Technical and Vocational University

Technical and Vocational University

دانشگاه فنی و حرفه‌ای
Technical and Vocational University coat of arms
Former names	Higher Education Complex of Payambar-e Azam (1995–2011)[1]
Motto	علم نافع
Motto in English	Beneficial knowledge
Type	Public university
Established	-Institutes of Technology (1965) -Technical and Vocational University (renamed 2011)[1]
President	Masoud Shafiee[2]
Students	184,179[3]
Campus	168 Colleges[4]
Website	tvu.ac.ir

Technical and Vocational University (TVU) (Persian: دانشگاه فنی و حرفه‌ای‎‎) is of includes higher education certified by the Iranian Ministry of Science, Research and Technology and runs all technical/vocational colleges across the country.^[5] The main objective of this University, training technicians in the majors technical. 4/5 of majors are belongs to Associate degree and 1/5 belongs to Bachelor's degree.^[6]

The university has more than 176 schools and colleges across the country, and with more than 180 thousand students, it is one of the largest universities in Iran. there are all of the technical and vocational Majors.^[7]

History

Name	Tenure	Sponsored
Institutes of Technology	1965–1969	Ministry of Science
Technical and Vocational teacher training centers	1969–1980	Ministry of Education
suspended	1980–1986	because of Revolution & War
Institutes of Technology	1986–1995	Ministry of Education
Higher Education Complex of Payambar-e Azam	1995–2011	Ministry of Education
Technical and Vocational University	2011–present	Ministry of Science

Chancellors

Chancellor	Tenure	Alma mater	Speciality
Sohrab Rezaei[8]	2011–2014	Istanbul University	Ph.D in english language teaching
Masoud Shafiee[8]	2014–present	Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge	Ph.D in electrical engineering

Important colleges

College	City	Established	Majors of Associate degree	Majors of Bachelor's degree
Enghelāb-e Eslāmi Technical College	Tehran	1988	19	10
Montazeri Technical College of Mashhad	Mashhad	1967	12	10
Mohajer Technical And Vocational College of Isfahan	Isfahan	1967	16	6
Tabriz Technical College	Tabriz	1977	12	8
Shamsipour Technical and Vocational College	Tehran	1964	4	4
Shariati Technical College	Tehran	1982	13	7

References

1. "ساختار و ظرفیت دانشگاه فنی وحرفه‌ای". Iran Newspaper. Retrieved September 2015. hair space character in |title= at position 27 (help); Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
2. "Masoud Shafiee Home Page". Ee.aut.ac.ir. Retrieved 2014-06-08.
3. "آمار دانشجويان دانشگاه هاي ايران". Khabaronline. Retrieved August 2016. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
4. "کد سه رقمي دانشکده/آموزشکده در سیستم جامع آموزشي ناد" (PDF). TVU. Retrieved November 2015. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
5. "آشنایی با دانشگاه فنی و حرفه‌ای". Hamshahri Online. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
6. "تکنسین ماهر بیشتر از دکتر بیکار برای جامعه ارزش دارد/طرح تبادل دانشجو با دانشگاه فنی برلین". Tasnim News Online. 2 November 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
7. ": رشته های دانشگاهی فنی و حرفه ای" [Academic courses and vocational] (in Persian). Daneshnameh.roshd.ir. Retrieved 2014-06-08.
8. "رییس دانشگاه فنی و حرفه‌ای هم تغییر کرد". Khabaronline. Retrieved 5 October 2015.