Shariaty Technical College
Women-only college in Tehran, Iran
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Shariaty Technical College (Persian: دانشکده فنی دکتر شریعتی, Danushgah-e Feni-ye Dâkter-e Shiri'ti) is the largest public all-purpose women-only college in Iran that offers associate's and bachelor's degrees. It is located in Tehran,[1] in its south in Khani Abad.
- Somaiyeh Technical Institute
- Dr. Shariaty Tehran Girls Technical Teacher Training College
دانشکده فنی دکتر شریعتی Danushgah-e Feni-ye Dâkter-e Shiri'ti | |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1982 |
| Chancellor | Hajieh Bastami |
Academic staff | 827 |
| Students | 5700 |
| Location | , 35°37′13″N 51°23′59″E |
| Website | www |
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History
Shariaty Technical College was founded in 1982 with former name Somaiyeh Technical Institute. The college admitted students in the fields of civil, architecture, machine design, electronics, laboratory science, computer, accounting, and technical vocational knowledge. In 1983, Somaiyeh Institute started admitting students in the fields of commercial sewing, statistics, and then added electrical engineering field in 1986. In 1988, accounting was added. By the end of the academic year 1988-89, the number of students reached 444 and 20 students were admitted to the chemical industry.[citation needed] In 1989, the second branch of Somaiyeh College including educational centres, offices, and dormitories, was opened.[citation needed]
At the beginning of the sixteenth anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, Tehran Girls Technical High Education College with 507 students was established in the fields of architecture, electronics, statistics, computer, accounting, design, and sewing in Khani-Abad No.[citation needed] In 1998, Dr. Shariaty Tehran Girls Technical Teacher Training College was approved by the Council of Universities Expansion and other officials in the Ministry of Education and in 1999, Center 2 (Kianshahr) was independently approved as Vali-Asr Technical Institute.[citation needed] In 2011 and the beginning of the fifth development plan in accordance with the Act of Islamic Consultative Assembly, Dr. Shariaty Tehran Girls Technical and Vocational College was separated from the Ministry of Education and joined the Ministry of Science, Research, and Technology as a Technical and Vocational College.[citation needed]
Schools
- Electrical & Computer Engineering
- Art & Architecture
- Technical Science
- Administrative Science
- Sports Education
- Fashion and Textiles
- Core and General Science