The Islamic Azad University, Gorgan Branch (also known as Azad University of Gorgan) is a campus of

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system in

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History

The university came of age under the direction of Abdol Ghayoom Ebrahimi, who was the first university chancellor during 1988–2000. This university started its work with three majors (

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and agricultural engineering) and 60 students in 1988. It was then situated in

Gorgan Gorgan (; ) is a city in the Central District (Gorgan County), Central District of Gorgan County, Golestan province, Golestan province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. It lies approximately to the nor ...

's Jorjan Street. Since then, the university has grown both in quantity and quality. At present, it has +500 faculty members, and approximately 13,000 students in B.S., M.S. and PhD of 48 majors.

Academics

Academic Campus

Founded in 1988, the campus is located in

, Golestan province, occupying about in the city of

in the province of Golestan, in northern

Education

At Present, Islamic Azad University of Gorgan is offering over 500 courses in 48 degree programs. The university awards

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master's degrees A master's degree (from Latin ) is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional prac ...

and

Doctor of Philosophy A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, DPhil; or ) is a terminal degree that usually denotes the highest level of academic achievement in a given discipline and is awarded following a course of Postgraduate education, graduate study and original resear ...

each year. The average class consists of 25 students (not including lab classes and discussion sections led by graduate student instructors).

Faculty members

Academic staff of the university has consisted of +500 faculty members, and includes

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s and instructors.

Alumni

Islamic Azad University of Gorgan has graduated many students who have gone on to earn doctorates in Iran and other countries, such as the United States. The acceptance rate to entrance examinations of

master's degree A master's degree (from Latin ) is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional prac ...

, competitive all over the country, is notable. For example
Nora Taghavi
a graduate of Islamic Azad University of Gorgan, is now a graduate student in the Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology (MCDB) Department of the University of California at Santa Barbara, CA, in the United States.

Organization

Chancellors

The position of chancellor was created in 1988; there have since been three inaugurated chancellors and two acting chancellors:

Administration

The Chancellor has five Vice Chancellors:

References

External links

Official Websites

Islamic Azad University of GorganAzad News Agency (ANA), official News Agency of Islamic Azad University

List of Universities in Iran

* List of universities in Iran @wikipedia.org
List of Iranian universities @dictionary.laborlawtalk.comList of Universities, Institutes and Colleges @irancivilcenter.com
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