Damghan University
Damghan University, also written as The University of Damghan (Persian: دانشگاه دامغان), is a university in the city of Damghan in Semnan province of Iran. Its most popular, prominent and high quality programs are in the fields of Basic Science.
دانشگاه دامغان | |
| Type | Public |
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| Established | 1988 |
| President | Dr. Abdolali Basiri |
Academic staff | 137 |
| Students | 4,669 |
| Location | , , |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | du |
History
The university was founded by dedicated citizens of Damghan, from all walks of life, under the leadership of late Professor Mohammad Masoud Mansouri. He was well oriented with the western educational system in 1988. The school was named Rasool Akram in honor of the Islamic prophet, Mohammad.
Faculty of Basic Sciences opened its door to 35 students majoring in Geology in September 1992, and education operations began. Later on Ali Naderi, an engineer, directed the faculty until 1996 when the third president, Dr. Abdolrahim Naveh Ebrahim steered the faculty to a higher plateau of University of Basic Sciences. For 11 years he endeavored to build a strong bond between University of Basic Sciences and people of Damghan that contributing to development of student body by creating state-of-the-art Chemistry, Physics and language laboratories.
After few years, the fields of Applied Mathematics, Pure Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Computer Science and Engineering in Associate, B.Sc., M.Sc. and PhD courses launched. In June 2014, Dr. Abdolali Basiri was appointed as the 5th president of the university.
Schools
- Faculty of Engineering
- Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science
- Faculty of Biology
- Faculty of Chemistry
- Faculty of Earth Sciences
- Faculty of Physics
- Faculty of Art
See also
- Higher Education in Iran
External links
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