ascites syndrome in broiler chickens, Salmonellosis in Poultry, & ORT in Poultry Cold-water Fishculture, Marine Aquaculture, & Water Quality management Yeast culture Saccharomyces cerevisiae on rumen function, rumen microorganisms and fiber degradation, & enzymes as a feed additive Comparative histology, Fish histology, & Immunohistochemistry Energy and limited Amino Acid In broilers, layers and Breeders, Iranian Ingredients in poultry forms, & broiler diets in Iranian Feed mill company

zendedel@ut.ac.ir natyabi@ut.ac.ir nnoori@ut.ac.ir pkhazrai@ut.ac.ir pshayan@ut.ac.ir ptajik@ut.ac.ir sbokaei@ut.ac.ir samadz@yahoo.com ghamsari@ut.ac.ir

Central Control of appetite in chickens Haematology and Haematopathology, Clinical Biochemistry, & Clinical Bacteriology Dairy Microbiology & Probiotics, Dairy Technology, & Dairy Science Hematology, Immunology, & Clinical biochemistry Molecular diagnosis of pathogens, Vaccine development (Cryptosporidium, Theileria, Babesia, Anoplasma), & Molecular analysis of Drugresistance IVM, IVF, & Stem cells Epidemiology & control of zoonosis, Visceral lishmaniasis in human & animal reservoirs, & Epidemiology of Food borne pathogene Gastrointestinal tract diseases of large animals, Herd health in dairy farms, & Infections diseases of large animals Wound healing, Teat Surgery, & Abdominal surgery

Samad Lotfollahzadeh Seyed Mehdi Ghamsari

 Name Sedigheh Nabian

Position Associate Professor Associate Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Professor Professor Associate Professor Assistant Professor Associate Professor Professor Professor Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor

E-mail nabian@ut.ac.ir

Seyed Hossein Hosseini Seyed Hossein Mardjanmehr Seyed Javid Aldavood Seyed Mahdi Nassiri Seyed Mohammad Faghihi Seyed Mohammad Mehdi Kiaei Seyed Mostafa Peighambari Seyed Saeed Mirzargar Shahram Jamshidi Taghi Taghipur Bazargani Taghi Zahraei Salehi Vahab Babapour Zahra Tootian Zohreh Khaki

hhoseini@ut.ac.ir hmehr@ut.ac.ir sja@ut.ac.ir nasirim@vetmed.ut.ac.ir mfaghihi@ut.ac.ir kiaei@ut.ac.ir mpeigham@ut.ac.ir zargarm@ut.ac.ir shjamshidi@vetmed.ut.ac.ir vet.Med.ut.ac.ir tsalehi@ut.ac.ir bp.vahab@gmail.com tootianz@vetmed.ut.ac.ir zkhaki@ut.ac.ir

Research Interests Vaccine antigens from the slivary glands of Ticks, agents of mortality of honey bees in Iran, & External Parasites of sheep and goats Epidemiological study of Echinococcus granulosus, Epidemiology of Helminth infection, & Molecular Biology In Parasitology Veterinary Neuropathology, Repair of tendon injuries, & Abortion and Congenital Anomalies and malformations Corneal ulcer, CNS disorder, & Infectious disease Stem cells, Tissue engineering, & Cardiomyocyte biology Pharmacokinetics of Anitibiotics and Veterinary drugs, Antibacterial agents in vet.Med, & Antibacterial residues in Animal products Herbal Additives in poultry feeds, Cocidiosis in poultry, & Probiotics in poultry feeds Infectious diseases of Poultry, Avian Immunology, & Clinical avian Medicine Aquatic Pharmacology, Aquatic Toxicology (Ecotoxicology), & Environmental Diseases of Aquatic Animals (Algal Blooms) Diseases of the gastrointestinal system, & Helicobacter infections, Atopic dermatitis Metabolic diseases and vitamins digiciancies, Intoxicationsor poisonings, & Infectious diseases Salmonella, E. coli, & Vaccine Central Control of appetite in chickens Effect of toxin, Reproductive system, & Stifle joint Clinical Biochemistry, & Hematology, Clinical Pathology

Contact Info
Address: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of Tehran Qareeb Str., Azadi Ave. Tehran, Iran Tel: (+9821)-66923095, 66923748 Fax: (+9821)-66933222

Websites: http://www.vetmed.ut.ac.ir Email: vetmed@ut.ac.ir

International Adviser to the Dean:

iavet@ut.ac.ir

Faculty of World Studies

History
The graduate Faculty of World Studies at the University of Tehran, was established in 2007 as the first academic institution in Iran dealing with the study of countries and regions around the world. Although in its embryonic stages, the Faculty has established itself as one of the premier institutions in Iran focusing on an inter-disciplinary approach to the study of political, cultural, economic, and sociological aspects of a given country or region. The need for creating an institution of this type had long

been felt but the necessary conditions were not met. The vision of an academic institution with an inter-disciplinary approach to the study of the world was finally realized in 2004 by establishing the Institute for North American and European Studies. In January 2007, the University of Tehran established the Faculty of World Studies as the first faculty of its kind which seeks to promote effective and practical understanding of major countries. It is important to train young men and women who aim

to look at the past and present of other countries and predict their future economic, social, political, and cultural trends. A better understanding of the world at large and these countries in particular, is an essential component of the program and the Faculty of World Studies. This understanding is necessary for promotion of international peace, security and peaceful coexistence, which are the prerequisites to the overall development of our mother Earth.

Objectives and Present Status

The Faculty aims to promote the study of various countries and regions as an academic discipline in Iran at the theoretical, strategic, and applied levels. Thus, bringing about expertise, understanding, and cooperation at institutional and individual levels is a primary mission and focus of the Faculty. The Faculty offers 2-year MA programs in British Studies, French Studies, German Studies, Indian Studies, North American Studies, Russian Studies and Spanish Studies. The Faculty intends to offer other programs on other countries in the near future. The Ministry of Science, Research and Technology has approved the introduction of 13 more programs. Attempts will be made to promote an interdisciplinary approach to joint studies such as US-Chinese, Japanese-Korean and US-Indian studies which will provide the

grounds for an understanding of network relations in the fields of culture, economy and politics as well as common opportunities and threats. Furthermore, the Faculty is working towards offering a new program called World Studies. The main core of this program will be studying the major capacities and threats in the world in the fields of environment, security, food, energy, human and natural resources, housing, welfare and trade. This program will help researchers and scholars depict a monolithic, integrated picture for understanding the modern world and new trends in the world as an interdependent, interconnected totality. The teaching staff of each department are well-versed in the language of the department they teach. The medium of instruction for every program is the language of the country being studied. The non-teaching staff of the Faculty are acquainted with the demands of the students, and hence render invaluable services to students and teaching staff.

Departments
British Studies French Studies German Studies Indian Studies Latin American Studies North American Studies Russian Studies

 Programs Departments British Studies French Studies German Studies Indian Studies North American Studies Russian Studies Latin American Studies

Degrees MA in British Studies MA in French Studies MA in German Studies MA in Indian Studies MA in North American Studies MA in Russian Studies MA in Latin American Studies

Journals
The Faculty of World Studies is in the process of launching two academic journals: 1. The Electronic journal of Critical American Studies (English) 2. The Journal of Global Studies (Persian)

Research Centers/Institutes
1. Center for International Religious Studies Refer to Institutes and Centers section. 2. The Institute for North American and European Studies

Specific Admission Requirements

1. Bachelors degree from an accredited university 2. First-rate command of the language of the related program (ie. English language for North American Studies, British Studies, Indian Studies; French language for French Studies; Spanish for Latin American Studies, Spanish Studies; Russian language for Russian Studies; German language for German Studies). 3. A good understanding of the history, local and international developments, society and culture of the country being studied.

Educational & Research Facilities

1. Library Language Book (title) International Journals (title) Persian 1,600 30 English 7,400

Future Prospects
Currently, the Faculty of World Studies has seven departments and a center for religious studies. The Faculty has already received the permission for offering 13 more programs. A plan is under way to offer PhD programs for North American Studies in 2010. Establishing an undergraduate program in World Studies is also under review at the Faculty, which will prepare a considerable number of qualified candidates for the different graduate programs of the Faculty.

2. A computer lab equipped with the latest available technology. Wireless internet is available throughout the Faculty building. 3. Two state of art Video Conferencing sites (with a capacity of connecting to 8 locations simultaneously.

Faculty Members
Name Hojjatollah Ayoobi Younes Shokrkhah Hassan Hosseini Jahangir Karami Saeid Reza Ameli Mohammad Reza Saeed Abadi Seyed Mohammad Marandi Abbas Akhoundi Mohammad Javad Mohammadi Rouhullah Hosseini Heshmat Moinifar Maryam Haqroosta Mahdi Sanaei Seyed Mohammad A. Mousavi Seyed Sadrodin Moosavi E-mail Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Associate Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Associate Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Position hayoobi@yahoo.fr younes@gmail.com hahosseini@ut.ac.ir jkarami@ut.ac.ir ssameli@ut.ac.ir sabadi@ut.ac.ir mmarandi @ut.ac.ir a_akhoundi@iredco.com mhdmhi@yahoo.com delorient@googlemail.com hmoinifat@ut.ac.ir mroosta@ut.ac.ir msanaei@ut.ac.ir mamousavi@ut.ac.ir mousavisadrodin@gmail.com Research Interests French politics, Foreign policy and cultural policymaking British Society, Communication, Virtual Media, American ethnicity, culture and society, US domestic and foreign policy , International Relations Russian studies, International Relations , Strategic studies Cyber studies, Globalization, American studies British Politics & Foreign Policy American history and literature, Colonial and postcolonial studies Welfare State, British Politics French Literature, French Culture and Society French Art and Cinema, Literature Indian social and cultural studies, Women studies, Family studies Literature, history, and Orientalism Latin America and Spain Russian Politics and Society, Caucasus Politics US Government and Foreign Policy, Globalization, Political Economy Indian studies, Middle Eastern studies, Persian Gulf studies

Contact Info
Address: Faculty of World Studies University of Tehran Kargar-e- Shomali St., North Amirabad Campus Tehran, Iran. Tel: (+98 21) - 88630931-2 Fax: (+98 21) - 88630196

Websites: http://www.fws.ut.ac.ir Email: fws@ut.ac.ir

Email of the Adviser to the Dean:

infws@ut.ac.ir

Research Institutes & Centers of Excellence

University of Tehran has 40 research institutes, some of which are presented in this section. Institutes of Bio-Chemistry & Bio-Physics and GeoPhysics carry out graduate education as well. 14 percent of the Countrys Centers of Excellence are located at the University of Tehran.

 Center for Graduate International Studies The Center for Graduate International Studies (CGIS) was established in 1965 and is the first Iranian academic center dedicated to training and conducting research on international affairs. Up to 1979, the CGIS was admitting about 15 students every year to the MA program in International Relations. Some years after, the educational activities of CGIS were assigned to the Department of International Relations of the Faculty of Law and Political Science, and currently, the Center focuses solely on research.

Research Orientation and Projects

The research orientation of the center consists of Iran's national interest, Iran's foreign policy and multilateralism. Some of the major projects executed and in the process of execution are: A Comprehensive Research on Iran's Foreign Policy Humanitarian Assistance Challenges in the Middle East Region The Survey of the Qualitative Indicators of Political Science and

International Relations Disciplines in Iran The Covenant on the Rights of Children in Islam's View; in Cooperation with the International Committee of the Red Cross International Humanitarian Law in Islam's View; in Cooperation with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Evaluation of Regional Integration in the Persian Gulf The Center has 6 adjunct professors, mostly from the Faculty of Law and Political Science. The Center has a

specialized library and a depository of U.N. documents.

Contact Info
Address:2nd Floor Faculty of Law and Political Science, University of Tehran Enghelab St. Tehran, Iran P.O. Box 14178-63177 Tel :( +98 21) - 61112533 Fax :( +98 21) - 66490695 Email: intstudy@ut.ac.ir Website: http://intstudy.ut.ac.ir

 Center for Human Rights Studies The Center for Human Rights Studies was established in 2001 as a research institute affiliated to the Faculty of Law and Political Science of the University with 4 research staff. The Center started its activities alongside the implementation of the National Project for Strengthening Capacities for Human Rights Training and Research in Iran. The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) initiated this 4year project in 1999 and its implementation was assigned to the Faculty of Law and Political Science of the University of Tehran. The success of the aforementioned project prompted

the United Nations Development Program to initiate another project named National Building Capacity for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights for Greater Access to Justice. In this new project that had started in late 2005 for a duration of 5 years, the Center for Human Rights Studies was designated as the Lead Agency. This project is implemented with the collaboration of eight national partners including academic institutes, governmental agencies and non-governmental organizations, and will be completed in 2010.

Research Orientation & Projects

Within the framework of the Project for Strengthening Capacities for Human Rights Training and Research, the following research studies have been finished and subsequently published: 1. Freedom of Expression 2. Justice, Equality, and Equity in Human Rights 3. Strengthening International Cooperation in the Field of Human Rights 4. Rule of Law and Human Rights 5. Non-Governmental Organizations and Human Rights

6. Substitutive Penalties to Imprisonment for Women 7. Contemporary Forms of Slavery and Exploitation of Women and Children 8. The Authority of Law & Civil Society Within the framework of the National Building Capacity for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights for Greater Access to Justice Project, the following research studies have been undertaken: 1. The Right to Development: A Collection of UN Documents 2. The Theory of Relativity in Citizen's Rights 3. Translation of "Rhona K.M.Smith, Text Book on

International Human Rights, Third Edition, Oxford, 2007" 4. Collected Papers of the Seminar on the Rights of Children 5. Translation of "Andrew Clapham, Human Rights: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford, 2007" 6. Right to Development 7. Right to Peace 8. Fair Trial in Iranian Administrative Tribunals. The library of the Center is one of the most active parts of the Center for Human Rights Studies and contains specialized books and journals in several languages. The Center has no permanent affiliated Faculty members but many adjunct members, mainly members of the Faculty of Law and Political Science are active in the Center.

Contact Info
101 Ordibehesht Street, Corner of Kamalzadeh Street, Jomhoori Eslami Avenue Postal Code: 1314933111 P.O.Box: 13185-1545 Tehran, Iran Telefax: (+9821) - 66414423-4 Website: http://www.hrcut.ir Email: hricent@ut.ac.ir

 Center for Womens Studies (CWS) The Center for Womens Studies (CWS) at the University of Tehran was established in 2001 with the support of the Center for Womens Participation, Office of the President. The objective of the Center is to conduct and support research projects on womens related issues at both national and international levels. Since 2003, alongside research, CWS has started to train MA students in the field of womens studies. Currently, the Center has over 20 MA students. Offering a PhD program is also on the agenda of the Center.

Major Projects
1. Women and gender issues in the Fourth Development Plan of Iran 2. Social participation of women 3. Womens presence in financial markets: the banking system 4. Persian Language Networking (in collaboration with the Word Bank) 5. Empowering female headed families

6. Policies and programs in creating jobs for women (a joint project of CWS and ILO) 7. Gender dimensions of the labor force and the characteristics of poverty in Iran 8. Poverty and gender dimensions of poverty in Iran 9. The role of women in development in Muslim countries 10. Gender considerations in development plans and women empowerment 11. Analysis of sociology of gender stereotypes and family structure in Iranian T.V series Analysis of work conditions among Iranian working women

12. Relationships between hope and psycho-health among women with cancer.

Scientific Journals
1. Pajohesh Zanan: Highest cited journal in social science in Iran in 2007 (Persian) 2. International Journal of Womens Research: (Digital & in English) 3. Woman in Art & Culture (Persian)

CWS has held more than 19 seminars and 6 workshops with the collaboration of national and international organizations in the past eight years. Furthermore, the Center has signed various agreements with Iranian and foreign institutes, including the United Nations. The Centers library was established in 2008 with more than 1,000 books and 1,000 journal issues in Persian and English.

Contact Info
Address: 5th Floor, Faculty of Social Science, Jala Al-Ahmad Blvd, Nasr Bridge Tehran-Iran Tel: (+98 21) 88012266 Fax: (+98 21) 88000187 Email: cws@ut.ac.ir

Engineering Optimization Research Group

Founded in 2001, Engineering Optimization Research Group (EORG) is under the College of Engineering of University of Tehran as a multidisciplinary research center. Its major goal is the timely transfer of validated optimization technology to the industry and to university researchers. EORG researchers carry out advanced studies in finding solutions to complex and large-scale optimization problems, with special focus on state-of-the-art implementation of modern

algorithms. The research group is primarily interested in the solution of problems with practical relevance, and actively seeks collaboration with industrial partners. This research group encourages its researchers to work with other government research programs and private industries as well as those in academia. Academic and research collaboration with similar national and international research centers is part of its mission. Its research focus is on Theoretical

and Applied Optimization, Optimal Design of Engineering Systems, and Optimal Management of Engineering Systems. EORG hosts academic members and researchers from different branches of Civil engineering, Industrial engineering, Mechanical engineering, Electrical engineering & Chemical engineering with 7 Full-time Research and Development staff. It holds international research collaboration with the University of Salford (UK).

Contact Info
Enghelab Square, University of Tehran, College of Engineering, P.O.Box:11155-4563, Tehran, IRAN Telephone: (+98 21) 61112177-8 Fax: (+98 21) 61112177 E-mail: eorg@ut.ac.ir Website: http://eorg.ut.ac.ir

History of Science Research Center

Founded in 1997, the main objective of the Research Center is to conduct research and teaching in the field of history of science in the Islamic Period. It is currently active in various research projects such as a word on astronomical tables of the Islamic period and The standard of observing the crescent of the moon in Sanjaris creditable astronomical table by Abdolrahman Khazeni. The Center offers a Masters program in History of

Science, with four orientations, in History of Mathematics, Astronomy, Physics and Technology, Medicine and Pharmacology in the Islamic World. Accordingly, the Center consists of four Research departments of History of Mathematics, Astronomy, Pharmacy, and Physics. A nine-member research council, consisting of faculty members from the faculties of Theology and Islamic Sciences, Literature and Humanities, and Science of the

University of Tehran determine the policies and oversee the programs of the Center. The Center has held three international conferences so far, as follows: International conference on science and philosophy in the works of Khaje Nasiroldin Toosi, 1996 International conference on history of science in Iran, 1998 International conference on history of mathematics, celebrating Alameh Abdolali

Birjandi in collaboration with Birjand University, 2002

Contact Info
Faculty of Theology Shahid Motahari, at Mofatteh St. Tehran-Iran PO Box: 15766-4411 Tel: (+9821)-88742477-8 Fax: (+9821)-88742632 Email: tarikhelm@ut.ac.ir Website: http://utihs.ut.ac.ir

 Hydraulic Machinery Research Institute The Institute of Hydraulic Machinery was established in 2005 with the cooperation of College of Engineering of the University and the Ministry of Energy. The Institute is located in the Amirabad Campus of the College of Engineering and has laboratory facilities for testing pumps and hydraulic turbines. The Institute's activities are in the three fields of education, research, and technology

transference. In collaboration with the Department of Mechanical Engineering, the Institute accepts MSc students in Hydraulic Turbo Machinery and a PhD program will start in 2010.

with Farab Company affiliated to the Iranian Ministry of Energy. The Institute has done research with industries on pumps and hydraulic turbines. It collaborates with foreign institutes and research centers active in the field of turbo-machinery to transfer technology. Two such collaborations are with Slovenia and Numeca, Belgium.

Major Facilities of the Center include: 1. Test rigs for hydraulic turbines and pumps 2. Computer center equipped with software for design and optimization

Major Project
The hydraulic design of the Francis turbine in collaboration

 Academic Members Name Current Place of Occupation Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Seyed Ahmad Nourbakhsh Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Mohammad Hassan Rahimian Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Mahmoud Mousavi Mashhadi Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Farshad Kowsari Aghil Yousofi Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Mohammad Mahjoub Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Jahromi Ghafar Jahangiri Retired Mehrdad Raisi Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Dehkordi Hossein Shokouhmand Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Mahdi Ashjaee Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Abolfazl Masoumi Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Mansour Nikkhah Bahrami

Activity in the Institute Head, Researcher Researcher Researcher Researcher Researcher Researcher Researcher Researcher Member of Scientific Council - Researcher Researcher Researcher Member of Scientific Council - Researcher

Research Department Pumps Pumps Pumps Pumps Pumps Pumps Turbines Turbines Turbines

Turbines Turbines Turbines

Contact Info
Address: University Faculty of Engineering, Amirabaad Ave. Tehran, Iran Tel: (+98 21) 8208481588338648 Fax: (+98 21) - 88338648 E-mail: Anour@ut.ac.ir Website: H.M.R.I. eng.ut.ac.ir

 Institute for Cultural Studies and Research The Institute for Cultural Studies and Research was established in the summer of 1958 by Dr Gholam Hossein Sedighi (the father of sociology in Iran). Its activities include carrying out research projects in different fields of social sciences and offering Master's programs in Social Sciences. It has published numerous books related to the foundations of

social sciences, history, social psychology, sociology of development, and ethnology. The Institute's objectives include combining theoretical and practical themes, carrying out continuous research, providing educational and research facilities for faculty members, experts, and students, holding short-term courses, identifying and analyzing the

problems of the Country, communicating with research centers inside and outside of Iran, and holding scientific and specialized seminars and conferences.

Demography Social Psychology Ethnology Nomadic Tribes

Research Departments
Urban Sociology Rural Sociology Political Sociology Comparative Sociology

Institute for Economic Research and Development

The Institute for Economic Research and Development was founded in 1970 to carry out economic research by faculty members of the University of Tehran, Faculty of Economics in particular, and train human resources.

experts.

Major Projects
1. Analyzing the Effects of Balanced Economy Policies on Culture 2. The Foundations of General Economic Directions in Nahj alBalagha 3. Determining the Meaning of Usury from a Clerical Perspective in Relation to Today's Economic Relations 4. Examining the Condition of Supporting Agriculture and Laying Out the Compatibilities and 5. Incompatibilities of Governmental Support with the Rules of GATT, WTO 6. Analyzing and Measuring the Socio-Economic Impacts of

Research Departments
Islamic Economy Economy of Iran International Regional Studies The Institute has seven faculty members and five economic

Unemployment in Iran 7. The Impacts of Monetary and Financial Policies on Industry 8. Compiling the Indicators of Sustainable Development in Iran 9. Analysis and Evaluation of the Satisfaction of the People of Hormozgan Province from the Governments Investment Policy 10. Analysis of the Impacts of Micro Loans on Poverty (case study for Imam Khomeini Relief Committee) 11. Extensive Model of the National Program for Fighting Poverty in Iran

Contact Info
Address: North Amirabad, Corner of Jala Al-Ahmad, Tehran-Iran Tel: (+98 21) 88026421 Web page: www.ider.ut.ac.ir

Institute for Psychology and Educational Sciences

The Institute was established in 1960 as an educational-research center, and since 1960 it has made valuable contributions in creating and extending new knowledge and applied work in psychology and educational sciences.

first to third grade high school students in Tehran. 4. Providing psychological and social support to students from earthquake stricken areas in Lorestan Province. 5. Holding a psychology teaching course for Iranian Navy officers. The Institute collaborates with ministries and organizations including the ministries of Education and Labor and Social Affairs, the Islamic republic of Iran Navy, and the Islamic Revolution Shahid Foundation, and assists them in carrying out research projects and holding workshops and educational courses. It helps to extend foundational and practical research, to improve teaching and research in different branches of psychology and educational sciences. It also assists the departments of the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, and other scientific organizations.

Facilities
1. Psychological Assessment Laboratory: The specialized laboratory for psychological assessment has been established to collect well-known psychological tests and compile new ones. So far, some 450 tests and various devices for psychological assessments have been collected. 2. Library: The specialized library of the Institute owns 14,500 books in English, French, and German, 12,000 in Persian, and 115 in Arabic, as well as 200 journals in French, Arabic, English, and German, and 40 in Persian. 3. Clinic for Counseling and Psychological Services: The main activities of this unit are:

Major projects
1. Administering intelligence, personality, and occupational interest tests as well as personal interviews for prospective firefighting employees. 2. A research project on planning and educating with the aim of increasing the quality of work done by instructors, teachers, directors, students, and parents in the Imam Hossein Educational Organization affiliated to the Khuzestan Steel Company. 3. Standardizing the extended questionnaire for the exact evaluation of the self identity of

1. Health center services including admission, evaluation and assessment of individual interviews, occupational guidance and counseling, and therapy. 2. Educational activities such as offering courses on individual interviews and psychoanalytical theories. 3. Research activities such as compiling educational materials, scientific papers, and translating books related to the field of clinical psychology.

Contact Info
Address: Fifth floor, Faculty of Psychology and Education Ale-Ahmad Blvd. Opposite to Kuye-Nasr st. P.O. Box 11455/6456 Tel: (+98 21) 88275696 Fax: (+98 21) 88275697 Email: edu_ins@ut.ac.ir

 Center for Tourism Studies

History
The Center for Tourism Studies was established in 2005 in the University of Tehran following the signing of an agreement between the Iran Cultural Heritage, Handicraft, and Tourism Organization and the Faculty of Social Sciences. The Center has six research departments of Adjustment and Classification, Rural and Ecotourism, International, Communication, Technology, and Tourism. Due to the ever-growing importance of tourism industry in the world and in Iran, the Center

assists the industry by providing solutions to the private and public sectors through research on the related scientific, economic, social, and cultural activities.

5. Databank and Index of Tourism in Iran Current Projects 1. Analysis of the Current Urban Tourism in Tehran 2. Stereotypes and Their Place in Tourism 3. Cultural Preparation and Ways of Removing the Barriers Before Tourism in Iran 4. The Place of Iranian Tourist Attractions in the Advertisements and Brochures of French Tourist and Travel Agencies 5. Extensive Atlas of Tourism in Iran 6. Tourism as Intercultural Communication

Major Projects
Completed Projects 1. Meta-Analysis of Tourism Studies 2. Sustainable Development 3. Analysis of the Capacities of Modern and Postmodern Cities, Capacities for Attracting Tourists 4. Studies on the Capacities for the Establishment of Tourism Cooperatives in Iran

 Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics

History
Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics (IBB) was founded in 1976 with the objectives of fulfilling basic researches in cell and molecular sciences and enrichment of global knowledge. IBB is an international advanced scientific institute and admits MS students in Biochemistry and Biophysics and PhD programs in all its departments. Currently, IBB has 20 full-time faculty members (9 professors, 4 associate

professors, and 7 assistant professors) and also 11 outstanding international scientists as adjunct professors. IBB is affiliated with Third World Academy of Science (TWAS) & has a UNESCO chair in Biology. IBB is regarded as Iran's scientific pole in Biochemistry and Biophysics. Secretariat for the Advancement of Science and Technology in Islamic World (SASTIW) and International Commission for the Advancement of Science (ICAS) are located and run in IBB. IBB is well-facilitated

to advance great opportunities both for domestic and international students and researchers. Furthermore, IBB admits postdoctoral researchers, funded by UT professors grant. The researchers are provided accommodation at the University Guest House. IBB is an internationally acknowledged institute for its qualified articles published in ISI indexed Journals around the world. Moreover, international institutes such as IUBMB and FAOBMB have representatives in IBB.

Research Orientation
The main goal of IBB is to provide experts in bimolecular areas and to increase Irans participation in the global network of knowledge production in this significant science. The main achievements of IBB programs include: 1. In less than 2 decades, IBB has published 717 scientific papers, 545 full articles, 7 review articles and 165 article abstracts which are published in Thompson Scientific Data Bank (ISI).

2. Increasing Irans global share of knowledge production and international scientific participation in various bioscience fields 3. Developing the scientific research basis to improve biotechnology based on native knowledge 4. Attracting international funds in areas of biosciences

Major Projects
1. Comparative structural study on some proteins from camel and bovine milk. 2. The mechanistic study on proteins disaggregation.

3. nanoligands (caseins as the chaperon, cyclodextrins, osmolytes, drugs and chemicals) 4. Irradiation of aquatic plants (lemna minor and Azolla filiculoides) to increase their capacity for bioaccumulation of some heavy metals (Cu and Cd) 5. Structure-Function Relationship of Mushroom Tyrosinase 6. Biophysical manipulation of neural cells growth in culture by means of electric and magnetic fields 7. Biophysical study of gating mechanism of Ecoli outer membrane porin channel, a molecular approach towards the treatment of multidrug resistant bacteria

8. Expression of living and surviving, antiapoptotic proteins in esophageal and gastric cancer as a prognostic factor 9. Evaluation of anti-oxidative activity of Teucrium polium crude extract and its fractions, in comparison to Achillea Santolina and Cyperus rotundas 10. Interaction of lead nitrate with DNA and histones 11. Design and construction of a prototype pulsed filed Gel electrophoresis 12. Studies on binding of hexokinase to the outer mito chondrial membrane in human brain tumors 13. Effects of Schwann cell transplantation in patients with spinal cord injury: Sensorimotor

and magnetic resonance imaging Evaluations. 14. Cytogeography and patterns of distribution of the genus Acanthphyllum 15. Effects of Electric and Magnetic Fields on Increasing the Germination and Growth Parameters of Seed and Rice Seedling

Research Facilities and Labs

Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics is equipped with all spectroscopic (including UV-Vis, fluorescence, circular dichroism, IR), calorimetric (including isothermal titration calorimetry and differential scanning calorimetry) and microscopic techniques.

17 research laboratories located at the Institute include: Biochemistry Biophysical Chemistry Biophysics

Faculty Members
Name Ali A.Moosavi-Movahedi Azra Rabbani-Chadegani Abed-Ali Ziaee Jamshid Davoodi Hamid Mobasheri Bahram Goliaei Armin Madadkar Sobhani Masoumeh Firouzi Ali Akbar Saboury Ali Masoudi-Nejad Susan Kaboudian Ardestani Mohsen Nemat-Gorgani Shahin Ahmadian Razieh Yazdanparast Hedayatollah Ghourchian Seyed Mahmood Ghaffari Gholam Hossein Riazi Mohammad Nabi Sarbolouki

Biomaterial Bio-Organic Cell Research Cytogenetics Electrophysiology

Electron Microscopies Genetic Engineering Immunology Micro-Analysis Molecular Biology Physical Chemistry of

Macromolecules Tissue Repair Laboratory of Membrane Biophysics (LMB) Life Science

Email moosavi@ibb.ut.ac.ir rabbani@ibb.ut.ac.ir aaziaee@ibb.ut.ac.ir jdavoodi@ibb.ut.ac.ir h.mobasheri@ibb.ut.ac.ir goliaei@ibb.ut.ac.ir armin@ibb.ut.ac.ir firoozi@ibb.ut.ac.ir saboury@ut.ac.ir amasoudin@ibb.ut.ac.ir ardestani@ibb.ut.ac.ir gorganim@ibb.ut.ac.ir ahmadian@ibb.ut.ac.ir yazdan@ibb.ut.ac.ir hadi@ibb.ut.ac.ir ghaffari@ibb.ut.ac.ir ghriazi@ibb.ut.ac.ir sarbol@ibb.ut.ac.ir

Research interests Biothermodynamics; Biophysicl Chemistry ; Protein Science Biochemistry; Molecular Biology Biochemistry; Molecular Biology Structural Biology Biophysics; Membrane Biophysics ; Cellular Biophysics Neuro biophysics Radiation Biology; Bioinformatics; Simulation and Modeling Structural Bioinformatics; Molecular Modeling; Docking & Simulations; Pharmacology Neurobiology; Cell Culture; Neural Repair Protein Denaturation; Enzyme Kinetics; Protein Ligand Interaction Computational Systems Biology; Pathway Analysis and Reconstruction ; BioMathematics Modeling; Epigenomics Biochemistry; Immunochemistry Enzyme Immobilization; Protein aggregation and neurodegenerative disorders; Protein Stabilization Immunocytochemistry; Electron Microscopy; Nanobiotech Biochemistry; Medical Chemistry; Molecular Biology/Signal Transduction Biosensors; Biotechnology; Bioelectrochemistry Plant Cytogenetics; Cytotaxonomy; Genetic and evolution Brain Protein Aggregation; Neural Signal Transduction Neural Membrane Activity Drug Delivery; Biomaterials; Macromolecules Biophysics

Contact Information
Address: IBB, University of Tehran Enghelab Ave. , Tehran , Iran P.O. Box: 13145-1384 Phone: (+98 21) 66409517, 61113285

Fax: (+9821) 66404680 Website: www.ibb.ut.ac.ir E-Mail Address: ibbinform@ibb.ut.ac.ir

Institute of Comparative Law

The Institute of Comparative Law was established in 1973. It is one of the research institutes affiliated with the Faculty of Law and Political Sciences at the University of Tehran. It has a director and 5 research staffs who are members of the Faculty. It also has 3 independent members, one research expert and 25 parttime researchers. The Institute's five research divisions are as follows: 1. Islamic Law 2. Roman Law 3. English and American Law 4. Socialism Law 5. IP Law

survey on other Country's legal system and correspondence with domestic law; scientific and academic relation with governmental and nongovernmental organizations; preparation of educational and consultative courses on Intellectual Property Rights 2. Preparation of improvement drafts on domestic law 3. Translation of Arabic, French and English legal texts

Major Projects
Completed Projects Iranian Rural Law; Divorce in Comparative Law; Protection of Minors in Labor Law; Islamic Public Criminal Law; Contractual Obligations in Islamic Law; Comparative Study on Water

Research Orientation
1. Conducting research in the fields of Private, Public and Islamic law;

Law; Comparative Study on Family Law; Comparative Study on Forestry Law; Comparative Survey on Model Contracts in International Trade Law; Legal Situation on State Companies in Iranian and French Law; Exception of Execution in French Law; Deduction as Interpretative Method and Application of Law; Effect of Islamic and Western Law of Property and Actual Rights; Criminal Protection of Environment; Punishment for Adultery and Retaliation; Asylum Law in Islam and Comparison with International Regulations; Comparative and Historical Study on the Concept of Right; Freedom of Speech (with Cooperation of UNDP); Human Rights NonGovernmental Organization; Civil responsibility of Public Organizations; Contractual Damages in England Law; Iranian Patent System After Accession to

TRIPs Agreement; Legal Aspects of Foreign Investment in BOT Framework; Woman Rights; Civil Liability of Medical Professions; Study on Intellectual Property Systems for Protection of Traditional Knowledge; Protection of Genetic Pharmaceutical with Emphasis on Iran Accession to WTO; Intellectual Property at Universities. Current Projects 1. Divorce Judgment and Witness 2. Codification of 100 Years Iranian Law 3. Application of Jurisprudence (Feghh) Rules in Civil Law Contracts 4. Codification of the Constitution of Asian Parliament 5. Codification of Iranian Maritime Act 6. The Function of Intellectual Property Rights in Privatization

The Institute has been publishing the Tabliqi Law (Comparative Law) Journal in Persian since 1976. The Institute also enjoys a library which contains more than 15,000 books in different fields of law in Persian, Arabic, English and French; and 20 journal titles in Persian, English and French.

Academic Members
Name Saeed Habiba Field of Research Industrial Property law, copyright law, IPRs licenses Registration Law, Islamic Law, Comparative study on Common Law and Feghh Intellectual Property, Law and Economics and Legal aspects of WTO Consumer Law, Contract Law and Tort Law

Mohammad Ansaripour

Mohsen Sadeghi

Morteza Adel

Contact Info
Address: No. 176, Taleqani Ave. Tehran, Iran Tel: (+98 21) 66950254 Fax: (+98 21) 66497912 Email: complaw@ ut.ac.ir

Cooperative Business Research Institute

Founded in 1967, the major objectives of the Institute include the study and research of Urban Cooperation; Rural Cooperation; and Comparative Cooperation.

Fields of Research: 1. The problem of Urban and Rural Cooperation 2. Cooperative Economy 3. Urban and Rural Participations 4. Social Capital and Social Welfare 5. Social Pathologies 6. Urban Planning

Contact info
Address: Faculty of Social Science : ehran, Ira(Jalale Ale Ahmad Highway, Beside Shariati Hospital) Tel: Ex: (+98 21) 88025997

Fax: (+98 21) 88025997 Email: Shariati@ut.ac.ir Webpage: www.social.ut.ac.ir

 Institute of Geophysics Considering the importance of geophysical sciences, the International Council of Scientific Union (ICSU) and the International Scientific Union (ISU) announced the year 1957 as the International Geophysical Year, and asked for global cooperation in the development and promotion of this field of science. Therefore, the University of Tehran established the Institute of Geophysics (IGUT). The IGUT initially started its activities with three research divisions of Seismology, Geomagnetism, and Gravimetry. From 1963 to 1965, three WWSSN stations were

installed in the cities of Tabriz, Mashhad, and Shiraz. Later in 1975, the Iranian Long Period Array (ILPA) with seven longperiod stations were installed in south of Tehran. The division extended its activities by an SRO system in Mashhad, and other analog stations in Kermanshah, Minoodasht, Brojen, Mahabad, Ghale-Ghazi and Ghamsar cities. The scope of IGUT was expanded to educational programs, including MSc. in pure and applied Geophysics and Meteorology. In 1970, the departments of Geophysics and Space Physics were officially established.

In December 2003, the National Center for Seismic Networks was established at the IGUT in order to monitor and report earthquake events to governmental organizations. The main duty of this center is monitoring the earthquakes occurring in Iran and nearby regions, and studying the seismicity of Iran with emphasis on micro-earthquake activities and further investigating and analyzing earthquake precursors. Thus, the Research Center for Earthquake Precursors (RCEP) was established to fulfill this responsibility.

Departments
At present, the Institute is actively involved in research and education in 2 departments of Physics of the Earth and Space Physics. The Institute offers MSc and PhD degrees in Geophysics (majors in Earthquake Seismology, Exploration Seismology, Geomagnetism, and Gravity); and Msc and Phd degrees in Meteorology (majors in Dynamic Meteorology and Synoptic Meteorology).

 Geophysics Space Physics Students are encouraged to take basic courses in Geology, Geophysics, Meteorology as well as other related science and mathematics courses. Students enjoy close working relationships with faculty members while being able to undertake research using the most modern scientific equipment available. The program stresses a strong background in the earth sciences as well as the ability to carry out research.

Major/Specialization Seismology Seismic Exploration Gravimetry Geoelectrics Magnetics Major/Specialization Meteorology

BSc BSc -

MSc

PhD

MSc PhD

Specific Admission Requirements

MSc Applicants must hold a Bachelor's degree in engineering or basic sciences while PhD applicants must hold a Master's degree in one of the related disciplines including Geophysics, Meteorology, Basic Sciences or Engineering. Researchers in IGUT have research interests and expertise in a wide range of areas such as Geomagnetism; Geoelectricity; Gravimetery and Geodesy; Geodynamics; Earthquake and Exploration Seismology;

Exploration and Environmental Geophysics; Uminescence Dating; Ozone and Air Pollution; Astronomy and Solar Physics; Ionosphere; and Meteorology. Until now, more than one hundred research projects in geophysics and meteorology have been completed. The following list is a brief summary of the on-going researches at IGUT: 1. Airborne vector gravimetry using GPS/INS data from airborne photogrammetry data and feasibility study of its geophysical applications 2. Crustal velocity model and microseismicity of AstanehShahmirezad area (Central Alborz) 3. The magneto-variational sounding method; a new approach for Trans-European suture zone investigation 4. Determination of lithospheric model beneath the central Alborz Mountains, based on the integrated interpretation of the gravity, geodic and topography data sets 5. Dynamical-statistical analysis of the stratospheric internal variability based on numerical

models and diagnostics 6. Determination of the electrical anisotropy at continental margins using magnetotelluric data 7. Upper mantle shear velocity structure in Iran using modified partitioned waveform inversion 8. Improvement of time-frequency transforms in the study of seismic data 9. Curie-temperature depth estimation using satellite lithospheric magnetic field models 10. Signal processing algorithms to improve repeatability of 4D seismic data 11. Estimation and modeling of anisotropy by vertical seismic profiling and image logs 12. Optimization of spatial autocorrelation (SPAC) method to assign velocity model in site effect study 13. The impacts of NAO and MJO on the climate of Southwest Asia 14. Determination of focal mechanisms of local earthquakes by waveform modeling of S and P body waves 15. Applicability of artificial neural networks for obtaining seismic velocity model 16. Computation of gravity anomalies using satellite altimetry

17. data for Sea-Bed depth determination 18. Estimation of lame parameters and from P-Wave 19. Inverting local Earthquake spectra for the focal Mechanism and the modeling of Site response to seismic waves by the Hybrid Ray-Finite difference method 20. Determination of velocity structure of crust in North West of Iran using 3D inversion of local seismic data 21. Crust and Upper mantle anisotropy in Alborz Area

Journal
Journal of the Earth and Space Physics, published since 1975 (in Farsi and English).

International Cooperation
International cooperation of the Institute include research cooperation with Oxford University (England) and Uppsala University (Sweden). The institute also has close cooperation with: International Union of Geodesy & Geophysics (IUGG); International Astronomical Union (IAU); Committee on Space Research (COSPAR); International Association of Seismology and Physics of the Earth's Interior (IASPEI); International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS); International Association of Geomagnetism

and Aeronomy (IAGA); International Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences (IAMAS). 1. Library: A library with a large collection of books, journals and scientific documents is present in the institute. NonLanguage Persian Persian Books 1,579 4,081 (title) Journals 50 80 (title) 2. A Linux-based network with 10 nodes and a windows-based

network with 65 nodes are available for the students.

Centers Across the Country

Calendar Center of the University of Tehran is in charge of the extraction and adjustment of the formal calendar of the Country. National Seismological Center undertakes the duty of quick and round-the-clock information

Specialized labs
1. Paleomagnetic 2. Geomagnetic Observatory 3. Magnetic Exploration 4. Electromagnetic Exploration 5. Rock Physics 6. Rock Thin Section 7. Meteorological and Sodar 8. Geophysical Fluid Dynamic 9. Physics of the Cloud 10. Ionosphere 11. Luminescence 12. Synoptic Meteorological Station (in collaboration with Iran Meteorological Organization)

dissemination about earthquakes at a national level. This Center has 11 seismological networks including 60 three-component stations and 4 seismological bases. Research Center for Earthquake Precursors (RCEP) was established in 2005 and consists of a council and seven scientific committees from related organizations. RCEP is officially responsible for monitoring and analyzing the earthquake precursors in Iran.

 List of Faculty Members Name Vahid Ebrahim Zadeh Morteza Fattahi Mohammad R. Gheitanchi Mohammad-Kazem Hafizi Abbas-Ali Ali-Akbari Sarmad Ghader Mehdi Rezapour Ismael Bayram Nejad Mohammad Ashtari Ja'fari Mohammad Reza Hatami Abdolrahim Javaherian Shayesteh Mehrabian Noorbakhsh Mirzaei Majid Nabi-Bidhendi Behrooz Oskooi Mohammad-Ali Riahi Ahmad Sadid Khoii Zaher Hossein Shomali Hamid Reza SiahKoohi Farhang Ahmadi Guivi Majid Mazra'e Farahani Iraj Malekpoor Farideh Habibi Parviz Irannejad Farahnaz Taghavi Alireza Mohebol-Hojeh Research interests Gravimetery, Mining exploration Luminescence dating and its applications; dosimetry and its applications; physics, methodology Three dimensional crustal structures, Source parameters & Aftershocks sequence Geoelectrical time series analysis, Modeling geoelectrical exploration, Stochastic modeling of geophysical Numerical model of line and point source plumes, Shallow sea front & gravity, Microstructures in the PG Application of high resolution (finite difference, Numerical modeling of atmosphere, oceans, weather Earthquake Sequence, Source Parameters (Magnitude, Seismic Moment), Tomography and Crustal Structures Earthquake Seismology, Seismic tomography, Inverse modeling Local earthquake tomography , Seismicity analysis, Seismic waveform modeling Earthquake Seismology, Focal mechanism-waveform modeling Seismic noise attenuation, Seismic attributes, Amplitude versus offset, Reservoir characterization Geophysics, Seismology Seismicity and Seismotectonics, Seismic Hazard Assessment and Zoning Seismic Methods in Exploration, Well Logging , Rock Physics Data processing, inversion and interpretation of magnetic, electromagnetic, Magnetotelluric, RMT & AMT 2D-3D seismic data processing , Seismic data acquisition in shallow depth (60-100 Hz), Reservoir modeling Seismic Anisotropy, Crustal and Mantle Structure, Site Effect by Noise Study, Explosion on Oil Pipe Earthquake Seismology, Crustal Seismic Tomography Seismic imaging of subsurface geology, Applied and numerical harmonic analysis, Regional earth structures Dynamics of large & meso-scale circulations, Physics of climate, Interaction between atmosphere and ocean Numerical modeling, boundary layer, meso-scale meteorology Astrophysics, Calendar, Celestial Mechanics Email ebrahimz@ut.ac.ir mfattahi@ut.ac.ir mrghchee@ut.ac.ir hafizi@ut.ac.ir bidokhti@ut.ac.ir sghader@ut.ac.ir rezapour@ut.ac.ir ebayram@ut.ac.ir mjafaree@ut.ac.ir mrhatami@ut.ac.ir javaheri@ut.ac.ir smehrabi@ut.ac.ir nmirzaii@ut.ac.ir mnbhendi@ut.ac.ir boskooi@ut.ac.ir mariahi@ut.ac.ir asadid@ut.ac.ir shomali@ut.ac.ir hamid@ut.ac.ir ahmadig@ut.ac.ir mazraeh@ut.ac.ir malakpur@ut.ac.ir fhabibi@ut.ac.ir piran@ut.ac.ir ftaghavi@ut.ac.ir amoheb@ut.ac.ir

Climate Changes, Atmospheric Remote Sensing, Spectral Analysis of Time Series, Indices of Temperature Large s. atmospheric dynamics, Numerical modeling of atmosphere and oceans, Geophysical fluid dynamics

Contact Information
Address: Institute of Geophysics, University of Tehran, End of North Amirabad Ave. Tehran, Iran P.O. Box: 14155-6466 Tel: (+98 21) 88001115-6 Fax: (+98 21) 88009560 Website: geophysics.ut.ac.ir Email: geohome@ut.ac.ir

International Adviser to the Dean:

iageoph@ut.ac.ir

 Institute of Public Law Studies The Institute of Public Law was established in 2006 in the Faculty of Law and Political Science. It consists of a director, 12 part-time researchers, 4 special research committees whose members are members of the Public Law Group of the Faculty of Law and Political Science, PhD Candidates and MA students. The Institute has four Research Committees including Public and Constitutional Law; Administrative Law; Financial and Labor Law; International and Human Rights Law.

Contact Info Major activities

1. Conducting research in the fields of Public and Constitutional Law; Administrative Law; Financial and Labor Law, Environment Law; International and Human Rights Law; Industrial Law; Law of Transport; Law of Lands; Law of Energy; and Cyber Law. 2. Preparing, revising and modifying drafts for different areas of laws and regulations in the form of Legal Bills, Codes, ByLaws and Regulations. 3. Conducting studies in the field of law for governmental and nongovernmental institutions and organizations.

Major Projects
1. Citizenship Law in Cyberspace, 2. Translation of Social Security Law book, 3. Fair Trial in Special Administrative Courts.

Academic Members
Name Abbass Ali Kadkhodae, Vali Rostami
Research Interest

Address: No. 176, 4th floor , Ghods St., Taleqani Ave., 2nd building of Faculty of Law and Political Science, Tehran, Iran Tel- fax: (+98 21) 66950255 Email: utpubliclaw@ut.ac.ir utpubliclaw@gmail.com

Seyed Fazlolah Mossavi

Public law, Law of International Organizations Criminal law, Financial law, Administrative law. Environment law, International law, Public law

 International Center for Persian Studies International Center for Persian Studies (ICPS) was established in 1989 by the late Professor SeyedJafar Shahidi, the Director of Dehkhoda Institute. The Center is aimed at teaching the Persian language to non-Persian speakers and bringing together Iranian and non-Iranian professors of Persian language and literature to facilitate their research cooperation. In the past 2 decades, more than 8,000 students from around the world have learned the Persian language at the Center. NonIranian students of Persian Language and Literature, Iranian Studies, and Oriental

Studies have attended higher level courses at the Center, not only learning the language but also learning about Iranian literature, history and the art of Persian calligraphy. Furthermore, with the help of Loghat Nameh Dehkhoda Institute they have completed their dissertations. The Center offers various courses for all levels (Elementary, Intermediate and Advanced) as follows:

Elementary II Intermediate I Intermediate II Advanced

Extra Activities
Conversation Newspaper Reading Listening

(3 days a week)
Elementary Intermediate I Intermediate II Advanced

Enrollment
Group A As a foreign student, you will require the help of the Center in order to obtain your visa. Once you send the Centre the personal data form and all the other required documents, the Center

Literature and Art

Courses in History of Persian Language and Literature/ History of Persian Art/ Classical Poetry/ Classical Prose/ Contemporary Poetry / Contemporary Prose/ Prosody/ Calligraphy

Persian Language Courses (5 days a week)

Elementary I

will contact the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs who will then authorize the Iranian embassy in your country to grant you a student visa. To receive a study permit, all students are required to submit their passport to the Center along with 3 ID-size photographs (3x4 cm) upon arrival. Students wishing to continue their studies at the Center beyond the initial program may benefit from the Centers services to extend the length of their study permit. Such students will have to enroll for the next course/semester and pay tuition fees accordingly. Required documents 1. Personal data form; 2. Recommendation letter from a professor; 3. Copy of graduation certificate or current student ID card; 4. Copy of passport information page; 5. CV; 6. Three ID-size photographs (should be submitted upon registration); 7. Tuition fee (should be paid upon registration). Group B Iranian nationals and Iranian applicants from abroad: Required documents 1. Two copies of Iranian ID card/ Iranian passport; 2. Three ID-size photographs (should be submitted upon registration);

3. Tuition fee (should be paid upon registration). Group C Foreigners residing in Iran, such as embassy personnel and their families; or staff members of companies and their families; or foreign students who study at Iranian universities Required documents 1. Letter of recommendation from your embassy or company; 2. Two copies of the passport information page and a copy of the passport page containing the Iranian visa; 3. Two copies of embassy ID card (where relevant) or ID card delivered by the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to foreign residents and their families; 4. Three ID-size pictures (should be submitted upon registration); 5. Tuition fee (should be paid upon registration).

Tuition Fees
The tuition fee varies from $120 to $500 per semester for different courses. Further information on tuition fees is available at http://icps.ut.ac.ir Housing expenses and other costs are approximately US$ 800$1500 per semester. The expenses depend greatly on the students lifestyle in Iran.

How to Apply
All applicants (especially Group A) must send the required documents to the Center at least three months prior to the beginning of the course they are applying for. The documents can be mailed to the Centre or emailed to icps@ut.ac.ir ICPS can only put an application to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and is not responsible for its delay, and is unable to speed up the process. Students who wish to settle in the University Dormitory may contact the Office of International Relations at international@ut.ac.ir for details. Faculty Name Ali Afkhami Qasem Safi Pegah Khadish Iraj Shahbai

Contact Info
Address: ICPS at Vali-e-Asr Ave., Pesyan Bus Stop, Shemiran, Tehran-Iran Tel : (+98 21) 22711902; 22717120 Fax : (+98 21) 22717118, 22711700 Website : http://icps.ut.ac.ir Email : icps@ut.ac.ir

Further Notes
When you send all of the required documents, your application will be submitted to the admissions office. Once their approval is granted, a letter of invitation will be sent to you and a visa request will be submitted to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Subsequently, you will have to wait until they communicate their decision to the embassy of I.R. Iran in your home country/the country you are applying from.

Members
Email aafkhami@ut.ac.ir qasemsafi@yahoo.com pkhadish@ut.ac.ir

ishahbazi@ut.ac.ir

Areas of Interests Linguistics (Sociology of Language + Analysis of Speech) Linguistics and Persian Literature, Humanities, Librarianship Culture of people (popular Culture), Spoken Literature and Stories and legends Mystic Literature, Sociology of Literature

Center for International Religious Studies

Members

After the Islamic Revolution, many organizations were founded for religious activities inside and outside of Iran. These organizations, while themselves carrying out remarkable activities, always pointed out the need for scientific and applicable research centers working in the fields of religion and religious discourses, the role of religious foundations and the challenges they face, and the role of religion in future global changes. With a focus on studies on religion, international and global events, and with an emphasis on multi-disciplinary and sociological approaches, the Center was established in 2008.

2. Analysis and critical approach of theories of religion based on the realities of the world, especially in the world of Islam and specifically that of Shiism 3. Joint research and co operations with other academic organizations active in the field of religion

The center enjoys a conference room with instant interpretation equipment, specialized and multilingual library, and a well equipped computer lab.

Contact Info: Address:No 4-Behesht lane- Gord Afarid stEtemadzadeh st-Western Fatemi st Tel: (+9821)-66945246 (+9821)-66945247 Fax:(+9821)-66939512 Email: mail@cirs.ir

Current projects
1. The social thinking of Muslim intellectuals 2. The effects of the Islamic Revolution on the cultural discourse of Muslims in the world 3. Religion and international relations 4. Religion in Spain 5. Changes in the national contentment of Muslim countries 6. New approaches in religious studies 7. Changes in the culture and politics of the Muslim World Name Younes Noorbakhsh Mohammad Javad Mohammadi Saeid Reza Ameli Elmi Mousavi Jashni Javadi Yeganeh

Areas of study Sociology of religion French Literature, Christianity media and religion comparative religious studies Indianologist Sociologist, political and social thought.

Objectives
1. Carrying out foundational and field researches in sociology, politics, and economy of religion

Desert International Research Center

The Center started its research activities in 1975. Currently, one educational and four research departments are active. Twelve research divisions along with four research stations in the cities of Semnan, Kashan, Birjand and

Kerman are among the Center's facilities. Focusing on various issues of arid regions including water resources, wind erosion, vegetation cover and medicinal plants are part of the research conducted at the Center.

Research Departments
Management of Desert Regions Technology and Engineering Humanities and Arts Biological Sciences Agricultural Sciences

Academic Members
Name Majid karimpour Reihan Naser Mashhadi Arash Malekian Position Associate professor Assistant professor Assistant

ontact Info

Address:No.37 ,Ghods St , Bld. Keshavarz, Terhran- Iran Posta Code: 14185/354 Tel & fax: (+009821) 88971717

Iranian Research Center for Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases

Iranian Research Center for Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases (RCTTD) was established in 2004 at the University of Tehran in cooperation with 7 other Universities, Research Institute of Razi and 2 private livestock breeding companies. RCTTD is composed of 6 groups, working on the different ticks and tickborne associated scientific fields including Taxonomy, Protozoa, Bacteria, Viruses, Molecular Biology and Immunology, Epidemiology.

Major Projects
1. Distribution of tick-fauna in Iran 2. Determination of Rhipicephalus

spp. as vectors for Babesia ovis 3. Single and double immunostaining of babesia and theileria infected cells 4. Research on simultaneous differentiation between Theileria spp. and Babesia spp. on stained blood smear using PCR 5. Determination of ITS-2 in Dermacentor spp. and Hyalomma spp. 6. Determination and characterization of bovine and ovine Anaplasm spp. in Iran 7. Evaluation of acaracide agents against ticks 8. Evaluation of bio-agents against ticks

International Activities
RCTTD has organized 2 major international symposiums: 1. Symposium on Ticks and Tickborne Diseases, 2003 2. "Transboundary Diseases" and Workshop for FMD, 2008 Furthermore, RCTTD is involved in two international EU-projects 1. Evaluation and improvement of integrated livestock disease control measures through distribution of molecular diagnostic tools, evaluation of disease situation, training and capacity building in Asia

2. Characterization of Asian ticks organized by the Asian component of the integrated consortium on ticks and tickborne diseases (ICTTD-3) Major papers produced by faculty members of the Center have been published in prestigious journals.

 Institute for Social Studies and Research The Institute for Social Studies and Research, established in 1958, was the first research center in Iran. The Institute was initially located at the summer residence of Fathalishah, the King of Qajar Dynasty, but later moved to its current location in the main Campus of the University. In the past 50 years, numerous research projects have been carried out in the Institute on various social issues. The Institute has a specialized library with numerous books and journals on social sciences

Research Orientation
1. Urban sociology 2. Rural sociology 3. Political sociology 4. Comparative sociology 5. Industrial and career sociology 6. Youth studies 7. Demography 8. Social psychology 9. Anthropology 10. Bio-anthropology

Contact Info
Address: Shahed alley, Qods St, The Central Campus of the University of Tehran Tehran, Iran Tel/Fax:(+9821)- 88002271 Email: info@isrs_ut.com motaleat_tahghighat@yahoo.com

Center of Excellence for Rural Studies and Planning

The core activity of the Center is to identify the characteristics of rural regions in Iran through performing research projects, and to use the obtained results to reach sustainable development in rural areas. Around 100 PhD and Master students have graduated in the past 5 years from the Center. At the same time, the Center has created over 100 scientific articles published in major Iranian and international journals. The institute also holds annual conferences and workshops on related issues.

Academic Members
Name Motiei Langrodi Mahdavi Taleb Ghadiri Rezvani Eftekhari Taherkhani Title Professor Professor Professor Associate Prof Associate Prof Associate Prof Assistant Prof Email shmotiee@ut.ac.ir Mahdavi2003@yahoo.com Taleb_ir@yahoo.fr mghadiri@ut.ac.ir rrezvani@ut.ac.ir eftekhari@irtp.com Research Interest Rural studies Rural studies Rural studies Rural studies Rural studies Rural studies Rural studies 4. Role of local entrepreneurs in rural development of dry regions: Khoor and Biyabanak 5. Rural houses in dry regions, comparative study of traditional and modern houses: Khoor and Biyabanak

Major Projects:
1. The effect of gender relations on womens participation in rural areas

2. Measuring social sustainability in plantation project: Dishol Rural District, langerood County 3. Improvement of local resident's quality of life: Lorestan Province

The Center enjoys a collection of specialized books and journals; computer lab; tachymeter; camera and GPS; aerial photos and satellite images; technical softwares and information databank.

Contact Info
Address: No. 1 Corner of Vesal St. and Azin Vally, Enghelab St, Center of Excellence of Rural Studies and Planning University of Tehran Tehran, Iran P.O. Box: 14155-6465 Tel: 61112598 E-mail: cerrp@ut.ac.ir Website: http://rural.ut.ac.ir

Organizations

Office of President

The University of Tehran is the first and largest university in Iran with an international recognition. Named "Mother University" and the Symbol of Iran's Higher Education, it is one of the most renowned and notable academic, cultural, and political centers in Iran which, in addition to training the experts needed by various organizations and sectors, has always been influential in the sociopolitical structure of the society. Since the beginning of its activity, many renowned scholars and highly respected figures in the modern history of Iran such as Ali Akbar Dehkhoda, Mahmoud Hesabi, Morteza Motahari,

Mohammad Moffateh, Mostafa Chamran have studied, taught, and conducted research at the University of Tehran. Among contemporary Iranian cultural and political figures in pre and postRevolution of Iran, you find many state Ministers, members of the Parliament, Speakers of Parliament, Supreme Judges and members of the Guardian Council who are the faculty members of the University of Tehran

The President
The President of the University is the CEO and the top manager who is appointed through the

proposal of the Minister of Science, Research and Technology and approval of the High Council of Cultural Revolution. The University has had 31 Presidents since its establishment. Since 2008, the President of the University is Professor Farhad Rahbar, a faculty member of the department of Economics. Few advisors and senior advisors assist the President in his tasks. Daily functions of the President are carried out by the Office of the President which is comprised of the Secretariat of the President, the Secretariat of the Board of Trustees (Senate) and the

4. Appointing the deans of the Faculties and Colleges based on the recommendation of the faculty members 5. Appointing and chairing the Board of Directors of the University 6. Chairing the University Council 7. Legally representing the University before respective authorities

The Management Organization of the University

The University of Tehran has a non-centralized structure, with a two dimensional structure of Education-Research and Administration. However, due to its vast structure and diverse functions, the University enjoys a

Document Center. These units are overseen by the Director General of the President's Office.

Main Responsibilities of the President

1. Supervising current University activities within approved regulations 2. Deciding on the administrative global policies of the University within scientific, educational, and research policies of the Country 3. Presenting the University's annual report to the Board of Trustees

multilayer decision making system. Hence, a complex structure has been established through the years to manage the University. The followings are some of the managing bodies of the University.

The Administration
Other than the President, there exists other decision making bodies and directors who administer the organization of the University. The Board of Trustees which has the highest position in the University and overlooks the future educational expansion, financial projections and other major plans of the University. Initial examination of the proposals are scheduled in the

Permanent Commission of the Board of Trustees The Board of Directors is the highest executive body of the University, chaired by the President of the University and consists of 6 vice presidents: Academic VP, Research VP, International VP, Planning VP, Administration and Finance VP, Student and Cultural Affairs VP, who execute and run the administrative functions of the University.

Council has empowered the Selective Committee, chaired by the President and consists of 6 Vice-Presidents and directorates of 6 Commissions, to examine and approve the proposals. Colleges and Faculties The University consists of Colleges, Faculties, Research Institutes and Centers. Each Faculty consists of different Departments and Sections. Other than individual faculties, the institute and research centers (affiliated to the colleges and faculties as well as independent ones) are part of the Universitys research body.

The Education-Research
The Commissions are the 6 specialized commissions of Science, Engineering, Agriculture, Fine Arts, Humanities, and Social and Behavioral Sciences. Each Commission consists of the Deans of the related Faculties and Schools. It is responsible for all academic approvals of the University, such as looking into the content of new programs, establishment of new centers, departments and faculties, either to propose to the Board of Trustees, the University Council, Board of Directors or the different bodies of the University for official approval. The University Council is the highest decision making body of the University, with over 80 members and chaired by the President, consists of the Deans of the Colleges and Faculties and the Board of Directors. The

 The Office of International Relations which began its activities in 1934 was advanced in 2009 to the level of VicePresident of the University with two offices of International Relations; and International Centers and Planning. The main objectives have been to broaden the scope of international programs with foreign universities and to achieve further internationalization of the University of Tehran.

Vice-President, International

International Coordinators International Coordinators at the University are one of the most experienced and internationally well-known faculty members from different campuses who are assigned by the Vice-President to coordinate and supervise the signed agreements with foreign universities. Council of International Relations The Council of International Relations of the University consists of the President, VP International, VP Academic and VP Research of the University. The Council is the decisionmaking body on major internationally oriented issues of the University.

Current Activities
1. Active presence of the University in international associations and scientific networks 2. Arrange official visits of foreign university dignitaries and mutual visits of academic, research and managerial delegations to expand the already-established ties 3. Increase the presence of foreign scholars and students at the University 4. Provide financial assistance to over 1000 faculty members and graduate students of the University to attend international conferences every year 5. Provide administrative assistance and financial support for the sabbatical leave of faculty members

This is done through joint agreements, joint programs and degrees, joint research projects, exchange of students and professors, with major foreign universities. Furthermore, establishing branches of the University in other countries, participation of faculty members and students in international conferences and in sabbatical leaves are other means in this

regard. The Office assists the Colleges, Faculties and research Centers with access to up-to-date international programs. The Office is further responsible for the international ranking of the University by known ranking institutes, such as Times Higher Education, QS and Shanghai. International Advisors Advisors to the Deans of Colleges and Faculties on International Relations serve as the helping arms of the Vice-President, assist with the promotion of international programs within their own institution and among the faculty members and graduate students.

Algeria, Belarus, China, Russia, Senegal, Syria, Sweden, Switzerland, Chile, Japan, Iraq, Ghana, Philippines, France, Canada, Colombia, Georgia, Malaysia, Norway, Venezuela, Greece, Slovenia, Afghanistan, U.A.E., Bulgaria, Bosnia Herzegovina, Pakistan, Thailand, Tajikistan, Turkey, Tunisia, Palestine, Qatar, Korea, Cuba, Lebanon, New Zealand, Vietnam, India, Greece, Slovenia, Singapore, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan.

Contact Info
6. Exchange ideas and experiences with foreign universities in promoting virtual programs, and production of knowledge at the global scene 7. Assist the University graduates to seek jobs in international markets 8. Promote creative teaching employing successful international programs. 9. Provide scholarship for foreign students and acquire scholarship for the students of the University 10. Coordinate the enhancement of the University ranking at the international level Agreements The University with the support of the Office of Vice-President, International has signed Academic and Research Agreements with more than 150 universities throughout the world including Azerbaijan, Argentina, Germany, USA, Austria, Uruguay, Spain, Australia, Armenia, Ukraine, UK, Indonesia, Italy, Address: Vice-President, International, Central Administration, 16 Azar Street, Enghlab Avenue, Tehran, Iran Postal Code: 14174 P.O.Box: 6619-14155 Tel: (+98 21) 66469807 Fax: (+98 21) 66498873 Email: international@ut.ac.ir Website:international.ut.ac.ir

University; provide mechanized Vice President, Researchand and and digital information documentation services to the faculty members; supervise the Technology performances of the research Contact info: Address: Corner of University club-opposite to central Administration 16 Azar street- keshavarz Blvd Tel:(+9821)-66400057 Fax:(+9821)-66491399 Web page:research.ut.ac.ir centers and institutes of the University; conduct and support applied researches; support developing data network of the University; evaluate and utilize the results of research projects.

technological co-operative committees between Government University Industry (GUI) in Agriculture; Environment and Natural Resources; Basic Sciences; Technical and Engineering; Literature and Arts; Economics and Management; Education and Social Sciences; Law and Islamic Science; Animal and Fisheries Sciences.

Organization
1. Office of Research Affairs, which conducts, supports, allocates and supervises the research projects in all disciplines from different faculties and centers. 2. Office of Applied Research Affairs which provides the links between the University and governmental industries and establishes scientific,

Objectives
Conduct necessary studies and make decisions on research activities; evaluate the Universitys research activities; establish links with local and foreign universities on research fields; distribute and allocate incentives for researchers of the

Central Acquisitions is the office which supplies books, journals, articles (hard copies and digital) and equipment for the libraries and academic members for research activities. Other than the mentioned offices and the Central Library, the following councils assist the VP: Research Councils; Coordination Council of Libraries; the Council of Editors of the University Journals, Informatics Council.

Vice-President, Student and Cultural Affairs

Contact Info Student and Cultural Affairs

Website: http://tusca.ut.ac.ir Tel: (+9821) 66418500

Office of Cultural Affairs

Address: 20, Edward Brown St., 16 Azar St. Tel: (+9821) 66495341-2 Fax: (+9821) 66495343

The Office of Students and Cultural Affairs handles planning and conducting all the activities related to the welfare of the students in the University of Tehran.

Responsibilities
1. Managing Dormitories 2. Providing and improving mental and physical health and hygiene by representing consulting

services, mental and health preparation and also offering different kinds of life and clinical insurances 3. Providing facilities for physical activities both in recreational and championship by means of offering suitable places and coaches for exercise and holding athletic competitions 4. Helping students social life through social and political activities, assisting the establishment of various students' cultural and scientific associations, student clubs and out of campus tours

5. Providing educational and cultural services for war veteran's family and physically challenged students 6. Issuing ITIC and ISIC International Cards for all Iranian university students 7. Publishing the academiccultural quarterly Barg-e Farhang ("Leaf of Culture") The above responsibilities are executed by the following offices: Student Affairs, Cultural and Social Affairs, Dormitories, Sports and Physical Education, Veteran Affairs, Health Center, Student Counseling Center.

Cultural and Social Student Center

Address: 16 Azar St., 16 Azar Clinic, Student Club Tel: (+9821) 66481611-2 Fax: (+9821) 66481614

Center for Cultural and Artistic Education

Address: 1076 Enghelab Ave., between Valieasr Intersection and College Bridge, Tel: (+9821) 66704142, 66760024

Vice-President, Planning
Contact Info: rd Address:3 floor- central administration, Beside 16 Azar street, Enghlab Avenue. Tel: (+09821)-66469823 Fax:(+9821)-66958807 Webpage:www.ut.ac.ir

needs

improvement of method and

educational staff

The offices of VP Planning execute the following objectives and policies: 1. producing the mid-term and long-term planning; budgeting, and their reports 2. Gathering information, data, and statistics and analyzing them in order to serve the University's

3. Formulating the budget of all units in the context of the approved plan, and their performance 4. Compiling the qualitative and quantitative indicators used to evaluate the productivity of the University 5. Study and research on

facilities of education, research, and financial resources 6. Creation of intellectual and financial motivations for human resources of the University: Faculty members, students and staff 7. Managing the education-inemployment programs for non-

Student Centers

preservation and offering scientific and emergency care in the case of natural disasters. Currently, some 50 culturalartistic centers are active in the various campuses and faculties of the University. Financially and operatively supporting 220 student associations' publications at the University are among other activities of this unit. Currently, some 120 scientific student societies are active. They have so far planned and carried out more than 450 scientific student activities.

The Students' Club organizes educational and recreational trips for students with the aim of motivating students. The cities visited through these programs are Hamedan, Zanjan, Ardabil, Astara, Kashan, Esfahan, Qom, Jamkaran, Kish, Qeshm, and Eastern and Western

Azerbaijan. It also has taken important steps for strengthening the Iranian-Islamic identity of the youth through the establishment of the Permanent Secretariat of "Teachings of National Figures for the People of Today" and holding various conferences, such as the conference on "The

Teachings of Rumi for the People of Today" and "Spirituality, Islam, Iran, and the Contemporary Person, Tribute to Sohrevardi." The conference on "Earthquake in Tehran" was another such conference held by a nongovernmental student group by the name of Green Aid, or GSOS, with the aims of environment

Welfare Office

The Welfare Office provides services to faculty members, staff and students of the University such as loans, insurances, leisure and social services. The Welfare Office also provides clinical and medical services for staff and students. It also supervises The Center for Academic Conferences

with different conference halls and lodging services for over 200 guests. Furthermore, ten major halls with state of the art audiovisual technology host national and international conferences at the University. One of these complexes is located on the coast of the Caspian Sea.

Contact info
Address: 3rd Floor, Foolad Building, 16 Azar St. Tel: (+9821) - 66469901 Email: facil@ut.ac.ir

Public Relations Office

Main Activities
The Public Relations Office, under the direct supervision of the University President, conducts all PR activities of the University through the three offices of Communications and Publications; Audio-Visual; and Publicity and Ceremonies. It further holds offices in all colleges and faculties. The PR Office informs the public on the progress of the University; communicates with the media; compiles the publicity and ceremonial policies of the University; issues the communiqus of the University prepares pamphlets, films, catalogues and the University magazine titled Moddat;

holds press conferences; prepares the daily news bulletin; maintains and updates the audiovisual archive; performs the programs related to the visits and reception of domestic guests; and manages University ceremonies such as honorary doctorates and student graduations.

Contact Info
Address: Public Relations Office, University of Tehran, 16 Azar ST, Tehran, Iran. Postal Code: 14174 Tel: (+9821) - 66405047 66462699 Email: publicrel@ut.ac.ir

E-education
The University of Tehran as the oldest university of the Country and the symbol of higher education in Iran has always strived to maintain its pre-eminent status and expand higher education in Iran. To reach this goal, the University used new educational technologies and established the e-learning Center in 2002. Initially, the Center was active in offering general and elective courses to

Degrees
Masters Financial Management Business Management Management Public Administration Accounting Business Creation Organizational Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship Public Sector Entrepreneurship

the student population. From 2006, the Center has been reformed and expanded, and the necessary permits have been acquired from the Ministry of Higher Education, to accept students to online degree programs. After signing a contract with the faculties of Management and Entrepreneurship, for the first time the Center offered online degree programs in 2007. Currently, around 1,500 students are enrolled in the online degree

programs in Management and Entrepreneurship at the BA and MA levels offered by the Center.

Educational Activities
1. Offering online undergraduate and graduate programs in Management and Entrepreneurship 2. Holding online final exams 3. Online computer courses

Informatics Center

The University of Tehrans Informatics Center (UTIC) was founded in 1966 as one of the first computer centers in Iran. At that time, the main responsibility of the Center was to provide computing services to the University mainframes.

Main Missions
1. Providing a robust, reliable and secure information technology infrastructure for the University 2. Providing a variety of computing and networking services to the entire University, such as E-learning 3. Providing leadership in planning for the effective use of IT in the University

The current plan of UTIC is to upgrade the Backbone connection, Internet connections, Dial-up connections and Server Hardware of the University. Furthermore, the Center plans to develop Link Rooms, implement Intelligent Networks and develop IPv6 in the networks of the

University. The Center is also in the process of upgrading the current software and ID Management system of the University. The MIS system of the Center has focused on the development of Educational Management Systems; Library Catalogues; Electronic-Offices and the Faculty Member Databank of the University.

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scientific conferences and facilitating the participation of faculty members; establishing scientific relations with foreign centers; and expansion of the Universitys IT network.

Vice President for Culture and Student Affairs

The mission of the Vice President for Culture and Student Affairs is to protect the students rights; nurture their creativity, intellectual, social, and physical talents. In line with these goals, the Office is responsible to provide welfare services, and facilitate extra-curricular athletic organizing artistic student activities, scientific and

Vice President for Research

Education renders educationaladministrative services to students of different levels as well as graduates. The directorate for Research and Medical Education Development plans the University's educational programs. It also supports the educational decisions and programs for general courses such as Persian Literature, Islamic Sciences, Physical Education, and Foreign Languages. The Vice President for Research includes directorates in charge of Research, Medical Statistics and Information; Central Library; the Center for Documents; Publications; and Printing House. The Office is responsible for providing the grounds for research, supplying scientific resources for publication of scientific inventions and expansion of scientific ties with other academic institutions. This Office is also responsible for conducting different research oriented educational courses; supervising proposed research plans; supplying and distributing scientific resources-printed as well as digital; supporting

Vice President for Education

The Vice-President for Education is responsible for academic policymaking, promoting educational quality and constantly supervising over the implementation of regulations and the assigned responsibilities of the associated institutions. These duties are exercised through the associated directorates for Academic Affairs and Complementary Education; and Research and Medical Education Development. The directorate for Academic Affairs and Complementary

Vice President for Food and Medicine

The Vice President for Food and Medicine was established in the year 2005. It consists of three units: 1. Directory of management on drugs and narcotic substances 2. Directory of management on food, hygienic and cosmetic products 3. Directory of management on control laboratory for food and hygienic materials

Major Responsibilities
1. Supply and distribution of the needed drugs including narcotics and drugs for special diseases. 2. Supervision on the activities of all drugstores under the supervision of the University. 3. Encouragement of moderate use of drugs

sightseeing tours, and student celebrations. The above tasks have provided for the establishment of subordinate directorates in charge of Student Affairs, Physical Education, Cultural Affairs and ExtraCurricular Activities, Health and Counseling, and Guidance managed by the students. Welfare and student-related affairs are run under the supervision of the Student Council, while cultural activities of the Office are performed under the supervision of the Cultural Council consisting of the managers of the Office and

students representatives.

Vice President for Health

The Vice President for Health seeks to meet the health care needs of Tehran through education (training manpower) and research (identifying the needs). The Office is also responsible for discovering present and future health care needs of the population, supervising the health care services rendered at the first and second levels, as well as referring patients to higher-level services,

improving the quality of services, and solving the health problems of the society. This Office is in charge of planning for the expansion of health care centers; providing easy access to these services; running studies to detect the endemic, epidemiologic and regional diseases; identifying and classifying health problems of the region undercover; developing and performing related applied research; supplying the needs of the affiliated health centers and supervising their functions; collecting, classifying and analyzing the data needed for health programs and systematic evaluation of such programs. The University services cover the major part of Tehran, the city of Ray and the city of Islamshahr.

of training. Over the recent years, extensive measures have been taken to promote international ties in three areas: relations with accredited scientific centers in other countries; relations with international educational, research and health organizations; and making use of the expertise of Iranian nationals living abroad. This has led to signing memorandums of understanding with several universities all over the world, and some officials and scientists from other countries have visited the University and exchanged views with their Iranian counterparts.

4. Supervision and inspection of manufacturing factories, storage centers, and distribution centers for food and cosmetic products. 5. Certification for primary materials, processed food and cosmetic products. 6. Performance of microbial and chemical evaluations on food, cosmetic and hygienic samples to ensure consumer protection 7. Training for technical staff

Vice President for Management Promotion and Resources Planning

The Vice President for Management Promotion and Resources Planning supports other Vice Presidents in financial, administrative and legal matters. Other major responsibilities of the VP are providing administrative/financial support for the University's objectives, collaborating with the Universitys President to improve the

performance of headquarters, preparing the budget, studying the University's administrative, financial and organizational policies. This office helps to enhance the efficiency of other offices in achieving the University goals.

International Relations
As the nations oldest and largest medical education complex, TUMS has always enjoyed a unique academic position both at home and abroad due to the number of faculty members, health care, and research centers together with more than 70 years

Science & Technology Park

The Science and Technology Park was established in 2001 with the following objectives: 1. Train University graduates to create, invest and develop business companies in the society 2. Promote and publicize creativity and innovation motives in an academic society 3. Plan and conduct scientific, applied and developmental researches to discover the constraints in the creation of knowledge based companies

Idea Development and Future Study Center

The Idea Development and

Future Study Center, established at the Park, has three departments: 1. Think Tank: Receives ideas, processes and conducts further study and research for decisions and policies made in the domains of cultural, social, political and economical sectors. It also provides solutions for national problems and challenges 2. Crisis Management and Future Study: Study and research in areas of natural and virtual crisis which occur in the present or future 3. Development of Technological Ideas: Receives, maintains, supports, develops and introduces new and creative technological ideas to contribute

to the advancement of research and development in science. The following activities are among the main objectives and activities of the Center: 1. Formulating strategies and designing developmental models 2. Recognizing current critical subjects in various scientific and industrial domains 3. Publication of a journal titled Future Studies 4. Creating future study groups for the Countrys provinces 5. Providing consultation to other future study groups

because not all of them are economically feasible. Hence, innovation is the process by which an idea or invention is translated into a good or service. Innovation is the entrepreneurship spirit. Entrepreneurship is a process to reach the goals of innovation. Founded in 2002, the Center has the mission to support creative ideas presented by students, graduates, researchers and academic staff of the University and to turn them into innovative and entrepreneurial ideas. In reality, it is the first link in the process of "creative idea to product". The Center consists of two sections: "Innovation Development Unit" and "Entrepreneurship Clinic".

Journal of Entrepreneurship
Research is a biannual scientific and research-based English publication of the Center. The Center has also published various books such as Principle of Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship in Governmental Organizations, Entrepreneurship in Civil Society Institutions, Building of the Learning Organization", "Creativity: the Essence of Entrepreneurship.

Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Center

Invention is a new scientific or technical idea that is replicable at an economical cost, and must satisfy a specific need. It is obvious that only very few inventions lead to innovations

Incubator Center
The Incubator Center is a support institute that offers entrepreneurs

an opportunity to develop their innovative technological ideas, set up new businesses and commercialize them. Unique features of the Incubator Center are its multidisciplinary function (hosting various companies in Engineering, Biotechnology, Nanotechnology, Agriculture, Science); providing easy access to state universities and industrial/commercial centers; and integration with the Science and Technology Park. The Center provides the following services to entrepreneurs with new ideas and commercial plans: 1. Office spaces, equipments, auditorium, laboratory and workshop spaces 2. Administrative and Technical support

3. Consultation on legal, financial and management issues 4. Providing financial services through local banks 5. Intellectual property services

Center for Intellectual Property & Commercialization

The Center for Intellectual Property and Commercialization is responsible for promoting and facilitating disposition and registration of intellectual property created by the participating companies in the Incubator and Entrepreneurship Centers as well as the industrial section of the Park. The following activities are among the main objectives and activities of the Center: 1. Facilitate the research achievements leading to new

innovations 2. Arrange joint venture research programs with companies inside and outside the University 3. Commercialize registered patents 4. Provide consultation in the process of applying for patent registration 5. Protect the intellectual property rights of innovators 6. Conduct international seminars and workshops

Its on-going goals are offering specialized and technical consultation to industry and mining units; creating a network of industrial specialists, professors, and laboratories; shaping a GovernmentUniversity-Industry (GUI) relationship; strengthening R&D in industry and knowledge management; promotion of standards of goods and services in industries.

Contact Info
Address: UTSTP, Shahid Farshi Moghaddam Ave., North Karghar St., North Amirabad Campus, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran. P.O.Box: 14395-1374 Tel: (+9821) 88330723-5 Fax: (+9821) 88636800 E-mail: info@stp.ut.ac.ir Web Page: http://stp.ut.ac.ir

Industry Clinic
Industry Clinic enjoys the support of the Ministry of Industry and Mine and attempts to provide solutions to the problems of industry by providing technical consultations.