| Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University (ASMU) | |
| Native Name: | دانشگاه شهید مدنی آذربایجان Daneshgah-e Shahid-e Midâni-ye Âzerbaijan |
| Established: | 1987 |
| Type: | Public University |
| Academic Staff: | 237 |
| Administrative Staff: | 213 |
| Chancellor: | Mohammad Bagher Mohammad Sadeghi Azad |
| Enrollment: | 7500 |
| City: | Tabriz |
| State: | East Azarbaijan Province |
| Campus: | Suburb, Urban |
| Former Names: | Tabriz University of Tarbiat Moallem, Azarbaijan University of Tarbiat Moallem |
| Colours: | blue |
| Address: | 35 km of Tabriz - Azarshahr Road |
| Coor: | 37.8124°N 45.9489°W |
Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University, (Persian: دانشگاه شهید مدنی آذربایجان, Danushgah-e Shihid-e Midâni-ye Âzerbaijan) commonly called only Azarbaijan University, is a public university located near Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran, founded in 1987. The university provides both undergraduate and graduate education to approximately 7,500 students at a wide range of fields including engineering, basic sciences, literature and theology. The university has got Research Gate's total impact point of 1716.47 from 61 publications, according to the latest statistics.[1]
Azarbaijan University was founded in 1987 in Tabriz as a branch of Tehran's Tarbiat Moallem (teacher education) University. The initial objective of the university was to train teachers in different area for the fulfillment of Iranian government educational development policies and the major concern of the university was focused on training teachers for high schools and technical schools.
In 1988, Azarbaijan University became an independent university under the title Tabriz University of Tarbiat Moallem and later Azarbaijan University of Tarbiat Moallem. In 2012, due to changing of Iranian educational policies, the university turned to a general educational university under the title Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University. The name "Shahid Madani" comes from an Iranian cleric from Azarshahr who became a martyr in the early years of Islamic Revolution.
Recently, the university is expanding fast and it is planning to be one of the prominent educational and research centers in Iran. New faculty buildings are being opened, new young academic staff are being employed and a lot of academic activities are underway to convert the university to one of the most dynamic universities in northwestern Iran.
Azarbaijan University has two campuses:
Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University has cooperation and exchange programs with several universities and institutes in the Middle East and also in Asia and Europe. Some of them are as follows:
There are various student communities and associations with different academic, athletic or artistic objects:
Thanks to the Tehran - Tabriz railroad which passes through the university, Azarbaijan University is the only university in Iran with a railway station inside and its exclusive train which transports students between Tabriz and the university 4 times every business day. Due to the rising number of students. In morning and afternoon rush hours an older train is also used to increase the capacity.