Sahand University of Technology. Tabriz University of Technology (Sahand) () Tabriz University of Technology (TUT) as the first technical university in Iran after Islamic revolution was established in 1989 in Tabriz County. TUT offers over 20 BSc programs and more than 100 engineering, science, and technology graduate programs. More than half of students are enrolled in post-graduate programs including MSc and PhD. 

At the moment, 32 research centers in various areas including Petroleum and Gas, Advanced Materials, Polymer, Environment, Nanotechnology, Stem Cells, Renewable Energy, ICT, Biotechnology, Mineral Processing, Structures, Automotive, Medical Engineering, and Productivity are focusing on industrial problems. 400 research projects have been conducted, including increasing oilfield extraction coefficients, building solar power plants, producing biotechnology products, and registering several international and more than 200 national patents. An excellence pole of styrene polymers is the only active scientific hub in the field of polymer engineering in the northwestern region of the country, which focuses on research in the fields of polymers and styrene materials and interdisciplinary approaches.

The University Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center houses dozens of companies and technology units. Furthermore, SUT’s academic staff and students have been awarded Energy Globe World award, Green Productivity Specialist of APO, the country top professor award in 2010 and 2018, the country top researcher award in 2011 and 2017, the Iranian academy of science distinguished young researcher awards in 2011 and 2017, membership of 7 faculty members in specialized higher education committees of the country, as well as student rewards received by student teams.

On the base of the Shanghai Ranking Report, SUT has been ranked among the top 150 or 200 universities in the field of metallurgical engineering, among the top 400 universities in the field of chemical engineering, and the top 500 universities in science and energy engineering from 2018 to 2020 in a row.

History
Tabriz University of Technology (TUT) as the first technical university in Iran after the Islamic revolution was established in 1989 in Tabriz. SUT offers over 20 BSc programs and more than 100 graduate programs in engineering, science, and technology.

Academics
At the moment, 32 research centers in various areas including Petroleum and Gas, Advanced Materials, Polymer, Environment, Nanotechnology, Stem Cells, Renewable Energy, ICT, Biotechnology, Mineral Processing, Structures, Automotive, Medical Engineering and Productivity are focusing on industrial problems.

List of Departments
 Faculty of Basic Sciences for Engineering
 Faculty of Chemical Engineering 
 Faculty of Civil Engineering
 Faculty of Electrical Engineering 
 Faculty of Materials Engineering 
 Faculty of Mechanical Engineering 
 Faculty of Mining Engineering 
 Faculty of Polymer Engineering
 Faculty of Petroleum Engineering
 Faculty of Biomedical Engineering

Research Centers 
Research Center for Polymeric Materials, Sahand University of Technology
 Biotechnology Research Center, Sahand University of Technology
 Petroleum Research Center, Sahand University of Technology
 Reactor & Catalysis Research Center, Sahand University of Technology
 Environmental Engineering Research Center, Sahand University of Technology
 Nanotechnology Research Center, Sahand University of Technology
 ICT Research Center, Sahand University of Technology
 Research Center of Advanced Materials, Sahand University of Technology
 Hydrometeorology & Seismic Engineering Research Center???????, Sahand University of Technology

See also
 List of Iranian Research Centers
 List of colleges and universities by country
 List of colleges and universities
 Higher education in Iran
List of universities 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 web site of SUT

Universities in Iran
Buildings and structures in East Azerbaijan province
Educational institutions established in 1989
Education in Tabriz
1989 establishments in Iran