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Islamic Azad University, Jahrom Branch

The Islamic Azad University, Jahrom Branch (Persian: دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد جهرم, romanized: Daneshgah-e Âzad-e Eslâmi-ye Vahed-e Jahrom) is a private university located in Jahrom, Iran.[1] It is a part of private chain of universities in Iran called the Islamic Azad Universities. The university was established in 1988. Imam mehdi 462 acres campus of the university is in the north part of Jahrom.[2][3] The university also has an observatory, technology growth center, 93 acres research garden and a library with 77.000 books.[4][5][6]

Islamic Azad University, Jahrom Branch
دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد جهرم
Motto"Iranian aspirations for globalization"
TypePrivate
Established1988
Academic staff
~ 100
Students~ 3,000
Location
Jahrom
,
Fars
,
Iran Iran

28°34′53.63″N 53°35′52.12″E / 28.5815639°N 53.5978111°E / 28.5815639; 53.5978111
CampusUrban
Websitewww.jia.ac.ir

The headquarters of the Islamic Azad University is in Tehran, Iran. The Islamic Azad University was founded in 1982 and currently has an enrollment of 1.7 million students, 30,000 Alumni and 35,000 Administrators[7] making it the world's third largest.[8] Over 3.5 million students have graduated from the Islamic Azad University since its establishment.[9] The Islamic Azad University has a total area of 16 million square meters[9] and over 440 branches across Iran and also in other countries around the world.[7][dead link‍] It also has international branches and universities in the U.A.E, United Kingdom, Tanzania, Lebanon, Afghanistan and Armenia and has plans to establish more branch campuses in Malaysia, Canada, and Tajikistan in the near future.[10]

Over the years, the university has accumulated assets estimated to be worth between $20 and $25 billion.[8] The total area of the university is said to be 20 million square meters.[7][dead link‍] Some 4 million students have graduated from this university to this date,[7][dead link‍] which has made it possible for a lot of people to get access to higher educations and better employment prospects. In the recent years a lot of effort has been made to expand the graduate studies at the Islamic Azad University. The Islamic Azad University has about 200,000 master's degree students and about 20,000 PhD level students.[11]

The Islamic Azad University also operates some 617 schools throughout the country, these schools are known as SAMA (Persian: سما).[7][dead link‍]

The degrees and certificates issued by this university are recognized by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education.[12] Post-graduate degrees have been offered in different branches of Islamic Azad University.

History

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The Islamic Azad University of Jahrom was established in 1988 with four bachelor's degree fields including Agriculture, Social Sciences, Sociology and Microbiology. The university currently has more than 3,000 students and 100 faculty members in 12 doctorate's, 40 Master's, 56 Bachelor's and 12 associate degrees.[13][5]

Faculties

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  • Faculty of Engineering
  • Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery
  • Faculty of Humanities
  • Faculty of Agriculture
  • Faculty of Basic Sciences[14]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Islamic Azad University of Jahrom". uniRank. Archived from the original on 2020-08-06.
  2. ^ دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد جهرم. مرجع دانشگاههای ایران (in Persian). Archived from the original on 2019-08-29. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
  3. ^ Fars news [dead link‍]
  4. ^ رصدخانه دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی جهرم، مورد توجه علاقه‌مندان آسمان. خبرگزاری دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی آنا (in Persian). 2017-12-30. Archived from the original on 2018-12-29. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
  5. ^ a b ANA
  6. ^ دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد جهرم (in Persian). Archived from the original on 2019-08-20. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
  7. ^ a b c d e تاریخچه دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی. دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی (in Persian). Archived from the original on 2012-05-08. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
  8. ^ a b "Country Overview" (PDF). Iran Investment Monthly. Vol. 4, no. 46. Turquoise Partners. July 2010. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-02-05. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
  9. ^ a b تاریخچه دانشگاه آزاد. دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی شیراز (in Persian). Archived from the original on 2011-06-29.
  10. ^ جاسبي خبر داد: تاسيس 4 واحد دانشگاه آزاد در خارج از كشور. خبرگزاری فارس (in Persian). Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
  11. ^ مهندس نریمان : رفع مسائل و مشکلات زیر ساختی شهر ها و طرح مسکن مهر تنها بر عهده وزارت راه وشهرسازی نیست. شرکت عمران شهر جدید صدرا (in Persian). Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
  12. ^ Rahimi, Gholamreza; Damirch, Ghader Vazifeh (2011). "Islamic Azad University Roles in Scientific Development of Iran" (PDF). Interdisciplinary Journal of Research in Business. 1 (9): 84–91. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-07-12. Retrieved 2012-05-11.
  13. ^ ANA
  14. ^ دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی جهرم + لیست رشته‌ها و گروه‌های آموزشی. خبرگزاری دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی آنا (in Persian). 2020-02-18. Archived from the original on 2020-02-19. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
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