(دانشگاه صنعتی شریف), formerly named '''Aryamehr University of Technology''' (دانشگاه صنعتی آریامهر) is popularly believed to be the most prominent
Technical ,
Engineering and
Scientific university of
Iran , that attracts the best and most outstanding talents in these fields annually, to the extent that more than 65% of 200 top rank participants in trans-country university entrance exams for
Bachelor's Degree are admitted to the university every year. Moreover, the university holds the highest rank among the universities of the country in respect of admission percentage at master's level in the technical, scientific, and engineering fields with the exception of last year.
For several years, it has attracted more international attention than its rival,
Tehran University , due to its increasing number of postgraduates in European and American top uiversities especialy in some majors such as Electrical Engineering. Many of the Sharif alumni now have faculty positions in high-ranked north American and European universities.
The university is located in
Tehran , not far from the
Azadi Square and is named after
Majid Sharif Vaghefi , a former student who was killed in
1975 .
The university was first founded in
1965 with the name ''Aryamehr Technical University'' by Dr.
Mohammad Ali Mojtahedi (محمد علی مجتهدی).
In 1972,
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi appointed the world renowned scholar
Sayyed Hosein Nasr as president of the university with the goal of modeling the school based on the
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology , but with roots in Iranian culture.
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The university has grown to an elite school today with over 9000 students and over 500 faculty members.
Materials Science And Engineering (
Metallurgy ),
Chemical Engineering ,
Petroleum Engineering ,
Chemistry ,
Civil Engineering ,
Computer Engineering ,
Electrical Engineering ,
Industrial Engineering ,
Mathematical Science ,
Mechanical Engineering ,
Physics ,
Aerospace Engineering ,
Management and
Economics .
Affiliated Centres:
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- Ebne Sina Building (ساختمان ابن سینا)
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