Sharif University of Technology
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Student hailed hero as he takes on Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei - but was it all a set up?...have been jailed for writing what authorities have deemed as insults to Khamenei. But so far Vahidnia has been spared. The president of Sharif University even defended the student, saying he spoke within the law. The incident has... In this article: Iran, Ataollah Mohajerani, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Democracy, God, and Sharif University |
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Wikipedia | November 02, 2009
Sharif University of Technology
The student body consists of about 6000 undergraduate students and 3700 graduate students from all the 30 provinces of Iran. Funding for Sharif University is provided by the government, and in some part from investments of the industry.
In this article: Sharif University of Technology Association, Basij, Iran, Mathematics, Tehran, and Physics
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The Daily Dish - By Andrew Sullivan | November 02, 2009
Truth To Power, In Person
The Newest Deal relays a riveting story: In a stunning move, Mahmoud Vahidnia (pictured right), a student from the prestigious Sharif university and winner of the International Math Olympics, directly confronted Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei...
In this article: Ali Khamenei, Basij, Supreme Leader, and Sharif university
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L.A. Times - Babylon & Beyond | November 01, 2009
IRAN: Concern over fate of star student who spoke out to Khamenei [Updated]
...in the unrest that followed Iran's June 12 elections. Vahidnia, a first-year student of mathematics at Tehran's prestigious Sharif University, spoke without notes. [UPDATED at 4:30 a.m. PST on Nov. 1: Despite reports of his arrest,...
In this article: Ali Khamenei, Iran, Sharif University, God, Supreme Leader, YouTube, Los Angeles Times, and Tehran
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ChicagoNow | October 20, 2009
Legitimacy, the Rule of Law, and Authority in Iran
...necessities like bread and gasoline. The students you see demonstrating at the University of Tehran, Amir Kabir University or Sharif University all have their tuition paid by the state and other student fees subsidized, including...
In this article: Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Socrates, Athens, Bread, Green Movement, and God
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Wikipedia | October 17, 2009
Scientia Iranica
Scientia Iranica, under the auspices of Sharif University of Technology in Tehran, Iran, established in 1991, is an international journal of science and technology with focus on theoretical and experimental research in technical sciences...
In this article: Chemistry, Tehran, Iran, Operations research, Iran University of Science and Technology, Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences, and Amir Kabir University
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Boston Globe -- Today's paper A to Z | September 06, 2009
Western influences targeted in Iran
...case. Even though he ranked first in the nation on his entrance exams, he was denied a place in a master's program at the prestigious Sharif University of Technology, possibly because of his political activism, he told the website...
In this article: Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Fascism, Totalitarianism, Defendant, and Liberalism
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Washington Times | August 28, 2009
Iranian campus openings may face delays
The students said they have observed delays in the registration process in arts and engineering faculties. An engineering student at Sharif University - who asked to be identified only by her first name, Aliyeh - said the...
In this article: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran, Tehran, The Washington Times, Tehran University, Sharif University, Azad University in Tehran, Mir Hossein Mousavi, and Mohammed Khatami
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Miami Herald - Breaking News | July 17, 2009
Ahmadinejad appoints new nuclear chief
...in nuclear physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States. He was also associate professor and chancellor of Sharif University of Technology in Tehran. His predecessor Aghazadeh is widely respected in Iran...
In this article: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran, Mir Hossein Mousavi, U.N., Uranium, IRNA, International Atomic Energy Agency, and Mohammad Khatami
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Reuters | June 26, 2009
FACTBOX: Sanctions against Iran
...the FT said. The individuals listed included the commander and deputy head of the paramilitary Basij force. Among the entities named were Sharif University of Technology, Iran Insurance Company, Iran Air Cargo, Iran Space Agency and the Razi...
In this article: Iran, European Union, United States, United Nations, Uranium, Security Council, House Foreign Affairs Committee, Barack Obama, Britain, and Basij
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www.washingtonpost.com | June 05, 2008
Iran Makes the Sciences A Part of Its Revolution
TEHRAN -- As Burton Richter, an American Nobel laureate in physics, entered the main auditorium of Tehran's prestigious Sharif University, hundreds of students rose to give him a loud and lengthy ovation. But Richter, wearing a white suit...
In this article: Iran, Burton Richter, Sharif University, Tehran, United States, and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
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Sharif University of Technology (Persian: دانشگاه صنعتی شریف Dāneshgāh-e San'ati-ye Sharif), formerly named Aryamehr University of Technology (Persian: دانشگاه صنعتی آریامهر Dāneshgāh-e San'ati-ye Āryāmehr) is a public university of technology, engineering and science in Iran. It is one of the most prominent science and engineering schools in Iran. The university is located in Tarasht neighberhood of Tehran, not far from the Azadi Square and is named after Majid Sharif Vaghefi, a former student who was killed in 1975.. In terms of academic excellence, the GPA of admitted students, the quality of faculty and alumni and the national and worldwide reputation, Sharif University of Technology is the most prestigious Iranian university and is referred to as the MIT of Iran. In the THES - QS World University Rankings for year 2007, Sharif University of Technology appeared at number 529, becoming the highest ranked university in Iran. The chair of Electrical Engineering Department of Stanford University has announced that: "Without a doubt the finest university in the world preparing undergraduate electrical engineers is Sharif University of Technology in Tehran." Professor Burton Richter's opinion about Sharif's students during his speech in Sharif university was: "The students here are very impressive, I expect to hear a lot more from you all in the future."
- Name:
- Sharif University of Technology
- Local Name:
- Dāneshgāh-e San'ati-ye Sharif
- Type:
- Public
- Location City:
- Tehran
- State:
- Tehran
- Location Country:
- Iran
- Founding Date:
- January 01, 1965
- Head:
- Saeed Sohrabpour
- Campus:
- Urban
- Undergrad:
- 8000
- Postgrad:
- 1000
- Faculty:
- 500
- Enrollment:
- 9000
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