| Shahed University | |
| Native Name: | Dāneshgāh-e Shāhed |
| Mottoeng: | University of Merits |
| Established: | 1990 |
| Administrative Staff: | 3,500 |
| Chancellor: | Ahmad Cheldavi |
| City: | Tehran |
| Country: | Iran |
| Campus: | suburban |
| Students: | 10,000 |
| Colors: | Green and Red |
| Type: | Public |
| Website: | Shahed.ac.ir |
Shahed University (Persian: دانشگاه شاهد) is a public university in Tehran, Iran. The campus is located in the southern part of Tehran along the Persian Gulf Freeway. Founded in 1990, the university started its activities by accepting 165 students in seven disciplines in 1991. It now has 10,000 students enrolled in 100 programs, 8 faculties, and 7 research institutions.[1] [2]
The campus hosts headquarters offices, women's dormitories, a central library and faculties of humanities, engineering, sciences and agriculture. Its medical colleges and training hospitals, the Art college, the Nursing and Midwifery Faculty, the Dental college and research centers are in the Central Tehran. Mostafa Khomeini Hospital (in the city center) is under Shahed university supervision (Faculty of Medicine).
Shahed University world rank is 741 in 2020 by SCImago Institutions Rankings and was 2160 in 2016 by Webometrics.[3] [4]
The Faculty of Humanities was established in 1990 and currently has 85 full-time faculty members and 21 staff in 15 departments (12 specialized departments and 3 general departments) in 12 undergraduate and 12 graduate courses.
The largest university faculty in terms of educational space, Having the most university students, Most accepted in the master's degree, Most academic disciplines, Providing educational services for general courses (English language, Persian literature, physical education and Islamic education) to all faculties, Having Daneshvar specialized scientific research journal in three fields of psychology; Management and educational sciences, Foreign language laboratory, Clinical Psychology Laboratory, Laboratory of Physical Education and Sports Science, Audio and visual, Library Workshop, Proximity to the central library and the central information site of the university, Proximity to bookstores and publications (printing and duplication), website, computer workshop.
The College of Agriculture Science at Shahed University ranks in the top best three colleges of agriculture in Iran.
Every year research papers including ISI journals are published by talented students and professors. Many graduates of this college have opportunities to continue their education in high level universities in developed countries.
Shahed University has a center for engineering research and technology in Enghelab square in Tehran.
Department of Biology at Shahed University has the top place in biology in Iran and has recently been recognized as a privileged group in the country.
Shahed University College of Dentistry is at Karegare Shomali Nosrat Avenue no 115 in Tehran. The medical centers, educational and medical Mostafa Khomeini is a hospital in central Tehran. Mostafa Khomeini hospital has 220 beds and is under the supervision of the Medical School of Shahed University.