The Islamic Azad University, Karaj Branch (
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: دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد کرج, ''Dāneshgāh-e Āzād-e Eslāmi vahed-e Karaj'') is a
private university
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and one of the branches of the
Islamic Azad University
The Islamic Azad University (IAU; , ''Dāneshgāh-e Āzād-e Eslāmi'') is a Private university, private university system Headquarters, headquartered in Tehran, Iran. It is one of the largest comprehensive systems of university, universities in ...
located in
Karaj
Karaj (; ) is a List of cities in Iran by province, city in the Central District (Karaj County), Central District of Karaj County, Alborz province, Alborz province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. Earl ...
,
Alborz
The Alborz ( ) range, also spelled as Alburz, Elburz or Elborz, is a mountain range in northern Iran that stretches from the border of Azerbaijan along the western and entire southern coast of the Caspian Sea and finally runs northeast and merge ...
,
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
.
History
It started its activities in 1984 with 500 students studying in 7 fields. Nowadays, the university complex consists of 13 faculties, 1 independent department, and 4 research centers.
As of October 2016, the university is ranked as the 629th best university in the world according to ''U.S. News & World Report''.
Faculties
* Faculty of Engineering
* Faculty of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
* Faculty of Science
* Faculty of Vocation and Entrepreneurship
* Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
* Faculty of Medical Sciences
* Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Resources
* Faculty of Persian Literature and Foreign Languages
* Faculty of Management and Accounting
* Faculty of Law and Political Sciences
* Faculty of Theology and Islamic Studies
* Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences
* Faculty of Psychology and Education
* Independent Department of Islamic Education
Faculty of Engineering
*Department of Civil Engineering and Surveying Engineering (BS, MS)
*Department of Industrial Engineering (BS, MS)
*Department of Materials Engineering (BS, MS, PhD)
*Department of Architecture and Urban Engineering (BA, MA, PhD)
See also
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Higher education in Iran
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List of universities in Iran
This is a list of universities in Iran.
Iran had 2,183 universities in 2022 and started a program to merge them and reduce the number down to 400 universities.
List of universitiesHamedan University of Technology Hamedan University of Technolog ...
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Islamic Azad University
The Islamic Azad University (IAU; , ''Dāneshgāh-e Āzād-e Eslāmi'') is a Private university, private university system Headquarters, headquartered in Tehran, Iran. It is one of the largest comprehensive systems of university, universities in ...
References
External links
Official Website
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Karaj, Islamic Azad University of
Karaj
Education in Alborz province
Buildings and structures in Alborz province