University of Qom
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About
The University of Qom (Persian: دانشگاه قم) is an Iranian public university in Qom. After an endorsement by the Council of the Islamic Revolution and under the supervision of the Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom, the university was founded in 1980 (1358 SH) as the High Educational and Legal School of the Seminarians of Qom by Mohammad Beheshti, Mohammad Javad Bahonar and Mehdi Ghazi Khorramabadi. It is an academic center in the field of legal studies. In 1985 (1364 SH), after confirmation by the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution, the school also admitted high-school graduates. It received its current name in 1997 (1376 SH).
The university covers 140 hectares (350 acres) and consists of six faculties, seven research and technology centers, 10 research groups, 33 academic departments, and 164 academic fields. It has about 10,000 students in bachelor's, master's and Ph.D. programs) and 282 academic-staff members: 12 full professors, 90 associate professors, 160 assistant professors, and 20 instructors. Most university activities are in the fields of civil engineering, IT and computer engineering, industrial engineering, mechanical engineering and law. The university has a dress code which requires female students to wear a chador.
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