The University of Tabriz ( fa, دانشگاه تبريز, ''Danushgah-e Tebriz'') is a

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Tabriz Tabriz ( fa, تبریز ; ) is a city in northwestern Iran, serving as the capital of East Azerbaijan Province. It is the sixth-most-populous city in Iran. In the Quru River valley in Iran's historic Azerbaijan region between long ridges of vo ...

East Azerbaijan East Azerbaijan Province ( fa, استان آذربایجان شرقی ''Āzarbāijān-e Sharqi''; az-Arab, شرقی آذربایجان اوستانی) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is located in Iranian Azerbaijan, bordering Armenia, ...

with the fundamental aim of creating a center of excellence in higher education and research. It is one of the top five high-ranked universities in Iran and one of the ten most selective universities in the country. The University of Tabriz is the second-oldest university in Iran after the

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, and has the second largest campus area in the country which is the biggest academic institution in

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of the country. The university is also a member of the

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kunib.com Today, Funding for the University of Tabriz is provided by the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology. Admission to the university for Iranian applicants is through national entrance examination which is administered annually by the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology and for international applicants through some exclusive regulations.

History

Professors & Students in University of Tabriz, 1976

The history of the higher education in Tabriz, well known for being a cradle of civilization for centuries, goes back to 720 years ago when the Rab' l-Rashidi international complex was founded. Inheriting this background, the University of Tabriz, founded in 1947, is the second oldest university in Iran. The university started its activities under the name of the University of Azarabadegan with Faculties of Medicine, Agriculture, and Pedagogy in 1946, after legislation of the Establishment of the Universities in the Cities act by the National Parliament of Iran. The University of Azarabadegan was renamed as the University of Tabriz following the

1979 Islamic Revolution The Iranian Revolution ( fa, انقلاب ایران, Enqelâb-e Irân, ), also known as the Islamic Revolution ( fa, انقلاب اسلامی, Enqelâb-e Eslâmī), was a series of events that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynas ...

. In 1985 and following the approval of Islamic parliament all the faculties and centers affiliated to medical sciences in Iran were separated and started their work independently under the title of medical universities. Thereafter, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences was separated from the University of Tabriz and continued its activities under the supervision of the ministry of health and medical education.

Academic profile

It is now educating more than 24,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students, with over 800 academic staff of whom about 750 are Ph.D. holders. Out of this teaching staff, 195 are full professors, 315 are associate professors, 270 are assistant professors and the remaining are instructors. A body of over 1,000 personnel is supporting academic activities. Today, the university provides both undergraduate and graduate programs in 22 main departments. The student body consists of about 14,000 undergraduate students and 7,000 graduate students from all over the country.

University entrance exam

Undergraduate admission to the University of Tabriz is limited to the top 3 percent of students who pass the national entrance examination administered annually by the Iranian Ministry of Science, Research, and Technology. For some competitive fields, it has to be between 1 percent. The participants of this exam must answer the questions of physics, mathematics and chemistry well in order to get admission. The master and doctorate exams are similar and the participants answer the specialized questions of their fields.

Reputation

The university is known to be strict and usually, the grade point average (GPA) of students is lower than their peers in other Iranian universities. Also the university has its own rules for grading(GPA), which is different from the system of most universities in the world. University of Tabriz is well known as a tough university with a low GPA especially in Civil, Electrical and Mechanical engineering. As such, many students of University of Tabriz believe their grades do not reflect their academic performance.

Education and research

University of Tabriz has several research centers, including Center of Excellence in Mechatronics Systems, Center for Applied Physics and Astronomical Research, Biotechnology Center for Pharmaceutical Herbs, Research Center for Fundamental Sciences, Geographic Research Center, Three-Scholars Research Center (Se-Allameh Tabrizi), Center for Social Research, Center for History and Culture as well as Khaje-Nasireddin Toosi Observatory.

Statistics of researches

Based on the online statistics of the scientific measurement and ranking department of the university, CIVILICA database, which announces the number of articles produced in conferences in Iran, University of Tabriz with approximately 22,900 national articles and 19,600 international articles, It ranks 6th among the country's public universities in terms of the number of articles, journals and conferences. Panorama_of_Tabriz

Campuses

The University of Tabriz has its main campus in Tabriz, as well as three other satellite campuses, Aras International Campus, Miyaneh Technical College, and Marand Technical College, which in total area make up the second largest campus after Isfahan University of Technology in Iran.https://www.timeshighereducation.com › ... University of Tabriz , World University Rankings , THE * Main Campus in Tabriz * Aras International Campus * Miyaneh Technical College * Marand Technical College Also, University of Tabriz is the helper of universities in the northwest of Iran and supports and establishes schools in different cities.

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and

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have branched from this university. The Planetarium of University of Tabriz

Faculties and Colleges

The Aerial Photo of University of Tabriz

* Ahar Faculty of Agriculture * Faculty of Agriculture * Faculty of Veterinary Medicine * Faculty of Biology * Faculty of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering * Faculty of Chemistry * Faculty of Civil Engineering * Faculty of Planning and Environmental Sciences * Faculty of Economics, Management & Business * Faculty of Education & Psychology * Faculty of Electrical & Computer Engineering * Faculty of Engineering – Emerging Technologies * Faculty of Law & Social Sciences * Faculty of Mathematical Sciences * Faculty of Mechanical Engineering * Faculty of Natural Sciences * Faculty of Persian & Foreign Languages * Faculty of Physical Education & Sports Science * Faculty of Physics

World rankings

In 2021, Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities(NTU Ranking) ranked University of Tabriz 701-750th in the world. On 15 December 2021, University Ranking by Academic Performance(URAP) ranked University of Tabriz 589th in the world. The 2022 edition of the ''U.S. News & World Report'' Best Global University Ranking ranked it 684th in the category "Best Global Universities", with a score of 47.1. Based on

SCImago Institutions Rankings The SCImago Institutions Rankings (SIR) since 2009 has published its international ranking of worldwide research institutions, the SIR World Report. The SIR World Report is the work of the SCImago Research Group,U.S. News & World Report in 2022

Times Higher Education World University Rankings The ''Times Higher Education World University Rankings'' (often referred to as the THE Rankings) is an annual publication of university rankings by the ''Times Higher Education'' (THE) magazine. The publisher had collaborated with Quacquarel ...

in 2022

Academic Ranking of World Universities The ''Academic Ranking of World Universities'' (''ARWU''), also known as the Shanghai Ranking, is one of the annual publications of world university rankings. The league table was originally compiled and issued by Shanghai Jiao Tong Universi ...

in 2022

Institutes

Due to its research work, the university is recognized as a Center of Excellence for six fields: Geographical Studies of Northwest Iran; Biology; Mechatronics; Molecular Plant Breeding; New Materials and Clean Chemistry; and Photonics and Plasma. Several research centres are housed on campus, including the Centre of Excellence in Mechatronics Systems, the Centre for Applied Physics and Astronomical Research, and the Biotechnology Centre for Pharmaceutical Herbs. * Center of Excellence in Mechatronics Systems * Applied Physics and Astronomy * Fundamental Science * Geography * Iranian History and Culture * Islamic & Humanity Science * Social Science * Environment File:1541243227-3e2a9266.jpg, The old view File:Tabriz university4.jpg, The new general view of University of Tabriz

International collaboration

University of Tabriz has an active role in international associations, e.g. International Universities Council (IUC), Eurasian Silk Road Universities Consortium (ESRUC), and Association of Caucasian Universities (KUNIB). Furthermore, University of Tabriz was the full member of the Administrative Board of International Association of Universities (IAU) from 2008 to 2012. Moreover, it has signed 90 MOU with different universities in the world to conduct joint programs. In the

CWTS Leiden Ranking The CWTS Leiden Ranking is an annual global university ranking based exclusively on bibliometric indicators. The rankings are compiled by the Centre for Science and Technology Studies ( Dutch: ''Centrum voor Wetenschap en Technologische Studies ...

2022 (in indicator of international collaboration), University of Tabriz ranked 581st of the world and 8th of Iran. The number of international students in university of Tabriz is over 1100 people.

University notables

Chancellors

Notable alumni

University of Tabriz alumni * Samad Behrangi – Iranian writer and social critic * Azim Gheychisaz – Iranian mountain climber * Faraj Sarkohi – Iranian journalist and literacy critic * Gholam Hossein Saedi – writer and playwright * Hooshang Amirahmadi – political analyst, president of the American-Iranian council * Mehdi Bakeri – former chief commander of

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC; fa, سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی, Sepāh-e Pāsdārān-e Enghelāb-e Eslāmi, lit=Army of Guardians of the Islamic Revolution also Sepāh or Pasdaran for short) is a branch o ...

Ali Akbar Entezami Ali Akbar Entezami ( fa, علي اكبر انتظامي, 1943 - 18 July 2015) was an Iranian chemist and professor at the University of Tabriz. He received a PhD in Polymer Chemistry from Louis Pasteur University. Life Entezami was born 1943 in ...

– father of the chemistry and polymer science of Iran * Ali Saeedlou – Vice-president of Iran *

Ali Abdolalizadeh Ali Abdolalizadeh ( fa, علی عبدالعلی‌زاده) is an Iranian reformist politician who held office as the Minister of Housing and Urban Development under President Mohammad Khatami. He represented his hometown Urmia in the Iranian Pa ...

– former housing minister of IranIran Parliament's Research Center
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Gholam-Hossein Sa'edi Gholām-Hossein Sā'edi MD ( fa, غلامحسین ساعدی, also transliterated as Gholamhoseyn Sa'edi and Ghulamhusayn Sa'idi; January 15, 1936 in Tabriz – November 23, 1985 in Paris) was a prolific Iranian writer. He published over forty ...

: Iranian writer and a physician. File:رضا براهنی - Reza Baraheni.jpg, Reza Baraheni: Iranian novelist, poet, critic, and political activist. File:Abdolalizadeh.jpg,

: Iranian reformist politician who held office as the Minister of Housing and Urban Development under President

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

. File:Azim Gheichisaz.jpg, Azim Gheychisaz: Iranian mountain climber and the summiter of all 14

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References

External links

tabrizu.ac.ir
official website (Persian language)
tabrizu.ac.ir/en
official website (English language)
Alumni Association of the Technical Faculty of University of Tabriz
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