| National University of Skills | |
| Mottoeng: | Beneficial knowledge |
| Established: | -Institutes of Technology (1965) -Technical and Vocational University (renamed 2011)[1] National University of Skills (renamed 2024) |
| President: | Erfan Khosravian |
| Students: | 170,717[2] |
| Campus: | 173Colleges[3] |
| Former Names: | Higher Education Complex of Payambar-e Azam (1995–2011) Technical and Vocational University (2011-2024) |
The National University of Skills (NUS) (Persian: دانشگاه ملی مهارت, Danushgah-e Melli-ye Maharat) includes higher education that runs all technical/vocational colleges across the country.[4] 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.[5]
The university has more than 176 schools and colleges across the country, and with more than 180 thousand students, it is one of the largest universities in Iran. there are all of the technical and vocational Majors.[6]
| 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 |
| Chancellor | Tenure | Alma mater | Speciality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sohrab Rezaei[7] | 2011–2014 | Ph.D in English language teaching | |
| Masoud Shafiee | 2014–2017 | Ph.D in electrical engineering | |
| Naser Shams Gharne | 2017–2018 | Ph.D in Industrial Engineering | |
| Ebrahim Salehi Omran | 2018–2022 | Ph.D in Educational Planning | |
| Erfan Khosravian | 2022–Present | Ph.D in Aerospace Engineering | |
| College | City | Established | Majors of Associate degree | Majors of Bachelor's degree | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shamsipour Technical and Vocational College | 1964 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Shahid Bahonar Technical College | 1979 | 12 | 6 | ||
| Enghelāb-e Eslāmi Technical College | 1988 | 19 | 10 | ||
| Mohajer Technical And Vocational College of Isfahan | 1967 | 16 | 6 | ||
| Shahid Rajaee Technical and Engineering College | 1979 | 15 | 8 | ||
| 1967 | 12 | 10 | |||
| 1977 | 12 | 8 | |||
| 1982 | 13 | 7 | |||
| Urmia | 1967 | 13 | 7 | ||
| Yazdanpanah Technical and Vocational College | 1967 | 15 | 4 | ||
| Mohammad bagher technical college | Sari | 1979 | 12 | 6 | |
| Rasht Technical and Vocational Institute | 1967 | 13 | 6 | ||
| Dorud Technical College | 1985 | 8 | 2 | ||
| Shahid Beheshti College | 1985 | 12 | 4 |