History
Sharif University of Technology is one of the largest engineering schools in the Islamic Republic of Iran. It was established in 1966 under the name of Aryarmehr University of Technology and, at that time, there were 54 faculty members and a total of 412 students who were selected by national examination. In 1980, the university was renamed Sharif University of Technology.
Education
Sharif University has enterred a new, exciting and challenging realm in offering educational services on national and international scales.In order to prepare unique, creative, flexible, socially and professionally responsible students and graduates, a pile of scientific and technical majors in both graduate and undergraduate levels are being offered.
Research
Research centers
- Advanced Information & Communications Technology Center (AICT)
- Bio Engineering and Health Systems Research Center (BEHSRC)
- Center for Technology Studies (CTS)
- Marine Engineering Research Center (MERC)
- Power Grid Management and Control Research Center (PGMCRC)
- Water & Energy Research Center (WERC)
Sharif University of Technology Scholarships
Below you will find scholarships related to Sharif University of Technology. Distinction can be made between scholarships provided by the University and those provided by independent providers.
Independent provider
Grant
Various benefits
Deadline
Not specified
Erasmus+ - Grants for study mobility
Merit-based
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Independent provider
Grant
1000 USD
Deadline
26 Feb 2025
Dream Chaser Scholarship
Merit-based
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Independent provider
Grant
90000 AUD
Deadline
Not specified
World Universities Ramsay Postgraduate Scholarship
Merit-based Need-based
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Independent provider
Grant
3000 USD
Deadline
31 Dec 2025
Scholarship for students with disabilities
Need-based
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Independent provider
Grant
3000 USD
Deadline
Not specified
AAPG Foundation Grants-in-Aid
Merit-based Need-based
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Independent provider
Grant
1000 USD
Deadline
01 Mar 2025
Voice Talent Online Scholarship
Merit-based Need-based
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Independent provider
Grant
Various benefits
Deadline
31 Dec 2024
Grants of the Leopold Figl Foundation for students with residence in Lower Austria
Need-based
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Independent provider
Grant
5000 USD
Deadline
Not specified
International Conference Scholarship
Merit-based
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University Ranking
World University Rankings by Times Higher Education
2025
301
2024
301 100
2023
401
World University Rankings is a vital resource that provides the definitive list of the world's best universities. They look at how often they're producing new ideas, what their reputation is around the world, and how much they're contributing to science and academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, THE ranks the universities accordingly.
QS World University Rankings by TopUniversities
2025
342 -8
2024
334 46
2023
380
QS World University Rankings is one of the top international rankings measuring the popularity and performance of universities all over the world. They measure university reputation based on the impressions of higher education experts, companies who hire graduates, and teaching quality. QS also considers the ratio of international teachers and students present at universities, as well as the times research papers were mentioned by researchers. After calculating and comparing these criteria, QS ranks the universities accordingly.
Academic Ranking of World Universities by Shanghai Jiao Tong University
2024
701
2023
701 -100
2022
601
ARWU World University rankings is the first world university ranking. It ranks the world's top 1000 colleges and universities based on objective indicator. They look at the number of award-winning (Fields Medals and Nobel Prize) scientists who are located there, how much of their research is cited and referenced around the world, and how much they've contributed to different academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, ARWU ranks the universities accordingly.
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report
2025
-
2024
516 82
2023
598
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report presents all the top universities from the U.S. and 60 other countries around the world. They measure the rate of students going to their second year of studies, as well as the rate of students who graduate. It also asks university representatives on the performance of universities, and evaluates university resources, teacher salaries, graduation rates, student academic achievements and satisfaction. After calculating and comparing these criteria, U.S. News ranks the top international universities accordingly.
Student services
In spite the fact that many higher level educational centers are still offering traditional methods and majors, we have striven to keep and reinforce the older methods, meanwhile we are after designing and activating programs that fulfill the national and international requirements of the day for with regard to technical, professional and social requisites of the present century.
Housing services
- Accomodation of students has always been a major concern for them, their families and the university’s officials. This issue is one of the priorities of welfare services provided by universities and higher education institutes. Accommodation Affairs Office of SUT is one of the most important offices of Student Affairs Deputy, having as its main task to provide suitable accommodation services for students.
Medical services
- Sharif University of Technology, as the leading university in the development of technology infrastructure, has been working hard to play a role as an active and capable cooperator with the health system of the country. This system tries to improve the quality of life and promote healthy lifestyle by combining modern technologies and health knowledge.
Campus life
- The university is located in Tehran, the capital and largest city of the Islamic Republic of Iran. More importantly, Tehran is the industrial nerve center of Iran. It is the ideal location for a technical institution such as SUT which seeks to orient its scholarly pursuits toward the satisfaction of the scientific and technological needs of industry and society as a whole.
Sports facilities
The activities of the office of physical education are: 1) education: offering physical education 1 and 2 courses (in sports like basketball, football, volleyball, gymnastics, swimming, and table tennis), 2) extracurricular activities: consisting of 16 sport; badminton, bodybuilding, basketball, taekwondo, table tennis, judo, rock climbing, chess, swimming, futsal, karate, wrestling, kung fu, mountain climbing, and volleyball, fencing, and 3) research activities: evaluation and examination of physical condition of students and doing the related tests.