Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University

Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University, (Persian: دانشگاه شهید مدنی آذربایجان, Danushgah-e Shihid-e Midâni-ye Âzerbaijan) commonly called only Azarbaijan University, is a public university located near Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran, founded in 1987. The university provides both undergraduate and graduate education to approximately 7,500 students at a wide range of fields including engineering, basic sciences, literature and theology. The university has got Research Gate's total impact point of 1716.47 from 61 publications, according to the latest statistics.^[1]

Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University (ASMU)

دانشگاه شهید مدنی آذربایجان Daneshgah-e Shahid-e Midâni-ye Âzerbaijan
Azarbaijan University coat of arms
Former names	Tabriz University of Tarbiat Moallem, Azarbaijan University of Tarbiat Moallem
Type	Public University
Established	1987
Chancellor	Mohammad Bagher Mohammad Sadeghi Azad
Academic staff	237
Administrative staff	213
Students	7500
Address	35 km of Tabriz - Azarshahr Road , Tabriz , East Azarbaijan Province , Iran 37°48′44.46″N 45°56′56.19″E
Campus	Suburb, Urban
Colours	blue
Website	en2.azaruniv.ac.ir

History

Azarbaijan University was founded in 1987 in Tabriz as a branch of Tehran's Tarbiat Moallem (teacher education) University. The initial objective of the university was to train teachers for high schools and technical schools. In 1988, Azarbaijan University became an independent university under the title Tabriz University of Tarbiat Moallem and later Azarbaijan University of Tarbiat Moallem. In 2012, due to changing of Iranian educational policies, the university turned to a general educational university under the title Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University.

Faculties

Central Library

• Engineering
• Basic Sciences
• Literature and Human Sciences
• Theology and Islamic Sciences
• Information Technology
• Psychology & Educational Sciences
• Agriculture

Campuses

Azarbaijan University has two campuses:

• Main campus is located in the countryside of Tabriz alongside the Tabriz - Maragheh highway, near Azarshahr and Mamaqan, 35 km Southwest of Tabriz. Administrative part, faculties, most of student dormitories, laboratories, workshops and amphitheaters are located in main campus. The campus also has a train station, 3 restaurants, bakery, a health center, and a shopping center.
• Tabriz campus,^[2] which is located in Dampezeshki neighborhood of Tabriz, was established in 2013 with a focus on graduate studies in some of the theoretical engineering and science majors. The programs in Tabriz campus include Master of Science in: Analytical Chemistry, Theoretical Physics, Structural Engineering, Electrical Power Engineering, Applied Mathematics and PhD degree programs in: Analytical Chemistry, Atomic and Molecular Physics.^[3] Tabriz Campus holds the "Virtual and Distance Learning Center" of the university and also summer and short courses are held in this campus.

International Relations

Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University has cooperation and exchange programs with several universities and institutes in the Middle East and also in Asia and Europe. Some of them are as follows:

• Kanazawa University in Japan^[4]
• Khazar University in Azerbaijan^[5]
• Gebze Technical University in Turkey^[6]
• Siirt University in Turkey^[7]
• Van Yüzüncü Yıl University in Turkey ^[8]
• BBCA Institute in Italy ^[9]

Student Communities

There are various student communities and associations with different academic, athletic or artistic objects.

Exclusive Train

Tabriz - Azarbaijan SHahid Madani University train

Thanks to the Tehran - Tabriz railroad which passes through the university, Azarbaijan University is the only university in Iran with a railway station inside and which transports students between Tabriz and the university 4 times every business day.

See also

• Higher education in Iran
• List of universities in Iran

References

1. "Log in". ResearchGate. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
2. "AZARBAIJAN SHAHID MADANI UNIVERSITY111". Archived from the original on 10 July 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
3. "رشته های تحصیلی پردیس - پردیس تبریز دانشگاه شهید مدنی آذربایجان".
4. "Kanazawa University" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 September 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
5. "Azərbaycan Şəhid Mədəni Universitetinin nümayəndə heyəti Xəzər Universitetində oldu - Xəzər Universiteti". Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
6. Protocol gtu.edu.tr
7. "İran-Tebriz".
8. "انعقاد تفاهمنامه همکاری علمی ، پژوهشی و فرهنگی بین دانشگاه شهید مدنی آذربایجان و دانشگاه یوزونجی ییل ترکیه". Archived from the original on 31 March 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
9. "Home".

External links

• Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University Virtual Tour Archived 2 August 2020 at the Wayback Machine