Kharazmi University, Public research university in Tehran, Iran.
Kharazmi University is a public research institution in Tehran operating across two campuses, with the main location housing faculties of physical education, management, law, political sciences, economics, art, and architecture. The university offers programs in sciences, humanities, engineering, and business, supported by a dedicated academic team working across these fields.
The institution began in 1919 as a teachers' training center before gaining university status in 1974. In 2012, it adopted its current name to honor the influential Persian mathematician Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi.
The university bears the name of the Persian mathematician al-Khwarizmi, reflecting how deeply mathematical tradition runs through Iranian scholarship. This naming choice connects the institution to centuries of thinking and research that have shaped the region's intellectual life.
The main campus is located in Tehran and is accessible by the city's public transportation, making it easy to visit the various faculty buildings. Visitors should know that different areas of the campus serve different purposes, so it helps to get oriented before exploring the grounds.
One of the university's specialized research centers focuses on spatial analysis of environmental disasters using advanced techniques. A separate plasma research center works on plasma engineering and nanotechnology, bringing innovation to these emerging fields.
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