Islamic Azad University, Shiraz Branch
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{{Infobox university
| name = Islamic Azad University, Shiraz Branch
| native_name = دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد شیراز
| image = Campus of Pardis, Islamic Azad University of Shiraz, Iran.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = College of Economics and Management, Islamic Azad University of Shiraz, Iran
| motto = "Iranian aspirations for globalization"
| established = 1987
| type = Private
| city = Shiraz
| province = Fars
| country = Iran
| campus = Urban
| faculty = ~ 300
| enrollment = ~ 17,000
| colors = Turquoise and White {{color box|#40E0D0}} {{color box|#FCFCFC}}
| website = {{URL|https://shiraz.iau.ir}}
}}
The Islamic Azad University, Shiraz Branch ({{langx|fa|دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد شیراز}}, Danushgah-e Âzad-e Eslâmi-ye Vahed-e Shiraz) is a private university located in Shiraz, Iran. It is a part of private chain of universities in Iran called the Islamic Azad Universities.
The Islamic Azad University of Shiraz with over 290 faculty and academic staff, 82,000 square meters of educational space, 7,500 square meters of administration space, 15,200 square meters of sporting space, is the biggest private university in the southern region of Iran.{{Cite web |url=http://www.sadracity.ir/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=141:--------&catid=46:-----&Itemid=71 |title=شرکت عمران شهر جدید صدرا - شرکت عمران شهر جدید صدرا |access-date=2012-05-14 |archive-date=2016-03-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303204939/http://www.sadracity.ir/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=141:--------&catid=46:-----&Itemid=71 |url-status=dead }}
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{{Cite web|url=http://www.iau.ac.ir/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=68&Itemid=467|title=دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی|access-date=2012-05-16|archive-date=2012-05-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120508172708/http://www.iau.ac.ir/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=68&Itemid=467|url-status=dead}} making it the world's third largest.{{Cite web |url=http://www.turquoisepartners.com/iraninvestment/IIM-Jul10.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-05-11 |archive-date=2016-02-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205173835/http://www.turquoisepartners.com/iraninvestment/IIM-Jul10.pdf |url-status=dead }} Over 3.5 million students have graduated from the Islamic Azad University since its establishment.{{Cite web |url=http://www.iaushiraz.ac.ir/fa/about/history/ |title=دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی شیراز |access-date=2012-05-22 |archive-date=2012-05-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120501194017/http://www.iaushiraz.ac.ir/fa/about/history |url-status=dead }} Islamic Azad University has a total area of 16 million square meters and over 440 branches across Iran and also in other countries around the world. It has also 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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=8907010125 |title=جاسبي خبر داد: تاسيس 4 واحد دانشگاه آزاد در خارج از كشور |access-date=2012-05-16 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060356/http://www.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=8907010125 |url-status=dead }}
Over the years, the university has accumulated assets estimated to be worth between $20 and $25 billion. The total area of the university is said to be 20 million square meters.
Some 4 million students have graduated from this university to this date, 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.
The university system also operates a news agency similar to ANA, named "Azad News Agency".{{Cite web|url=https://ana.ir/|title=خبرگزاری آنا|website=ana.ir|accessdate=28 December 2023}}
Islamic Azad University's activities quickly expanded throughout the country, so that today thousands of students are enrolling every year. Not relying on government funding, it receives charitable donations and charges tuition fees.
The Islamic Azad University also operates some 617 schools throughout the country, these schools are known as SAMA ({{langx|fa|سما}}).
The degrees and certificates issued by this university are recognized by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education.{{Cite web |url=http://www.idjrb.com/articlepdf/idjrb9n1p9.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-05-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712170221/http://www.idjrb.com/articlepdf/idjrb9n1p9.pdf |archive-date=2012-07-12 |url-status=dead }} Post-graduate degrees have been offered in many different branches of Islamic Azad University.
History
Islamic Azad University of Shiraz ({{langx|fa|دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد شیراز}}) is a private university located in Shiraz, Iran. It is a part of private chain of universities in Iran called the Islamic Azad Universities.
The Islamic Azad University of Shiraz was established in 1987 and it is the biggest Private University in southern part of Iran.
The Islamic Azad University of Shiraz was the first in offering many new and different degrees. {{Citation needed|date= May 2012}} This university was the first in the southern part of Iran to offers a degree in Industrial Engineering .{{Citation needed|date= May 2012}} The Faculty of Art and Architecture of the university was also the first among other universities in Shiraz in offering a degree in Architecture, Music and Theater studies .{{Cite web|url=http://iaushiraz.blogfa.com/|title=هورنو|website=هورنو|accessdate=28 December 2023}}
The Islamic Azad University is divided into different zones.{{Citation needed|date= May 2012}} The Shiraz branch is in the Zone One ({{langx|fa|منطقه یک}}).{{Cite web|url=http://www.iau1.ir/fa/|title=Iau1 - How to do SEO?|access-date=26 March 2016|archive-date=12 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112061719/http://iau1.ir/fa/|url-status=dead}}
Today
The Islamic Azad University of Shiraz was appointed as a comprehensive university ({{langx|fa|دانشگاه جامع}}) in 2011.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ghatreh.com/news/nn9208799/%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B4%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87-%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%8C-%D8%B4%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B9|title=دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی شیراز جامع شد | دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی|website=موتور جستجوی قطره|accessdate=28 December 2023}}
This university has over 290 faculty and academic staff members, with 82,000 square meters of educational space, 7,500 square meters of administration space, 15,200 square meters of sporting space.
Currently 17,000 students in different fields of studies and degrees study at this university. Degrees offered at this university include; Associate degrees (2 years), Bachelor's degrees (3, 4 or 5 years), Master's degrees (2 or 3 years), and Doctorate degrees ( 4 or 5 years).{{Cite web|url=https://www.4icu.org/reviews/10405.htm|title = Islamic Azad University, Shiraz | Ranking & Review}}
Campuses
File:College of Engineering Number 2, Islamic Azad University of Shiraz, Iran.jpg
File:Faculty of Humanities, Islamic Azad University of Shiraz.jpg
The Islamic Azad University of Shiraz has four major campuses in the city of Shiraz and the neighbouring city of Sadra ({{langx|fa|شهر صدرا}}). Faculty of Art and Architecture is in the historic part of the city. The other three campuses are in the newly built city of Sadra, about 30 kilometers north west from Shiraz.{{Cite web |url=http://www.iaushiraz.ac.ir/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-05-07 |archive-date=2013-10-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017171548/http://www.iaushiraz.ac.ir/ |url-status=dead }}
The newly built Pardis Campus is nearly 158 acres. The Pardis Campus is home to the Faculties of Engineering, Economics and Management, Agriculture and Chemistry.
Colleges and Faculties
Colleges bring together academics and students from a broad range of disciplines, and within each faculty or department within the university, academics from many different colleges can be found.
- Faculty of Arts and Architecture{{Cite web|url=http://architecture.iaushiraz.ac.ir/fa/index.html|title = دانشکده هنر و معماری}}
- Department of Architecture
- Department of Painting
- Department of Music
- Department of Theater and Plays
- Faculty of Engineering{{Cite web|url=http://engineering.iaushiraz.ac.ir/fa/index.html|title=دانشکده مهندسی}}
- Department of Industrial Engineering
- Department of Mechanical Engineering
- Department of Civil Engineering
- Department of Computer Engineering
- Department of Polymer Engineering
- Department of Metallurgy Engineering
- Department of Petroleum Engineering
- Faculty of Economics and Management{{Cite web|url=http://economy.iaushiraz.ac.ir/fa/index.html|title = دانشکده اقتصاد ومدیریت}}
- Department of Industrial Management
- Department of Marketing Management
- Department of Insurance Management
- Department of Educational Management
- Department of Development and Planning
- Department of Industrial Economics
- Department of Marketing Economics
- Department of Economics Sciences
- Department of Accounting
- Faculty of Dentistry{{Cite web|url=http://dentistry.iaushiraz.ac.ir/fa/index.html|title=دانشکده دندانپزشکی|access-date=19 May 2012|archive-date=6 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220406042559/http://dentistry.iaushiraz.ac.ir/fa/index.html|url-status=dead}}
- Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences{{Cite web|url=http://human.iaushiraz.ac.ir/fa/index.html|title=دانشکده حقوق و علوم انسانی|access-date=19 May 2012|archive-date=6 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220406023214/http://human.iaushiraz.ac.ir/fa/index.html|url-status=dead}}
- Department of Law
- Department of Persian Literature
- Department of Arabic Literature
- Department of English
- Department of Political Science
- Department of Philosophy
- Faculty of Sciences{{Cite web|url=http://science.iaushiraz.ac.ir/fa/index.html|title = دانشكده علوم پايه}}
- Department of Physics
- Department of Geography
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Athletics
- Faculty of Agricultural Engineering{{Cite web|url=http://agriculture.iaushiraz.ac.ir/fa/index.html/PajSanMad/|title=دانشکده کشاورزی جدید|access-date=19 May 2012|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030255/http://agriculture.iaushiraz.ac.ir/fa/index.html/PajSanMad/|url-status=dead}}
- Department of Water Engineering
- Department of Soil Sciences
- Department of Plant Diseases
- Department of Gardening Sciences
Student organisations
International Cooperation and Exchange
The Office of International Exchange Programs at the Islamic Azad University of Shiraz was established to provide students and faculty with exchange opportunities, including sending and hosting visiting scholars, aiding faculty members in arranging international study tours, developing exchange agreements with universities around the world.{{Citation needed|date= May 2012}}
The university has developed academic cooperation with several international universities including Tokyo University of Foreign Studies.{{Cite web |url=http://www.tufs.ac.jp/english/topics/post_38.html |title=Students from the Islamic Azad University, Shiraz Branch, Visit TUFS | List of Topics & News | Tokyo University of Foreign Studies |access-date=2012-05-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120416032643/http://www.tufs.ac.jp/english/topics/post_38.html |archive-date=2012-04-16 |url-status=dead }}
Academic year
The academic year is divided into three academic terms, determined by the university and the ministry of higher education.{{Citation needed|date= May 2012}} The first academic term usually starts on 23 September. The second Academic term usually starts on 11 February, and the Summer term is usually started from 10 July.
International English Language Testing System (IELTS)
From 2012, the Islamic Azad University of Shiraz is going to be the official test centre for IDP IELTS Australia in the south of Iran.{{Cite web |url=http://shirazna.ir/news/12426 |title=آژانس خبری شیراز | شیرازنا » دانشگاه آزاد شیراز مرکز آزمون آیلتس در جنوب کشور شد |access-date=2012-05-19 |archive-date=2012-09-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929014908/http://www.shirazna.ir/news/12426 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web|url=http://fars.irib.ir/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22570&Itemid=133|title=صفحه اصلی - صدا و سیمای فارس|access-date=19 May 2012|archive-date=20 February 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130220225036/http://fars.irib.ir/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22570&Itemid=133|url-status=dead}}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://shiraz.iau.ir/ Official website of Islamic Azad University of Shiraz] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210112746/https://shiraz.iau.ir/ |date=2023-02-10 }}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120518214207/http://www.iaushiraz.net/ Official website of Islamic Azad University of Shiraz-Staff and Students Portal]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120602062950/http://intl.iau.ir/shiraz.html Official website of the Vice President for International Affairs, Islamic Azad University of Shiraz]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120526073746/http://94.74.157.28/fa/ Official website for Seminars-Islamic Azad University of Shiraz]
- [http://ana.ir/ ANA News Agency]
- [http://www.else.ir/ Portal of Computer Engineering Students-Islamic Azad University of Shiraz]
- [http://www.ieiau.ir/ Portal of Industrial Engineering Students-Islamic Azad University of Shiraz] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121118053033/http://www.ieiau.ir/ |date=2012-11-18 }}
- [http://iau.ae/ Islamic Azad University - UAE]
- [http://www.auox.org.uk/ Islamic Azad University - Oxford]
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