Shiraz University of Technology

Shiraz University of Technology (SUTech) (Persian: دانشگاه صنعتی شیراز Dāneshgāh-e San'ati-ye Shirāz) is an accredited and well-known university in Iran, the second public university in the Fars Province in higher technological education, basic and applied research. In 2004, the Government offered technical assistance for establishing an institute of higher education in engineering in Shiraz.[1]

Shiraz University of Technology
دانشگاه صنعتی شیراز
Dāneshgāh-e San'ati-ye Shirāz
Latin: Shiraz University of Technology
TypePublic university
Established1968
ChancellorProf. Mohammad Mehdi Alavianmehr (Since October 2018)
Vice-ChancellorDr. Akbar Rahideh
Academic staff
103 (as of Jun 2017)
Students~1700
Undergraduates550
Postgraduates1150
Location
Shiraz
,
Fars
,
Iran
CampusUrban
NicknameSUTECH
Websitewww.en.sutech.ac.ir

Currently the University has about 1,700 students, with five Bachelor's degree programs (B.S.), 31 Master's degree (M.S.), and 14 Ph.D. degree programs.[2]

History

Shiraz University of Technology was established in 1968 as the Electronics Industry College, which was one of the Shiraz University branches (Electronics Engineering College).[2] After 2004, it was named "Shiraz University of Technology" as an independent public university which developed by some other fields such as Chemical, Material, Mechanical, etc.[3]

Campus

Currently there is just one campus on Moddares Blvd., Shiraz, Iran. It was announced that a new campus is building in Shahrak Sadra, Shiraz, Iran.[4]

The campus consists of all the university's building like departments buildings, library, restaurant, mosque, gym, publication, etc. There are five department buildings:

  • Faculty of Sciences building
  • Electrical Engineering Department building (which have no classrooms and consists of faculties and some laboratories)
  • Information Technology Department building (which merged with the chancellor's building)
  • Chemical Engineering Department building (which merged with the Aerospace Engineering Department and Civil & Environmental Engineering Department and a part of the Electrical Engineering Department)
  • Material Engineering Department building

Ranking

Shiraz University of Technology is the 6th university offering engineering programs in Iran based on 2019 Times rankings [5] It is also 138th university in Asia and 601-800th in the world.

Faculties

The following degrees are now offered in the university training students in bachelor's and master's degrees levels:

Chancellors
Chancellor Tenure Speciality Notes
Prof. Jalil Moghaddasi2004–2010ChemistryAlso president of the college before the university's establishment
and Shiraz University's Faculty of Chemistry master
Prof. Shahrokh Jam2010–2014Communications EngineeringFormer head master of the Electrical Engineering Department
Prof. Jalil Moghaddasi2014–2018ChemistryAlso president of the college before the university's establishment
and Shiraz University's Faculty of Chemistry master

See also

References
  1. "آشنایی با دانشگاه صنعتی شیراز". Hamshahri Newspaper. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  2. "به سایت دانشگاه صنعتی شیراز خوش آمدید". دانشگاه صنعتی شیراز. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
  3. "دانشگاه صنعتی شيراز". Shiraz University of Technology. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
  4. "درباره شهر جديد صدرا". شرکت عمران شهر جدید صدرا. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  5. "Shiraz University of Technology". Times Higher Education (THE). 2019-03-25. Retrieved 2019-05-09.



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