Shahid Beheshti University
Overview
 
Shahid Beheshti University was formerly The National University of Iran (NUI). The university's name was changed during the cultural revolution in Iranian universities, 1980-82. It is located in Evin
Evin
Evin is a neighbourhood in the north of Tehran.The district consists of an old section, filled with orchards and gardens of old houses, and a new section, with towering high rises and gleaming skyscrapers....

 District and extends into Velenjak
Velenjak
Velenjak is a neighbourhood, northwest of Tehran, in Iran.- About :Located in the Shemiran area in the northernmost part of Tehran, on the slopes of the Alborz mountain range, Valenjak is known for its beautiful landscape, mild climate, fresh mountain air, springs, and wildlife.Velenjak is located...

 District in northwestern Tehran
Tehran
Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...

, Iran
Iran
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, on a main campus
Campus
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 of approximately one million square meters. The university
University
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 was founded in 1959. Due to an academic reform in 1986 the medical schools were separated from the main universities and became Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Health Services is a large medical school in northern Tehran, Iran.The school was founded in 1961 as part of Shahid Beheshti University, and was re-structured in 1986 when it separated off onto its own...

 working within the purview of the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education.
  • School of Architecture & Urban Engineering
    • Department of Architecture
    • Department of Construction
    • Department of Design
    • Department for History of Architecture and Preservation
    • Department of Reconstruction
    • Department of Urban Planning
  • School of Business & Management
    • Department of State Management
    • Department of Business Management
    • Department of Commercial Management
    • Department of Financial Management
    • Department of Industrial Management
    • Institute for Research
  • School of Electrical & Computer Engineering
    • Department of Computer Engineering
    • Department of Electrical Engineering
  • School of Ecological Sciences
    • Department of Biology
    • Department of Genetics
    • Department of Marine Biology
    • Department of Microbiology
    • Department of Plant Sciences
    • Department of Zoology
  • School of Economics & Political Sciences
    • Department of Economics
    • Department of Political Sciences
  • School of Energy Sciences & Modern Technologies
    • Department of Aeronautics
    • Department of Biotechnology
    • Department of Energy
    • Department of Nanotechnology
    • Department of Cellulose and Paper sciences
  • School of Geological Sciences
  • School of Law
    • Department of Criminology & Criminal Law
    • Department of Intellectual Property
    • Department of International Trade Law
    • Department of Economic Law
    • Department of Environmental Law
    • Department of Human Rights
    • Department of International Law
    • Department of Private Law
    • Department of Public Law
  • School of Literature & Human Sciences
    • Department of Linguistics and Literature
    • Department of Philosophy
    • Department of History
    • Department of Archaeology
    • Department of Sociology
    • Institute of Iranology
  • Faculty of Mathematical Sciences
    • Department of Mathematics
    • Department of Statistics
    • Department of Computer Sciences

  • School of Nuclear Engineering
    • Department of Applied Radiation
    • Department of Fuel-Recycling
    • Department of Radiology (Medical Radiation)
  • School of Physical Education & Sport Sciences
  • School of Psychology and Education
    • Department of Psychology
    • Department of Behavioral Studies & Advising
    • Department of Educational Sciences
  • School of Sciences
    • Department of Chemistry
    • Department of Physics


Shahid Beheshti University was founded as the National University of Iran in 1959 by Dr.
 
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