University of Mazandaran


University of Mazandaran is a university located in Mazandaran Province of Iran, headquartered in the city of Babolsar.
University of Mazandaran, currently the largest state higher education center in the province of Mazandaran, had formerly consisted of a number of tertiary education centers. In 1979 the centers were officially merged to form what is now known as University of Mazandaran.
UMZ has now about 12000 students who are currently studying at undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate levels and over 350 faculty members teaching and researching at different faculties of the university.

History

Babolsar College of Economics and Social Sciences was founded in 1970 and then in 1979 was merged with College of Higher Education est. 1974, Babol Higher Technical School est. 1969, Sari College of Agriculture est 1972, and Gorgan School of Natural Resources est. 1957, which later separated off into Gorgan University in 1986. After merging this colleges, a new name was given to these educational centers. University of Mazandaran became the official name ever since.
Harvard University contributed academically, administratively, and to the original design of the predecessor of University of Mazandaran, which at the time was known as "Reza Shah Kabir University" in the 1970s.

Currently

The university currently covers an area of 350 hectares, and operates 6 Faculties, offering numerous bachelor's degrees and twenty-six postgraduate programs in M.A, M.Sc and/or Ph.D levels.

Faculties