Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University

Shahid Rajaee University
دانشگاه تربیت دبیر شهید رجایی
Daneshgah-e Tarbiyat-e Dabir-e Shahid Rajaei
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TypePublic
Established1980
ChancellorJamal-e-Din MahdiNejad
Academic staff
200
Administrative staff
400
Students7500
Location,
35°46′50″N 51°29′33″E / 35.78056°N 51.49250°E / 35.78056; 51.49250
CampusUrban
Websitewww.sru.ac.ir/en

Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University (SRTTU), is a public university in the Islamic Republic of Iran. The university is named for Mohammad Ali Rajaee, the second president of Iran. The university is located in the North East of Tehran, in the Lavizan neighborhood. The university was founded in 1980 on the premises of the former Tehran American School (1974-1979). The main mission of the Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University is to prepare teachers to teach curriculums at technical and vocational education schools in Iran.[citation needed]