Organization:Farhangian University
Dāneshgāh-e Farhangiyān | |
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| Type | Teacher education, Public university system |
|---|---|
| Established | 2012 |
| Rector | Hossein Khanifar |
| Students | 90,000 |
| Location | |
| Campus | 98 (64 branches and 34 depended centers) |
| Affiliations | Ministry of Education (Iran) |
| Website | cfu |
Farhangian University (Persian: دانشگاه فرهنگیان) is a public Teacher training university with more than 90[1] teacher-training colleges and a total enrollment exceeding 39,000, located in Iran. In 2012, in order to merge all teacher-training colleges, the Iranian Ministry of Education changed the name of Tarbiat Modares (Persian: تربیت معلم) to Farhangian (Persian: فرهنگیان) and promote colleges to the university.
Campuses and Centers
Farhangian University has centers (branch) located throughout the provinces of Iran.[2] Each branch is divided into various sub-branches.
Farhangian University at Tehran
Farhangian University, Mofateh Ray
Farhangian University, Shahid Chamran
Farhangian University at Shiraz
Farhangian University at Esfahan
Farhangian University, Fatemeh Zahra
Background
After the approval of the Supreme Cultural Revolution Council in 2011, and the aggregation of all teacher training centers, Farhangian University was established in January 2012. It is an umbrella organization with around 100 branches and 70,000 enrolled student teachers throughout the country.
The branches are teacher education centers that existed long before the university organization took shape. Farhangian University, affiliated with the Ministry of Education and run by the board of trustees, has legal, financial, and administrative autonomy.[3]
See also
- Education in Iran
References
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