Sharif University of Technology
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| Sharif University of Technology دانشگاه صنعتی شریف | |
| Image:Sharif Logo.jpg © Sharif University of Technology | |
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| Established | 1965 |
| School type | Public |
| President | Saeed Sohrabpour |
| Location | Tehran, Tehran, Iran |
| Campus | Urban |
| Enrollment | 8000 undergraduate, 1000 graduate |
| Faculty | 500 |
| Athletics | 10 teams |
| Colors | {{{colors}}} |
| Homepage | http://www.sharif.edu/ |
Sharif University of Technology (دانشگاه صنعتی شریف), formerly named Aryamehr University of Technology (دانشگاه صنعتی آریامهر) is popularly believed to be the most prominent technical, engineering and scientific university of Iran, that attracts the best and most outstanding talents in these fields annually, to the extent that more than 65% of 200 top rank participants in trans-country university entrance exams for bachelor's degree are admitted to the university every year. Moreover, the university holds the highest rank among the universities of the country in respect of admission percentage at master's level in the technical, scientific, and engineering fields.
The university is located in Tehran, not far from the Azadi Square and is named after Majid Sharif-Vaghefi, a former student who was killed in 1974.
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History
The university was first founded in 1965 with the name Aryamehr Technical University.
In 1972, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi appointed the world renowned scholar Sayyed Hosein Nasr as president of the university with the goal of modeling the school based on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, but with roots in Iranian culture.[1]
The university has grown to an elite school today with over 6,500 students and over 250 faculty members.
Colleges
Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mathematical Science, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering (Metallurgy), Physics, Aerospace engineering, Management and Economics.
Affiliated Centres:
- Biochemical and Bio-environmental Research Centre
- Electronics Research Centre
- Water, Energy and Ocean Engineering Research Centre
- Network Security Centre
Notable alumnis
- Mohammad Atrianfar
- Ali Larijani, former presidential candidate and former head of IRIB, secretary of High Council of National Security of Iran since August 14, 2005
- Ali Daei, Capitan of Iranian National Football team and Saba Battery FC
- Iraj Mozzafari, ex-Captain of Iranian national Volleyball team
- Hamid Taqvaee , Iranian Communist Leader
