Ilam University or University of Ilam () is a

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in Ilam, capital of

Ilam province Ilam Province () is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Ilam. The province is in the western part of the country in Region 4 and covers . It shares of the border with Iraq, and also bordering on the provinces of Ke ...

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. The university is affiliated with, and supervised by

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. Before it became a university, its precursor was Ilam School of Animal Husbandry (affiliated with

Razi University Razi University (, ''Daneshgah-e Razi'') is a public university based in Kermanshah, Iran. The school's Science and Engineering Departments attract many Iranian high school graduates as well as many graduate school applicants from all over Iran wi ...

), established in 1976 which later turned into Ilam Faculty of Agriculture restructured in post-

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era following the

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. As of 2023, the university has associate, bachelor's, master's and PhD degree programs in seven faculties and 120 majors with more than 7500 enrolled students.تاریخچه
Persian. (Title translation: ''"History"''). Official Website of Ilam University. Retrieved 14 November 2023. The university has 221 members of academic staff and 389 employees. The seven faculties are Faculty of Petroleum and Gas, Faculty of Agriculture, Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Science, Faculty of Paraveterinary and Faculty of Theology and Islamic Studies. Ilam University offers programs for Iraqi students. In 2023, memorandums of cooperation were signed between Ilam University and Iraqi universities including

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, Al Maarif University College and

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