Tabriz the center of East Azerbaijan has been located in 46 degree and 25 eastern length minute and 38 degree and 2 northern width minute from Greenwich meridian. The city height from sea level is 1340 meters and the whole area is 2054 Km² in the middle of the Azerbaijan land. It ends to Urmia lake in north and is 619 Km far from Tehran.

The population is around one million and three hundred. Tabriz is limited to snowy mountain of Sahand in south and Eynali mountain in the north. Aji Chai River runs from the north and east north of Tabriz and after passing some kilometers in Tabriz filed goes to Urmia Lake. Mehran roud river runs through the city.

Some spectacular sites: Great Mosque of Tabriz, Ark or Alishah Mosque, Blue Mosque, Tabriz Great Bazaar, which includes many ranges, halls, mosques, schools and bathrooms, Seyyed Hamzeh mosque and tomb, Magbarotolshoara complex, Eynali tomb, Seyyed Ebrahim tomb, Dokamal tomb, old houses such as Constitution house, Azerbaijan Museum, Constitution Museum, Quran Museum in Sahebolamr mosque, Shahriar’s house museum, Armeinain Museum, Wild Life Museum, and etc.  

The said town has been located 30 Km from Tabriz on the Tabriz- Azarshahr road. Its height from sea level is 1600 meters and is located in 53, 37 to 59, 37 in length, 15, 46 to 30, and 46 geographical widths.

This city is on the foothills of the Sahand Mountain and has mountainous climate.  

 

Ancient Kandovan village

The village is located 62 Km away from Tabriz and in 22 from Ouskou. The pyramid like house of the vilalage is made in rocks and they are mostly unique in the world. The climate is mountainous and according to the findings, its history goes back to 14^th century and is mostly before Islam. The height of the pyramids like hills, which many houses are carved in them in some cases, reaches 30to 40 meters. The view of the rock houses, which are unique cone, hills offer special view to the village. In addition to interesting combination of houses there is a fresh springs of mineral waters which are originated from a hill besides the river and are effective on kidney illnesses. During the year, many internal and foreign tourists come to the village to enjoy the green area and climate especially in the summer.

One of the goals, which after Islamic revolution drew the attention of many authorities of the Islamic Government, was to create basic changes in the quality of the higher education centers to respond the future and present needs of the Islamic society.

Sahand University of Technology was established in 1989 to educate some parts of the country’s expert human forces in engineering fields by the approval of the council responsible for development of the universities and higher council of Cultural Revolution.

Along the aims of having a university and reaching its ideals, an area of 410 hectares for university campus and 1100 hectares for research purposes has been allocated between three towns of Ouskou, Azarshahr and Sahand new town in 35 Km far from Tabriz.

The university’s educational activities started from 1989 by accepting 48 students in metallurgy engineering and casting major. Now after 18 years of education we have 4 majors in associative course, 14 in B.Sc, 36 in M.Sc and 7 majors in PhD level. The faculties of metallurgy, chemistry, mining, electrical, civil, polymer, and mechanic engineering are among the faculties that accept students in different majors and the faculty of basic sciences is responsible for basic science courses and cognitive courses and accepts students in physics and mathematics. Also the Varzeghan technical institute accepts students in strip mining, ore decoration, and practical computer, and Benab’s technical institute also accept students in scientific practical communication- data communication in associative course.The university’s e-learning center has started to accept students in three fields; chemistry engineering,metallurgy engineering and bioeleectrical engineering.

The faculty of Materials Engineering launcheh out the Bachelor of Science ( B.Sc ) degree in Metallurgical engineering in 1989 in the whole north – west region of Iran and has constantly expanded educational and research programs. The department currently benefits 18 academic staff ( 6 Associate Professors, 7 Assistant Professors, 2 Lectuurers and 3 PhD Scholars ) offering graduate ( Ph.D. and M.Sc )and undergraduate ( B.Sc ) programs in different fields of Materials Science and Engineering including: Nanomaterials, Corrosion, Surface Engineering, Casting and Foundry, Welding and Extraction Metallurgy. Having 16 prestigious laboratories in the whole spectrum of the field including: Advanced characterization methods (XRD,SEM), Nanomaterials, mechanical properties, metallography, corrosion, welding, powder metallurgy and modelling,the department is well equipped to conduct high quality educational and research experiments and projects. This faculty has recently established two research centres: Nanostructured materials and Advanced materials. metal extraction 1 and 2, freezing, heating operation, mechanical characteristic, metal formation, welding, mechanical metallurgy, and modeling is responsible for educational and research projects. A research group for advanced metal materials has been established in this faculty.  

This faculty started its educational activities in chemical engineering by petrochemical industry major in 1991 and now having 24 academic board member and scholar, owns 425 student in four majors; petrochemical industries, food industries, gas industries, and refining industries in B.Sc level, 167 students in different chemical majors in M.Sc level and 21 students in PhD level.

This faculty has 12 educational and research laboratories including labs of heat transference, process control, chemistry physics, set analyses, food quality control, food microbiology, general chemistry, analyses chemistry, unit operation, fluid mechanics, research lab and organic chemistry. Research labs for the following fields have been created in this faculty; reactor and catalysts, petrol and gas, nanotechnology, and polymer materials research base.

This faculty started its activity in 1994 by accepting 30 students in control major. Now the faculty has 19 academic board member and 325 students in both control and bioelectric in B.Sc, 97 students in different electrical engineering majors in M.Sc.

The faculty has 11 labs including microprocessor, measuring and circuit, logical circuits, electrical machines, linear control, power workshop, basic electric, electronic 1 and 2, and industrial electronic. Project room is responsible for offering educational and research services to the students. Also in this university there are a number of research labs as ICT researches, new energies, computer networks, FSCTS equipments, advanced control, electronics, AIIA, microelectronic, machine visualization, drive and electronic power for carrying out the research projects and offering research services to the researchers.

This faculty started in 2006 by accepting 31 students in scientific practical communication- data communication for associative courses and now 53 students are studying there.

This faculty started its activity in 1994 by accepting 30 students in mining exploration. Now, our department offers education with mining exploration, mining exploitation, petroleum exploration, rock mechanics and Mineral processing. The faculty has 17 academic board member and 290 students in B.Sc programs and 45 students M.Sc programs. Experts and academic member at the department with different specialties easily form multidisciplinary project groups, adapted to different projects. Generally, our research covers a wide spectrum of disciplines with in geosciences, mineral processing, Rock mechanics, applied geophysics and Geochemistry with special focus on the exploration of ore deposit and petroleum. In the exploration fields, our students and researchers utilize geomantic engineering science which is a modern discipline integrating acquisition, modeling, analysis and management of referenced data. Mineral processing research is directed towards unit operations as well as mineral processes. Grinding with different methods, flotation of sulphid minerals, High-intensity magnetic separation, the use of industrial minerals in different applications and mechaochemical treatments of natural minerals are central research fields. We work with applied projects in collaboration with the mining and mineral industries. Additionally, we have active collaboration with many small and medium size enterprises.

Our faculty has well organized laboratories including Mineralogy, Petrology, Optical mineralogy and Ore microscopy, Geomatic, Sample preparation, Geochemistry, geophysics, Rock mechanics, Mineral processing, Leaching and Flotation and XRF research center offering a wide range of research services and facility to research group.

In addition, Varzeghan College, as a branch of Mining Engineering Faculty, offers education withMineral Processing and Mining Exploitation in junior engineering level. Varzeghan College has currently 80 students and three academic members.

The present faculty started to accept 5 students in 1998 in M.Sc in structure major and now has 56 students in two majors as structure and sea structures in M.Sc and 14 students in PhD level for hydraulic structures. The number of academic board member is 10 and concrete and geotechnical, structure, hydraulic, and fluids laboratories offer services to researchers.

The faculty of polymer engineering started to its independent activity after being separated from the faculty chemical engineering in 2008 with 49 post graduate student and 10 academic staff. The main duty of the faculty planned to train engineers at postgraduate levels (M.Sc. and pH.D.) at several aspects of the polymer engineering which are currently subdivided into fields of polymer technology, polymerization engineering, Nanostructured polymeric materials while, Biocompatible polymers and paint and coating will be added to the list in the near future.

Institute for polymeric materials and Nanostructured materialsresearch center in addition to several other research laboratories equipped with appropriated instrumentations are among the research facilities of the faculty to execute research programs and educationl courses.                                

This faculty started its activity in 2008-2009 academic years in mechanic engineering field in three majors as automobile motor system, energy exchange, biomechanics, and practical designing in M.Sc. the number of academic board member and the scholars are 16 and now 71 students are studying in the said majors in M.Sc. It deserves to mention that before the establishment of the faculty, mechanic field was a subgroup of the basic sciences faculty. This faculty has educational and research laboratories including vibration lab and general workshop for offering research and educational services.

This center started its activity after gaining the permission from the office of higher education development in 2004 and now around 258 electronic students continue their studies in B.Sc in chemistry engineering, metallurgy and medicine engineering.

Recent changes are the result of changes in technologies, which are the product of researches and the use of science in people’s life. Considering the importance of the knowledge, Sahand University, besides its educational activities has attempted to have wide participation in research projects and to have better relations with industry. In this regard, the university has carried out many research works, which among some deserves to be mentioned:

1. research plans

a. completed research plans 102

b. Under work plans 72

2. book translation and publication

a. published books 71

b. under publication books 8

3. articles

a. published articles in internal and external magazines 201

b. presented articles in conferences and seminars 574

4. study opportunities 6

5. taking part in seminars and international conferences abroad 102

6. registering the inventions 12

-research base for polymer materials

- research center for earthquake and earthquake engineering

- environment engineering research center

- hydro-metheology research center

- research center for nano-structures

- research center for Reactor and catalysts

- Petroleum and Gas research center

- Nembrane research center

- ICT research center

- Research center for advanced materials and minerals processing

The central library of the university has been established to respond the educational, research and cultural needs of professors and lecturers, clerks and students. Its duty is to collect and organize books, magazines, articles, technical data, information banks, and general services, which are needed for the university.

 

 

Inclusive software system of the library under Windows and Web base

Shiraz science and technology regional library’s information branch

Online and offline information banks (Science Direct, Springer, Proquest, Oxford, AMS)

Document supplying service centre

a. Ghadir program

b. Amin program

c. Document supplying from British Library

 

-educational workshops for using the resources for B.Sc students

-acquaintance with electronical resources and information banks for M.Sc & phD. students and brilliant talents

This department owns a computer site for M.Sc and B.Sc students, a workshop for educational classes, 4 computer centers for devotee students, brilliant talents, civil engineering students and special projects. This department offers services to all departments. Internet , e-mail facilities and office automation are offered there too. Now all the rooms of academic board members, computer rooms, faculty offices and other parts use networking facilities.

 

The activities of this office are to solve the students’ welfare problems and include the following parts:

Dormitories’ management affairs: including the boys and girls dormitories in addition to settling non-native students and guests, controlling and maintenance of the dormitories, observing the general sanitation and discipline according to regulations and by-laws.

Nourishment affairs office: this office includes storages, automation, supplying and cooking students’ lunch, dinner, and the lunch for personnel and professors.

Student welfare office: this office aims to offer welfare services and help the students to solve their financial problems according to regulations and by-laws of the student welfare found.

Hygienic and therapeutic unit: offering hygienic and therapeutic services for students inside the dormitories and university is the duty of this unit.

 

This office is responsible for supplying the students’ physical health for preparing them to play their effective role in country’s building and creating happiness and vitality among them to avoid weakness and affection. It is the responsibility of this office to help the students’ sport talents to flourish in university competitions and to develop the sport fields.

 

The place of culture in Islamic worldview is special. To heighten the students’ culture and participation in the frame of Islamic spirits and creating a healthy environment to raise the student views, this office has been concluded. In this regard, the cultural council is responsible for planning the cultural policies of the university.

The units under the control of cultural affairs are as follows:

-the secretary of university’s cultural council

-art and culture canons

-student counseling office

-extracurricular unit

-the secretary to committee of supervising the student magazines

-scientific associations’ unit

-audio and visual unit

1. Registering new kind of inside-the- ear electrodes as “segmental inside-the- ear electrodes” in companies’ registration office and Iranian industrial ownership by one of the academic board members.

2. Inventing a new method for mending the surface of the polymers by the help of mending the polymer accumulation and registering before the companies’ registration office and Iranian industrial ownership by one of the academic board members.

3. Inventing a new method for using the polymeric additives for reducing the raw petrol’s casting point and registering before the companies’ registration office and Iranian industrial ownership by one of the academic board members.

4. Inventing a new method for covering the banana using the eatable covers and registering before the companies’ registration office and Iranian industrial ownership by one of the academic board members.

5. The invention of a microcapsule for making milk cream and registering before the companies’ registration office and Iranian industrial ownership by one of the academic board members.

6. Gaining silver and bronze medals in international invention competitions in Geneva for finding a new method for covering banana using nutrients (silver medal) and milk cream maker micro capsule (gold medal),

7. Invention: designing and manufacturing a set for studying the non-heating methods for increasing the production and registering before the companies’ registration office and Iranian industrial ownership by one of the academic board members.

8. Invention: designing and manufacturing a set for measuring the petrol’s casting point and registering before the companies’ registration office and Iranian industrial ownership by one of the academic board members.

9. Invention: designing and manufacturing a set for studying the steam injection and registering before the companies’ registration office and Iranian industrial ownership by one of the academic board members.

10. Achieving gold medal in the 17^th competition for inventions in Malaysia for covering the banana using the nutrient.

11. Gaining the first place in Chem-E-Car competitions among the country’s universities in 2006 and gaining the 5^th place for he same in Malaysia.

12. The selecting the best student of chemistry engineering in B.Sc in polymer engineering by the polymer association of Iran in 2005 as the first student and gaining a gold medal.

13. Gaining the first place in the 9^th festival of inventions in Razi medical university by one of the academic board members.

14. The presence of academic board members in conferences in Iran and abroad for presenting their articles.

15. He outstanding growth of published articles of academic board members in scientific and research magazines.

16. Gaining Water Arbitration award from mechanic association (I Mech E) in 2004 by one of the academic board members.

17. Attaining the third place in world competitions BCI 2003 (Brain Interface Computer) in Germany by the student team of the university.

18. Outstanding success of the chemistry engineering faculty in the congress of chemistry engineering in Iran form the point of view of article presentation and scientific activities.

19. The growth academic board members in conferences abroad.

20. The growth in number of research plans of the university.

21. Producing the educational heating pump cycle by one of the academic board member.

22. Attaining the second and ninth place in chemistry engineering in the north west of the country by two students.

23. Vertical increase in the academic board members’ rank.

24. Selection of the university among the country universities from the point of view of research indexes.

25. The university is among the 10 best universities of the country from the point of view of ISI articles in 2007.

26. The university is among the 10 best universities of the country from the point of view of inventions in the country in 2005 and 2006.

27. The university is the first university of the country from the point of view of invention registration in proportion to researchers in 2007 and the second in 2007.

28. The fourth place regarding the proportion of out-of-the-university designs for researchers among the country universities in 2006.

29. The sixth place regarding the validity of contract in proportion to the approved budget from governmental resources among the country’s universities in 2006.

30. Seventh place regarding the proportion of out-of-the-university plans to researchers and the university among the 10 best universities regarding the validity of concluded contracts in 2007.