Soore University

Soore University
Type Private
Established 1994
President Dr. Mohammad Roshan
Students 3000
Location Tehran, Iran
Coordinates: 35°42′0.72″N 51°22′13.8″E / 35.7002000°N 51.370500°E / 35.7002000; 51.370500
Website Official website

Soore University (SU) (Persian: دانشگاه سوره) is a private research university located in Tehran, Iran. Founded in 1994, it is often ranked as one of the Iran's most prestigious universities. SU is commonly known as the "Iranian CalArts."

History

The art department of Islamic Propaganda Organization began to work independently in the early years of the 1970s in the area of teaching various art courses and so far, thousands of trainees in different parts of the country have been instructed in different art courses by these facilities and make use of their educations formally or informally. In the beginning of the period of leadership, following the words of supreme leadership regarding the attention of the art department to the underlying, monumental and fundamental works and also; the necessity of extensively active attending and role playing of the aware and committed artists, which should be suitable to the comprehensive dimensions of the cultural invasion, after doing a lot of surveys, the art department got determined to set up an academic unit to solve the major problems of artists and those interested in art in the area of shortcoming of the educational spaces by making use of its artistic and cultural experiences and to compensate for the lack of the presence of the work forces acquainted with the problems of the artistic and cultural society and to fulfill the objective of promoting the ritual art and tending the literature of Islamic revolution by cultivating the committed and religious human forces. To explain the mentioned policy, Soore educational institution, which had been initially created to independently hold the training courses, was formally registered and continued its activity under the title of Soore Higher Education Institution.

In 2003, the vice-chairmanship of the Art Department of Islamic propaganda organization proceeded to establish Soore non-profit higher education institution of the second type. After meeting with the approval of High Council and consolidating its Acts to acknowledge second type institutions, Soore non-profit Higher Education Institution of the second type was promoted to the first type in the spring of 1997. Soore higher education institution has two other branches. The branch of Isfahan established in August 1996 with two courses in cinema and theater and the branch of Ardabil established on 17 November 1996 with two courses in architecture at Associate’s degree and the rebuilding and the restoring of the monuments at BA. degree.

Furthermore; in 2010, after coming to a principle agreement, Soore higher Education institution was converted to a university. In 2012, by kind permission of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, Soore University managed to hold the courses in cinema and Islamic architecture at MA. degree and after obtaining the related license in 2013, the higher education programming and development council of the Science Ministry will declare for-changing the name of Soore Higher Education Institution to Soore University.

Also; for running the courses in cultural relations and propaganda, media laws and the media management at MA. Degree, the required arrangements was made among which Soore succeeded to obtain the necessary permissions for holding the courses in cultural relations and propaganda at MA. Degree along with journalism and public relations at BA. Degree in 2006-2007. Since February 2007, university students were taken in these three courses. In 2009, Soore managed to run the first course In the management of cultural affairs at BA Degree. In the same year, by permission of the Science Ministry, Soore began to accept the university students in some courses without holding the entrance exams. In June 2013, the Higher Education Programming and Development office of the Science Ministry declared for running the management of public relations course at BA. Degree and the courses on media management and the management of the cultural programming at MA. Degree.[1]

Schools and programs

  • School of Art

The art faculty of Soore University commenced its work as the most significant, the biggest and oldest faculty of Soore University from 28 8th 2006 with the approval of the trustees board and the board of directors with the aim of dividing the educational and scientific activities in the specialized fields and areas and with the intention of attaining the formal and verified structures of the Science, Research and technology ministry.[2]

  • School of Architecture & Urban Planning

The faculty of architecture was founded in 1993 and the aim of establishing this faculty is ameliorate the culture components in architecture and introducing and updating the Iranian architecture considering the current needs of the Iranian society and effective steps have been taken towards accomplishing these goals by employing the inside experienced professors and making relationship with the universities of the other countries.[3]

  • School of Culture & Communication

Although the foundation of Soore University was laid based on running art courses and educating creative artists, as the times was passing, the new requirements were revealed to the authorities of the university forcing them to review the goals and policies of the university. Accordingly the proposal for establishing new courses was posed until an agreement was finally reached to run the journalism and public relations courses at BA degree and culture communications and propaganda courses in Master’s degree.[4]

Notable alumni

Notable faculty

References

  1. ↑ "Soore at a Glance". en.soore.ac.ir. Retrieved 2017-09-22.
  2. ↑ "About the faculty". en.soore.ac.ir. Retrieved 2017-09-22.
  3. ↑ "About the faculty". en.soore.ac.ir. Retrieved 2017-09-22.
  4. ↑ "About the faculty". en.soore.ac.ir. Retrieved 2017-09-22.
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