Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch


The Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch is a private research university located in Tehran, Iran. Founded in 1982, Central Tehran is the flagship institution of the universities affiliated with the Islamic Azad University system.
The university is the oldest, the largest and the top university among all branches of Islamic Azad University academic organization, established in 1982, originally as "Islamic Azad University of Tehran".
The university campuses rest on 297,904 m² of various districts of Tehran.
It offers approximately 550 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a wide range of disciplines such as Sciences, Engineering, Art, Architecture, Humanities, Social Sciences and Medical Sciences.

History

Establishment

Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch is the very first branch established under the university system which is known as Islamic Azad University, so its history can be traced back to the foundation of the university.
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani sought to establish a private university to address the challenges posed during early years of Iranian Revolution -such as Cultural Revolution- and to meet increasing demands of secondary-school graduates for higher education in Iran. On the sidelines of an Islamic Republican Party conference, Rafsanjani mooted the idea with Abdollah Jasbi, who supported and developed the plan to establish Islamic Azad University.
On its early days, the university lacked sufficient funds and facilities to operate, sorely opening relying on donations made by people and government. The initial endowment was about 100,000 Rials.
Jasbi rented No. 155 building in Forsat Shirazi St., while Nassir Shekarriz and Mahmoud Latifipour – who were in charge as Chancellor and Vice Chancellor respectively – rented the 6th floor of a building located in Enqelab St., Felestin St. in order to hold an entrance exam in 1982. This university began as the Islamic Azad University of Tehran when it opened the doors to about 200 students, offering six majors in bachelor's degree and two in associate degree.
Soon after, the whole building in Enqelab St. was purchased from Mostazafan Foundation of Islamic Revolution and became the university's first property.

Vision

“Innovative, Entrepreneur, Pioneer in the country’s economic, social and cultural affairs”

Mission

Campus

The university has 15 Faculties:
FacultyLocation
Faculty of Foreign LanguagesEnghelab St., Pich Shemiran
Faculty of Literature and HumanitiesEnghelab St., Pich Shemiran
Faculty of SciencesHashemi Rafsanjani Campus
Faculty of EngineeringHashemi Rafsanjani Campus
Faculty of Architecture and Urban PlanningHashemi Rafsanjani Campus
Faculty of Medical SciencesHashemi Rafsanjani Campus
Faculty of ManagementVelayat Campus
Faculty of ArtsVelayat Campus
Faculty of Economics and AccountingVelayat Campus
Faculty of PsychologyVelayat Campus
Faculty of Social SciencesVelayat Campus
Faculty of Physical Education and Sport SciencesVelayat Campus
Faculty of Political SciencesVelayat Campus
Faculty of Communication Sciences and Media StudiesVelayat Campus
Faculty of LawVelayat Campus

The university has 2 Campuses:
CampusLocationSchools
VelayatSohanakArts, Humanities, Behavioral and Social Sciences
Hashemi RafsanjaniPunakScience, Engineering and Architecture

Schools and Departments

Programs by Subject:
In Academic Year of 2015-2016
Field of StudyPercent
Engineering and Technology~40%
Humanities~48%
Art~8%
Science~3%
Agriculture and Veterinary~0%
Medical Science~1%
Total100%

Level of study Percent
Associate2.36%
Bachelor's56.20%
Master's37.15%
Ph.D.4.29%
Total100%

Faculty of Engineering

Programs and Majors

In Academic Year of 2018-2019:
B.S.M.S.Ph.D.
CommunicationsCommunications Communications
ControlControlControl
ElectronicsElectronics Electronics
PowerPower Power

B.S.M.S.Ph.D.
Bioelectric Bioelectric Bioelectric
BiomechanicBiomechanicBiomechanic
BiomaterialBiomaterialBiomaterial
ClinicalRehabilitationRehabilitation
TissueTissue

B.S.M.S.Ph.D.
Computer Systems ArchitectureComputer Systems ArchitectureComputer Systems Architecture
SoftwareSoftwareSoftware
Information TechnologyArtificial Intelligence & RoboticsArtificial Intelligence & Robotics

B.S.M.S.Ph.D.
Nuclear EngineeringMedical Radiation EngineeringMedical Radiation Engineering
Reactor EngineeringNuclear Energy Engineering

It offers the following programs:
B.S.M.S.Ph.D.
Computer ScienceComputer Science
Applied StatisticsApplied StatisticsStatistics
Applied MathematicsApplied MathematicsMathematics

The university received 35,317 applications for the Fall 2011 undergraduate class, making it the university with the most freshmen applicants among all branches of Islamic Azad University.
In 2013, a total number of 11,789 and 6,061 applications were received for undergraduate and graduate programs respectively.

Rankings

2011: 3rd among Islamic Azad University campuses
2012: International rank : 231, National rank : 1

2013: International rank : 87, National rank : 1

Notable alumni and people

Faculty

As of June 2010, the university has 176,973 alumni which makes it the biggest number among all branches of Islamic Azad University.
Several students have won medals in International competitions while studying at the university.
NameSportMedal
Taleb NematpourWrestling
Jasem VishgahiKarate
Elaheh AhmadiSTR3X20
Elaheh AhmadiAR40 team
Elaheh AhmadiSTR3X20 team
Mir-Saeid MaroufVolleyball
Farshad AlizadehWrestling
Sara Khoshjamal FekriTaekwondo
Saeideh MaghsoudlouKabaddi
Fatemeh MomeniKabaddi
Sajjad AnoushiravaniWeightlifting
Samad Nikkhah BahramiBasketball

NameSportMedal
Hamid SourianWrestling
Sajjad AnoushiravaniWeightlifting

Other notable sportspeople at the university include Ali Daei, Karim Ansarifard, Mohammad Mayeli Kohan, Akbar Mohammadi, Mahmoud Miran and Arash Miresmaeili.