Power and Water University of Technology

Technical and Engineering Campus of Shahid Beheshti University (former Power and Water University of Technology)
دانشگاه صنعت آب وبرق (عباسپور)
Dāneshgāh-e San'ate Aabo Bargh
Established1972; 52 years ago (1972)
President
Administrative staff
120
Students2100
Undergraduates1500
Postgraduates600
Location
Tehran
,
Iran

35°44′35″N 51°34′33″E / 35.74306°N 51.57583°E / 35.74306; 51.57583
Colours  Heavy blue
Website[1]

Technical and Engineering Campus of Shahid Beheshti University[1] (formerly known as Power and Water University of Technology) (PWUT) (Persian: دانشگاه صنعت آب و برق Dāneshgāh-e San'ate Aabo Bargh) is a state university of technology, engineering and science in Iran. PWUT is also the technical training center for power and water industries in Iran.

Around 120 academic staff with 100 labs and workshops provide an environment for the education of trainees from regional electric companies, power plants, and water and wastewater companies. The university is in northeast of Tehran, Iran. It is named after Hassan Abbaspour, former Iranian Minister of Energy, who was killed in 1981.[2]

Programs are offered at Bachelors, Masters and PhD levels. In addition, PWUT conducts a short courses aimed at upgrading or refreshing the knowledge and skills of practitioners. PWUT is accredited by the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology of Iran and administered by a board of trustees comprising academicians and representatives of national organizations professors.[3]

  1. ^ "President of University". Archived from the original on 2013-09-22. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
  2. ^ "www.habilian.com - زندگینامه شهید عباسپور". Archived from the original on 2008-02-09. Retrieved 2009-11-24.
  3. ^ Power and Water University of Technology Archived 2009-07-09 at the Wayback Machine