Editing Sharif University of Technology (section)

{{Short description|One of the most prestigious universities in Iran}}
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{{Infobox university
 | name                   = Sharif University of Technology
 | native_name            = {{unbulleted list |{{lang|fa|دانشگاه صنعتی شریف}}}}<br /> ''Dāneshgāh-e sana'ti-e sharif''
 | native_name_lang       = fa
 | former_name            = Aryamehr University of Technology
 | image                  = Sharif-University-of-Technology.jpg
 | image_size             = 
 | caption                = 
 | motto                  = 
 | mottoeng               = The Place of Intellectuals and Elites<br>Transforming National Talents into Global Bests
 | established            = {{start date and age|df=yes|1966}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sharif.ir/web/en/10|title=Sharif University of Technology – Introduction|access-date=3 February 2017|archive-date=25 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225072147/http://www.sharif.ir/web/en/10|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 | endowment              = [[United States dollar|US$]] 0.5 billion (2021)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.farsnews.ir/newstext.php?nn=13930918001247 |title=Financial information|date=10 December 2014 |publisher=FarsNews}}</ref>
 | academic_staff         = 460 (Full-time) (Fall 2022)
 | administrative_staff   = 395 (2021)
 | president              = Abbas Mousavi<ref>{{cite web | title=انتخاب ۷نفر از روسای دانشگاه‌ها تایید شد | website=mehrnews.com| date=3 March 2024 | url=https://www.mehrnews.com/news/6045046/%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%A8-%DB%B7%D9%86%D9%81%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B4%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87-%D9%87%D8%A7-%D8%AA%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D8%B4%D8%AF | language=fa | access-date=9 March 2024}}</ref>
 | city                   = [[Tehran]]
 | state                  = [[Tehran province]]
 | country                = [[Iran]]
 | students               = 10,812 (Fall 2022)
 | undergrad              = 5,659 (2021)
 | postgrad               = 3,390 (2021)
 | doctoral               = 989 (2021)
 | colors                 = {{color box|#1966AB}} Dark Blue
 | campus                 = Urban, {{convert|74|acre|ha|1}}
 | type                   = [[public university|Public]] [[Research University]]
 | affiliations           = [[Ministry of Science, Research and Technology (Iran)|MSRT]]<br />[[Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World|FUIW]]<br>[[International Association of Universities|IAU]]<br>[[International Centre for Theoretical Physics|ICTP]]<br>[[Third World Academy of Sciences|TWAS]]
 | sporting_affiliations  = 19 sports<br>IUSF
 | free_label             = Newspaper
 | free                   = [https://web.archive.org/web/20100225234141/http://mehr.sharif.edu/~sharifdaily/ Sharif Daily]<br>[[Scientia Iranica]]
 | website                = [https://sharif.ir sharif.ir]
 | coor                   = {{Coord|35|42|6.47|N|51|21|5.18|E|display=inline,title}}
 | logo                   = 
}}

'''Sharif University of Technology (SUT)'''; ({{langx|fa|دانشگاه صنعتی شریف}}, [[Romanization of Persian|romanized]] :  Dāneshgāh-e sana'ti-e sharif) is a [[public university|public]] [[research university]] in [[Tehran]], [[Iran]]. It is widely considered  to be the nation's most prestigious and leading institution for [[science, technology, engineering, and mathematics]] ([[STEM]]) fields. Admission to Sharif is highly competitive and it is traditionally the first choice of the top students in [[Iranian University Entrance Exam|the Iranian University Entrance Exam]] and Olympiads.

Established in 1966 under the reign of [[Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi]], it was formerly named in his honor as '''[[Aryamehr]] University of Technology''' ({{langx|fa|دانشگاه صنعتی آریامهر|Dāneŝgāhe Sannatiye Āryāmehr}}) and for a short period after the [[1979 revolution]], the university was called Tehran University of Technology but then it was renamed to Sharif University of Technology after [[Majid Sharif Vaghefi]], a leading member of [[People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran]]. 

Today, the university provides both undergraduate and graduate programs in 15 main departments. The student body consists of about 6,000<ref name="Speech">{{cite web |url=http://eduvp.sharif.ir/speech86.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-11-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722015454/http://eduvp.sharif.ir/speech86.pdf |archive-date=22 July 2011  }}</ref> undergraduate students and 4,700<ref name="Speech"/> graduate students from all the 31 provinces of Iran. Funding for Sharif University is provided by the government and through private funding. Undergraduate admission to Sharif is limited to the top 800 of the 500,000 students who pass the national entrance examination administered annually by the [[Ministry of Science, Research and Technology (Iran)|Iranian Ministry of Science, Research and Technology]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/05/AR2008060503904.html?nav=hcmodule&sid=ST2008060602843|title=Iran Makes the Sciences A Part of Its Revolution|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] }}</ref>

In the 2013 [[Academic Ranking of World Universities]] Engineering/Technology and Computer Sciences rankings, SUT was ranked 5th in the Middle East.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.shanghairanking.com/FieldENG2013.html|title=Academic Ranking of World Universities – 2013|access-date=23 August 2013|publisher=Shanghai Ranking Consultancy|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201006183128/http://shanghairanking.com/FieldENG2013.html}}</ref> It is in the top 251–275 universities in the world and 37th in Asia in the 2014 [[Times Higher Education World University Rankings]].<ref name="timeshighereducation.co.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/world-university-rankings/2012-13/world-ranking/institution/sharif-university-of-technology|title=Sharif University of Technology|access-date=3 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/world-university-rankings/2013-14/world-ranking/region/asia|title=World University Rankings|date=13 April 2015|access-date=3 February 2017}}</ref> In the 2014 [[Times Higher Education]] top 100 for newer universities (less than 50 years old), SUT ranked 1st in the Middle East, 6th in Asia, and 27th in the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/world-university-rankings/2014/one-hundred-under-fifty|title=150 Under 50 Rankings|date=13 April 2015|access-date=3 February 2017}}</ref> In 2023, according to [[U.S. News & World Report|US News]], the world ranking of this university reached 598.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sharif University of Technology in Iran - US News Best Global Universities |url=https://iranbrands.review/technology/sharif-university-of-technology/ |website=U.S. News|date=27 May 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=team |first=I. B. R. |date=2024-05-27 |title=Discover Sharif University: A Leading Institution in Iran |url=https://iranbrands.review/technology/sharif-university-of-technology/ |access-date=2024-05-28 |website=Iran Brands Review |language=en-US}}</ref>