Islamic Azad University, Karaj Branch
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Type | Private |
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Established | 1984 |
Affiliation | Islamic Azad University |
President | Hossein Kalantari Khalilabad |
Academic staff | 400 (Full-time) and 800 (Adjunct) (2024) |
Administrative staff | 400 (2024) |
Students | 35000 (2024) |
Undergraduates | 30000 |
Postgraduates | 5000 |
Location | , , |
Campus | Urban, 47 hectares (120 acres) |
Colours | Dark and light Blue[1] |
Website | karaj.iau.ir |
The Islamic Azad University, Karaj Branch (Persian: دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد کرج, Dāneshgāh-e Āzād-e Eslāmi vahed-e Karaj) is the private university and one of the branches of the Islamic Azad University located in Karaj, Alborz, Iran.
History
[edit]It started its activities in 1984 with 500 students who studied in 7 fields of study. Nowadays this big university complex consists of 13 faculties, 1 independent department and 4 research centers.[2] As of October 2016, the university is ranked as the 629th best university in the world according to U.S. News & World Report.[3]
Faculties
[edit]- Faculty of Engineering
- Faculty of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
- Faculty of Science
- Faculty of Vocation and Entrepreneurship
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
- Faculty of Medical Sciences
- Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Resources
- Faculty of Persian Literature and Foreign Languages
- Faculty of Management and Accounting
- Faculty of Law and Political Sciences
- Faculty of Theology and Islamic Studies
- Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences
- Faculty of Psychology and Education
- Independent Department of Islamic Education
Faculty of Engineering
[edit]- Department of Civil Engineering and Surveying Engineering (BS, MS)
- Department of Industrial Engineering (BS, MS)
- Department of Materials Engineering (BS, MS, PhD)
- Department of Architecture and Urban Engineering (BA, MA, PhD)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Islamic Azad University Logotype usage guidelines" (PDF). Islamic Azad University. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
- ^ "آشنایی بیشتر با واحد دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد کرج".
- ^ "11 Iranian universities on world's top 1,000 list". 26 October 2016.
External links
[edit]- Official Website Archived 2022-01-08 at the Wayback Machine