Shahed University
Shahed University (Persian: دانشگاه شاهد) was founded in 1990. The university started its activities by accepting 165 students in seven branches in 1991. It now has 8000 students in 68 branches, eight colleges, and seven research institutions. Shahed University is in the capital city of Tehran. The main campus is in the southern part of Tehran along the Persian Gulf Freeway. Campus and student life. The campus hosts headquarters offices, women's dormitories, a central library and faculties of humanities, engineering, sciences and agriculture. Its medical colleges and training hospitals, the Art college, the Nursing and Midwifery Faculty , the Dental college and research centers are in the Central Tehran. Shahed University offers three dormitories and is equipped with a pool, a football field, and a volleyball and basketball hall. Each faculty offers its own library, plus a central library near the Humanities and Management College. Students can enjoy their free time at the cafeteria near the Engineering college, separated for males and females. A Mahdie (Prayer Center) is available to both genders and is open at all times. Mostafa Khomeini Hospital (in the city center) is under Shahed university supervision (Faculty of Medicine). Ranking. Shahed University world rank  is 741 in 2020 by SCImago Institutions Rankings and was 2160 in 2016 by Webometrics. Colleges. College of Human Sciences. The Faculty of Humanities was established in 1990 and currently has 85 full-time faculty members and 21 staff in 15 departments (12 specialized departments and 3 general departments) in 12 undergraduate and 12 graduate courses.  And trains students in three specialized doctoral programs.  The development of college disciplines in graduate school is one of the ongoing programs. Among the features and facilities of the faculty, the following can be mentioned: The largest university faculty in terms of educational space , Having the most university students, Most accepted in the master's degree, Most academic disciplines, Providing educational services for general courses (English language, Persian literature, physical education and Islamic education) to all faculties, Having Daneshvar specialized scientific research journal in three fields of psychology;  Management and educational sciences, Foreign language laboratory, Clinical Psychology Laboratory, Laboratory of Physical Education and Sports Science, Audio and visual, Library Workshop, Proximity to the central library and the central information site of the university, Proximity to bookstores and publications (printing and duplication), website, computer workshop. College of Agricultural Sciences. The College of Agriculture Science at  Shahed University ranks in the top best three colleges of agriculture in Iran. A field is dedicated for the students to experiment on; each student gets a piece of land to work on and is graded in theoretical and practical aspects. College of Engineering. Every year research papers including ISI journals are published by talented students and professors. Many graduates of this college have opportunities to continue their education in high level universities in developed countries. Engineering Research and Technology Center. Shahed University has a center for engineering research and technology in Enghelab square in Tehran. It includes groups such  as biomedical group, communication group and mechanical group. College of Fundamental Sciences. Department of Biology at Shahed University has the top place in biology in Iran and has recently been recognized as a privileged group in the country. The founder of biotechnology from the undergraduate degree to Ph.D. in the country was the Department of Biology at Shahed University. College of Medicine. Shahed University College of Dentistry is at Karegare Shomali Nosrat Avenue no 115 in Tehran. Shahed University College of Medicine is located in the main campus (which is among top 3 largest campus in Tehran) at the turn  of this century, has opened a new chapter in the University's architectural designs. The medical centers, educational and medical Mostafa Khomeini is a hospital in central Tehran. Mostafa Khomeini hospital has 220 beds and is under the supervision of the Medical School of Shahed University.