University of Guilan


The University of Guilan is a public research university in Rasht, Guilan, Iran.
It has nearly 19000 students enrolled. :fa:دانشگاه_گیلان#cite_note-3| ]

History

The university was founded in 1974 as a collaborative effort between Iran and West Germany. It began with 170 students and 10 faculty members in the faculty of engineering and faculty of literature, offering courses such as Civil Engineering and German Literature.

Ranking

1. Times Higher Education
2024
World Rank: 1201-1500
Subject Ranking: : 601 - 800, 801 - 1000, 801 - 1000
Asia Ranking: 351 -400
2. Shanghai Ranking
World Ranking 2020: 901 - 1000
Subject Ranking 2023: 301 - 400
3. The UI GreenMetric
2023
World Ranking: 1004
4. Webometrics
2023
World Ranking 2023: 1359
5. Scimago Journal & Country Rank
2024
World Rank: 2534
6. CWTS Leiden Ranking
2023
Scientific impact: 792
Collaboration: 1018
Open access publishing: 1018
Gender diversity: 982
7. University Ranking by Academic Academic Performance
2023-24
World Ranking: 1136
8. uniRank
2023
World Ranking: 3824
9. US NEWs Global University Ranking
2023
World Ranking: 1422
10. Nature Index Ranking
2023
Overall Ranking: 6004
Iranian Universities Ranking: 52
11. Islamic World Science Citation Center
2023
World Ranking: 1801- 2000
Islamic Universities Ranking: 176 - 200

Academics

The University of Guilan offers degrees in 55 fields for Bachelors, 35 fields for Masters, and seven fields for PhD studies. The institute has a department in Caspian Sea studies.
The is a semi-annual official publication of AUCRS, published by University of Guilan.
There is a range of courses offered in the faculties of Science, Mathematics, Engineering, Agriculture, Humanities, Physical Education, Natural Resources, and the College of Art and Architecture. More than 112 courses are on offer in 35 departments leading to B.Sc., M.Sc., B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees.
With nearly 650 faculty members, nine faculties, and three research centers, all in a very large campus, as well as some other places in Guilan province, the University of Guilan, is recognized as the largest and one of the most premier academic institutions in northern Iran.

Ranking

Campus

The university is spread over four campuses with a total area of about 3 km2.

Notable faculty members and honors

There are active and recognizable scientific faces in the University of Guilan.

Faculties

The University of Guilan has spread over four campuses housing nine faculties, as well as an International Campus and some research centers. The main faculties and their departments are:
1. Department of Architecture
2. Department of Urban Planning and Design
3. Department of Painting
4. Department of Graphics
5. Department of Music
Notable people: Alireza Taghaboni
1. Department of Animal Sciences
2. Department of Biosystems Engineering
3. Department of Water Engineering
4. Department of Soil Science
5. Department of Food Sciences and Technology
6. Department of Horticultural Sciences
7. Department of Plant Protection
8. Department of Plant Production
9. Department of Plant Biotechnology
10. Department of Agricultural Economies
1. Department of Civil Engineering
2. Department of Chemical Engineering
3. Department of Computer Engineering
4. Department of Electrical Engineering
5. Department of Textile Engineering
6. Department of Nanotechnology
1. Department of Civil Engineering
2. Department of Industrial Engineering
3. Department of Computer Engineering and Engineering Sciences
  • Faculty of Literature and Humanities
1. Department of Persian Language and Literature
2. Department of English Language and Literature
3. Department of Arabic Language and Literature
4. Department of Russian Language
5. Department of Law
6. Department of Political Sciences
7. Department of Geography
8. Department of Sociology
9. Department of Psychology
10. Department of Management
11. Department of Educational Sciences
12. Department of Islamic Theology
13. Department of Quranic Sciences and Hadith
  • Faculty of Mathematical Sciences
1. Department of Computer Sciences
2. Department of Statistics
3. Department of Pure Mathematics
4. Department of Applied Mathematics
  • Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
1. Department of Dynamics, Control and Vibrations
2. Department of Solid Design
3. Department of Thermofluids
Notable people: Abolfazl Darvizeh
  • Faculty of Natural Resources
1. Department of Forestry
2. Department of Fisheries
3. Department of Environmental Sciences
4. Department of Range and Watershed Management
1. Department of Sport Sciences
2. Department of Sport Management
3. Department of Sport Biomechanics
4. Department of Sport Injury and Corrective Exercise
5. Department of Exercise Physiology
1. Department of Chemistry
2. Department of Physics
3. Department of Sciences

International Journals

  2. Caspian Journal of Environmental Sciences