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Encyclopedia > University of Tabriz

University of Tabriz
دانشگاه تبريز

Image File history File links TabrizStateA&M.gif‎ Logo of the University of Tabriz for the article about said university. ...

Established 1947
Type Public
Chancellor Mohammad Hossein Sururedin
Faculty 480
Staff 857
Students 10,000+
Undergraduates 7339 full-time
755 evening
Postgraduates 862
Doctoral students 147
Location Tabriz, East Azarbaijan Province, Iran (38°03′41.64″N, 46°19′42.64″E)
Campus Suburban, 5.85 km²
Website www.tabrizu.ac.ir
Tabriz University's tower.
Tabriz University's tower.

The University of Tabriz (Persian: دانشگاه تبريز‎ ; sometimes referred to as Tabriz University) is a public university in Tabriz, Iran. It is the second oldest university in Iran after the University of Tehran and the biggest academic institution in northwestern Iran. The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... A Chancellor is the head of a university. ... A faculty is a division within a university. ... Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... Alternate uses: Student (disambiguation) Etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation verb stŭdērĕ, which means to study, a student is one who studies. ... In some educational systems, undergraduate education is post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelors degree. ... Degree ceremony at Cambridge. ... Aquatint of a Doctor in Divinity at the University of Oxford, in the scarlet and black academic robes corresponding to his position. ... Tabriz City Hall, built in 1934, by Arfaol molk, with the aid of German engineers. ... East Azarbaijan or East Azerbaijan (Persian: آذربایجان شرقی, Ä€zārbāijān-e Sharqi; Azeri: Şərqi AzÉ™rbaycan) is one of the 30 provinces of Iran. ... A website (or Web site) is a collection of web pages, images, videos and other digital assets and hosted on a particular domain or subdomain on the World Wide Web. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Tabriz-uni. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Tabriz-uni. ... Persian (Local names: فارسی Fârsi or پارسی Pârsi)* is an Indo-European language spoken in Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan as well as by minorities in Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, India, Pakistan, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Southern Russia, neighboring countries, and elsewhere. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... Tabriz City Hall, built in 1934, by Arfaol molk, with the aid of German engineers. ... Tehran University is the largest university in Iran, with 32,000 students. ...


The university was first established by the autonomous Azerbaijan People's Government under Jafar Pishevari on June 12, 1946, as the University of Azerbaijan (Azerbaijani: Azerbaycan Universiteti) with faculties in Medicine, Agriculture and Pedagogy. The University soon closed in November with the collapse of the autonomous government. It was re-opened on October 30, 1947, which is now officially set as inauguration date of the university. The university was called University of Azarabadegan prior to the Islamic Revolution of 1979 and renamed the University of Tabriz afterwards. In 1985, the Iranian Ministry of Health, Treatment and Medical Education took over the departments and faculties in the medical sciences and the Tabriz University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) became an independent institution. A surcharged stamp published under the name of Azarbaijan Peoples Government The Azerbaijan Peoples Government (APG) was a short-lived, Soviet-backed client state (November 1945 - November 1946) in northern Iran. ... Sayyid Jafar Pishevari (جعفر پیشه‌وری) was the founder and chairman of the Democratic Republic of South Azerbaijan (November 1945 – November 1946). ... June 12 is the 163rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (164th in leap years), with 202 days remaining. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... medicines, see medication and pharmacology. ... Pedagogy, the art or science of being a teacher, generally refers to strategies of instruction, or a style of instruction[1]. The word comes from the Ancient Greek παιδαγωγέω (paidagōgeō; from παῖς (child) and ἄγω (lead)): literally, to lead the child”. In Ancient Greece, παιδαγωγός was (usually) a slave who supervised the education... October 30 is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 62 days remaining. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... 1980 Iranian stamp commemorating the Islamic Revolution Protestors take to the street in support of Ayatollah Khomeini. ... For the song by The Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tabriz University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) is public medical school located in Tabriz, East Azarbaijan Province, Iran. ...

Contents

Faculties

Faculty of Science

  • Chemistry
  • Mathematical Science
  • Physics

Faculty of Engineering

  • Electrical & Computer Engineering
  • Civil Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering

Faculty of Agricalture

  • Water supply systems
  • Agricaltural machines
  • ...

Faculty of Humanties and Literature

  • Persian literature
  • French literaure
  • English translation
  • Humanities & Social Sciences
  • Education & Psychology
  • Natural Science

College of Veterinary Medicine


Campus

  • Main Campus in Tabriz
  • Maragheh Faculty (satellite campus)
  • Marand Technical College (satellite campus)
  • Bonab Technical & Engineering Department

A satellite campus is the campus of a college or university that is physically detached from the main university or college area. ...

Medical Sciences

Medical Sciences section of Tabriz University, one of the oldest and biggest centers of education in Iran was founded in 1947. According to the parliament low statute, which was ratified in year 1985, University of Medical Sciences got separated from its mother Tabriz University and started its own educational research and remedial activities independently. Ever since similar to other medical universities in other parts of the country, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) also merged with local provincial health and treatment organizations and since then, this university has been actively involved not only in academics but also in health and treatment tasks.


Notables of this university

  • Manouchehr Eghbal, Chancellor of the University
  • Mehdi Bakeri, War Hero
  • Samad Behrangi,The best known Iranian writer of childern`s stories
  • Gholam Hossein Saedi, Novelist and playwrigh
  • Ali Saidloo, Vice-President
  • Rahim Safavi, General Commendor of Islamic Revolutionary Guard
  • Abdol Ali Zadeh, former Housing Minister

Manuchehr Iqbal Dr. Manuchehr Eqbal was a Prime Minister of Iran. ... Samad Behrangi (صمد بهرنگی) (July?, 1939 – 1967) was an Azeri Iranian writer. ... Gholam Hossein Saedi (January,1935 –- November,1985) was an Iranian socialist novelist and playwright best known for the screenplay of the famous Iranian movie Gaav. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ...

See also

  • Higher Education in Iran

University of Tehran College of Humanities Iran has a large network of private, public, and state affiliated universities offering degrees in higher education. ...

External links

  • Official website

Coordinates: 38°03′41.64″N, 46°19′42.64″E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...


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Tabriz is the capital of East Azerbaijan Province with 3.5 million inhabitants (2005 estimate) and an area of 45,481 km².
Tabriz is connected by road and railways to Teheran 800 km east, Maragheh 200 km south, and by road alone to Mahabad 300 km south and Khvoy 150 km northwest.
Central in Tabriz is the Blue Mosque, built in the 15th century, and a citadel, that was built as a mosque, from the 14th century.
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