Shahid Beheshti University Employee Directory
Higher EducationTehrān, Iran1001-5000 Employees
Shahid Beheshti University (SBU) is a public research university based in Tehran, Iran. Founded in 1959 as the National University of Iran, it began its academic life in 1960 with 174 students across two faculties: Architecture and Urban Planning, and Banking and Economics. The institution expanded its graduate offerings over the following decades, introducing the first master's program in 1961 and the first PhD in 1991. By the late 1970s, additional faculties—Literature and Human Sciences, Basic Sciences, Law, Earth Sciences, Statistics and Informatics, and Education and Psychology—had become active. Since 1990, the university has placed greater emphasis on postgraduate studies and research, while maintaining its undergraduate programs. Today, SBU comprises 16 faculties spanning disciplines from the humanities to engineering and the natural sciences, including Architecture and Urban Planning, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Renewable Energies and New Technologies Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Chemistry, and others. It also hosts eight research institutes active in areas such as Quran studies, laser and plasma, and medical plants. The university operates within the higher education sector and serves a broad academic community in Tehran and the surrounding region. In 2025, Shahid Beheshti University partnered with Jahesh to advance innovation.
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