Second Best Iranian University
Second Best University in Iran (QS Rankings)
Second Best Engineering University in Iran (Times Rankings)
Highly Cited Researchers in 2020
According to Clarivate Analytics Report
Most Citations
per Faculty in Iran and 17th in the World (QS Rankings)
Amirkabir University of Technology University
Amirkabir University of Technology (AUT), also called the Tehran Polytechnic, is a public research university located in Tehran, Iran.
The university was founded in 1928 as a standard academy, and developed to the university of technology by Habib Nafisi in 1956, after that extended by Dr. Mohammad Ali Mojtahedi, during the Pahlavi dynasty. Named the Tehran Polytechnic, it began with five engineering departments. Six months before the victory of 1979 Iranian Revolution, Tehran Polytechnic was renamed after the Iranian prime minister Amir Kabir (1807–1852).
The university now has 15 science and engineering departments, and three other affiliated centers, located in Garmsar, Bandar Abbas and Mahshahr. Around 9,100 students are enrolled in the undergraduate and graduate programs. AUT has 480 full-time academic faculty members and 550 administrative employees, giving it the highest staff-to-student ratio among the country's universities. The executive branch consists of four departments which receive participation from councils in planning and administering affairs.
7,000+
Undergraduate Students
Studying in 16 Departments
6,400+
Graduate Students
Around the World
1,000+
Patents
Internal and International
48,200+
Papers
Conference(31,500+), ISI(16,700+)
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