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Razi University
Razi University (Persian: دانشگاه رازی, Daneshgah-e Razi) is a public university based in Kermanshah, Iran. The school's Science and Engineering Departments attract many Iranian high school graduates as well as many graduate school applicants from all over Iran with a majority admitted from western provinces.[2] The university has almost 13,000 students, enrolled in several bachelor's (B.A., B.S.), master's (M.A., M.S.), and Ph.D. programs. This university is currently the best university in the west of Iran and is one of the best comprehensive universities in Iran. NameThe university is named after Abu Bakr al-Razi (also known by his Latinized name Rhazes), one of the Iranian scholars of the third century.[citation needed] HistoryThe university's first faculty, the Faculty of Science, was first founded in 1972 by Dr. Abdolali Gouya. At the beginning of 1972-73 academic year and with 200 students in physics, chemistry, biology, and math, the university and the faculty formally began working. With the establishment of the Faculty of Medicine in Kermanshah, Faculty of Teacher Training in Sanandaj, and the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Ilam, Razi University expanded; after the Islamic Revolution, the aforementioned faculties separated into Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, University of Kurdistan, and University of Ilam, respectively. FacultiesRazi University currently comprises 12 faculties and campuses: Faculty of Literature and Humanities[3]Faculty of Literature and Humanities was established in 1988 on the current location of the Faculty of Social Sciences, with only Persian Language and Literature as program. With expansion of the faculty and introduction of new schools, and independence of the Faculty of Social Sciences in 2007, the faculty moved to its current location on Taq-e Bostan campus. The faculty includes seven departments:
Faculty of Chemistry[4]The Faculty of Chemistry was founded as Department of Chemistry in 1974 on the Faculty of Science campus. The faculty has seven departments:
Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Science[5]Faculty of Science[6]This faculty was founded as the first faculty of the Razi University in 1972.
Faculty of Social Sciences[7]It was separated from Literature and Humanities in 2007 and is currently located on 3 hectares (7.4 acres) campus in Beheshti Boulevard, and includes eight departments:
Faculty of Engineering[8]The construction of the Faculty of Engineering started in 1989 was commissioned in 1992. It includes:
Faculty of Advanced Technology and Science[9]
Campus of Agriculture and Natural Resources[10]The Campus of Agriculture and Natural Resources is among the oldest parts of Razi University, which started its activities as an agricultural school in 1981. Following the expansion of departments and majors, it was promoted to a faculty, and in 2011 it became a campus with three schools:[11]
Research and Educational CentersAt present, Razi University comprises following centers:
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