# Salman Farsi University of Kazerun

Salman Farsi University of Kazerun (Persian: دانشگاه سلمان فارسی کازرون Dāneshgāh-e-Salmān-e-Fārsi-e Kāzerun) is a public university located in Kazerun, Iran, established in 1993. This university is affiliated to the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology. Salman Farsi University is known as the western scientific pole of Fars province.

## History

In 1993, the Faculty of Teacher Training of Kazerun was established in this city, and after 10 years of operation in 2003, it was promoted to the Higher Education Center of Kazerun. In 2010, this educational center was upgraded to Kazerun University Complex. On December 10, 2011, this complex was upgraded to Salman Farsi University of Kazerun by the approval of the Board of Ministers.

### Name

At the suggestion of the officials of that time and considering that the city of Kazerun was the birthplace of Salman the Persian (romanized: Salmān-e-Fārsi), Companions the Prophet of Islam, this university was named after him.

## Students and Graduates

Currently, more than 2000 students are studying in Salman Farsi University of Kazerun. So far, more than 2,500 people have graduated from this university.

## Faculties and Fields of study

Salman Farsi University of Kazerun has three faculties of Humanities, Basic Sciences and Technical and Engineering.

### Faculty of Humanities

This faculty has three Academic department, including English language, Psychology, and Persian language and literature, and includes the following fields of study:
| Educational stage | Field | Academic department |
| PhD | Persian language and literature – Pure | Persian language and literature |
| Master | Persian language and literature – Pure | Persian language and literature |
| Master | Persian language and literature – Writing and Editing | Persian language and literature |
| Master | Psychology | Psychology |
| Master | Teaching English language | English language |
| Bachelor | English language | English language |
| Bachelor | Psychology | Psychology |
| Bachelor | Persian language and literature | Persian language and literature |

### Faculty of Basic Sciences

This faculty has two Academic department including Mathematics and Computer science and Physics and Engineering physics and includes the following fields of study:
| Educational stage | Field | Academic department |
| Bachelor | Computer science | Mathematics and Computer science |
| Bachelor | Physics | Physics and Engineering physics |
| Bachelor | Engineering science | Physics and Engineering physics |
| Bachelor | Engineering physics | Physics and Engineering physics |
| Bachelor | Applied mathematics | Mathematics and Computer science |

### Faculty of Technical and Engineering

This faculty has three Academic department including Computer engineering, Electrical engineering and Urban engineering and includes the following fields of study:
| Educational stage | Field | Academic department |
| Bachelor | Urban engineering | Urban engineering |
| Bachelor | Information Technology engineering | Computer engineering |
| Bachelor | Electronic technology engineering | Electrical engineering |
| Bachelor | Electrical engineering | Electrical engineering |
| Bachelor | Optical engineering | Electrical engineering |

## Research institutes and Scientific centers

Salman Farsi University of Kazerun has various Research institutes and Scientific and Innovation centers, and Knowledge enterprise operate in these centers.
| Name | Location | Stablishment year |
| Observatory | Central building | 2011 |
| Kazerun Incubator of Technology units | Central building | 2022 |
| Energy Innovation Center | Central building | 2021 |
| Artificial intelligence Center | Central building | 2022 |
| Statistics, Data mining and Data science consulting center | Central building | 2023 |
| Computing and Complexity Research Group | University campus | |
| Nanotechnology Research Institute | University campus | |
| Center for Cultural and Social Studies | University campus | 2021 |
| Free and virtual education center | | |
| Entrepreneurship and industry relations group | | |
| Language learning center | | |

## Forums and Publications

Mirza Saleh Kazeruni Culture House is the place of activities of Scientific associations, Cultural centers, Organizations and Student publications of Salman Farsi University of Kazerun, which is located in the central building of this university. The official newsletter of the university describes the news of the university and related matters.
List of associations and centers that have a dedicated publication
| Name of the Association or Center | Name of the Publication |
| Persian Language and Literature Student Scientific Association | Darug |
| Information Technology Engineering Student Scientific Association | Farāyand (Process) |
| Psychology Student Scientific Association | Rowzaneh (Aperture) |
| Physics Student Scientific Association | Manshour (Prism) |
| Applied Mathematics Student Scientific Association | Algorithm |
| Urban Engineering Student Scientific Association | Ārmān-Shār |
| Electrical Engineering Student Scientific Association | Pulse |
| Astronomy Student Scientific Association | Fazāy-e-Bikarān (Infinite space) |
| Robotics Student Scientific Association | Mechatronics |
| Scientific Student Association of Engineering Science | Mokaab-Mostatil (Rectangular cuboid) |
| English Language Teaching Student Scientific Association | View Point |
| Computer Science Student Scientific Association | Sefr-o-Yek (Zero and One) |
| The Student Basij | Javaneh (Bud) |
| The Islamic Organization of Pen and Thought | Sobh-e-Ghalam (Pen's Morning) |
| The center of Quran and Etrat | Thaqalayn |
| Center for Mental health helpers | Āvāy-e-Moshāver (Adviser's voice) |
| Tourism and Iran Tour Center | Tafarroj (Outing) |
| Juibar Literary Center | Juibar (Rivulet) |
| Film and Photo Center | Suzheh (Subject) |
| Independent Student Center | Āyāydon |
List of other centers
* Kazerun Studies Center
* Environment Center (Green oak)
* Pulse of Life Student Charity Center
* Peace Center
* Theater Center
* Eighth Note Music Center

## Center Library

Ayatollah Imani Library of Salman Farsi University of Kazerun started working in 1993 and now it has a collection of over 29,000 printed books, 90 publications and 2 databases.

## Campus of Salman Farsi University

The operation of building the campus of Salman Farsi University of Kazerun started in the 2000s in an area of 87 hectares in the west of Kazerun and adjacent to Payam Noor University of Kazerun with the aim of developing the physical space of the university. This project was put into operation in 2022. So far, the buildings of the Faculty of Basic Sciences and Central Self-Service, as well as the Artificial turf Field, have been put into operation in this campus. Other big projects such as the building of Classrooms, the new building of the Technical and Engineering faculty, the Dormitory, the Student bazaar and the Academicians housing, along with the completion of landscaping and other projects, are under construction.
* Scientific and Research Centers on the University Campus
* Faculty of Basic Sciences

## Supporters Foundation of Salman Farsi University of Kazerun

The Foundation of Supporters of Salman Farsi University of Kazerun was established in 2022 by a group of professors and elites of Kazerun. Famous founders of this foundation include Fereydoon Abbasi, Reza Malekzadeh, Mohammad Hossein Rajabi Davani, Mohammad Aref and Mohammad Javad Dehghani. Among the famous members of the board of trustees of this foundation, we can mention Emaduddin Sheikh Al-Hokamaei and Hossein Bonyadi. In this regard, in 2023, Ali Mohammad Moazzeni, a professor of Tehran University from Kazerun, donated his personal library to Salman Farsi University. Also, Fereydoun Mahboodi, another elite of Kazerun and a member of the faculty of Pasteur Institute of Iran, is building a large dormitory in the campus of Salman Farsi University in Kazerun. Also in 2022, Ali Hossein Sazmand, the director of Danje publishing house from Kazerun, was associated with this foundation by donating 116 book volumes.
* Dr. Fereydoon Abbasi: Former head of the Atomic Energy Organization and Former Vice President
* Dr. Reza Malekzadeh: Former Minister of Health and Medical Education
* Dr. Mohammad Hossein Rajabi Davani: head of Iranology Foundation
* Dr. Mohammad Aref: Prominent Iranian researcher

## Memorandums of Understanding

Some of the memorandums of understanding of Salman Farsi University of Kazerun with other universities and institutions are:
* Memorandum of cooperation with Fars province Science Park
* Memorandum of cooperation with Shiraz University
* Memorandum of cooperation with Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
* Memorandum of cooperation with Persian Gulf University
* Memorandum of cooperation with Kazerun Municipality
* Memorandum of cooperation with Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research of Fars province
* Memorandum of cooperation with Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs
* Memorandum of cooperation with Research Institute of Humanities and Cultural Studies
* Memorandum of cooperation with Islamic World Science Citation Database
* Memorandum of cooperation with General Department of Culture and Islamic Guidance of Fars province
* Memorandum of cooperation with Rang Science and Technology Research Institute of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology
* Memorandum of cooperation with Institute of advanced materials and new energies (IROST)
* Memorandum of cooperation with Shahid Dr. Peyravian incubator
* Memorandum of cooperation with Iranian Manuscripts Research Scientific Association

## Presidents and Faculty members

Dr. Alireza Farsi-Nezhad is the current president of Salman Farsi University of Kazerun. This university currently has 70 faculty members.
The list of presidents of Salman Farsi University of Kazerun since its inception
| Name | Presidency | Presidency |
| Name | Beginning | End |
| Dr. Reza Pooladi | September 1993 | June 2005 |
| Dr. Mohtasham Mohammadi | June 2005 | August 2006 |
| Dr. Farhad Khormaei | August 2006 | March 2013 |
| Dr. Reza Pooladi | March 2013 | September 2015 |
| Dr. Farhad Barati | September 2015 | August 2018 |
| Dr. Anushiravan Ghaffari-Pour | August 2018 | June 2020 |
| Dr. Gharib Fazel-Nia | June 2020 | September 2023 |
| Dr. Alireza Farsi-Nezhad | September 2023 | So far |