University of Guilan

University of Guilan
دانشگاه گيلان
Other name
GU
Motto"Stay Scientific, Stay Green"
TypePublic
Established1974; 50 years ago (1974)
AffiliationMinistry of Science, Research and Technology (Iran)
PresidentMohammad Doostdar
Academic staff
Over 650
Students24,000
Location, ,
CampusMultiple sites
LanguagePersian, English
Websiteguilan.ac.ir/en/home

The University of Guilan (Persian: دانشگاه گیلان, Daneshgah-e Gilân) is an institute of higher education and graduate studies in Rasht, a large city in the province of Guilan, in Northern Iran, bordering the Caspian Sea.

It has nearly 24,000 students enrolled. According to the latest Shanghai ranking, University of Guilan was ranked 8th among Iran's comprehensive universities in 2013.[3] Also, based on the Times ranking in 2019, this University was ranked 6th among Iran's comprehensive universities.[4]