Razi University is a university

University

A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...

 based in Kermanshah

Kermanshah

Kermanshah is a city in and the capital of Kermanshah Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 784,602, in 198,117 families.The overwhelming majority of Kermanshahi people are Shi'a Muslims...

, Iran

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

.

It is also a centre of CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics

Computational fluid dynamics

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), Membrane Research, and Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology is the study of manipulating matter on an atomic and molecular scale. Generally, nanotechnology deals with developing materials, devices, or other structures possessing at least one dimension sized from 1 to 100 nanometres...

 in the west of Iran.

Presently the University has over 8,000 students, with several programs Bachelor's degree programs (B.A., B.S.), Master's degrees programs (M.A., M.S.) and Ph.D. programs.

Faculties and Centres

• Faculty of Physical Education
  Physical education
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• Faculty of Science
  Science
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• Faculty of Engineering
  Engineering
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• Faculty of Agriculture
  Agriculture
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• Faculty of Law
  Law
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• Faculty of Literature
  Literature
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   and Humanities
  Humanities
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• Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
• Qasr-e Shirin Center for Higher Education

See also

• List of Iranian Research Centers
• Higher education in Iran
  Higher education in Iran
  Iran has a large network of private, public, and state affiliated universities offering degrees in higher education. State-run universities of Iran are under the direct supervision of Iran's Ministry of Science, Research and Technology and Ministry of Health and Medical Education .-Pre-Islamic...
  
  
• Academy of Gundishapur
  Academy of Gundishapur
  The Academy of Gondishapur , also Jondishapur , was a renowned academy of learning in the city of Gundeshapur during late antiquity, the intellectual center of the Sassanid empire. It offered training in medicine, philosophy, theology and science. The faculty were versed in the Zoroastrian and...
  
  
• Nizamiyyah
  Nizamiyyah
  The Nezamiyehs , are a group of the medieval institutions of higher education established by Khwaja Nizam al-Mulk in the eleventh century in Iran. The name nizamiyyah derives from his name...
  
  
• Darolfonoon
• List of Iranian scientists from the pre-modern era.
• Modern Iranian scientists and engineers
• Education in Iran
  Education in Iran
  Education in Iran is highly centralized and is divided to K-12 education and higher education. K-12 education is supervised by the Ministry of Education and higher education is under supervision of Ministry of Science and Technology....
  
  
• National Library of Iran
  National Library of Iran
  The National Library of Iran is located in Tehran, Iran, with several branches are scattered throughout the city.Prior to the library's official inauguration in 1937, other libraries existed that performed the same function informally. The first prototype of a national library in Iran was the...