Islamic Azad University, Najafabad Branch

{{Short description|University in Najafabad, Isfahan, Iran}} {{coord|32.718|N|51.532|E|type:edu_region:IR_scale:20000|display=title}} {{Infobox university | name = Islamic Azad University, Najafabad Branch, or Azad university of Najafabad | native_name = {{unbulleted list |{{lang|fa|{{nastaliq|دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد نجف‌آباد}}}}}}<br /> Dāneshgāh-e Āzād-e Eslāmi Vāhed-e Najafābād | image_name = IAUN logo.png | image_size = 150px | image_alt = | caption = Seal of IAU Najafabad Branch | established = 1985 | motto = ''آرمان ایرانی برای جهانی شدن'' <br />{{small|(English: Iranian Aspiration for Globalization)}} | type = Private | city = Najafabad | state = Isfahan Province | country = Iran | chancellor = Dr.Farid Naeimi | campus = Urban | enrollment = 25189<ref name="Enrollment Statistics">{{Cite web |url=http://iaun.ac.ir/index.php/university-azad-islamic-count |title=آمار دانشجويان و فارغ التحصيلان |access-date=2014-01-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116214524/http://www.iaun.ac.ir/index.php/university-azad-islamic-count |archive-date=2014-01-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | postgrad = 85545<ref name="Enrollment Statistics" /> | academic_staff = 408<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.iaun.ac.ir/en/|title=Home|access-date=2014-12-18|archive-date=2015-02-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206091359/http://iaun.ac.ir/en/|url-status=dead}}</ref> | administrative_staff = 361 | website = {{URL|https://iaun.iau.ir/}} }}

The '''Islamic Azad University, Najafabad Branch''' ('''IAUN''') (Persian: دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد نجف‌آباد), also known as the '''University of Najafabad''' or '''Azad University of Najafabad''', is an independent comprehensive branch of the Islamic Azad University system, located in Najafabad, Isfahan, Iran.

IAUN was established in January, 1985 with the aim of training professionals needed for high scientific positions. This university boasts of 29 years of service educating 26,000 university students in 250 different majors in Bachelor's, Master's and Ph.D. programs. It has been able to train 73,793 graduates including 1,340 Ph.D. and 6,500 M.A. graduates. The total number of the full-time, part-time and adjunct professors in this university is above 1,500. With over twenty five years of service, this university is now one of the most prominent centers in Isfahan Province and one of the most distinguished ones in higher education in Iran, and with its precise and professional management in a 20-year strategic framework in different research, scientific, cultural and educational fields, it has gained a lot of domestic and foreign recognition, among which one can refer to gaining the Gold Medal of Quality Management in the Century based on the QC100 standard from the BID International Institute in Madrid, Spain in 2013 with 118 countries voting for it. This university was introduced as the first independent branch of the Islamic Azad University and appointed as an independent comprehensive university with the total score of 5951.68.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iaun.ac.ir/en/|title=Introducing IAUN|access-date=2014-12-18|archive-date=2015-02-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206091359/http://iaun.ac.ir/en/|url-status=dead}}</ref> According to the Times University Rankings, the university ranked first among Azad universities in 2022. It was also ranked 501-600th in the university's global rankings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/islamic-azad-university-najafabad-branch-iaun|title=Introducing IAUN|date=11 November 2021}}</ref>

==Infrastructures and facilities== * A campus of 12,779,199.83 square meters * The total construction area of 336,720 square meters * The total administrative and educational area of 38,000 square meters

==Academics==

===Academic campus=== 300px|thumb

IAUN campus is occupying about {{convert|1277|acre|m2}} in the city of Najafabad in Isfahan.

===Faculties/colleges=== * Faculty of Human Sciences<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hs.iaun.ac.ir/|title=دانشکده علوم انسانی - IAUN|website=hs.iaun.ac.ir}}{{Dead link|date=January 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref> * Faculty of Law and Islamic Theology<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lt.iaun.ac.ir/|title=دانشکده حقوق الهیات و معارف اسلامی|website=lt.iaun.ac.ir|access-date=2019-03-24|archive-date=2019-03-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324115555/https://lt.iaun.ac.ir/|url-status=dead}}</ref> * Faculty of Engineering|Technology and Engineering<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eng.iaun.ac.ir/|title=دانشکده فنی و مهندسی - IAUN|website=eng.iaun.ac.ir|access-date=2019-03-24|archive-date=2019-03-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324122601/https://eng.iaun.ac.ir/|url-status=dead}}</ref> * Faculty of Civil Engineering<ref>{{cite web|url=https://civil.iaun.ac.ir/|title=دانشکده مهندسی عمران - IAUN|website=civil.iaun.ac.ir|access-date=2019-03-24|archive-date=2019-03-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324120109/https://civil.iaun.ac.ir/|url-status=dead}}</ref> * Faculty of Medical Science<ref>{{cite web|url=https://medical.iaun.ac.ir/|title=دانشکده علوم پزشکی - IAUN|website=medical.iaun.ac.ir|access-date=2019-03-24|archive-date=2019-03-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324152636/https://medical.iaun.ac.ir/|url-status=dead}}</ref> * Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nm.iaun.ac.ir/|title=دانشکده پرستاری و مامایی|website=nm.iaun.ac.ir|access-date=2019-03-24|archive-date=2019-03-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324115559/https://nm.iaun.ac.ir/|url-status=dead}}</ref> * Faculty of Material Engineering<ref>{{cite web|url=https://me.iaun.ac.ir/|title=دانشکده مهندسی مواد - IAUN|website=me.iaun.ac.ir|access-date=2019-03-24|archive-date=2024-02-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240221121413/https://me.iaun.ac.ir/|url-status=dead}}</ref> * Faculty of Fine Arts|Arts, Architecture and Urban Planning<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aaup.iaun.ac.ir/|title=صفحه اصلی|website=aaup.iaun.ac.ir|access-date=2019-03-24|archive-date=2019-03-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324115600/https://aaup.iaun.ac.ir/|url-status=dead}}</ref> * Faculty of Electrical Engineering<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ee.iaun.ac.ir/|title=دانشکده مهندسی برق - IAUN|website=ee.iaun.ac.ir|access-date=2019-03-24|archive-date=2024-02-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240221121409/https://ee.iaun.ac.ir/|url-status=dead}}</ref> * Faculty of Nuclear Engineering and Fundamental science|Basic Sciences<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bsc.iaun.ac.ir/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151112205349/http://bsc.iaun.ac.ir/|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 12, 2015|title=مهندسي مکانیک سیالات و هوافضا و تاسیسات|website=bsc.iaun.ac.ir}}</ref> * Faculty of computer Engineering<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ce.iaun.ac.ir/fa/|title=دانشکده مهندسی کامپیوتر - IAUN|website=ce.iaun.ac.ir|access-date=2019-03-24|archive-date=2019-03-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324115557/https://ce.iaun.ac.ir/fa/|url-status=dead}}</ref> * Sama Technical and Vocational College<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sama.iaun.ac.ir/|title=آموزشکده فنی و حرفه ای سما نجف آباد|website=sama.iaun.ac.ir|access-date=2017-08-29|archive-date=2017-08-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830013654/https://sama.iaun.ac.ir/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Education=== At present, IAUN is offering 125<ref name="Offered Majors">{{cite web |url=http://www.iaun.ac.ir/index.php/university-azad-islamic-field |title=رشته ها و گرايش ها |website=www.iaun.ac.ir |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405161906/http://www.iaun.ac.ir/index.php/university-azad-islamic-field |archive-date=2012-04-05}} </ref> degree programs including 1 associate degrees, 66 bachelor's degrees, 37 master's degrees, 20 doctor of philosophy and doctor of medicine. Currently, the university has 25,303<ref name="Enrollment Statistics"/> enrolled students and about 70376 alumni<ref name="Enrollment Statistics"/> as of the academic year 2013–2014.

IAUN monthly newsletter, Talieh, in its first issue titling the university chancellor Dr. Mohammad Amiri's speech "IAU Najafabad Branch soon will be the second Sharif University in Iran".<ref name="IAUN monthly newsletter page 6">{{cite web|url=http://www.iaun.ac.ir/images/0994/PDF/newsletter0994.pdf|title=First issue of IAUN monthly newsletter, Talieh|access-date=2015-12-16|archive-date=2015-12-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222114616/http://www.iaun.ac.ir/images/0994/PDF/newsletter0994.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Enrollments===

'''Source:'''<ref name="Enrollment Statistics" />

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! Degree !! 2013–2014 academic year !! Percent |- |- ! Associate and Bachelor's | 18,238 || 72% |- ! Master's | 5,726 || 22.6% |- ! Ph.D. | 888 || 3.5% |- ! M.D. | 451 || 1.8% |- ! Total | 25,303 || 100% |}

==Rankings== ===National=== ;Webometrics rankings *2014 (February Release): 43<ref name="Webometrics Rankings">{{cite web|url=http://www.webometrics.info/en/detalles/iaun.ac.ir|title=University - Ranking Web of Universities: More than 28000 institutions ranked|website=www.webometrics.info}}</ref>

;SCImago rankings *2012: 64<ref>{{cite web |url=http://scimagoir.com/research.php?rankingtype=research&indicator=Output&sector=Higher%20educ.&country=IRN&display=table&page=2&year=2006 |title=Scimago Institutions Rankings |website=scimagoir.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030359/http://scimagoir.com/research.php?rankingtype=research&indicator=Output&sector=Higher%20educ.&country=IRN&display=table&page=2&year=2006 |archive-date=2016-03-04}} </ref> *2013: 64<ref>{{cite web |url=http://scimagoir.com/research.php?rankingtype=research&indicator=Output&sector=Higher%20educ.&country=IRN&display=table&page=2&year=2007 |title=Iran University Research Rankings |website=scimagoir.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402170817/http://scimagoir.com/research.php?rankingtype=research&indicator=Output&sector=Higher%20educ.&country=IRN&display=table&page=2&year=2007 |archive-date=2015-04-02}} </ref> *2014: 54<ref>{{cite web |url=http://scimagoir.com/research.php?rankingtype=research&indicator=Output&sector=Higher%20educ.&country=IRN&display=table&page=2&year=2008 |title=Iran University Research Rankings |website=scimagoir.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150222005234/http://scimagoir.com/research.php?rankingtype=research&indicator=Output&sector=Higher%20educ.&country=IRN&display=table&page=2&year=2008 |archive-date=2015-02-22}} </ref>

;Other rankings *2010: 6th among Islamic Azad University branches.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ur.isc.gov.ir/ |title=رتبه بندی دانشگاه ها و موسسات پژوهشی ایران و کشورهای اسلامی |access-date=2020-01-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161124234042/http://ur.isc.gov.ir/ |archive-date=2016-11-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===International=== ; The World University Rankings * World University Rankings 2022: 501-600th <ref name="The World University Rankings">{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/islamic-azad-university-najafabad-branch-iaun|title=Islamic Azad University, Najafabad Branch (IAUN)|date=11 November 2021}}</ref> * Impact Rankings 2021: 801-1000th <ref name="The World University Rankings" /> ; Webometrics rankings * 2015 (February Release): 2,987<ref name="Webometrics Rankings" /> * 2015 (February Release): 2,728<ref name="Webometrics Rankings" />

;SCImago rankings * 2012: International rank: 2,506<ref>{{cite web |url=http://scimagoir.com/research.php?rankingtype=research&indicator=Output&sector=Higher%20educ.&country=&display=table&page=7&year=2006 |title=World University Research Rankings |website=scimagoir.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402092820/http://scimagoir.com/research.php?rankingtype=research&indicator=Output&sector=Higher%20educ.&country=&display=table&page=7&year=2006 |archive-date=2015-04-02}} </ref> * 2013: International rank: 2,514<ref>{{cite web |url=http://scimagoir.com/research.php?rankingtype=research&indicator=Output&sector=Higher%20educ.&country=&display=table&page=6&year=2007 |title=World University Research Rankings |website=scimagoir.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402155441/http://scimagoir.com/research.php?rankingtype=research&indicator=Output&sector=Higher%20educ.&country=&display=table&page=6&year=2007 |archive-date=2015-04-02}} </ref> * 2014: International rank: 2,283<ref>{{cite web |url=http://scimagoir.com/research.php?rankingtype=research&indicator=Output&sector=Higher%20educ.&country=&display=table&page=2&year=2008 |title=World University Research Rankings |website=scimagoir.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402123140/http://scimagoir.com/research.php?rankingtype=research&indicator=Output&sector=Higher%20educ.&country=&display=table&page=2&year=2008 |archive-date=2015-04-02}} </ref>

==Presence in social networking websites== IAUN is pioneer in representing itself in social networking websites among other higher educational institutes in Iran since there has been restrictions from the government for such institutions not to have any presence in foreign social networking websites. However, IAUN is the first university in Iran having an official page in social networking websites. Starting from early January 2014, the university announced using Instagram as the first social networking website to have an official page on.<ref name="The university's website">{{cite web|url=https://www.iaun.ac.ir/|title=دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد نجف آباد / صفحه اصلی|website=www.iaun.ac.ir|access-date=2019-03-24|archive-date=2024-06-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240602001409/https://iaun.ac.ir/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== {{Commons category|IAU of Najafabad}} * {{official|http://www.iaun.ac.ir/}} * [http://www.instagram.com/iaunofficial Official page of IAUN on Instagram] * [https://plus.google.com/+IAUNacIRofficial/ Official page of IAUN on Google Plus] * [http://www.ana.ir/ Azad News Agency (ANA), official News Agency of the Islamic Azad University] * [http://lib.iaun.ac.ir/simwebclt/WebAccess/SimwebPortal.dll IAUN Central Library]{{Dead link|date=January 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }} *Universities in Iran ** [https://web.archive.org/web/20070929095614/http://dictionary.laborlawtalk.com/List_of_universities_in_Iran/ List of Iranian universities] ** [https://web.archive.org/web/20120205224356/http://www.irancivilcenter.com/en/universities/universities.php?country=Iran&main=Asia&&thispage=6%2F List of Universities, Institutes and Colleges]

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