Amirkabir University of Technology

Amirkabir University of Technology

Other name	Tehran Polytechnic
Type	Public
Established	1928; 96 years ago (1928)
Endowment	US$ 59.16 million (December 10, 2014)[1][2]
Chancellor	Alireza Rahai
Academic staff	480
Students	13,593
Undergraduates	5,514
Postgraduates	8,079
Location	Tehran , Iran 35°42′16″N 51°24′32″E / 35.70444°N 51.40889°E / 35.70444; 51.40889
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	FUIW
Website	aut.ac.ir/en

Amirkabir University of Technology (AUT) (Persian: دانشگاه صنعتی امیرکبیر), also called the Tehran Polytechnic, is a public technological university located in Tehran, Iran. Founded in 1958, AUT is the oldest technical university established in Iran.^[3][2]

It is referred to as the 'Mother of Engineering Universities'.^[4] Acceptance to the university requires scoring among the top 1% of students in the Iranian University Entrance Exam, known as 'Konkour'^{[citation needed]}

The university was founded in 1928 as a technical academy and was further transformed into a full-fledged university by Habib Nafisi in 1956. After that, it was extended and enlarged by Dr. Mohammad Ali Mojtahedi, during the Pahlavi dynasty. Named the Tehran Polytechnic, it initially offered five engineering degrees, namely; Electrical and Electronics, Mechanical, Textile, Chemistry, and Construction and Infrastructure. Six months before the 1979 Iranian Revolution, Tehran Polytechnic, was renamed after the Iranian prime minister Amir Kabir (1807–1852).^{[citation needed]}

The university now has 18 science and engineering departments, dozens of research groups and laboratories, and three other affiliated centers, located in Garmsar, Bandar Abbas and Mahshahr.^[5] Around 13,400 students are enrolled in undergraduate and graduate programs. AUT has more than 500 full-time academic faculty members and 550 administrative employees. The executive branch consists of four departments that receive participation from councils in planning and administering affairs.^{[citation needed]}

AUT has signed agreements with international universities for research and educational collaboration. There is a joint program between AUT and the University of Birmingham.^[6]

AUT is the pioneer of sustainable development in Iran^[7] and established the Office of Sustainability in 2011. The activities of this office contribute to the AUT campus by reducing energy consumption, costs, and emissions, and also provide student coursework, volunteer opportunities for students, as well as research and education academic activities on sustainable development.^{[citation needed]}