Amirkabir University of Technology (AUT) (), also called the Tehran Polytechnic, is a

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technological university located in

Tehran Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9. ...

, Iran. Founded in 1958, AUT is the oldest technical university established in Iran. It is referred to as the 'Mother of Engineering Universities'. Acceptance to the university requires scoring among the top 1% of students in the

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, known as 'Konkour' The university was founded in 1928 as a technical academy and was further transformed into a full-fledged university by

Habib Nafisi Habib Nafisi (December 1908 – 1984; Persian: حبیب نفیسی) was the founder of Tehran Polytechnic (Amirkabir University of Technology) and Khaje nassir toosi University of technology. He founded it in 1958 with five engineering department ...

in 1956. After that, it was extended and enlarged by Dr.

Mohammad Ali Mojtahedi Dr. Mohammad Ali Modjtahedi Gilani (; 23 September 1908 – 1 July 1997) was an Iranian University professor and lifetime principal of the highly prestigious Alborz High School in Tehran, Iran. Founder of Sharif University of Technology (origi ...

, during the

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. Named the Tehran Polytechnic, it initially offered five engineering degrees, namely; Electrical and Electronics, Mechanical, Textile, Chemistry, and Construction and Infrastructure. Six months before the 1979

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, Tehran Polytechnic, was renamed after the Iranian prime minister

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(1807–1852). The university now has 18

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departments, dozens of research groups and laboratories, and three other affiliated centers, located in Garmsar,

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and

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. Around 13,400 students are enrolled in undergraduate and graduate programs. AUT has more than 500 full-time academic faculty members and 550 administrative employees. The executive branch consists of four departments that receive participation from councils in planning and administering affairs. AUT has signed agreements with international universities for research and educational collaboration. There is a joint program between AUT and the

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. AUT is the pioneer of sustainable development in Iran and established the Office of Sustainability in 2011. The activities of this office contribute to the AUT campus by reducing energy consumption, costs, and emissions, and also provide student coursework, volunteer opportunities for students, as well as research and education academic activities on sustainable development.

History

The establishment and formation of the Amirkabir University of Technology dates back to October 1956 by Eng.

(). The core of the university was formed at that time under the name Tehran Polytechnic in order to expand the activities of two technical institutes: the Civil Engineering Institute and the Higher Art Center. After Habib Nafisi, the founder of Tehran polytechnic, Dr. Abedi, became the president of the university for a few months until Dr.

, the principal at the renowned Alborz High School, was appointed as president of the university early in 1963. Among the accomplishments of Dr. Mojtahedi is the construction of a central amphitheatre, a dining area and a sports ground as well as various faculty buildings. The university has grown into a national center of science and engineering and its undergraduates number more than 7,000, with a further 6,400 graduate students. The university boasts 35 undergraduate majors, around 90 M.Sc. majors and 36 Ph.D. and post-doctoral programs.

Rankings and reputation

Amirkabir University has been consistently ranked as one of Iran's top universities. The 2011 ''

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'' ranked the university 301–350 in Engineering and Technology in the world. Iran's

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ranked AUT among the Top 3 high ranked universities in the country. In

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(2012), the university also ranks among the top three highest ranked universities in Iran. In the 2013

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s Amirkabir University's Computer Science department ranked 100–150 among World Universities. In 2014, the

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placed Amirkabir University's Engineering Sciences 151–200 among World Universities. The Polymer Engineering Department of Amirkabir University of Technology is the first and most prestigious Polymer Engineering program in Iran. AUT also ranked first among Iranian universities in 2014 in the

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. In 2014, the '' U.S. News & World Report'' ranked Amirkabir University of Technology's Engineering Sciences 89 among world universities. Also, Computer Science of AUT ranked 90 among World Universities. The 2021 edition of the QS World University Rankings placed Amirkabir University 477th in the world and second in Iran with an overall score of 24.8, behind only

Sharif University of Technology Sharif University of Technology (SUT); (, romanized : Dāneshgāh-e sana'ti-e sharif) is a public research university in Tehran, Iran. It is widely considered to be the nation's most prestigious and leading institution for science, technology ...

which stood at 407th.

Campuses

Tehran

The main campus of the Amirkabir University of Technology is in Tehran, Iran. It is located close to Vali Asr Crossroads, the intersection of Enghelab Street and Vali Asr Street, in the very center of Tehran City. Many students commute to AUT via the subway by Teatr-e Shahr Metro station.

Mahshahr

The Mahshar campus of AUT has been constructed in the province of Khouzestan in 2001 in order to establish close cooperation with the national company of petroleum industries.

Bandar Abbas

The Bandar Abbas campus of AUT has been established in the province of Hormozgan, which is the center of marine industries in Iran.

Garmsar

The Garmsar campus of AUT has been constructed in the province of Semnan in order to establish close cooperation and distance with the main campus in Tehran.

Library

The library and document center at AUT, the largest technical and engineering library in Iran's capital, is one of the richest academic libraries in the technical and engineering field in the region. The library includes a central library and 16 satellite libraries in Tehran and Bandar Abbas.

Departments

AUT has 16 departments including 'management, science and technology', electrical engineering, biomedical engineering, polymer engineering, mathematics and computer science, chemical engineering, industrial engineering, civil and environmental engineering, physics and energy engineering, computer and information technology, mechanical engineering, mining and metallurgical engineering, textile engineering, petroleum engineering, ship engineering, and aerospace engineering. AUT has three educational sites in Garmsar, Bandar Abbas and Mahshahr. Aboreyhan building

Scientific associations

Scientific associations exist to help students transform themselves into contributing members of the professional community. Course work develops only one range of skills. University association websites are as:
Scientific Association of Physics

Presidents

(1958–1962) *Prof. Abedi (1962) *Prof.

(1962–1965) *Prof. Bina (1965–1967) *Prof. Yeganeh Haeri (1967–1969) *Prof. Mohammad-Jafar Jadd Babaei (1969–1972) *Prof. Kayvan Najmabadi (1972–1975) *Prof. Hossein Mahban (1975–1977) *Prof. Siroos Shafiei (1977–1978) *Prof. Miri (1978) *Prof. Mahdi (1978–1979) *Prof. Hasan Farid Alam (1979) *Prof. Kamaleddin Yadavar Nikravesh (1979–1981) *Prof. Hassan Rahimzadeh (1981–1982) *Prof. Aliakbar Ramezanianpour (1982) *Prof. Reza Hosseini Abardeh (1982–1983) *Prof. Mohammad Hossein Salimi Namin (1983–1996) *Prof.

Alireza Rahai Alireza Rahai (Persian: علیرضا رهایی, born 1954 in Kazeroon, Iran) is an Iranian engineer, academic, scholar and professor at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering of Amirkabir University of Technology. He is also a mem ...

(1996–1997) *Prof. Abdolhamid Riazi (1997–2001) *Prof. Ahmad Fahimifar (2001–2005) *Prof.

(2005–2014) *Prof.

Ahmad Motamedi Seyyed Ahmad Motamedi (; born 1953 in Tehran) is an Iranian politician & member of Amirkabir University of Technology, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic)'s Electrical Engineering faculty. He was the chancellor (education), c ...

(2014–2021) *Prof. Hassan Ghodsipour (2021–2023) *Prof.

(2023–present)

Research and innovation

AUT is a public university, and the government of Iran partly provides its research funding. AUT has cooperation with industrial companies, especially in the oil and gas industries. As a result, many research projects in the university are funded by industrial companies. The Amirkabir University of Technology was appointed as a Center of Excellence by Iran's Ministry of Science and Technology in the fields o
BiomechanicsPower SystemsRadiocommunication systems (RACE)
an

The university houses a supercomputer which has a speed of 34,000 billion operations per second. The computer is available for both university affiliated as well as non-affiliated research. ''Amirkabir Journal of Science and Technology'' is a scientific journal which publishes research achievements of academic and industrial researchers in all engineering and science areas. The ''AUT Journal of Mathematics and Computing'' (AJMC) is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes original articles, review articles and short communications in all areas of mathematics, statistics and computer sciences.
Research and Technology Center of AUT
is an office which collaborates with industries and universities in order to improve research level in the university.

Notable alumni and faculty

Science and technology

* Abolhassan Astaneh-Asl, professor emeritus of civil engineering,

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Mohammad Reza Eslami Mohammad Reza Eslami (born 1945) is an Iranian scientist and professor of Mechanical Engineering at Tehran Polytechnic (Amirkabir University of Technology), Tehran, Iran. Education * Ph.D. – Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge La., US ...

, professor of

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, one of the top 20 most cited scientists of

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, professor of

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, professor of mechanical and

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Industry

* Bahaedin Adab, co-founder of Karafarin Insurance Co. and Karafarin Bank, former deputy chairman of the board of director of the Industry Confederation of Iran, former chairman of the board of directors of the Syndicate of Construction Companies of Tehran *

Hossein Hosseinkhani Hussein, Hossein, Hussain, Hossain, Huseyn, Husayn, Husein, Hussin, Hoessein, Houcine, Hocine or Husain (; ), coming from the triconsonantal root Ḥ-S-N (), is an Arabic name which is the diminutive of Hassan, meaning "good", "handsome" or ...

, Shareholder & Owner at Matrix, Inc., a biotech company dedicated to healthcare technology to improve patient's quality of life. New York City, US. Former chairman of the board of directors of the Pacific Stem Cells, Ltd.

Politics

Abbas Abdi Abbas Abdi (; ; born 1 October 1956) is an Iranian reformist. He is also a journalist, self-taught sociologist, and social activist. Biography Abdi was born in 1956. He studied polymer engineering at Tehran Polytechnic. He worked briefly in ...

, political activist * Bahaedin Adab, former member of parliament from

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(

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, Divandareh), co-founder of the Kurdish United Front *

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, political activist *

Mohsen Mirdamadi Mohsen Mirdamadi (, born 1955 in Najafabad, Isfahan) is an Iranian academic and politician. He is the Deputy Secretary General of "Ettehad-e Mellat", the largest pro-reform political party in Iran. After the 2009 Iranian Presidential Elections, ...

, secretary general of

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, the largest

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party in Iran *

Mostafa Mirsalim Sayyid Mostafa Agha Mirsalim (Persian: سید مصطفی میرسلیم) (born 10 June 1947) is an Iranian engineer and conservative politician. He is currently member of the Expediency Discernment Council. He was formerly a member of Islamic Co ...

, former minister of Islamic Culture and Guidance *

, former minister of

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, former minister of Housing and Urban Development and former Director of

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, former minister of industry and former deputy speaker of the Parliament of Iran * Majid Tavakoli, prominent Iranian student leader, human rights activist and political prisoner *

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, former minister of defense *

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, former president of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), Iran's

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Other

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, novelist *

, former dean of the university * Davood Mirbagheri, screenwriter and film director

News

Fars News Agency reports: "President of Iran's Amirkabir University of Technology Alireza Rahaei announced the country is preparing to put a new home-made satellite, called Nahid (Venus), into orbit in the next three months". Cientifica reports in news item on Nanowerk, April 25, 2012: Iranian scientists are using lecithin to synthesize and bind silver nanoparticles more tightly to wool.

References

External links

AUT homepage
* IBIMA – Iran Building Information Modeling Association {{DEFAULTSORT:Amirkabir University Of Technology 1928 establishments in Iran Universities and colleges established in 1928 1956 establishments in Iran Universities and colleges established in 1956