Founded by Iran’s Council on Higher Education Development in 1975 as an institute of Higher Education, 바카라사이트 University of Birjand was raised to full university status in 1991 and is 바카라사이트 largest research university in Eastern Iran.
Birjand is 바카라사이트 capital of South Khorasan province. Located at 바카라사이트 east end of Iran’s Central Desert, was on 바카라사이트 Silk Road and has long traditions of spice cultivation, particularly saffron, and carpet-making. Known as both ‘City of Pines’ and ‘City of Culture’, it has significant cultural traditions and in 바카라사이트 mid nineteenth century was among 바카라사이트 cradles of modern public education in Iran through 바카라사이트 famed Shokatiyeh School.
Those traditions are maintained in modern Birjand, which has been called a ‘City of Universities’, with six degree-awarding institutions. The university expanded via 바카라사이트 creation of faculties of Agriculture in 1979 and Engineering in 1988. The first degree course offered was Electronics in 1989, and departments of Maths, Physics and Chemistry were started in 1991.
It retains 바카라사이트 focus on science, but in 2017 Literature and Humanities was, in terms of student numbers, 바카라사이트 largest of its 11 faculties, which also include Physical Education and Athletic Science and Art and Archaeology.
There are two campuses in Birjand, with Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Studies at Amirabad in 바카라사이트 west of 바카라사이트 city and 바카라사이트 remainder on 바카라사이트 university’s main 1600 acre site at Shokotabad in 바카라사이트 east. There are also four satellite campuses outside 바카라사이트 city – Institutes of Agriculture at Sarayan and Sarbishe, of Engineering and Technology at Ferdows and Mining at Nehbandan.
