| History Iran University of Science and Technology was originally founded in 1929 as the first Iranian institution to train engineers. It was initially named the State Technical Institute. Soon it was named Honarsaraye A'li, i.e., Advanced Art College. The institute continued to educate engineering students in several areas who were well employed after graduation by the industries and the companies, mostly involved in industrialization and development process of the country. In 1972, the title of the college upgraded to the Iran Faculty of Science and Technology due to the growth of the institute. The Faculty was still capable of more development. It proceeded the extension of educational programs by offering new fields of engineering. Eventually in 1978, it deserved to promote to the status of a technical university, which was approved by the officials of the Ministry of Culture and Higher Education. Since then, the institute was named "Iran University of Science and Technology" (IUST). After the nationwide Cultural Revolution of 1980, IUST made a great progress and enhanced its educational and research plans at postgraduate levels so that in 1990, qualified to admit students to the Ph.D. programs in Civil Engineering and Materials Engineering fields for the first time. Other departments also followed the strategy and offered Ph.D. degrees one after another. In 1995, IUST pioneered in awarding the first Ph.D. degree in Iran in the fields of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering and Traffic Engineering. Currently, the university is one of the major technical universities in Iran, with its main campus composed of 14 schools and departments. Altogether, the main campus as well as its two branches in Arak and Behshahr cities, enjoys services of 380 members of the academic board. Just on main campus, more than 9,900 students are studying in more than 90 specialized fields of engineering and sciences, out of which 3030 are M.Sc. and about 670 are Ph.D. students. Over 32,000 students have graduated from this university since 1932, starting with the first engineer educated in Iran who attained his bachelor's degree from the so called Institute. The main campus is located in the northeast of Tehran, expanded in 42 acres. The campus includes schools and department, research centers, the main library, residential halls, the mosque, administrative buildings, several sport playgrounds and covered spaces for varieties of sports such as football stadium, volleyball, basketball, and tennis courts. The facilities and the landscaped area of the main campus provide lively and pleasant environment for the students to pursue their education and enjoy their life. |