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| Tarbiat Modares University | |
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| دانشگاه تربیت مدرس Dāneshgāh-e Tarbiat Modares |
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 Tarbiat Modares University coat of arms |
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| Established | 1982 |
| Type | Public |
| Endowment | ? |
| Chancellor | Dr. Farhad Daneshjoo |
| Vice-Chancellor | Dr. Hossein Naderimanesh |
| Staff | 478 |
| Students | 5,340[1] |
| Undergraduates | ? |
| Postgraduates | 4,085 |
| Location | Tehran, Iran |
| Website | modares.ac.ir |
Tarbiat Modares University (دانشگاه تربیت مدرس) is located in Tehran, Iran. It was founded in 1982. The current president of Tarbiat Modares University is F. Daneshjo.
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Faculties
Tarbiat Modares University (TMU) has 7 faculties: Arts, Engineering, Agriculture, Basic Sciences, Humanities, Natural Resources, Marine Sciences and Medical Sciences. It is the only university in Iran which offers a master program for Medical Biotechnology and only 6-9 students are admitted annually according on their performance in National Graduate Studies Entrance Exam concours.
The main purpose of the establishment of the faculty of Art of TMU has been providing suitable environment to attract talentful students, train them and make through them scholars in the various branches of arts for the universities all over Iran. On this basis 182 experts has been graduated up to now. At present 183 students are doing their courses in the various areas such as: painting, animation, specific art studies, theatre, graphics, visual art literature, architecture, urban and regional planning, construction and building management.Out of 45 lecturers and professors, 19 are working as the permanent members. Facilities such as studios, computer center, and library are available to all students of the college. Fortunately a great number of the directors, professors and lecturers in other universities and organizations are the graduates of this college.
The Faculty of Engineering trains students and conducts research in the main branch of engineering including Chemical, Civil, Electrical, Industrial, Mechanical, Materials, and Mining engineering in different departments. There are more than 900 M.Sc. and 200 Ph.D. students in the school. The present staff of the faculty consist of 103 professors, associate professors, assistant professors supported by 34 technicians and secretaries. As a faculty of engineering, we believe that the mission can only be fulfilled by directing our efforts optimally to achieve the following aims: - To undertake research and scholarship which are nationally and internationally recognized in all our chosen areas. - To provide a high quality and effective learning environment at postgraduate levels of higher education, which is relevant to our needs. - To encourage and support all staff and students to actualize their full potentials. - To engage positively in industry and commerce.
The faculty of Agriculture founded in 1983, is one of the major providers of training for professors associated with agricultural fields. Both training and research are at the highest professional level and a wide range of scientific courses is offered for post graduates and post experience students. Students can join specialized seminars guided by scientific advisors and take part in research projects of their departments. They will become a highly qualified specialist in practical application of Agriculture science and will be able to instruct at the different universities in the country after graduation.
The Faculty of Basic Sciences was established in 1983. It has five departments: Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Mathematics, Physics and Educational Group of Statistics. Biology department is active in biochemistry, biophysics, genetics and plant biology. Chemistry department has four branches: Analytical, Organic and Inorganic chemistry and chemical physics. The activity in geology department is concerned with: structural geology and tectonics, engineering geology, economic geology and petrology. Mathematics department is engaged in pure and applied mathematics. All departments of the faculty give admission to students at M.Sc. and Ph.D. levels. The faculty has 50 permanent academic staff members (two full professors, seven associate professors and 41 assistant professors). Over 30 well-known professors also cooperate with the faculty as invited instructors. There are seventeen well-equipped laboratories in the faculty. The facilities in the lab include XRD, XRF, CHN, NMR, 90 & 500. The faculty offers good computer and internet services. It has over 63 personal computers and 10 laser-jet printers. There is a library in the faculty with over 2000 books, 500 M.Sc. Theses and 60 Ph.D. dissertations. The library also receives some periodicals. It offers easy and convenient access to a range of Materials through CD-ROM databases.
As one of the very first post-revolutionary graduate schools, the Faculty of Humanities was established in 1982 in compliance with the main objectives of T.M.U. to train highly qualified and committed university academic staff. Since its foundation, this faculty has provided a great number of instructors who are now working as the academic staff of different universities in Iran. The Faculty of Humanities has 23 educational groups and 89 academic members(professors, associate professors, and assistant professors) and 59 administrative staff. At present, 493 M.A. and 345 Ph.D. students are studying in different departments; moreover, 276 students have graduated from this faculty so far. There are two language laboratories, a library with a large number of rare books, a computer center, and laboratories for geography, psychology, physical education in the faculty.
The faculty of Natural Resources and Marine Sciences of Tarbiat Modares University was founded in 1982 at the city of Noor besides the Caspian sea. The faculty offers a wide range of research opportunities in 9 specialized area, and post graduates are welcome to work on the M.Sc. and Ph.D. projects under the guidance of experienced professors. The faculty includes the academic departments of Watershed, Forestry, Fishery, Wood and Paper Science and Industry, Environment, Range Management, Meteorology, Fish Biology, and Marine Physics. The student here acquire fundamental knowledge in their courses and at the end they should carry out their research under the supervision of a professor of the faculty. Students after graduation can be employed in leading universities and research centers in the country.
Faculty of medical sciences started in 1983 by admitting 65 M.Sc. students in different medical sciences field.
The first group of M.Sc. students graduated in 1985. Doctorate postgraduate courses started in 1988 by admitting 26 PhD. Students in six field of medical sciences including Biostatistics, Parasitology, Anatomy, Bacteriology and biochemistry according to the Islamic Republic of Iran’s plans for development and promoting higher postgraduate courses in the country. The first group of PhD students graduated in 1993. Faculty of medical sciences, with more than 100 PhD graduates, in twenty different field of medical sciences , has made a considerable contribution to educating and providing the academic staff required for higher education and research centers of the country. At the moment more than 200 M.Sc and 100 PhD students are studying at the faculty of medical sciences who will join their expected higher education/research centers in near future.
Statistics
- research centers:13
- academic faculty members:478
- adjoint faculty members:900
- master programs:129
- PhD programs:77
- master students:3203
- PhD students:1272
- master alumni:1413
- PhD alumni:9696
- labs:198
- employees:464
- Ranking between the top universities of Middle-East and North-Africa region according to Webometrics Ranking of World Universities in 2007: 11
Rank in Iran: 3[citation needed]
Notable alumni
- Emad Afroogh, politician and sociologist.
- Masoumeh Ebtekar, scientist and politician.
- Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, current Mayor of Tehran.
- Mohsen Kadivar, philosopher.
- Ata'ollah Mohajerani, historian and politician.
- Mohammad Reza Hafeznia, geopolitician.
- Mohammad Mehdi Zahedi, current Minister of Science and Tecnology.
- Meisam Tabatabaei, scientist and Member of the National Foundation of Elites.
University name
The University's is not named for Sayyed Hassan Modaress, the revolutionist cleric. Rather, it is a reference to its original purpose, in response to the expulsion from Iran of professors who supported the Shah's regime. Tarbiat Modares University was initially in charge of training (tarbiat, تربيت, in Persian) university lecturers (modares, مدرس, in Persian), and selecting its students after an "ideologic" screening process. Later, however, it admitted students similar to other universities.
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