Babol Noshirvani University of Technology

Babol Noshirvani University of Technology
دانشگاه صنعتی نوشیروانی بابل
The university administration building
Former names
Noshirvani Institute of Technology
Type

Public Research

Technological University
Established 1970
Chancellor Javad Vaseghi Amiri
Academic staff
200
Students 6000
Undergraduates 4000
Location Babol, Māzandarān, Iran
Campus Urban, 11 hectares
Website http://en.nit.ac.ir/

Babol Noshirvani University of Technology is a public research university in Babol, a city in Mazandaran Province in the north of Iran, 20 km south of the Caspian Sea. It is the only technological university in the north of Iran. According to the results of 2018 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, Noshirvani University of Technology stands as the first university of the country and 301-350 among world universities [1]

History

Noshirvani Institute of Technology was founded in 1970 by the Iranian philanthropist, the late Seyed Hossein Fallah Noshirvani as the Technical Teachers Training Institute of Babol, where select students were trained to become technical instructors at community colleges in fields related to Civil, Electrical, and Mechanical Engineering. In 1979, the institute became a part of the University of Mazandaran, and was renamed as "College of Engineering", offering undergraduate and graduate courses. In 2005, the process of independence from University of Mazandaran started, during which college of engineering was called Noshirvani Institute of Technology (Babol Noshiravani Technical and Education Complex). The institution was upgraded to Babol Noshirvani University of Technology in March 2008.[2]

Ranking

Considering Times higher education world university ranking 2018, Babol Noshirvani University of Technology has been ranked 1st in Iran and 301–350th in the world. Moreover, it has been ranked 201–250th in the engineering category.[3] The Times Higher Education Young University Rankings (aged 50 years or under) announces Babol Noshirvani University of Technology as the 55th young university of the world[4].

According to ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2017, NIT has been ranked 101-150 among world universities in Mechanical Engineering[5] and also 201-300 in Chemical Engineering.[6]

In 2018 SciVisions University Ranking, Noshirvani University of Technology took 2nd place among all the national universities after University of Tehran.[7]

Round University Ranking (RUR) has ranked Noshirvani University of Technology as the 6th university of Iran and 506th among world universities in 2018. [8]

In 2018 ShanghaiRanking's ranking NIT stands as the 7th university of Iran [9]

In 2018, the U.S. News & World Report ranked NIT Engineering Sciences 309th among world universities[10].

Noshirvani University of Technology stands as the 11th university of the country and 584th among world universities according to 2016 SCImago institutions rankings.[11]

Thomson Reuters ISI web of knowledge announces a list of world's most effective universities every year. NIT has been ranked as the 6th top university of technology in the country among top 1% universities of the world in June 2015.[12]

Islamic World Science Citation Database (ISC) has announced a list of most effective universities of Iran based on scientific diplomacy in 2012-2014. Babol Noshirvani university of technology has been ranked 3rd among all the technical universities of Iran in such field after Isfahan university of technology and Sharif university of technology.[13]

Islamic World Science Citation Database (ISC) has published the Ranking Universities and research Centers of Iran 2014-15, Babol Noshirvani university of technology has been ranked 6th among all technical universities of Iran after Amirkabir University of Technology, Sharif University of Technology, Iran University of Science and Technology, Isfahan University of Technology and khaje nasir toosi.[14]

Administration

Chancellor: Javad Vaseqi Amiri, Professor of Civil Engineering, since 2014

  • Vice-Chancellor for University: Kurosh Sedighi, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
  • Chancellor of International Campus: Mousa Farhadi, Professor of Mechanical Engineering
  • Vice-Chancellor for Education: Mohammad Bakhshi Jooybari, Professor of Mechanical Engineering
  • Vice-Chancellor for Research and Technology: Majid Taghizadeh, Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering
  • Vice-Chancellor for Administrative and Financial: Sayyed Hashem Rasouli, Assistant Professor of Mathematics
  • Vice-Chancellor for Student: Mohammad Reza Hassanzadeh, Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering
  • Vice-Chancellor for Cultural and Social: Abolfazl Ranjbar Noei, Professor of Electrical Engineering

Schools

Major faculties of the university:[15]

Department of Science

In this Department, There are several undergraduate and graduate programs in Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics. The Department with 28 highly experienced research-active faculty, is known for cutting edge multidisciplinary research as well as teaching excellence aimed at providing students with the necessary scientific foundation for studies in related fields and at creating the next generation of scientists in Iran.


  • Head of Department: Prof. A. Babakhani
  • Dean of Department: Prof. M. Asadollahi-Baboli
  • Department faculty: 8 Associate professors and 20 Assistant Professors.

Chemical Engineering

The Chemical Engineering School began its activity with accepting students at undergraduate level. The school is organizing new students' admission continuously in undergraduate, master and PhD. Faculty members in the college consist of nine permanent members. 80 ISI articles and 76 conferences articles and five applied research projects are achievements of the school and for the first time in the world modern controlled dream lab (MCDL) stablished in November 2015 by Aria Arabzadeh (CCH member) and Dr.ahmad sajedi in corporation of hypnology and narcosis restricted by NIT.

Educational fields

B.S. (Level)

    • Chemical Engineering (Designing Process of Oil Industries)
    • Chemical Engineering (Food industries)

M.S. (Level): Advanced Chemical Engineering

PhD (Level)

    • Chemical Engineering (General)
    • Chemical Engineering (Biotechnology)

Academic groups :

    • Food Industries and Biotechnology
    • Oil and Gas

Civil Engineering

The School of Civil Engineering admits students in undergraduate, master's, and PhD levels.

Educational fields :

B.S.:

  • Civil Engineering (Civil)
  • Civil Engineering (Surveying)

M.S.:

  • Civil Engineering (Structures)
  • Civil Engineering (Geotechnical)
  • Civil Engineering (Environment)

PhD:

  • Civil Engineering (Structures)

Academic groups :

  • Structural
  • Geotechnical
  • Environmental
  • Surveying

Electrical and Computer Engineering

This School is one of the most equipped academic centers in the country with extraordinary academic staffs and 17 focused laboratories. Each year, many research and industrial projects in application areas stage to be implemented by academic members and students in this college. Currently, this School is attempting to organize new student’s admission continuously in undergraduate, master and PhD. Electrical and Computer Engineering department is well known for its scientific breakthroughs, it can be seen from number of laboratories, industrial projects, international papers and citations.

Educational fields : B.S. (Level) : Electrical Engineering (Electronic) Electrical Engineering (Power) Electrical Engineering (Control) Electrical Engineering (Communications) Computer Engineering (Hardware)

M.S. (Level) :

  • Electrical Engineering (Electronic)
  • Electrical Engineering (Power)
  • Electrical Engineering (Control)
  • Electrical Engineering (Communications)
  • Bio-medical Engineering (Bio-electric)
  • PhD (Level) :

Electrical Engineering Electrical Engineering (Communications) Bio-medical Engineering (Bio-electric)

  • Academic groups :
  • Power
  • Electronics
  • Control
  • Computer
  • Communications
  • Bio-medical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

The School of Mechanical Engineering with experienced personnel, which contains faculty members and experts, is of the most active scientific centers that has begun its activity with accepting students in undergraduate level. Each year, many research and industrial projects in application areas stage to be implemented by academic staffs and students in this college. Currently, the School of Mechanical Engineering is attempting to organize new student s admission continuously in undergraduate, master and PhD. Holding two conferences about Fluid Dynamics and Manufacturing Dynamics, 126 ISI articles and 56 scientific research and 100 conferences articles and 10 applied research projects are achievements of this college in the past year (2009).

Educational fields: B.S. (Level) :

  • Mechanical Engineering (Solids)
  • Mechanical Engineering (Thermofluids)
  • Mechanical Engineering (Manufacturing)
  • Industrial Engineering (Industrial Technology)

M.S. (Level):

  • Mechanical Engineering (Applied Design)
  • Mechanical Engineering (Energy Conversion)
  • Mechanical Engineering (Manufacturing)
  • Mechanical Engineering (Recognition and Selection of Materials)

PhD (Level) :

  • Mechanical Engineering (Applied Design)
  • Mechanical Engineering (Energy Conversion)
  • Mechanical Engineering (Manufacturing)

Islamic Culture Group

Nanotechnology Research Institute

Student activism

Student activist Sayed Ziaoddin "Zia" Nabavi attended the university as an engineering student before being banned from higher education for his anti-government political activities.[19] Along with other banned students, he formed the Council to Defend the Right to Education to defend their rights to continue attending university. Following his participation in "Green Revolution" protests following President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's disputed reelection, Sayed Ziaoddin Nabavi was arrested along with his wife,[20] and he is currently serving a ten-year prison sentence on charges of "creating unease in the public mind".[21]

See also

References

  1. https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2018/world-ranking#!/page/0/length/25/locations/IR/sort_by/rank/sort_order/asc/cols/stats
  2. "History & Mission". En.nit.ac.ir. Retrieved 2013-05-20.
  3. https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2018/world-ranking#!/page/0/length/25/locations/IR/sort_by/rank/sort_order/asc/cols/stats
  4. https://www.timeshighereducation.com/student/best-universities/best-young-universities-world
  5. http://www.shanghairanking.com/Shanghairanking-Subject-Rankings/mechanical-engineering.html
  6. http://www.shanghairanking.com/Shanghairanking-Subject-Rankings/chemical-engineering.html
  7. http://www.scivisions.com/Ranking.aspx
  8. http://roundranking.com/universities/babol-noshirvani-university-of-technology.html?sort=O&year=2018&subject=SO
  9. http://www.shanghairanking.com/ARWU2018Candidates.html
  10. https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/babol-noshirvani-university-of-technology-529310
  11. http://www.scimagoir.com/rankings.php?country=IRN
  12. "History & Mission". nit.ac.ir. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
  13. http://nit.ac.ir/view_event.aspx?myID=MjQ=
  14. http://ur.isc.gov.ir/ranking_list93.aspx
  15. "School of NIT". En.nit.ac.ir. Retrieved 2013-05-20.
  16. "About the School of Civil Engineering".
  17. "Faculty Members".
  18. http://cee.nit.ac.ir/view_masters.aspx
  19. "Urgent Action: Prisoner taken from cell at risk of torture". Amnesty International. 11 March 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  20. "Iran's dead and detained". The Guardian. 13 June 2009. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  21. "Student Activist Zia Nabavi Marks Another Birthday in Prison". Amnesty International. 20 December 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2012.


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