Imam Khomeini International University

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]
ChancellorAli Ghasemzadeh[2]
Administrative staff
301
Students8,800[3]
Undergraduates5,489
Postgraduates1,281
Location
Iran Qazvin
,
Iran

36°32′N 50°00′E / 36.533°N 50.000°E / 36.533; 50.000
AffiliationsIAU
FUIW
ACSSU
Websiteikiu.ac.ir

Imam Khomeini International University (IKIU), informally Qazvin International University, 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 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.

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. Amirreza Vakilifard is the founding member of the first-ever Persian Language teaching department aimed at foreign learners in 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. The university admits international students. Some international students will be referred to other universities in the country to continue their studies after they complete Persian language and pre-university courses.

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.

Buildings

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
Mohammad Marouf Mashat 1980–1987 United States University of Oklahoma*
United Kingdom University of Leicester		 Nuclear Engineering*
Solid-state Physics
Mahmoud Boroujerdi 1987–1988 Iran University of Tehran -
Ali Akbar Salehi 1988–1989 United States MIT Nuclear Engineering
Gholamreza Shirazian 1989–1992 United States University of Florida Civil Engineering
Mohammad Taqikhani 1992–1994 - Biochemistry
Saeed Sohrabpour 1994–1996 United States UC Berkeley Mechanical Engineering
Rasoul Kazempour 1996–1997 - Chemistry
Ali Asghar Varsei 1997–2001 United Kingdom Manchester University Mathematics
Mohsen Beheshti Seresht 2001–2004 Iran Tarbiat Modarres University History
Abolhassan Naeini 2004–2006 Iran Iran University of Science and Technology Civil Engineering
Hassan Ghafouri Fard 2006–2009 United States University of Kansas Nuclear Physics
Abdolali Alebooye Langroodi 2009–2014 Iran University of Tehran Arabic Literature
Abolhassan Naeini 2014–2021 United States New Jersey Institute of Technology
Iran Iran University of Science and Technology		 Civil Engineering
Ali Ghasemzadeh 2021–present Iran Tarbiat Modares University Persian Language and Literature

*Unfinished because of Islamic Revolution

Notable faculty

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ^ "A Brief History Of The University". Archived from the original on 2012-08-14. Retrieved 2012-05-25.
  2. ^ Ghasemzadeh has been appointed as the new chancellor Official page in Persian
  3. ^ "روابط عمومی". Archived from the original on 2023-06-11. Retrieved 2011-09-26.
  4. ^ "Main aims behind the establishment of IKIU". Archived from the original on 2016-05-29. Retrieved 2012-05-25.
  5. ^ "Science and Technology Park".