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/

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~ 1.7 %

Scopus Web of Science (ISI)

Scientific Status

Iran contribution (%)

in scientific documents

Joint papers in 2014

http://thomsonreuters.com

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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