Yazd University
university in Yazd, Iran
Yazd University (YU, Persian: دانشگاه یزد, Daneshgah-e Yazd) is a public research university in Yazd, Iran. It is a major state-funded research center in central Iran and the academic center of Yazd province and was the first comprehensive institute of higher education established after the 1979 Islamic revolution. It is also the principal heir to the former University College Yazd (Persian: دانشسرای عالی یزد). Yazd University is considered to be among the top 10 comprehensive universities in Iran and it is among 200 best world's young universities.
The university was founded in 1989 by a merger of several older institutions and grew rapidly over the years. Its main campus is located in Safaeeyeh. There are four other campuses and two autonomous schools, all located within or in the vicinity of the city of Yazd.
Yazd University offers BSc, MSc and PhD degrees in more than 40 fields through its 29 departments and is home to more than 14,000 students.
Faculties and schools
The university currently has three faculties and two schools as follows:
Faculty of Engineering: This faculty started its activities in 1988 and includes the following departments:
Department of Electrical Engineering: In the early 1990s, the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering (ECE) was established within the Faculty of Engineering of YU. These two departments were then joined in 2008 into the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Department of Mining & Metallurgical Engineering: The Department of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering was established in 1991.
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