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 Seal of the Islamic Azad University | |
Former name | Sama Technical and Higher Education Institute |
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| Motto | بدون شعار رسمی
شعار غیر رسمی شامل:
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Motto in English | No official motto
Unofficial mottoes include: Seek Knowledge from the Cradle to the GraveIranian Aspirations for Globalization |
| Type | Private University System[1] |
| Established | February 1, 1994 |
Parent institution | Islamic Azad University |
Academic affiliations | Islamic Azad University System SCRC FUIW IAU TWAS |
| President | Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi |
| Rector | Mohammad Narimanirad |
Academic staff | 900[2] |
| Students | 20070[3] |
| Location | , , |
| Campus | Urban, 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
| Colors | Dark and light Blue[4] |
Sporting affiliations | Azad University of Tehran Basketball Club Azad University of Tehran Cycling Club Azad University Giant Team |
| Website | wtiau.ac.ir |
The Islamic Azad University, West Tehran Branch (WTIAU) is a private university in Shahrak-e Gharb, Tehran, Iran. Founded in 1994[5] in the western part of Tehran, it offers more than 103 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a wide range of disciplines. It has 14 approved doctoral programs, 45 master's programs, 38 continuous bachelor's programs, and 6 non-continuous bachelor's programs. It is one of the few remaining IAU branches that takes The Iranian University Entrance Exam (known as Konkour) for admission.
The Islamic Azad University, West Tehran Branch, started its activity on February 1, 1994, under the title of Sama Technical and Higher Education Institute affiliated to the Islamic Azad University by recruiting full-time students in the field of computer application in the non-continuous associate degree and in 1999 with an increase in the recruiting number of students in associate and bachelor's programs, the name was changed to Tehran branch of Sama. In 2003, Tehran Sama Technical and Vocational School for Girls and in 2004, Tehran Sama Technical and Vocational School for Boys were launched as a subset of this academic unit with the capacity to recruit students in the non-continuous associate degree. In 2006, the Tehran branch of Sama was separated from the organization of Sama and continued its activities as one of the Islamic Azad University units, and in 2007 it was officially renamed as the Islamic Azad University, West Tehran Branch. At the beginning of the activities of the West Tehran unit, some Humanities and engineering fields were added to the number of fields of the West Tehran unit, and after that, during the years 2008-2011, while completing the fields of engineering, management and Humanities, the process of recruiting experienced academic staff and upgrading the scientific pyramid of this academic unit was done. In the history of Islamic Azad University, West Tehran Branch, the year 2014 can be introduced as a turning point in the formation, expansion and promotion of this university. In this year, while expanding the educational space, the Faculty of Art and Architecture and subsequently the Faculty of Management were established, and in addition to the expansion of the undergraduate courses of these faculties, in the postgraduate level, 18 doctoral courses and 71 master's courses were started to attract students. It was done so that at the end of 2014, the number of students of this university increased to more than 10,000 people.
Islamic Azad University, West Tehran Branch has 5 major faculties:
1 - Engineering
This faculty has 7 undergraduate majors, 25 master's majors, and 4 doctoral majors.
The Faculty of Engineering has more than 7,000 students studying and is equipped with laboratories and workshops for civil engineering, industries, electricity and electronics, and intends to develop the laboratories and workshops in terms of quality. In addition, a well-equipped and large library with about 20,000 volumes of books on various subjects helps students and professors in research.
It should be mentioned that the educational space of the engineering faculty has thirty-two well-equipped classrooms, two drawing studios, two educational sites, a public site, a library, a study hall, educational and research workshops and laboratories, a seminar room and an amphitheater hall.
2 - Management and Economics
The Faculty of Management and Economics was previously operating in the Faculty of Humanities, which was approved by the central organization and is being implemented. In the first semester of 2016 - 2017, in the building that previously belonged to the Faculty of Electricity, Computer and Environment, it started its activities independently. This faculty has about 3000 students in the fields of management and environment.
3. Humanities and Social Sciences
The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, West Tehran Branch, in the doctoral level, has the field of English language teaching and sociology, with a focus on economic sociology and development, and in the master's level, it has the fields of English language teaching, accounting, international law, private law, clinical psychology, general psychology, social communication science, Cultural affairs, cultural affairs, counseling and guidance, cultural and media studies, family counseling and social sciences, sociology and revolutionary sociology, and at the undergraduate level, there are accounting majors, accounting, auditing, tax, government and law, psychology, economics, sports sciences and It is counseling. The number of faculty members is 37, and a total of 3263 students are studying in the college.
4 - Civil Engineering, Art and Architecture
This faculty has started its activity independently since the first semester of the academic year 2016-2017, and 2300 civil engineering, art and architecture students are studying at the undergraduate, graduate and doctoral levels in civil engineering, architecture, industrial design and urban planning.
5 - Basic and General Sciences (Sadra Department)
The Complex of Basic and General Sciences of the Islamic Azad University, West Tehran branch started its activity from the beginning of the first semester of 2016-2017, and the basic and general department (including mathematics, physics, general foreign language and Persian literature departments) of all faculties including Engineering - Civil Engineering, Art and architecture - Accounting and Management were transferred to this center.