Overview of the University
University of Mohaghegh Ardabili (UMA), which is named after the honor of Ardabil’s great scholar Allameh Mohaghegh Ardabili, is a public university for training and research in the variety of areas of Basic Sciences, Engineering, Agriculture, New Technologies, Humanities, and Social Sciences.
It is the most prominent academic institution in the region and according to some national and international formal reports; it is one of the fastest-growing universities in Iran.
The main campus of the university is located on the east side of the beautiful Shorabil Lake in Ardabil. Three other campuses are in Namin, Moghan, and Meshgin Shahr.
The university is now organized into 8 Faculties that offer a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs in a variety of fields. The students come from different parts of the country.
Within a climate that is inclusive, open, and diverse, UMA is, and will continue to be, the University of Choice for students seeking high quality. UMA will keep on its attempts to build a foundation for civic responsibilities, individual skills, and professional success.
Currently, UMA has five faculties in the main campus and one faculty in each of Namin, Meshgin Shahr, and Moghan Campus with about 12920 students, 354 faculty members and 317 staff. It now offers more than 263 majors, 59 PhD programs, 125 Master programs, 71 Bachelor programs, and 8 Associate programs.
UMA has managed to occupy a niche among 31 universities nationwide with both “very high” research activity and ‘notable community engagement” as reported by national authorities.
SHAHROOD UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
Shahrood University of Technology (SUT) was established in 1973 as the first university in Semnan province and currently is the only technological university in the province. SUT currently has 11,000 students and 302 faculty members who are studying and doing scientific research activities in 187 different programs including 43 under graduate, 107 Master and 37 PhD majors.
Shahrood University of Technology is composed of 16 faculties, one E-learning center and four campuses (Pardis) including: 1) Central, 2) Engineering and New Technology, 3) Agricultural Engineering, and 4) Educational Mine.Recently, Shahrood University of Technology was ranked the sixth among 17 technical universities by Islamic World Science Citation Center. Currently, Dr. MohammadMehdi Fateh is the president of Shahrood University of Technology, who is an academic member in the Department of Robotic and Power Engineering.
University Strategies
Education: Education based on research, improving education quality, quantitative expansion based on needs of the country, product and demand oriented.
Research: Solving challenges in the country, moving toward knowledge horizons, demand oriented, new technologies, entrepreneurship and improving university’s scientific rank.
Management: Planning, having specialized committees, responsibility, managing coordination, integrated control, public relation and automation improvement.
Cultural and student affairs: Improving religious beliefs, scientific knowledge, ethics, national unity, being critic and accepting criticism.
UNIVERSITY OF COMPUTER STUDIES MANDALAY
NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY
BUKHARA ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE
Bukhara engineering-technical institute of high technologies has been transformed by the decision number 214 of the Cabinet of Republic Uzbekistan from July, 25th, 2011, on basis of Bukhara technological institute food and light industry with a aim of further perfection of preparation experts meeting modern requirements of market economy, and also strengthening of personnel resource base in the field of high technologies of industrial and processing branches of Republic.
There are 4 faculties at the institute:
Light and textile industry;
Technique and technology of oil and gas;
Automation of technological processes;
Food technology.
Bukhara Engineering-Technological Institute was created by the Decision of the President of Republic of Uzbekistan from April, 15th, 2013 behind number of PD-1954 on the basis of Bukhara engineering technical institute of high technologies, with a view of the further perfection of education of the experts meeting modern cases of market economy, and also strengthening of personnel resource base in the field of high technologies of industrial and processing branches of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
18 departments are engaged in preparation of highly skilled specialists in 8 fields of study of a bachelor degree and in 6 fields of study of master degree.
Total number of students is 5429, 5270 of which are bachelors and 159 are masters. Teaching staff consists of 338 teachers-professors. Due to good scientific potential of the institute, BETI provides the region with highly qualified specialists in the field of engineer-technologists.
KING MONGKUT’S INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY LADKRABANG
The establishment of the Nondhaburi Telecommunication Training Center on August 24, 1960 with academic cooperation from the Government of Japan marked the origination of KMITL. The training center became the Nodhaburi Institute of Telecommunications under the Columbo Plan, later in 1964.
As specified by the 1971 King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Act, KMITL was originated by an amalgamation of three technical colleges: Nondhaburi Institute of Telecommunications, North Bangkok Technical College and Thonburi Technical College. In the same year, the Nondhaburi Institute of Telecommunications, or known as King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology at Nondhaburi Campus, was relocated to the district of Ladkrabang in Bangkok. The new campus was called »Chao Khun Taharn Ladkrabang Campus». The Nondhaburi Institute of Telecommunications became the Faculty of Engineering in 1972. In the same year, the College of Design and Construction located at the Bangplad district was transformed into the Faculty of Architecture affiliated with KMITL.
HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
Today HKBU encompasses eight Faculties/Schools offering a range of undergraduate programmes, associate degree and higher diploma programmes as well as taught postgraduate programmes and research postgraduate programmes leading to the award of master and doctoral degrees. It prides itself on its dual focus on teaching and research and encourages service to society among its staff and students. Over the years, HKBU has remained committed to academic excellence and the development of the whole person, and has gained a reputation as one of Asia’s finest institutions of higher learning.
Vision
To be a leading liberal arts University in Asia for the world delivering academic excellence in a caring, creative and global culture.
Mission
HKBU is committed to academic excellence in teaching, research and service, and to the development of the whole person in all these endeavours built upon the heritage of Christian higher education.
FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD
Vision
The Ferdowsi University of Mashhad strives to be one of the top universities in Iran in terms of scientific developments, developments in the theoretical and technological areas as well as maintaining its Iranian and Islamic identity. It ranks in the top ten universities in the Islamic world, and ranks in the 500 top universities worldwide.
Mission
The mission of the Ferdowsi University of Mashhad as the best university in the East of Iran is to educate the citizens and their leaders for the society according to the divine principles of Islam and by relying on the existing highly qualified scientific centers of excellence in a wide range of fields, plus the human and social capital and professional ethics that exist here at the Ferdowsi University of Mashhad. The university tries to train creative, committed, and professional citizens and knowledgeable and capable researchers. The mission is accomplished when the Ferdowsi University of Mashhad can meet the needs of the society and maintain its cultural excellence by utilization of advanced technologies, compliance with international standards, and collaboration with scientific and cultural centers. The Ferdowsi University of Mashhad tries to advance the frontiers of knowledge both nationally and internationally.
CITY UNIVERSITY OF MACAU
City University of Macau, formerly known as University of East Asia which was established in 1981, was renamed in February 2011. The Taipa campus is located in the heart of the South China Sea, the Pearl River and Macau. It is a comprehensive University located on the highest altitude in Macau. It is an ideal institution of advance learning and research engagement.
M.AUEZOV SOUTH KAZAKHSTAN STATE UNIVERSITY
Created in 1998 by the merger of Southern Kazakhstan Technical University (Iužno-Kazahstanskij Tehnieeskij Universitet) (1943) and Southern Kazakhstan Humanities University named after M.Auezov (Iužno-Kazahstanskij Gumanitarnij Universitet im. Auezova)(1968).