Islamic Azad University
Date Establishment
1982
World Ranking
601
Master
12750
Academic Staff
12750
Students
10000
International Students
5364
The Islamic Azad University, established in 1982, holds the distinction of being Iran's largest university in terms of both size and population. Globally, it ranks as the third most populous university, trailing only Indira Gandhi University in India and Anadolu University in Turkey. The university has seen five million students graduate from a variety of courses. It currently employs seventy thousand faculty members, including both full-time and part-time lecturers. In addition to its domestic branches, the university has expanded internationally with units in the United Kingdom, Afghanistan, the United Arab Emirates, and Lebanon.
MRL (Qazvin Unit)
AMRC Advanced Materials Research Center (Najaf Abad Unit)
Mechanical and Automotive Engineering Research Center (Qazvin Unit)
Research Center of Construction and Concrete Industry (Qazvin Unit)
CSRDL Computer Science Research and Development Center
Plasma Physics Research Center
International Center for Interdisciplinary Research (CEIS)
Center for Strategic Studies
Ardabil Medicinal Plants Research Center
Center for Environmental and Energy Studies and Research (CEEVS)
Medical Engineering Research Center (RCBME)
Archeological Research Center (Abhar Unit)
Tehran Medical Research Center
The Center for Milk and Its Products Research (Karaj Unit)
Laboratory Complex and Research Farms (Borujerd Unit)
Agricultural Research Center (Damghan Unit)
Research and Greenhouse Training Fields (Jiroft Unit)
Educational and Research Fields (Rudehen Unit)
As per the statistics published in the Talayeh Daran Science Journal of Thomson Reuters (ESI) Essential Science Indicator, the Open University's scientific production ranking reached the 165th position in the last update on 10th of Khordad 1395, climbing 22 spots. Iran's scientific output score also increased by one point to 21. Earlier reports (end of February 2016) placed the Open University (FOF) at the 187th position at the Thomson Reuters Base, with Iran's ranking at 22.
Azad University reported a significant number of recent articles, totaling 31,990. This achievement was made possible through the reformulation of some papers by the university's research and technology department and the increasing trend of scientific papers produced by the university departments.
The university has also won numerous titles in international competitions, including:
- Islamic Azad University RoboCup, Germany (2006)
- RoboCup Tournament, Japan (2005)
- Creative and Inventors Exhibition, Germany (2005)
- RoboCup Tournament, Portugal (2004)
- RoboCup Tournament, New Zealand (2004)
- Concrete Competitions, USA (2004)
- Robotics Tournament, USA (2004)
- Robotics Tournament, Canada (2004)
- Creative and Inventors Exhibition, Austria (2004)
- Robotics Tournament, Canada (2003)
- Concrete Competitions, Canada (2003)
- RoboCup Tournament, Italy (2003)
- RoboCup Tournament, Portugal (2002)
- Third Round of Concrete Competitions (2005)
- Fourth Concrete Tournament (2006)
- Robotics Tournament, Canada (2005)
- International Invention and Innovation Competition, Geneva (2006)
- Best Rated Competitions in the USA (2006)
- Open RoboCup Tournament, Iran (2006 to 2014)
These accomplishments reflect the university's commitment to academic excellence and competitive success.
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