# Imam Khomeini International University

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

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

### Notable faculty

* Abdolkarim Soroush, as professor of Islamic Philosophy, before leaving the country
* Abolhassan Naeini, associated professor of Civil engineering
* Amirreza Vakilifard, prominent second language educationalist
* Saeid Abbasbandy, professor of mathematics
* Hassan Esmati, teacher of theology and former Iran's cultural attaché in Tunisia
* Alireza Shokouhi, Iranian prominent hydrologist
* Hossein Abadian, professor of Iran's contemporary history

### Notable alumni

* Narges Mohammadi, Iranian human rights activist