Iran University of Science and Technology

Iran University of Science and Technology was the first specialized university established in this field and is currently considered one of the most prominent universities in the country.

History

In the years after World War I, a German school was functioning in Tehran. This school used German university teachers and received an annual grant from the government of Iran. The German Industrial School officially started its work in 1924 and it taught such techniques as carpentry and blacksmithing. Gradually, other courses such as mechanical engineering and higher mathematics were added to the courses taught in this school.

In 1929, the name of the German Industrial School was changed to “Advanced Art College”. By 1957, the management of this institution was transferred between several government institutions. In this year, the Advanced Art College was transferred to the place where the Amirkabir University of Technology is located today, and was named “Tehran Institute of Technology”. Five years later, certain changes occurred again in this educational center, and its location was moved to the northeast of Tehran. It was then decided that the institute would train qualified teachers for technical schools. In 1972 the institute was renamed “College of Science and Technology” and finally, due to the expansion of its activities received the status of a university in 1978.

Iran University of Science and Technology Today

Presently, Iran University of Science and Technology has more than 20 thousand students, 15 faculties, three educational groups, and three affiliated campuses.

The only faculty of railway engineering in the Middle East, the first faculty of automobile engineering in Iran, the first center of Iranian neurotechnology, and Iran’s only institute of composite have been established at this university. Iran University of Science and Technology publishes several international specialized and research-oriented journals and magazines in technical and engineering fields, which are:

• International Journal of Industrial Engineering & Production Research
• International Journal of Optimization in Civil Engineering
• Iranian Journal of Materials Science and Engineering
• Journal of Science and Technology of Composites
• Journal of Civil Engineering
• Iranian Journal of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• Journal of Architectural and Urban Engineering
• Journal of Railway Research
• Journal of Mechanical Engineering
• Journal of Optimization in Civil Engineering

This university has extensive interactions with various universities in the world, such as the Technical University of Berlin, the Polytechnic University of Milan, Deakin University of Australia, Kagoshima University of Japan, and the University of Turin in Italy. The membership of this university in the International Association of Universities, the Union of Universities of the Islamic World, and the Association of Asia and Pacific Universities has strengthened the possibility of its international interactions.

Campus No. 2 of the Iran University of Science and Technology was established at the beginning of 2013 with the aim of expanding its activities. In July 2020, too, this university founded a campus on Kish Island the main aim of which is the pursuit of knowledge-based entrepreneurship.

World Ranking of the Iran University of Science and Technology

According to the Shanghai Rankings in 2023, the Iran University of Science and Technology is one of the top universities in Iran with a rank of 201 to 300 in the field of mechanical engineering. Also, this university is recognized as one of the top universities in Iran in Instrument Technology; ranking 201 to 300.

In the fields of chemical engineering as well as science and energy engineering, this university ranks 301 to 400 and is among the top universities in Iran.

The university ranks 151-200 in metallurgical engineering and 401-500 in management. From this point of view, this university is considered the second-best university in Iran, after the University of Tehran, in the field of management.

According to the QS World University Rankings, the Iran University of Science and Technology ranks fourth in Iran after Sharif University of Technology, Amirkabir University of Technology, and the University of Tehran. Similarly, in the ISC rankings in 2023, this university was ranked 601 to 700 in natural sciences and 401 to 450 in technological engineering; making it one of the top universities in Iran.