Razi University

Razi University (Daneshgah-e Razi) is a public university based in Kermanshah, Iran. The school's Science and Engineering Departments attract many Iranian high school graduates as well as many graduate school applicants from all over Iran with a majority admitted from western provinces.
The university has almost 13,000 students, enrolled in several bachelor's (B.A., B.S.), master's (M.A., M.S.), and Ph.D. programs.
Name
The university is named after Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi (also known by his Latinized name Rhazes), one of the most outstanding Iranian scholars of the third century. He was considered one of the finest clinical physicians and thinkers of Islam and the Middle Ages and a man with good morals who often helped those in need.
History
The University's first faculty, the Faculty of Science, was first founded in 1972 by Dr. Abdolali Gouya. At the beginning of 1972-73 academic year and with 200 students in physics, chemistry, biology, and math, the university and the faculty formally began working.
With the establishment of the Faculty of Medicine in Kermanshah, Faculty of Teacher Training in Sanandaj, and the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Ilam, Razi University expanded; after the Islamic Revolution, the aforementioned faculties separated into Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, University of Kurdistan, and University of Ilam, respectively.
Faculties
Razi University currently comprises 12 faculties and campuses:
Faculty of Literature and Humanities
Faculty of Literature and Humanities was established in 1988 on the current location of the Faculty of Social Sciences, with only Persian Language and Literature as program. With expansion of the faculty and introduction of new schools, and independence of the Faculty of Social Sciences in 2007, the faculty moved to its current location on Taq-e Bostan campus. The faculty includes seven departments:
Department of Theology
Department of Persian Language and Literature
Department of Arabic Language and Literature
Department of English Language and Literature
Department of Geography
Department of Islamic Studies
Department of Law, History and Archaeology
Faculty of Chemistry
The Faculty of Chemistry was founded as Department of Chemistry in 1974 on the Faculty of Science campus. The faculty has seven departments:
Department of Organic Chemistry
Department of Applied Chemistry
Department of Analytical Chemistry
Department of Inorganic Chemistry
Department of Physical Chemistry
Department of Nano Science and Technology
Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Science
Faculty of Science
This faculty was founded as the first faculty of the Razi University in 1972.
Department of Statistics
Department of Mathematics
Department of Biology
Department of Physics
Faculty of Social Sciences
It was separated from Literature and Humanities in 2007 and is currently located on 3 hectares (7.4 acres) campus in Beheshti Boulevard, and includes eight departments:
Department of Political Science
Department of Economy
Department of Social Science
Department of Consulting
Department of Information and Knowledge Science
Department of Psychology
Department of Entrepreneurship and Management
Department of Accounting
Faculty of Engineering
The construction of the Faculty of Engineering started in 1989 was commissioned in 1992. It includes:
School of Chemical Engineering
School of Civil Engineering
School of Computer Engineering
Department of Electrical Engineering
Department of Architectural Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Department of Materials and Textile Engineering
Faculty of Advanced Technology and Science
Department of Advanced Computer Systems Engineering
Department of Nanobiotechnology
Department of Interdisciplinary Science
Campus of Agriculture and Natural Resources
The Campus of Agriculture and Natural Resources is among the oldest parts of Razi University, which started its activities as an agricultural school in 1981. Following the expansion of departments and majors, it was promoted to a faculty, and in 2011 it became a campus with three schools:
School of Science and Agricultural Engineering
Department of Water Engineering
Department of Animal Science
Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics
School of Agriculture
Department of Biosystems Mechanical Engineering
Department of Phytopathology
Department of Soil Science and Engineering
Department of Natural Resources
Department of Training and Promotion of Agriculture
School of Veterinary Medicine
Department of Clinical Science
Department of Basic Science and Pathobiology
Javanrud Campus of Management
Department of Business Administration
Department of Financial Management
Department of Accountig
Sonqor Campus of Agriculture
Department of Biosystems Mechanics Engineering
Department of Agricultural Mechanization Engineering
Department of Food Industry Machinery Engineering
Eslamabad Campus of Engineering
Department of Industrial Engineering
Department of Computer Engineering
Department of Architectural Engineering
Research and Educational Centers
At present, Razi University comprises following centers:
Razi Center for Architectural and Urban Planning Studies (RCAUPS)
Center for Urban Studies (CUS)
APA Center for Cybersecurity Incidents
Razi University Language Center (RULC)
Razi University Language Proficiency Test (RULPT)
Enterprise Architecture Lab (EAL)
Cloud Computing Research Center (CCRC)
Center for Environmental Studies (CES)
Razi Institute for Telecom Research (RITR)
International Journals
Advanced Technologies in Water Efficiency
Advances in Nanochemistry
Aging Psychology
Agrotechniques in Industrial Crops
Biodiversity and Animal Taxonomy
Cereal Biotechnology and Biochemistry
Geography and Sustainability of Environment
International Political Economy Studies
Journal of Applied Research in Water and Wastewater
Journal of Catalyst and Reaction Engineering
Journal of Workbook of Literary Texts in the Iraqi Period
Mesopotamian Political Studies
Public Sector Economics
Research in Comparative Literature
Research on Fictional Literature
Western Iranian Languages and Dialects
See also
List of Iranian Research Centers
Higher education in Iran
Academy of Gundishapur
Nizamiyyah
Darolfonoon
List of Iranian scientists from the pre-modern era.
Modern Iranian scientists and engineers
Education in Iran
National Library of Iran
References
External links
Official website
Universities in Iran
Educational institutions established in 1972
Education in Kermanshah Province
Buildings and structures in Kermanshah