University of Tehran among Islamic World’s Top Ten Universities

IQNA – The University of Tehran has been recognized as one of the top ten universities in the Muslim world.

According to the University of Tehran’s public relations office, the latest report by the Islamic World Science and Technology Citation and Monitoring Institute (ISC) has recognized and introduced it as one of the top ten universities in the Islamic world.

The main criterion for entering the university rankings is having at least 500 degrees registered in the Web of Science (WOS) database between 2020 and 2022, and Iran ranks second in the number of universities in this ranking system after Turkey with 138 universities.

A number of other Iranian universities, including Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Sharif University of Technology, Tarbiat Modarres University, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Amirkabir University of Technology, Isfahan University of Technology, Iran University of Medical Sciences, and Tabriz University of Medical Sciences are also among the universities that rank below 50.

Founded in 1934, the University of Tehran is a public collegiate university in Iran, and the oldest and most prominent Iranian university.

Based on its historical, socio-cultural, and political pedigree, as well as its research and teaching profile, it has been nicknamed ‘Mother University’ in Iran.

The University of Tehran is ranked 281 in the list of Best Global Universities.

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