Farhangian University

Farhangian University (Persian: دانشگاه فرهنگیان‎) is a public Teacher training university with more than 90[1] teacher-training colleges and a total enrollment exceeding 39,000, located in Iran. In 2012, in order to merge all teacher-training colleges, the Iranian Ministry of Education changed the name of Tarbiat Moalem (Persian: تربیت معلم‎) to Farhangian (Persian: فرهنگیان‎) and promote colleges to the university.

Farhangian University
  • دانشگاه فرهنگیان

Dāneshgāh-e Farhangiyān
TypeTeacher education, Human resource development
Established2012
RectorHossein Khanifar
Students70,000
Location
Iran
Campus98 (64 branches and 34 depended centers)
AffiliationsMinistry of Education (Iran)
Websitecfu.ac.ir/en

Campuses and Centers
Central organization of Farhangian University (Tehran)

Farhangian University has centers (branch) located throughout the provinces of Iran.[2] Each branch is divided into various sub-branches.

Farhangian University at Tehran

Farhangian University, Mofateh Ray

Farhangian University at Shiraz

Farhangian University, Rajaee

Farhangian University at Esfahan

Farhangian University, Rajaei

Farhangian University, Fatemeh Zahra

Background

After the approval of the Supreme Cultural Revolution Council in 2011, and the aggregation of all teacher training centers, Farhangian University was established in January 2012. It is an umbrella organization with around 100 branches and 70,000 enrolled student teachers throughout the country.

The branches are teacher education centers that existed long before the university organization took shape. Farhangian University, affiliated with the Ministry of Education and run by the board of trustees, has legal, financial, and administrative autonomy.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Farhangian University".
  2. "Farhangian University Centers".

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