Amirkabir University of Technology
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Amirkabir University of Technology (AUT), also called the Tehran Polytechnic, is a public technological university located in Tehran, Iran. Founded in 1958, AUT is the oldest technical university established in Iran. It is referred to as the 'Mother of Engineering Universities'. Acceptance to the university requires scoring among the top 1% of students in the Iranian University Entrance Exam, known as 'Konkour' The university was founded in 1928 as a technical academy and was further transformed into a full-fledged university by Habib Nafisi in 1956. After that, it was extended and enlarged by Dr. Mohammad Ali Mojtahedi, during the Pahlavi dynasty. Named the Tehran Polytechnic, it initially offered five engineering degrees, namely; Electrical and Electronics, Mechanical, Textile, Chemistry, and Construction and Infrastructure. Six months before the 1979 Iranian Revolution, Tehran Polytechnic, was renamed after the Iranian prime minister Amir Kabir (1807–1852). The university now has 18 science and engineering departments, dozens of research groups and laboratories, and three other affiliated centers, located in Garmsar, Bandar Abbas and Mahshahr. Around 13,400 students are enrolled in undergraduate and graduate programs. AUT has more than 500 full-time academic faculty members and 550 administrative employees. The executive branch consists of f
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