Payame Noor University (PNU) 

IAU-013407

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

top General Information

Address

Street:Nakhl Street, Artesh Highway, Mini City

City:Tehran

Province:Tehran

Post Code:19395-4697

WWW:http://www.pnu.ac.ir

Other Sites

Also 43 Overseas Centres; Branch in Kabul (Afghanistan)

Institution Funding

Public

History

Founded 1988 as the unique distance learning institution in the country. 494 Local Study Centres and Units throughout the country and 43 overseas centres

Academic Year

September to July

Admission Requirements

Secondary school certificate and entrance examination

Language(s)

Persian

Accrediting Agency

Ministry of Science, Research and Technology (MSRT)

Student Body

co-ed

top Officers

Head : Mohammad Reza Zamani

Job title:President

Years of office:2017-


International Relations Officer : Manoochehr Jafari Gohar

Job title:Director, International Relations

top Divisions

Faculty : Agricultural Sciences

Fields of study:Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Equipment, Agricultural Management, Agronomy, Animal Husbandry, Engineering Management, Environmental Engineering, Fishery, Food Science, Natural Resources, Plant Pathology, Soil Science, Water Science


Faculty : Art and Architecture

Fields of study:Ceramic Art, Fine Arts, Glass Art, Handicrafts, Interior Design, Journalism, Library Science, Media Studies, Painting and Drawing, Photography, Public Relations, Textile Design, Town Planning


Faculty : Basic Sciences

Fields of study:Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics


Faculty : Educational Sciences and Psychology

Fields of study:Curriculum, Distance Education, Educational Administration, Educational and Student Counselling, Environmental Studies, Library Science, Philosophy of Education, Physical Education, Preschool Education, Primary Education, Psychology, Sports


Faculty : Engineering

Fields of study:Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Construction Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Engineering Drawing and Design, Industrial Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Polymer and Plastics Technology, Railway Engineering, Road Engineering, Robotics


Faculty : Management, Economics and Accountancy

Fields of study:Accountancy, Business Administration, Economics, Industrial Management, Information Technology, Public Administration, Tourism


Faculty : Persian and Foreign Literature and Languages

Fields of study:Arabic, English, Foreign Languages Education, Linguistics, Literature, Native Language Education, Persian, Translation and Interpretation


Faculty : Social Sciences

Fields of study:Geography, Geography (Human), History, Information Management, Meteorology, Political Sciences, Rural Planning, Social Welfare, Social Work, Sociology, Town Planning


Faculty : Theology and Islamic Sciences

Fields of study:Criminal Law, Criminology, International Law, Islamic Law, Islamic Studies, Islamic Theology, Koran, Law, Private Law, Religious Education

top Degrees

Kardani (Associate degree)


Karshenasi (Bachelor's degree)

Fields of study:Accountancy, Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Equipment, Agricultural Management, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Applied Chemistry, Applied Mathematics, Arabic, Architectural Restoration, Architecture, Atomic and Molecular Physics, Automotive Engineering, Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Business Administration, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Communication Studies, Computer Engineering, Economics, Education, Educational Administration, Educational and Student Counselling, Electrical Engineering, Engineering, Engineering Management, English, Environmental Engineering, Fine Arts, Fishery, Food Technology, Foreign Languages Education, Geography, Geography (Human), Geology, Graphic Design, Handicrafts, History, Industrial Engineering, Industrial Management, Information Technology, Islamic Law, Islamic Studies, Koran, Law, Library Science, Literature, Machine Building, Management, Materials Engineering, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Meteorology, Natural Resources, Nuclear Physics, Painting and Drawing, Persian, Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Philosophy, Photography, Physical Education, Physics, Political Sciences, Polymer and Plastics Technology, Preschool Education, Primary Education, Psychology, Public Administration, Railway Engineering, Religion, Robotics, Social Sciences, Social Welfare, Social Work, Sociology, Soil Science, Solid State Physics, Sports, Statistics, Surveying and Mapping, Textile Design, Tourism, Town Planning, Translation and Interpretation, Water Science


Karshenasi Arshad (Master's degree)

Fields of study:Accountancy, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Engineering, Agronomy, Analytical Chemistry, Animal Husbandry, Applied Mathematics, Arabic, Architectural and Environmental Design, Architectural Restoration, Architecture, Astrophysics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, Automotive Engineering, Biochemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, Botany, Business Administration, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Criminal Law, Criminology, Curriculum, Demography and Population, Economics, Educational Sciences, Electrical Engineering, Engineering, English, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Studies, Ethics, Finance, Fine Arts, Foreign Languages Education, Genetics, Geography, Geography (Human), Geology, History, History of Religion, Industrial Engineering, Information Management, Information Sciences, Information Technology, Inorganic Chemistry, International Business, International Law, Islamic Law, Koran, Library Science, Linguistics, Literature, Management, Marketing, Materials Engineering, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Mechanical Engineering, Media Studies, Meteorology, Microbiology, Native Language Education, Nuclear Physics, Operations Research, Persian, Philosophy, Philosophy of Education, Physical Chemistry, Physical Education, Physics, Plant Pathology, Political Sciences, Private Law, Psychology, Public Administration, Railway Engineering, Rural Planning, Rural Studies, Seismology, Social Welfare, Sociology, Soil Science, Solid State Physics, Sports, Statistics, Translation and Interpretation, Water Science, Zoology


Doctorate

Fields of study:Agricultural Economics, Analytical Chemistry, Applied Mathematics, Biochemistry, Biology, Business Administration, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Distance Education, Economics, Educational Administration, Foreign Languages Education, Geography, Geography (Human), History, Humanities and Social Science Education, Industrial Engineering, Information Sciences, Inorganic Chemistry, International Law, Islamic Law, Islamic Studies, Koran, Library Science, Linguistics, Literature, Mathematics, Nuclear Physics, Operations Research, Organic Chemistry, Persian, Philosophy, Philosophy of Education, Physical Education, Physics, Plant Pathology, Private Law, Psychology, Public Administration, Road Engineering, Rural Planning, Social Problems, Sociology, Sports, Statistics, Town Planning, Transport Engineering

top Academic Periodicals

Periodicals

24 scientific-research journals

top Student & Staff Numbers

Staff

Statistics Year:2018-2019

Full Time Male:2570

Full Time Female:1227

Full Time Total:3797

Staff with Doctorate

Full Time Total:1656

Students

Statistics Year:2018-2019

Male:151409

Female:244729

Total:396138

Updated on 17-06-2019