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Welcome to
Isfahan University of Technology
(IUT)
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Acknowledgment
H. Akbarzadeh 2
Isfahan University of Technology
DAAD
Iran at a glance
• Population
– About 80 Million, 1% of world population
• Land Area – 1,6 million km2 , 1% of global land
– 18th largest country in the world
• Natural Resources – Natural gas ~ 2nd in the world
– Oil ~ 3rd or 4rd in the world
– zinc ~ 1st, copper ~ 2nd, iron ~ 9th , lead ~ 11th
~ 7% of total global mineral reserves
Our main resource is not underground , it is on the ground
Human resource is the main advantage of the country
H. Akbarzadeh 3
Iran Population Pyramid
Age structure
0 -24: 42.4%
25-54: 46.1%
54- : 11.5%
H. Akbarzadeh 4
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2015 Revision
Scientific Status
• University Students: 4,700,000
Men 52% , Women 48%
• University Staff: 71000
Full professor ~ 5%
Associate professor ~ 11%
Assistant professor ~ 43%
Lecturer ~ 41%
H. Akbarzadeh 5
www.irphe.ac.ir//files/site1/pages/Amar_1Negah/w-br-bruoshoor92-93.pdf
Scientific Status
Contribution of Middle East to World Science 1980-2009
Calculated by Science-Metric using Web of Science
(Thomson Reuters)
H. Akbarzadeh 6
http://www.science-metrix.com/ Iran (GI= 11.07)
Scientific hot zones
H. Akbarzadeh 7
http://www.science-metrix.com/
H. Akbarzadeh 8
~ 1.7 %
Scopus Web of Science (ISI)
Scientific Status
Iran contribution (%)
in scientific documents
Joint papers in 2014
http://thomsonreuters.com
Ge
rman
y
15 neighbors
Iran, a Regional Hub
Russia
Kazakhstan
Azerbaijan
Armenia
Turkey
Bahrain
Iraq
Kuwait
Turkmenistan
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Oman
U.A.E
Saudi Arabia
Qatar
• The first people lived here: ~ 30,000 years ago1.
• Persian civilization ahead of Egypt, India, Greece and Rome civilization1.
• Sanskrit, the mother of modern languages, born in Iran, then went to India1.
• The first accounting tools: 9000 years ago1.
• The world’s first public postal system: ~ 3000 years ago1.
• Creation of Ghanat , a special technology to transfer water: ~ 8000 years ago2.
• First Charter of Human Rights
Historical heritage
1- http://www.iran-heritage.org/interestgroups/history-article3.htm
2- Barshan Mohannad. (2007). Ghanat Transitions, Technology and Civilization from past up to now.
The Cyrus Cylinder (539 BC.)
British Museum , London
Plenty of Historical sites
Persepolis, 6th BC.
Naqsh-e Jahan Square Isfahan. 1598 to 1629 AD.
Soltaniyeh, 1300 AD.
Armenian Ensembles 68 AD.
Jameh Mosque of Isfahan Isfahan. 771 to 2016 AD.
Susa, 4000 BC.
Chogha Zanbil, 1250 BC.
Takht-e Soleymān 1000 BC
Isfahan within Iran
located in the central part of Iran
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Isfahan: UNESCO creative city
• Location: 22 km, northwest of Isfahan
• Established in 1977
• 14 departments, science, engineering, agriculture
• Academic staff : 591, 90 Prof. 211 Assoc. 148 Assis.
• Number of students: 9729, G:4909 U: 4820
Isfahan University of Technology
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Isfahan Science and Technology Town
Mission: conduct the university researches toward industry
Trends of ISI Papers in IUT
The number of annual ISI papers until 2015
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Scientific Journals
Ten Periodic Scientific Journals
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Department of Physics
Established in 1985
• 26 faculty members
• 50 PhD students
• 150 MSc students
• 200 BSc students
Main research areas:
• Computational Condensed Matter
• Experimental Condensed Matter
• Theoretical Condensed Matter
• Complex Systems
• High energy Physics
• Nuclear Physics
International collaborations
• Joint projects with regional and international scientists
• ICTP cooperation: • ICTP Affiliated center in the region • Federation scheme • Agreement of enhanced cooperation in Science and Technology
• MOU between ICTP and Ministry of Science, Research and Technology(Iran): • IUT will continue to act as a collaborating regional center for ICTP on computational physics.
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Iranian Morality