Amirkabir University of Technology

Amirkabir University of Technology
Other name
Tehran Polytechnic
TypePublic
Established1928; 96 years ago (1928)
EndowmentUS$ 59.16 million (December 10, 2014)[1][2]
ChancellorAlireza Rahai
Academic staff
480
Students13,593
Undergraduates5,514
Postgraduates8,079
Location
Tehran
,
Iran

35°42′16″N 51°24′32″E / 35.70444°N 51.40889°E / 35.70444; 51.40889
CampusUrban
AffiliationsFUIW
Websiteaut.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 is competitive, entrance to undergraduate and graduate programs requires scoring among the top 1% of students in the Iranian University Entrance Exam, known as 'Konkour'

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).

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, giving it the highest staff-to-student ratio among the country's universities. The executive branch consists of four departments that receive participation from councils in planning and administering affairs.

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 one of the leading universities in E-Learning systems in Iran, which began its activities in 2004.

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.

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