Urmia University
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Urmia
- Demographics :According to official census of 2006, the population of Urmia is about 871,204.- Language :The population of Urmia is mainly Azerbaijani people, with Kurdish, Assyrian Christian, and Armenian minorities...
the Capital of West Azarbaijan province of 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...
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Urmia University with its 5 Campuses, 7 Faculties, more than 14,000 students, and its exclusive research centers, is the second largest university of Iran's NorthWest after University of Tabriz
University of Tabriz
The University of Tabriz is a public university in Tabriz, Iran. It is the second-oldest university in Iran after the University of Tehran and the biggest academic institution in northwestern Iran and one of five biggest universities in Iran...
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The University also has another campus in Khoy
Khoy
Khoy is a city in and the capital of Khoy County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 178,708, in 45,090 families....
city.
Urmia University is one of 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...
's "Grade A" Universities.
History
The university was founded by Joseph CochranJoseph Cochran
Joseph Plumb Cochran, M.D. , was an American Presbyterian missionary. He is credited as the founding father of Iran’s first modern Medical School....
as a medical school in 1878, who is also often credited for founding Iran’s "first contemporary medical college".
The website of Urmia University credits Cochran for "lowering the infant mortality rate in the region" http://www.urmia.ac.ir/intro.htm and for founding one of Iran's first modern hospitals ("Westminister Hospital") in Urmia.
The medical faculty Cochran established there was joined by several other Americans, namely Drs. Wright, Homlz, van Nourdon, and Miller. They were all buried in Urmia
Urmia
- Demographics :According to official census of 2006, the population of Urmia is about 871,204.- Language :The population of Urmia is mainly Azerbaijani people, with Kurdish, Assyrian Christian, and Armenian minorities...
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The website of Urmia University says this about Cochran and his team:
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- "There they lie in peace away from their homeland, and the testimonial epitaphs on their tombs signify their endeavor and devotion to humanity."
The Urmia University of Medical Sciences
Urmia University of Medical Sciences
Urmia University of Medical Sciences, is a medical school in West Azarbaijan of Iran.Located in the northwestern city of Urmia, the university has been under the Ministry of Health and Medical Education since 1986....
detached from the main school in 1985.
Campuses
The main campus of Urmia University is in Urmia, Iran. It is located close to the Iran-Turkye international sero border, which is the symbol of open doors to European union.This university have 6 campus in urmia city and west azarbayjan state but Nazlou Campus is the most important one of these campus, which embraces majority of the faculties in a vast area.Urmia University has five main campuses:
- Nazlu Campus (11th km of Serow road near to Nazlu village)
- City Campus (Inside Urmia city)
- Literature Campus (Inside Urmia city)
- School of Engineering Campus (1.5th km of Serow road)
- School of Arts (Inside Urmia city)
- Khoy Campus
Buildings
- UU Chemistry Department
- UU Civil Engineering Department
- UU Computer Engineering Department
- UU Electrical engineering Department
- UU Management and Economics School
- UU Mechanical Engineering Department
- UU Physics Department
- UU Languages and Linguistics Center
- Central library
- UU Mosque
- The gym
- Publication Office
- The Restaurant
Faculties
- Engineering Faculty (including Departments of Mechanical Engineering(B.c and M.s), Civil Engineering(B.c, M.s and Phd), Electrical Engineering(Electronic(B.c, M.s and Phd), Antenna Design(B.c, M.s and Phd), Telecommunication(B.c, M.s and Phd), Power engineering(B.c, M.s), Signal Processing(B.c, M.s) and Mining Engineering(B.c, M.s), and Computer Engineering(B.c, M.s)).
- Science Faculty (including Departments of Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Geology).
- Agriculture Faculty.
- Literature & Humanities & Social Sciences Faculty.
- Veterinary Faculty.
- Arts Faculty.
- Natural Sources Faculty.
Buildings
Some notable buildings of the university:
- Central Library of Urmia University http://lib.urmia.ac.ir/
- Shahid Chamran Hall of Urmia University
- Azadegan Gymnasium of Urmia University.
- The Mosque of Urmia University.
Research centers
- Artemia & Aquatic Animals Research Center http://www.urmia.ac.ir/Main/Rcenter.aspx?code=203http://www.urmia.ac.ir/rcs/artemia/default.htm
- MicroElectronics Research Center http://www.urmia.ac.ir/Main/Rcenter.aspx?code=200
- MicroMachine Research Center http://www.urmia.ac.ir/Main/Rcenter.aspx?code=201
- Biological Sciences Research Center http://www.urmia.ac.ir/Main/Rcenter.aspx?code=202
- Urmia University Research Center of Structure.
- Antenna and High frequency Research Center
- Artimia Research Center
- MEMS Lab.
- Nanotechnology Center
Chancellors
| Chancellor | Tenure | Alma mater | Speciality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Hassan Sedghi | 2008-CURRENT | University of New South Wales University of New South Wales The University of New South Wales , is a research-focused university based in Kensington, a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia... Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... |
Physics |
Other public universities in Iranian Azerbaijan
- Urmia University of Medical SciencesUrmia University of Medical SciencesUrmia University of Medical Sciences, is a medical school in West Azarbaijan of Iran.Located in the northwestern city of Urmia, the university has been under the Ministry of Health and Medical Education since 1986....
- Urmia University of Technology
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- Tabriz University of Medical SciencesTabriz University of Medical SciencesTabriz University of Medical Sciences is public medical sciences university located in Tabriz, East Azarbaijan Province, Iran. It is ranked as one of Iran's top medical schools, with more than 5000 students....
- University of TabrizUniversity of TabrizThe University of Tabriz is a public university in Tabriz, Iran. It is the second-oldest university in Iran after the University of Tehran and the biggest academic institution in northwestern Iran and one of five biggest universities in Iran...
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- Azarbaijan University of Tarbiat MoallemAzarbaijan University of Tarbiat MoallemAzerbaijan University of Tarbiat Moallem ,commonly called only Azerbaijan University, was founded on 1987 in Tabriz as a branch of Tehran Teacher Education University. On 1988 AUTM became an independent university with. The initial objective of the university was to training teachers in different...
- Tabriz Islamic Arts University
- Bonab Higher education Complex
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See also
- List of Iranian universities
- Higher education in IranHigher education in IranIran 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...
- U.S.-Iran relations
- History of IranHistory of IranThe history of Iran has been intertwined with the history of a larger historical region, comprising the area from the Danube River in the west to the Indus River and Jaxartes in the east and from the Caucasus, Caspian Sea, and Aral Sea in the north to the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman and Egypt...
- Famous Americans in Iran