University of Zanjan

The University of Zanjan (ZNU) (Persian: دانشگاه زنجان Dāneshgāh-e Zanjan) is located in Zanjan, Iran. It was founded in 1975 and organized in four faculties. Nowadays it is one the largest universities of the country with a community of over 10,000 students. At the 2006 census, population of the nearby urban area (Zanjan city which is about 5 km away) was over 400s and the nearby rural area was only 125.[1]

University of Zanjan
دانشگاه زنجان
Dāneshgāh-e Zanjan
University of Zanjan coat of arms
TypePublic
Established1975
PresidentDr. Mohsen Najafian
Academic staff
470
Administrative staff
450
Students10,414
Location,
CampusSuburban
Athletics13 teams
Websitehttp://www.znu.ac.ir/
University of Zanjan

دانشگاه زنجان
village
Country Iran
ProvinceZanjan
CountyZanjan
BakhshCentral
Rural DistrictZanjanrud-e Bala
Population
 (2006)
  Total126
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
  Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

History

ZNU (the ex-Higher School for Agriculture & Animal Science) started its activities in 1975.

Central Library
Faculty of Engineering
Faculty of Engineering
Department of Chemistry Engineering

In December 1975, as ratified by the state council, land with an area of 440 hectares was dedicated by the Forestry Organization to ZNU. On February 20, 1976 Zanjan Higher School for Agriculture & Animal Science started its work under the new title Zanjan Agriculture & Animal Science College while it enhanced its Agriculture & Animal Science Courses to a BS Level.

With a Council for the Expansion of Higher Education agreement (April 25, 1987) on enrolling students in the Engineering college, the council altered the Zanjan A&AS college title to a center for higher education on May 8, 1987 (including Engineering and Agriculture colleges).

Following this the science and humanities colleges were established in 1990 & 1991, respectively, and the Ministry of Culture and Higher Education changed the center for higher school in Zanjan to University of Zanjan.

Faculties and departments

The university has four faculties:

Faculty of Engineering

Faculty of Sciences

Faculty of Humanities

Faculty of Agriculture

  • Department of Agricultural Extension, Communication and Rural Development
  • Department of Agronomy & Plant Breeding
  • Department of Animal Sciences
  • Department of Food Industry
  • Department of Horticulture
  • Department of Irrigation
  • Department of Plant Protection
  • Department of Soil Sciences

World rankings

Times Ranking of World Universities

  • 2016: International rank : +801

Webometrics Ranking of World Universities

  • 2012: International rank : 2466, National rank : 26

Islamic World Science Citation Database Rankings

  • 2014: National rank : 19
  • 2013: National rank : 20
  • 2012: National rank : 20
  • 2011: National rank : 22
  • 2010: National rank : 29

GreenMetric overal ranking

  • 2017: World rank : 47
  • 2015: World rank : 69
  • 2014: World rank : 128

Notable people

References

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