University of Kashan

Kashan is a rather big city in the north of Isfahan Province of Iran. Several centers of higher education operate in this city, the most important of which is the University of Kashan. As a vocational institute of higher education, this university ranks among the top universities in Iran.

The Historical Background of the University of Kashan

The establishment of the University of Kashan was authorized in the year 1973 CE. However, since no suitable place was available to accommodate this institute of higher education, the founder of the University, “Mahmoud Eslami”, rented an old building that was previously the residence of the governors of the region, and started its activities under the name of “Kashan College of Sciences” in September 1974, and giving admission to 200 students in mathematics and physics.

Being ambitious and farsighted, Eslami intended to build the main building of the university in the Fin region of Kashan, which is one of the old and pleasant areas of this city. He also believed that the university even needed an airport of its own to facilitate the commutation of foreign students and researchers to the university.

Even though the location of this institute changed a couple of times, for quite some time students were only admitted and educated in the same two fields only. After the victory of the Islamic Revolution in 1979, this center, which was earlier affiliated with the University of Isfahan, came to be affiliated with Tarbiat Moalem (Teacher’s Training) University of Tehran and it was decided that only teacher’s training courses would be imparted in it.

However, not contented with this decision, the concerned authorities of the time continued their efforts to make it independent, and eventually, this center came to be recognized as the “Teacher’s Training University of Kashan”. Following this development, the two faculties of engineering and arts as well as several research centers were gradually established in this university, paving the path for the formation of a full-fledged university in the year 1994 and accelerating the process of the expansion of physical spaces, educational facilities, and increase in the number of courses and students.

The Education and Research Space of the University of Kashan

Presently, the central campus of the University of Kashan, with an area of 530 hectares, is located near the city of Ravand. This university also has a “Science and Technology Park”, a “Natural Essences Research Institute” (in Qomsar city), an Observatory (at the heights of Niyasar city), a Growth Center, a Carpet Research Center, and several administrative and welfare centers facilitating its activities.

Faculties

The faculties of the University of Kashan include:

Social Sciences

Engineering

Architecture and Arts

Chemistry

Mathematics

Natural Resources and Earth Sciences

Physics

Literature and Foreign Languages

Mechanical Engineering

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Currently, the number of faculty members of the University of Kashan stands at 306, and about 8500 students undergo higher education and training in more than 200 fields of study in the three levels of graduation, post-graduation, and doctorate.

The International Status Activities of the University of Kurdistan

Having suitable facilities and space, the University of Kashan is one the top universities in Iran such that in many evaluations that are conducted annually this University usually stands among the top 10 universities in the country.

As regards world ranking, too, the University of Kashan ranks relatively well. In the Shanghai ranking system published in 2023, this university was ranked among the top universities in Iran with a rank of 201 to 300 in the field of mechanical engineering and 301 to 400 in the field of chemical engineering. Also, in the general ranking presented in this way, this university ranked 13th among Iranian universities.

Similarly, in the ISC ranking published in 2021 in the field of engineering and technology, this university was ranked 301 to 350, among the top universities in Iran.

During the years of its activities, the University of Kashan has signed memorandums of understanding with prestigious universities and scientific centers in several countries such as Italy, the Czech Republic, Denmark, and China. Every year, this university publishes a call for admission to attract foreign students interested in studying in Iran. According to the university officials, while the number of applications received is quite substantial, due to the limited facilities, it is only possible to admit 250 foreign students every year. Meanwhile, preparations are being made to strengthen these facilities, so that more foreign students can be admitted every year.