Sharif University of Technology SUT, is a state research university in Tehran, Iran, and is considered the country’s leading institute of engineering and physical sciences. SUT is in the top 9% of universities in the world, ranking 16th in Iran and 1516th globally.

This university was founded in 1966. When it was established, the university had just 54 members of faculty, and 412 students. It now has more than 10,000 students.

The university, which has a reputation in Iran as being one of the country’s most prestigious higher education institutions, offers a range of graduate and postgraduate degrees in its 15 departments, and does not only offer engineering courses.

Among other non-engineering schools are its Department of Philosophy of Science, its School of Management and Economics, and its Department of Languages and Linguistics.

Each department has its own laboratories, library, and workshops, and students can choose to take humanities and social sciences courses to complement their technical studies. 

The Sharif University of Technology (SUT) was founded in 1966 with the name Aryamehr University of Industry by Mohammad Ali Mojtahedi. At that time, there were 54 faculty members and a total of 412 students who were selected by national examination. Also, only four departments were established: Electrical, Metallurgical, Mechanical, and Chemical Engineering.

In 1972, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi appointed Sayyed Hosein Nasr as president of the university with the goal of modeling the school based on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, but with roots in Iranian culture.

 In 1974 a new campus of the university was established in Isfahan. But later that campus became an independent university, named Isfahan University of Technology (IUT). The emblem of IUT still closely resembles SUT’s emblem.

Currently, the university has grown to an elite school with over 9000 students, 700 of whom are studying for a doctorate, and over 500 faculty members in 15 main departments.

In accordance with the requirements of the Graduate School at SUT, M.S. and Ph.D. degrees are offered in
the following areas:

Arts & humanities

• History, Philosophy & Theology
• Languages, Literature & Linguistics

Social sciences

• Politics & International Studies (incl Development Studies)

Engineering & technology

• Civil Engineering
• General Engineering
• Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Electrical & Electronic Engineering

Computer science

• Computer Science

Business & economics

• Business & Management
• Economics & Econometrics

Physical sciences

• Mathematics & Statistics
• Physics & Astronomy
• Chemistry

To study in Iran at Sharif University of Technology you need to sent all required documents : 

a) Online Application
b) Official High School Transcript 
c) Resume
d) Reference Letters
e) Passport 
f) Proof of financial support 
g) Persian Language proficiency 

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