Shahid Beheshti University

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Shahid Behesti University (National University of Iran)

(دانشگاه ملی سابق) دانشگاه شهید بهشتی
Seal of Shahid Beheshti University
Former name	Melli University
Motto	زندگی یعنی امید و حرکت
Motto in English	Life means hope and movement
Type	Public research university
Established	1959; 65 years ago (1959)
Endowment	US$ 0.5 billion (2022)[1]
Chancellor	Mahmoud-Reza Aghamiri
Academic staff	1,000 (Full-time) (2022)
Students	20,121 (2022)
Undergraduates	10,621 (2022)
Postgraduates	9,500 (2022)
Location	Tehran , Tehran province , Iran 35°48′08″N 51°23′36″E / 35.80222°N 51.39333°E / 35.80222; 51.39333
Campus	Urban, 176 acres (71 ha)
Language	Persian, English
Colors	White and Black
Website	en.sbu.ac.ir

Shahid Beheshti University (SBU) (Persian: دانشگاه شهید بهشتی, romanized: Dāneshgāh-e Shahid Beheshti), originally founded as the Melli University (National University of Iran) (Persian: دانشگاه ملی, romanized: Dāneshgāh-e Melli), is a public research university in Tehran, Iran. The university offers programs at Bachelor's, Master's and Ph.D. levels.