Editing University of Tabriz (section)

==History==
[[File:Tabriz University.jpg|thumb|left|University of Tabriz, medical faculty, 1947]]
The history of the higher education in Tabriz, well known for being a cradle of civilization for centuries, goes back to 720 years ago when the Rab' l-Rashidi international complex was founded. Inheriting this background, the University of Tabriz, founded in 1947, is the second oldest university in Iran.<ref name="auto">{{citation |title=QS World University Rankings® 2021 |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2021 |publisher=Quacquarelli Symonds Limited |access-date=24 September 2020}}</ref> The university started its activities under the name of the '''University of Azarabadegan''' with Faculties of Medicine, Agriculture, and Pedagogy in 1946, after legislation of the Establishment of the Universities in the Cities act by the National Parliament of Iran. The University of Azarabadegan was renamed as the '''University of Tabriz''' following the [[Iranian Revolution|1979 Islamic Revolution]]. In 1985 and following the approval of Islamic parliament all the faculties and centers affiliated to medical sciences in Iran were separated and started their work independently under the title of medical universities. Thereafter, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences was separated from the University of Tabriz and continued its activities under the supervision of the ministry of health and medical education.<ref>{{cite web |title=History of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences |url=https://portal-en.tbzmed.ac.ir/?pageid=100 |website=portal-en.tbzmed.ac.ir}}</ref>