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| Motto | Nothing is Impossible |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1929; 96 years ago (1929) |
| Endowment | US$ 68.557 million (2019)[1] |
| President | Davood Younesian[2] (April 20, 2024)[3] |
Academic staff | 430[4] |
| Students | 11,957 (2015)[5] |
| Undergraduates | 5,525 |
| Postgraduates | 5,445 |
| 987 | |
| Location | ,, 35°44′32.77″N51°30′7.99″E / 35.7424361°N 51.5022194°E /35.7424361; 51.5022194 |
| Campus | Urban, 104 acres (42 ha) |
| Nickname | Elmos |
| Website | www.iust.ac.ir |
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Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST) (Persian:دانشگاه علم و صنعت ایران,Dâneshgâh-e 'elm va San'at-e Irân) is a research institution anduniversity ofengineering andscience inIran. The university is home to 15 faculties offering undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in a wide range of engineering-based subjects as well as maths, physics, and department of foreign languages. In 1995IUST awarded Iran’s first PhDs in materials, metallurgical and traffic engineering.IUST is the only university in the Middle East which has a school ofrailway engineering and a school of progress engineering. It is also the only university in Iran which has a school ofautomotive engineering. There are also 12 research centres, nine centres of excellence and 19 specialised libraries as well as four satellite campuses in other parts of the country.[6] IUST is located on Hengam Street in theNarmak neighborhood in northeastTehran.
The 20,000[7] capacityIUST Stadium, which is used mostly forassociation football, is their main sports venue.
Iran University of Science and Technology was founded in 1929 as the first Iranian Institution to train engineers, named theGovernmental Technical Institute. Soon it was named "Honarsarā-ye Ālī" (Persian:Persian:هنرسرای عالی;Advanced Art College in English). In 1932, the first Iranian graduated in Machine Engineering and in 1935 the first Iranian graduated in Chemical Engineering. In 1958, the Institute started to enroll students for Masters programs under the name ofTehran Institute of Technology (TIT). In 1963, the Institute transferred to its current location inNarmak in northeast Tehran. In 1972, the title of the college upgraded to theIran Faculty of Science and Technology due to the growth of the institute by the Ministry of Sciences. The faculty offered four-year bachelor's degrees in most areas of engineering and it is the first and for many years the only engineering university that consist of School of Architecture in the country.
In 1978, it was granted University Status by the Ministry of Sciences. Since then the institute was namedIran University of Science and Technology.
In 1990 it admitted students to Ph.D. programs in Civil Engineering and Materials Engineering fields. In 1995, IUST awarded the first Ph.D. degrees in Iran in the fields of Materials Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering and Traffic Engineering.
The main campus has 15 faculties and three other departments with 380 members of the academic board. On the main campus, 9,000 students are studying in 90 fields of engineering and sciences, out of which 2,000 are M.Sc. and 546 are Ph.D. students. Over 50,000 students have graduated since 1932.
Northeast of Tehran is where the main campus is situated, expanded in 104 acres (42 ha). Four further campuses of IUST are located in the cities of Arak, Behshahr, Damavand, and Noor; the latter two are still under construction.
IUST has 15 schools, 44 instruction groups, and 83 fields of study. Over 5,500 students study in the B.Sc program, over 5,400 students are studying in M.Sc. and over 940 are doing Ph.D. disciplines.
School ofElectrical Engineering[8]
School ofMechanical Engineering[10]
School ofmaterials science[12]
School ofCivil Engineering[13]
School ofIndustrial Engineering[15]
Other schools:
Departments:
Iran University of Science and Technology's most significant associations are:
Advanced and High-Tech Research Activities at IUST include:
The University Research Centers include:
| University rankings | |
|---|---|
| Iran University of Science and Technology | |
| Global – Overall | |
| ARWU World[21] | 901-1000 (2020) |
| CWTS World[22] | 386 (2020) |
| QS World[23] | =496 (2026) |
| THE World[24] | 501–600 (2021) |
| USNWR Global[25] | 904 (2021) |
| Regional – Overall | |
| QS Asia[26] | 151 (2025) |
Times Higher Education
According toQS World University Rankings 2016–2017 Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST) ranked as the second university of Iran afterSharif University of Technology and 491–500 among world universities.[33]
Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST) ranked 436th among World universities and 78th in Mathematics and computer science according to 2011–2014CWTS Leiden Ranking.[34]
In 2017, theU.S. News & World Report ranked IUST Engineering Sciences 113th among world universities. Also, Materials Science of IUST ranked 169 among World Universities.[35]
According to ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2017, IUST has been ranked 101–150 among world universities in Metallurgical Engineering[36] and also 151–200 in Mechanical Engineering[37] and Civil Engineering.[38]
| Chancellor | Tenure | Alma mater | Speciality | ||
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| Jalil Shahi | 1979-1980 |  University of Bradford | Civil Engineering | ||
| Ebrahim Esrafilian | 1980-1981 | University of Southampton | Mathematics | ||
| Ebrahim Sanaei | 1981 |  Pierre and Marie Curie University | Civil Engineering | ||
| Ahad Kazemi | 1981-1983 |  University of Oklahoma | Electrical Engineering | ||
| Ebrahim Sanaei | 1983-1985 | Pierre and Marie Curie University | Civil Engineering | ||
| Mohammad Zahabioun | 1985–1986 | Wisconsin University | Industrial Engineering | ||
| Abbas Shoulaei | 1986-1987 | University of Montpellier | Electrical Engineering | ||
| Ahad Kazemi | 1987-1989 | University of Oklahoma | Electrical Engineering | ||
| Abbas Taeb | 1989-1993 |  University of Graz | Chemical Engineering | ||
| Mahmoud Mollabashi | 1993-1997 |  University of New Brunswick | Physics | ||
| Mahammad Soleimani | 1997 | Pierre and Marie Curie University | Telecommunications Engineering | ||
| Seyed Javad Azhari | 1997-2001 | University of Manchester | Electrical Engineering | ||
| Seyed Mohammad Shahrtash | 2001-2004 |  Sharif University of Technology | Electrical Engineering | ||
| Seyed Mohammad Taghi Salehi | 2004-2005 | University of Manchester | Metallurgical Engineering | ||
| Mahdi Bidabadi | 2005-2006 | McGill University | Mechanical Engineering | ||
| Mohammad Jabalameli | 2006-2013 | Tarbiat Modares University | Industrial Engineering | ||
| Mohammad Ali Barkhordari | 2013-2018 | Michigan State University | Civil Engineering | ||
| Jabbar-Ali Zakeri | 2018–2021 |  Beijing Jiaotong University | Civil Engineering | ||
| Mansour Anbia | 2021–2025 | Tehran University of Teacher Training | Chemistry | ||
| Mahmood M. Shokrieh | 2025–Present | McGill University | Mechanical Engineering |
| Name[39] | Alma mater | Speciality | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ali Kaveh | Imperial College London | Civil Engineering | google scholar |
| Jalal Hedjazi | University of Birmingham | Metallurgy & Materials Engineering | profile |
| Farrokh Hojjat Kashani | UCLA | Electrical Engineering | profile |
| Toraj Mohammadi |  University of New South Wales | Chemical Engineering | google scholar |
| Ali Maleki | Shahid Beheshti University | Chemistry | google scholar |
| Majid R. Ayatollahi | University of Bristol | Mechanical Engineering | google scholar |
| Mahmood M. Shokrieh | McGill University | Mechanical Engineering | google scholar |
| Shahrokh Hosseini Hashemi | City, University of London | Mechanical Engineering | google scholar |
| Vahak Kaspari Marghussian | Victoria University of Manchester | Metallurgy & Materials Engineering | profile |
| Moharam Habibnejad Korayem | University of Wollongong | Mechanical Engineering | google scholar |
| Hamid Ahmadian | University of Waterloo | Mechanical Engineering | google scholar |
| Aliakbar Jalali | West Virginia University | Electrical Engineering | google scholar |
| Behrouz Minaei-Bidgoli | Michigan State University | Computer Engineering | google scholar |
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