Technical and Vocational University

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Technical and Vocational University
  • دانشگاه فنی و حرفه‌ای
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Technical and Vocational University coat of arms
Former names
Higher Education Complex of Payambar-e Azam (1995–2011)[1]
Motto
  • علم نافع
Motto in English
Beneficial knowledge
Type Public university
Established -Institutes of Technology (1965)
-Technical and Vocational University (renamed 2011)[1]
President Masoud Shafiee[2]
Students 220,000[1]
Campus 168 Colleges[3]
Website tvu.ac.ir

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Technical and Vocational University (TVU) (Persian: دانشگاه فنی و حرفه‌ای‎‎) is of includes higher education certified by the Iranian Ministry of Science, Research and Technology and runs all technical/vocational colleges across the country.[5] The main objective of this University, training technicians in the majors technical. 4/5 of majors are belongs to Associate degree and 1/5 belongs to Bachelor's degree.[6]

The university has more than 176 schools and colleges across the country, and with more than 220 thousand students, it is one of the largest universities in Iran. there are all of the technical and vocational Majors.[7]

History

Name Tenure Sponsored
Institutes of Technology 1965–1969 Ministry of Science
Technical and Vocational teacher training centers 1969–1980 Ministry of Education
suspended 1980–1986 because of Revolution & War
Institutes of Technology 1986–1995 Ministry of Education
Higher Education Complex of Payambar-e Azam 1995–2011 Ministry of Education
Technical and Vocational University 2011–present Ministry of Science

Chancellors

Chancellor Tenure Alma mater Speciality
Sohrab Rezaei[8] 2011–2014 Istanbul University Ph.D in english language teaching
Masoud Shafiee[8] 2014–present Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge Ph.D in electrical engineering

Important colleges

College City Established Majors of Associate degree Majors of Bachelor's degree
Enghelāb-e Eslāmi Technical College Tehran 1988 19 10
Montazeri Technical College of Mashhad Mashhad 1967 12 10
Mohajer Technical And Vocational College of Isfahan Isfahan 1967 16 6
Tabriz Technical College Tabriz 1977 12 8
Shamsipour Technical and Vocational College Tehran 1964 4 4
Shariati Technical College Tehran 1982 13 7

References

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