Razi University

Razi University (Persian: دانشگاه رازی, Daneshgah-e Razi) is a public university based in Kermanshah, Iran. The school's Science and Engineering Departments attract many Iranian high school graduates as well as many graduate school applicants from all over Iran with a majority admitted from western provinces.[2]

Razi University
دانشگاه رازي
Mottoاخلاق محور و پیشرو در تحقق جامعه دانش بنیان
TypePublic
Established1971 (1971)[1]
FounderDr. Abdolali Gouya
AffiliationUASR
PresidentMohammad Nabi Ahmadi
Academic staff
450
Students12,227
Undergraduates7,987
Postgraduates3,875
Location
Kermanshah
,
Iran

34°23′25″N 47°06′40″E
CampusUrban
NewsRazi Press
Colors  Kermanshah Blue
WebsiteRazi University

The university has almost 13,000 students, enrolled in several bachelor's (B.A., B.S.), master's (M.A., M.S.), and Ph.D. programs.

Name

The university is named after Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi (also known by his Latinized name Rhazes), one of the most outstanding Iranian scholars of the third century. He was considered one of the finest clinical physicians and thinkers of Islam and the Middle Ages and a man with good morals who often helped those in need.

History

The University's first faculty, the Faculty of Science, was first founded in 1972 by Dr. Abdolali Gouya. At the beginning of 1972-73 academic year and with 200 students in physics, chemistry, biology, and math, the university and the faculty formally began working.

With the establishment of the Faculty of Medicine in Kermanshah, Faculty of Teacher Training in Sanandaj, and the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Ilam, Razi University expanded; after the Islamic Revolution, the aforementioned faculties separated into Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, University of Kurdistan, and University of Ilam, respectively.

Faculties

Razi University currently comprises 12 faculties and campuses:

Faculty of Literature and Humanities[3]

Faculty of Literature and Humanities was established in 1988 on the current location of the Faculty of Social Sciences, with only Persian Language and Literature as program. With expansion of the faculty and introduction of new schools, and independence of the Faculty of Social Sciences in 2007, the faculty moved to its current location on Taq-e Bostan campus. The faculty includes seven departments:

Faculty of Chemistry[4]

The Faculty of Chemistry was founded as Department of Chemistry in 1974 on the Faculty of Science campus. The faculty has seven departments:

Faculty of Science[6]

This faculty was founded as the first faculty of the Razi University in 1972.

Faculty of Social Sciences[7]

It was separated from Literature and Humanities in 2007 and is currently located on 3 hectares (7.4 acres) campus in Beheshti Boulevard, and includes eight departments:

Faculty of Engineering[8]

The construction of the Faculty of Engineering started in 1989 was commissioned in 1992. It includes:

Faculty of Advanced Technology and Science[9]
  • Department of Advanced Computer Systems Engineering
  • Department of Nanobiotechnology
  • Department of Interdisciplinary Science

Campus of Agriculture and Natural Resources[10]

The Campus of Agriculture and Natural Resources is among the oldest parts of Razi University, which started its activities as an agricultural school in 1981. Following the expansion of departments and majors, it was promoted to a faculty, and in 2011 it became a campus with three schools:[11]

Javanrud Campus of Management[15]

Sonqor Campus of Agriculture[16]
  • Department of Biosystems Mechanics Engineering
  • Department of Agricultural Mechanization Engineering
  • Department of Food Industry Machinery Engineering

Eslamabad Campus of Engineering[17]
  • Department of Industrial Engineering
  • Department of Computer Engineering
  • Department of Architectural Engineering

Research and Educational Centers

At present, Razi University comprises following centers:

  1. Razi Center for Architectural and Urban Planning Studies (RCAUPS)
  2. Center for Urban Studies (CUS)
  3. APA Center for Cybersecurity Incidents
  4. Razi University Language Center (RULC)
  5. Razi University Language Proficiency Test (RULPT)
  6. Enterprise Architecture Lab (EAL)
  7. Cloud Computing Research Center (CCRC)
  8. Center for Environmental Studies (CES)
  9. Razi Institute for Telecom Research (RITR)

International Journals
  1. Advanced Technologies in Water Efficiency
  2. Advances in Nanochemistry
  3. Aging Psychology
  4. Agrotechniques in Industrial Crops
  5. Biodiversity and Animal Taxonomy
  6. Cereal Biotechnology and Biochemistry
  7. Geography and Sustainability of Environment
  8. International Political Economy Studies
  9. Journal of Applied Research in Water and Wastewater
  10. Journal of Catalyst and Reaction Engineering
  11. Journal of Workbook of Literary Texts in the Iraqi Period
  12. Mesopotamian Political Studies
  13. Public Sector Economics
  14. Research in Comparative Literature
  15. Research on Fictional Literature
  16. Western Iranian Languages and Dialects

See also

References
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  2. "Razi University | Ranking & Review". www.4icu.org.
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