Imam Khomeini International University

Imam Khomeini International University (IKIU) is an international university in Iran that was founded after the Islamic Revolution. The bill of IKIU’s constitution was ratified by the Iranian Parliament in January 1984. Constituent organs of IKIU include Board of trustees, president, and council. Deputies for Education, Research, and Students and Culture are some of the other departments. In addition, there is a Science and Technology Park, and central library with more than 100000 books and magazines.

Imam Khomeini International University
دانشگاه بین المللی امام خمینی
Dāneshgāh-e Beynolmelali emām khomeini
Imam Khomeini International University
Mottoشکوفایی علمی، بیداری اسلامی
Motto in English
Scientific development, Islamic awakening
TypePublic
Established1991[1]
ChancellorAbolhassan Naeini[2]
Administrative staff
301
Students8,800[3]
Undergraduates5,489
Postgraduates1,281
Location
Qazvin
,
Iran

36°32′N 50°00′E
AffiliationsIAU
FUIW
ACSSU
Websiteikiu.ac.ir

IKIU has formed the Brilliant-Talent students’ office to recognize top students and to support and guide the students, providing educational and welfare facilities. It has seven faculties. The Persian Language Teaching Center has hosted students from more than 96 countries, enjoying language labs, library, and computer site. Amirreza Vakilifard is the founding member of the first-ever Persian Language teaching department aimed at foreign learners in Iran. He has been teaching Persian language to foreign students since 1995 at the Imam Khomeini International University(IKIU) in Qazvin, Iran.

History

The university was established in 1991 to further culture, civilization, and thought of Muslim world. As an educational, research, and cultural institution under the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, IKIU has the following aims:

  • Furthering and promoting Islamic culture in the Muslim world
  • Propagating Islamic culture and thought and science and technology on an international scale
  • Introducing grand figures of the Muslim world with the purpose of consolidating Islamic culture
  • Taking advantage of innovations and developments in science and technology to the benefit of Iran and other Islamic countries
  • Training committed specialists with the purpose of making Islamic countries scientifically and culturally self-reliant
  • Contributing toward the development of higher education in Iran[4]

Status

The university offers 30 undergraduate courses and 13 master courses with a faculty of 183 staff teachers. There are 5489 undergraduates and 1281 graduate students. According to Four-Year Development Plan, five undergraduate courses, 17 master courses, and five PhD courses will be added to the programs of study.

The university admits international students. A total of 200 to 250 international students are admitted into the Center for Teaching Persian to non-natives each year.

Since not all of the academic levels and programs of study required by such students are available in IKIU and because the number of international applicants is on the rise, some international students will be referred to other leading universities in the country to continue their studies after they complete Persian language and pre-university courses.

500 international students from 55 countries are doing their 22 undergraduate and graduate courses at IKIU. Country-wide, around 5000 such students are doing humanities, engineering, science, and medicine.

Campus

The main campus of Imam Khomeini International University is in Qazvin, Iran. There is a Science and Technology Park near the main campus.[5] A residential complex is near the main campus.

Main Campus
  • Faculty of Science (Page)
  • Faculty of Engineering and Technology (Page)
  • Faculty of Literature and Humanity Sciences (Page)
  • Faculty of Islamic Sciences and Researches (Page)
  • Faculty of Social Sciences (Page)
  • Faculty of Architecture and Urban Development (Page)
  • Faculty of Futures Studies
  • Central Library
  • Central Hall
  • Professional laboratories
  • Restaurant
  • Mosque
  • Sports hall

Residential complex
  • Persian Language Center (Page)
  • Dormitories
  • Sports hall
  • Soccer field

Faculty and alumni

Chancellors
Chancellor Tenure Alma mater Speciality
Dr. Mohammad Marouf Mashat1980–1987 University of Oklahoma*
University of Leicester		Nuclear Engineering*
Solid-state Physics
Dr. Mahmoud Boroujerdi1987–1988 University of Tehran-
Dr. Ali Akbar Salehi1988–1989 MITNuclear Engineering
Dr. Gholamreza Shirazian1989–1992 University of FloridaCivil Engineering
Dr. Mohammad Taqikhani1992–1994-Biochemistry
Prof. Saeed Sohrabpour1994–1996 UC BerkeleyMechanical Engineering
Dr. Rasoul Kazempour1996–1997-Chemistry
Dr. Ali Asghar Varsei1997–2001 Manchester UniversityMathematics
Dr. Mohsen Beheshti Seresht2001–2004 Tarbiat Modarres UniversityHistory
Dr. Abolhassan Naeini2004–2006 Iran University of Science and TechnologyCivil Engineering
Dr. Hassan Ghafouri Fard2006–2009 University of KansasNuclear Physics
Dr. Abdolali Alebooye Langroodi2009–2014 University of TehranArabic Literature
Dr. Abolhassan Naeini2014–present New Jersey Institute of Technology
Iran University of Science and Technology		Civil Engineering

*Unfinished because of Islamic Revolution

Notable faculty

Notable alumni

See also

References
  1. http://www.ikiu.ac.ir/en/page-view.php?pid=164
  2. Naeini has been appointed as the new chancellor Official page in Persian
  3. http://www.ikiu.ac.ir/fa/page-view.php?pid=1
  4. Main aims behind the establishment of IKIU
  5. "Science and Technology Park".
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