Islamic Azad University, Karaj Branch
  • دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد کرج
TypePrivate
Established1984
AffiliationIslamic Azad University
PresidentHossein Kalantari Khalilabad
Academic staff
400 (Full-time) and 600 (Adjunct) (2022)
Administrative staff
500 (2022)
Students30000 (2022)
Undergraduates25000
Postgraduates5000
Location
Karaj
,
Alborz
,
Iran Iran
CampusUrban, 47 hectares (120 acres)
ColoursDark and light Blue[1]   
Websitekaraj.iau.ir

The Islamic Azad University, Karaj Branch (Persian: دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد کرج, Dāneshgāh-e Āzād-e Eslāmi vahed-e Karaj) is the private university and one of the branches of the Islamic Azad University located in Karaj, Alborz, Iran.

university campus

History

It started its activities in 1984 with 500 students who studied in 7 fields of study. Nowadays this big university complex consists of 13 faculties, 1 independent department and 4 research centers.[2] As of October 2016, the university is ranked as the 629th best university in the world according to U.S. News & World Report.[3]

Faculties

  • Faculty of Engineering
  • Faculty of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
  • Faculty of Science
  • Faculty of Vocation and Entrepreneurship
  • Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
  • Faculty of Medical Sciences
  • Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Resources
  • Faculty of Persian Literature and Foreign Languages
  • Faculty of Management and Accounting
  • Faculty of Law and Political Sciences
  • Faculty of Theology and Islamic Studies
  • Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences
  • Faculty of Psychology and Education
  • Independent Department of Islamic Education

Faculty of Engineering

  • Department of Civil Engineering and Surveying Engineering (BS, MS)
  • Department of Industrial Engineering (BS, MS)
  • Department of Materials Engineering (BS, MS, PhD)
  • Department of Architecture and Urban Engineering (BA, MA, PhD)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Islamic Azad University Logotype usage guidelines" (PDF). Islamic Azad University. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  2. ↑ "آشنایی بیشتر با واحد دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد کرج".
  3. ↑ "11 Iranian universities on world's top 1,000 list". 26 October 2016.

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