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Former names | Noshirvani Institute of Technology (NIT) |
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| Type | Public Research Technological University |
| Established | 1970 |
| Chancellor | Prof. Mahmood Rabiee |
Academic staff | 200 |
| Students | 6,000 |
| Undergraduates | 4,000 |
| Postgraduates | 2,000 |
| Location | ,, |
| Campus | Urban, 11 hectares |
| Website | http://en.nit.ac.ir/ |
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Babol Noshirvani University of Technology (BNUT), sometimes also referred to as Noshirvani Institute of Technology or NIT, is a public research university andInstitute of Technology inBabol,Mazandaran province in the north ofIran, 20 km (12 mi) south of theCaspian Sea. The university is an influential center for academic research in Iran, due to which it has been consistently ranked among the top 10 schools in the country.[1]
BNUT is home to nearly 200 faculty members and 6,000 undergraduate and graduate students, and is organized into six following faculties, all of which emphasize on science and technology:[2]
Babol Noshirvani University of Technology was established in 1970 bySeyed Hossein Fallah Noshirvani, who dedicated the complex to the people of Babol as a public engineering school. However, during the early years, the complex served primarily as a training center for technical instructors who would teach at community colleges in fields related to engineering. After theIranian revolution in 1979, the school merged with the University of Mazandaran (UMZ) to become a College of Engineering and changed its curriculum to offer undergraduate and graduate degree programs in engineering. In 2005, following public demand and supported by donations from people of Babol, the institution started a process of independence from UMZ, during which it was temporarily referred to as “Noshirvani Technical and Education Complex”. Since March 2008, BNUT has been an independent public university under the Iranian Ministry of Science, Research, and Technology.[3]
| University rankings | |
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| Global – Overall | |
| CWTS World[4] | 1,010 (2020) |
| THE World[5] | 351–400 (2021) |
| USNWR Global[6] | 639 (2021) |
| Regional – Overall | |
| QS Asia[7] | =302 (2025) |
According to Times higher education world university ranking 2018, Babol Noshirvani University of Technology has been ranked among the bestin Iran and 301–350th in the world. Moreover, it has been ranked 201–250th in the engineering category.[8]The Times Higher Education Young University Rankings (aged 50 years or under) has announced Babol Noshirvani University of Technology as the55th young university of the world.[9]
According to ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2019, BNUT has been ranked101–150 among world universities in Mechanical Engineering[10] and also 201–300 in Chemical Engineering.[11]
In 2018, SciVisions University Ranking, Noshirvani University of Technology took2nd place among all Iranian universities after University of Tehran.[12]
Round University Ranking (RUR) has ranked Babol Noshirvani University of Technology as the6th university of Iran and 506th among world universities in 2018.[13]
In 2018 ShanghaiRanking's ranking BNUT stands as the7th university of Iran.[14]
In 2019, theU.S. News & World Report ranked BNUT Engineering Sciences231st among world universities.[15]
Babol Noshirvani University of Technology stands as the 11th university of the country and 584th among world universities according to 2016 SCImago institutions rankings.[16]
Thomson Reuters ISIWeb of Science announces a list of world's most effective universities every year. BNUT has beenranked as the 6th top university of technology in the country among top 1% universities of the world in June 2015.[17]
Islamic World Science Citation Database (ISC) has announced a list of most effective universities of Iran based on scientific diplomacy in 2012–2014. Babol Noshirvani university of technology has beenranked 3rd among all the technical universities of Iran in such field afterIsfahan university of technology andSharif university of technology.[18]
Islamic World Science Citation Database (ISC) has published the Ranking Universities and research Centers of Iran 2014–15, Babol Noshirvani university of technology has beenranked 6th among all technical universities of Iran after Amirkabir University of Technology, Sharif University of Technology, Iran University of Science and Technology, Isfahan University of Technology and khaje nasir toosi.[19]
Chancellor: Mahmood Rabiee, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, since 2025
Major faculties of the university:[20]
In this department, There are several undergraduate and graduate programs in Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics.
- Analytical Chemistry and Organic Chemistry
- Physics
- Mathematics
- Analytical chemistry Lab
- Organic chemistry Lab
- Laser Lab
-Department faculty: 10 Associate professors and 17 Assistant Professors.
B.S. (Level)
M.S. (Level): Advanced Chemical Engineering
PhD (Level)
Academic groups :
The School of Civil Engineering admits students at undergraduate, masters, and PhD levels.
Educational fields :B.S.:
M.S.:
PhD:
This school is one of the academic centers in the country with academic staffs and 17 focused laboratories. Each year, many research and industrial projects in application areas stage to be implemented by academic members and students in this college. Currently, this school is attempting to organize new student's admission continuously in undergraduate, master and PhD. Electrical and Computer Engineering department is well known for its scientific breakthroughs, it can be seen from number of laboratories, industrial projects, international papers and citations.
Educational fields :B.S. (Level) :Electrical Engineering (Electronic)Electrical Engineering (Power)Electrical Engineering (Control)Electrical Engineering (Communications)Computer Engineering (Hardware)
M.S. (Level) :
Electrical EngineeringElectrical Engineering (Communications)Bio-medical Engineering (Bio-electric)
Currently, the School of Mechanical Engineering is attempting to organize new student s admission continuously in undergraduate, master and PhD. Holding two conferences about Fluid Dynamics and Manufacturing Dynamics, 126 ISI articles and 56 scientific research and 100 conferences articles and 10 applied research projects are achievements of this college in the past year (2009).[citation needed]
Educational fields:B.S. (Level) :
M.S. (Level):
PhD (Level) :
Islamic Culture Group
Student activistSayed Ziaoddin Nabavi attended the university as an engineering student before being banned from higher education for his anti-government political activities.[25] Along with other banned students, he formed the Council to Defend the Right to Education to defend their rights to continue attending university. Following his participation in"Green Revolution" protests followingPresidentMahmoud Ahmadinejad's disputedreelection, Sayed Ziaoddin Nabavi was arrested along with his wife,[26] and he is currently serving a ten-year prison sentence on charges of "creating unease in the public mind".[27]
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