Tafresh University


Tafresh University, formerly named Tafresh Amir Kabir University of Technology is an educational university located in Tafresh, Iran. Now, about 3,000 students are studying in this university.

History

It was early 1987 that the first step for establishing a university in the city of Tafresh was taken by the university development council. The goal was training professionals and researchers in order to enrich the necessary human resources in need of the country. Finally in May 1987 the construction of Tafresh University was initiated owing to the efforts spent by Dr Heydari.
In 1988, Tafresh University began academic activities by admitting 53 students in applied mathematics. At that time Amir Kabir University was the executor, and TU was a unit of that institution.
With the permission of the development council for higher education, Tafresh University was elevated to an independent university in 2005.

Academics

Tafresh University was founded to constitute 4 research centres and 17 faculties with 45 academic majors available at undergraduate and graduate levels. At the time being Tafresh University hosts 2,130 students in 7 academic disciplines. Of those, 1,834 students study in 15 academic majors at the B.Sc. level, 294 students study in 17 academic majors at the M.Sc. level, and 12 PhD students study in 2 academic majors at the PhD level. Due to the formulated development programme, the number of disciplines offered by Tafresh University shall increase.
Presently, Tafresh university has 70 full-time academic staff members. They comprise the following faculties:
The university offers the following academic majors at the B.Sc. level:
Academic majors at the M.Sc. level are:
The university offers the following academic fields at the PhD level: