Tarbiat Modares University

Tarbiat Modares University

دانشگاه تربیت مدرس Dāneshgāh-e Tarbiyat Modarres
Tarbiat Modares University
Motto	خرد باید و دانش و راستی [1]
Motto in English	One must have wisdom and knowledge and honesty
Type	Public
Established	1982; 44 years ago (1982)
Chancellor	Yousef Hojjat
Students	7,970
Location	Tehran , Iran 35°43′17″N 51°22′55″E / 35.72139°N 51.38194°E / 35.72139; 51.38194
Campus	Urban
Colours	Green and Gold
Website	www.modares.ac.ir

Tarbiat Modares University (Persian: دانشگاه تربیت مدرس: Dāneshgāh-e Tarbiyat Modarres, lit. "Professor Training University") is a graduate public university located in Tehran, Iran.^[2][3] Tarbiat students have participated in several protests over the years. In 1999, a Basij crack down on protestors in which the Basij killed a student led to a wave of protests which were repressed by Iranian security forces.

History

See also: Political repression in the Islamic Republic of Iran

In 1999, Tarbiat students participated in peaceful protests due to the closure of a reformist newspaper, Salam. The students were cracked down by the Basij during their sleep. Personal belongings were destroyed and a student was killed after being thrown off the roof.^[4] The event led to a wave of protests in major cities in Iran, with protestors marching onto Supreme leader Ali Khamenei's residence. Slogans were chanted against Khamenei. Security forces cracked down on protestors, killing 3 and injuring 200 and arrested hundreds.^[4]

In 2024, some students boycutted the Iranian elections. This was done in advocacy for change in Iran and in commitment to "Woman, Life, Freedom".^[5]

Following the killing of Amir Mohammad Khaleghi in February 2025, students protested against Iranian police being only present to enforce the hijab but not to protect students.^[6]

University rankings
Tarbiat Modares University
Global – Overall
ARWU World[7]	301–400 (2020)
CWTS World[8]	345 (2020)
USNWR Global[9]	417 (2021)

Faculties

Tarbiat Modares University (TMU) was established in 1982^[10] and is a comprehensive graduate school in Iran. The school offers Ph.D. programs in basic sciences and engineering. TMU offers MA and M.Sc. degrees in 171 programs and Ph.D. degrees in 132 programs, with more than 8000 students and 775 academic staff.

Notable alumni and faculty

• Barat Ghobadian,^[11] full professor of Renewable Energy.
• Ali Ahmadzadeh, Iranian Politician and lawyer, Governor of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province.
• Mir-Hossein Mousavi, Iranian reformist politician and the leader of the "Green Movement".
• Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, speakers of the Parliament of Iran.
• Asghar Farhadi, filmmaker and writer who has won two Academy Awards and one Golden Globe for his films A Separation (2011) and The Salesman (2016).
• Hashem Aghajari, historian.
• Emad Afroogh, politician and sociologist.
• Mohammad Mehdi Zahedi, former Minister of Science and Technology.
• Ata'ollah Mohajerani, former Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance (Iran).
• Mohsen Kadivar, philosopher, university lecturer, cleric and activist.
• Mohammad Reza Hafeznia, full professor of political geography.
• Jafar Towfighi, chemical engineer, academic and politician who served as minister of science, research and technology in the cabinet headed by then president Mohammad Khatami from 2003 to 2005.
• Farhad Daneshjoo, former president of the Azad University and the current president of TMU.
• Masoumeh Ebtekar, scientist, journalist and politician, the first woman vice president of Iran.
• Gholamali Montazer, deputy director of Iran's National Elites Foundation.
• Behrouz Boochani, Kurdish journalist, human rights defender, poet and film producer.
• Seyed Javad Mowla, neuroscientist and molecular biologist^[12]

Science and Technology Park

MSTP is a Science and Technology Park in Tehran which was launched in 2003 by the directive of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology. This organization possesses two campuses of 60 and 4.8 hectares in North-East (Shahid BaBaee) and West (Pajouhesh Campus) of Tehran, respectively.

In addition, a central office and six incubators (including technology, basic sciences, arts, humanities, agriculture and natural resources, health and medical sciences) are located in downtown Tehran.

See also

• Higher Education in Iran
• Tarbiat Modares' library management system

References

1. "در مراسم روز پژوهش از شعار دانشگاه رونمایی شد". Archived from the original on 2019-01-22.
2. "Tarbiat Modares Students Call for Election Boycott". IRANWIRE. 2024-07-04. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
3. "Iranian University Students Demand End To Repression". Iran International. Archived from the original on 2024-07-05. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
4. Sinaiee, Maryam (2025-02-16). "Iran avoids harsh crackdown as university protests continue". www.iranintl.com. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
5. https://iranwire.com/en/news/131428-tarbiat-modares-students-call-for-election-boycott/#:~:text=of%20presidential%20election-,A%20group%20of%20students%20from%20Tarbiat%20Modares%20University%20in%20Tehran,qualified%20for%20the%20runoff%20election.
6. https://iranwire.com/en/news/139145-university-of-tehran-students-continue-protests-over-students-death/#:~:text=Amir%20Mohammad%20Khaleghi-,Students%20at%20the%20University%20of%20Tehran%20held%20their%20fourth%20consecutive,released%20following%20pressure%20from%20students. Iranwire, University of Tehran Students Continue Protests Over Student's Death
7. Academic Ranking of World Universities 2020, Shanghai Ranking Consultancy, archived from the original on 15 August 2020, retrieved 24 September 2020
8. CWTS Leiden Ranking 2020, Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University, retrieved 24 September 2020
9. Best Global Universities in Iran, U.S. News & World Report, retrieved 24 September 2020
10. "Tarbiat Modares University". Library of Congress. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
11. Ghobadian, Barat. "Professor Doctor".
12. Mowla, Javad Mowla. "Professor at the Faculty of Biological Sciences".