Kharazmi University

**Kharazmi University** (Persian: **دانشگاه خوارزمی**‎‎, formerly **Teacher Training University** Persian: دانشگاه تربیت معلم‎‎) is a major institution of higher education, offering a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs in a variety of disciplines. Kharazmi University is considered as the oldest institution of higher education in Iran named after Khwarizmi (780-c. 850), Persian mathematician, astronomer and geographer. It was established in 1919 as the **Central Teachers' Institute** and gained university status as **Tarbiat Moallem University of Tehran** in 1974. It changed its name to Kharazmi University on January 31, 2012. In 2015, the Iran **University of Economic Science** was merged into Kharazmi University as its faculty of management,[1] faculty of financial sciences and faculty of economics.

The university is one of the largest universities of Iran, with faculties of science, engineering, mathematical & computer sciences, Persian literature and humanities, psychology & education, physical education & sport sciences, management and economics and chemistry.[2] The university has two campuses, one in the Hesarak area west of Karaj and one the historic campus of the university dating to the early 1920s in central Tehran (off Darvazeh-Dowlat and Taleghani metro stations). The president of the university is Dr. Mohammad Ali Sobhanallahi.

## Contents

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* 1Faculties
* 2Graduate Programs
* 3See also
* 4References
* 5External links

## Faculties[edit]

Dr. Mosaheb statue in front of Faculty of Mathematical Sciences & Computer

The university has the following faculties:

1. Faculty of Letters and Humanities
2. Faculty of Psychology & Education
3. Faculty of Physical Education & Sport Sciences
4. Faculty of Management and Accounting
5. Faculty of Geography
6. Faculty of Engineering - Kharazmi University
7. Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science
8. Faculty of Physical Sciences
9. Faculty of Chemistry
10. Faculty of Biological Sciences
11. Faculty of Geosciences
12. International Campus (Pardis)[3]

## Graduate Programs[edit]

**Sciences**

* Chemistry
	+ Organic Chemistry
	+ Analytical Chemistry
	+ Inorganic Chemistry
	+ Physical Chemistry
* Mathematics
	+ Algebra
	+ Numerical analysis
	+ Statistics
	+ Operational Research
	+ Cryptography
* Geology
* Biological Sciences
	+ Cellular and Molecular Biology
	+ Zoology
	+ Botany
* Physics
* Computer Sciences
* Physical Education

**Engineering**

* Computer Engineering
* Civil Engineering
* Industrial Engineering
* Mechanical Engineering

**Social Sciences and Humanities**

* History
* Geography
* Religion and Philosophy
* Persian Literature
* English
* Psychology( clinical, educational)
* Counsling psychology
* Law and Political Sciences
* Library and Information Studies
* Curriculum Studies
* Educational Management
* Human Resource Management
* Organizational Behavior

## See also[edit]

* Academy of Jondishapur
* Higher education in Iran
* List of Iranian Universities

## References[edit]

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2. **Jump up^** [2]

## External links[edit]

* Official website

Categories:

* Universities in Iran
* Universities in Tehran
* Educational institutions established in 1919
* Karaj
* Education in Alborz Province
* Buildings and structures in Alborz Province