Allameh Tabataba'i University

Allameh Tabataba'i University

دانشگاه علامه طباطبائی
Type	Public
Established	1957
President	Hossein Salimi
Academic staff	422
Students	15624
Postgraduates	2300
Location	Tehran, Tehran, Iran
Campus	7 urban campuses
Website	atu.ac.ir/en

Allameh Tabataba'i University (ATU) [ˌælɒːˈme tæbɒːtæbɒːˈʔiː] (Persian: دانشگاه علامه طباطبائی‎‎) is the largest specialized public university in humanities and social sciences in Iran, with 15624 students and 422 full-time faculty members.^[1] The university is under the supervision of Ministry of Science, Research and Technology and is named in honor of Allameh Tabataba'i, a prominent Iranian sage and philosopher.

Since its establishment by integration of 27 independent colleges, faculties and institutes of higher education in 1983, the university has evolved into the country’s most eminent university in humanities and social sciences.

ATU faculties, colleges and schools

ATU has the following faculties, schools and colleges:

• Faculty of Communications
• Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences
• Faculty of Economics
• Faculty of Law and Political Sciences
• Faculty of Management and Accounting
• Faculty of Persian Literature and Foreign Languages
• Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Sciences
• Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences
• Faculty of Social Sciences
• Faculty of Theology and Islamic Knowledge
• ECO College of Insurance (ECOI)
• School of Graduate Studies

Notable alumni

• Ali-Vafa; Marketing Consultant and Marketing Manager and Founder in Khoondaniha
• Ali-Asghar Dadbeh; emeritus of Islamic philosophy and mysticism in literature
• Hamidreza Baradaran-Shoraka; economist
• Parviz Birjandi; emeritus of TEFL
• Hasan Dana'ifar; researcher and professor of management
• Hossein Emad-Afshar; Iran's former Minister of Culture
• Hossein Kazempour Ardabili; Iran's oil-official and representative on OPEC's Board of Governors
• Hossein Kalbasi Ashtari; professor and researcher of philosophy
• Hamidreza Ayatollahi; emeritus and researcher of philosophy
• Davood Danesh-Jafari; deputy minister of health; Iran's former Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance
• Mohammad Dabir-Moghaddam; professor of linguistics; scientific deputy and permanent member of Iran's Academy of Persian Language and Literature
• Sadreddin Taheri-Mousavi; professor of philosophy
• Sayed Hassan Akhlaq; researcher and professor of philosophy
• Mohammadreza Zia'i-Bigdeli; jurist and professor of law
• Adel Azar; economist and head of the Statistical Center of Iran
• Abdollah Nasri; professor and researcher on philosophy
• Abdeh Tabrizi; founder of EN Bank, professor of finance, and member of the editorial board of many periodicals
• Aliakbar Seif; emeritus and researcher of psychology
• Aliakbar Farhangi; professor, researcher and writer on Communication Sciences
• Ali Bana'i; former Iranian MP and adviser to IR Head of the Judiciary in parliamentary affairs
• Ali Delavar; researcher, writer and professor of psychology and educational sciences
• Ali Miremadi; emeritus, translator, and researcher in the fields of Translation Studies and Linguistics
• Alireza Heidari; world champion wrestler; vice-president of Wrestling Federation of IRI
• Alireza Dabir; world champion wrestler; a member of City Council of Tehran
• Kazem Mo'tamednejad; Iran's father of communication sciences
• Mir Jalaleddin Kazazi; emeritus, researcher, and translator
• Kourosh Safavi; professor of linguistics
• Mahmoud Golzari; researcher and professor of psychology; deputy minister of youth affairs and sports
• Naser Hejazi; former Iranian football player
• Valiollah Seif; head of the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran
• Amir Mohammad Malekpour; international business lawyer, founder of MIE, and lifestyle coach

References

1. Allameh Tabataba'i University. October 2014 "ATU History" Check |url= value (help).

External links

• Official website