Urmia University

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© Urmia University
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state =West Azarbaijan Province
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.Urmia University with its 5 Campuses, 7 Faculties, more than 14,000 students, and its exclusive research centers, is the second largest university of Iran's NorthWest after University of Tabriz.The University also has another campus in Khoy city.Urmia University is one of Iran's "Grade A" Universities.

History

The university was founded by Joseph Cochran as a medical school in 1878, who is also often credited for founding Iran’s "first contemporary medical college". [ See [http://www.ams.ac.ir/AIM/0252/0252127.htm Cohran's biography on the Iranian Academy of Medical Sciences website] ]

The website of Urmia University credits Cochran for "lowering the infant mortality rate in the region" [http://www.urmia.ac.ir/intro.htm] and for founding one of Iran's first modern hospitals ("Westminister Hospital") in Urmia.

The medical faculty Cochran established there was joined by several other Americans, namely Drs. Wright, Homlz, van Nourdon, and Miller. They were all buried in Urmia. The website of Urmia University says this about Cochran and his team:

::"There they lie in peace away from their homeland, and the testimonial epitaphs on their tombs signify their endeavor and devotion to humanity."

The Urmia University of Medical Sciences detached from the main school in 1985 [ [http://www.urmia.ac.ir/main/History.aspx?code=8 "About Urmia University" Official page in persian] ] .

Campuses

Urmia University has five main campuses:
* Nazlu Campus (11th km of Serow road near to Nazlu village)
* City Campus (Inside Urmia city)
* Literature Campus (Inside Urmia city)
* School of Engineering Campus (1.5th km of Serow road)
* School of Arts (Inside Urmia city)
* Khoy CampusNote that, Nazlou Campus is the most important one of above, which embraces majority of the faculties in a vast area.

Faculties

* Engineering Faculty (including Departments of Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Mining Engineering and more) of Urmia University.
* Science Faculty (including Departments of Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Geology) of Urmia University.
* Agriculture Faculty of Urmia University.
* Literature & Humanities & Social Sciences Faculty of Urmia University.
* Veterinary Faculty of Urmia University .
* Arts Faculty of Urmia University.
* Natural Sources Faculty of Urmia University.

Buildings

Some notable buildings of the university:
* Central Library of Urmia University [http://lib.urmia.ac.ir/]
* Shahid Chamran Hall of Urmia University
* Azadegan Gymnasium of Urmia University.
* The Mosque of Urmia University.

Research Centers

* Artemia & Aquatic Animals Research Center [http://www.urmia.ac.ir/Main/Rcenter.aspx?code=203] [http://www.urmia.ac.ir/rcs/artemia/default.htm] en icon
* MicroElectronics Research Center [http://www.urmia.ac.ir/Main/Rcenter.aspx?code=200]
* MicroMachine Research Center [http://www.urmia.ac.ir/Main/Rcenter.aspx?code=201]
* Biological Scieces Research Center [http://www.urmia.ac.ir/Main/Rcenter.aspx?code=202]
* Urmia University Research Center of Structure.

Other Universities in Iranian Azerbaijan

* Urmia University of Medical Sciences
* [http://www.uut.ac.ir/ Urmia University of Technology]
* Sahand University of Technology
* Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
* University of Tabriz
* Ardabil University of Medical Sciences
* Mohaghegh Ardabili University
* Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences (IASBS)
* Zanjan University
* Azarbaijan University of Tarbiat Moallem
* Tabriz Islamic Arts University
* University of Maragheh

See also

* List of Iranian universities
* Higher education in Iran
* U.S.-Iran relations
* History of Iran
* Famous Americans in Iran

References

External links

* [http://www.urmia.ac.ir/ Urmia University website]
* [http://www.urmia.ac.ir/defaulte.html Urmia University website] en icon
* [http://www.urmia.ac.ir/naturalmuseum/ Urmia University Museum of Natural History website]
* [http://www.urmia.ac.ir/wastp/ Science & Technology Park of West Azarbaijan Province]