Shahid Beheshti University

Shahid Beheshti University (SBU, Persian: Daneshgah-e Shahid Beheshti) is a public research university in Tehran, Iran, founded in 1959 as the National University of Iran and renamed after the 1979 revolution, and it is placed in the 781-790 band of the 2027 QS World University Rankings.沙希德·贝赫什提大学（SBU，波斯语：دانشگاه شهید بهشتی）是伊朗德黑兰的公立研究型大学，1959 年以「伊朗国立大学」之名创立，1979 年革命后更名，在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中处于 781-790 区间。

Its main campus covers about one million square metres in the Evin district of northern Tehran, extending into Velenjak, and comprises 19 faculties, 10 research institutes and 9 research centres.主校区位于德黑兰北部埃文区并向维伦贾克延伸，占地约 100 万平方米，设 19 个学院、10 个研究所与 9 个研究中心。

Its OpenAlex record lists 105,982 research works and 3,249,359 citations, among the largest research outputs of any Iranian university, with strengths in engineering, basic sciences and the humanities.其 OpenAlex 记录列有研究成果 105,982 项、被引 3,249,359 次，位居伊朗各大学研究产出前列，工程、基础科学与人文实力突出。

History

• The university was founded in 1959 by Ali Shayegan, an Iranian education official, as the National University of Iran, and it began teaching in 1960 with 174 students.该校 1959 年由伊朗教育官员阿里·谢伊甘以「伊朗国立大学」之名创立，1960 年正式办学，首批学生 174 名。

• The founding plan emphasised graduate study, and the new institution opened with two faculties, Architecture and Urban Planning, and Banking and Economics.建校规划强调研究生教育，新学府开办时设两所学院：建筑与城市规划学院、银行与经济学院。

• A Faculty of Letters and Foreign Languages soon began admitting students in central Tehran, widening the new university's humanities base.文学与外语学院随后在德黑兰市中心开始招生，拓宽了这所新大学的人文学科根基。

• The first postgraduate degree, a master's programme in architecture, was launched in 1961, two years after the founding.第一个研究生学位——建筑学硕士课程于 1961 年开设，距建校仅两年。

• In 1962 a new main campus was established in the Evin district on the northern outskirts of Tehran, the site the university still occupies.1962 年，德黑兰北郊埃文区的新主校区建成启用，该校至今仍在此办学。

• Facilities and programmes expanded steadily, and by 1978 the university had added faculties of letters and humanities, basic sciences, law, earth sciences, statistics and informatics, and education and psychology.设施与课程稳步扩张，至 1978 年该校已增设文学与人文、基础科学、法律、地球科学、统计与信息学以及教育与心理学院。

• With royal patronage the university library acquired important collections in Oriental studies and classical French and German literature during the 1970s.在王室支持下，大学图书馆在 1970 年代获得东方研究的重要藏品以及法德文学经典。

• After the Islamic Revolution of 1979 the university was renamed Shahid Beheshti University, honouring Ayatollah Mohammad Hosseini Beheshti, the jurist, philosopher and cleric regarded as the second-ranking figure of the revolutionary government.1979 年伊斯兰革命后，大学更名沙希德·贝赫什提大学，以纪念被视为革命政府二号人物的法学家、哲学家与神职人员穆罕默德·侯赛尼·贝赫什提。

• Beheshti was assassinated in 1981, and his name has identified the university ever since, making it one of the memorial institutions of the revolution.贝赫什提于 1981 年遇刺身亡，其名自此成为校名，使该校成为革命纪念性学府之一。

• From 1980 to 1982 the university was briefly known as the University of Iran, before the present name was fixed.1980 至 1982 年间，该校一度称「伊朗大学」，此后定名至今。

• In the academic reform of 1986 the medical school was separated from the university and became Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences under the Ministry of Health.1986 年学术改革中，医学院从大学分离，成为隶属卫生部的沙希德·贝赫什提医科大学。

• The first doctoral programme, in economics, was launched in 1991, deepening the university's graduate profile.第一个博士课程（经济学）于 1991 年开设，加深了大学的研究生定位。

• The university's nuclear engineering faculty and its research links led several Western governments to sanction the institution over Iran's nuclear programme.该校的核工程学院及其研究联系，导致若干西方政府以伊朗核计划为由对该校实施制裁。

• The European Union, the United States, Australia, Canada and Switzerland have sanctioned the university, restricting business and financial transactions in some cases including students.欧盟、美国、澳大利亚、加拿大与瑞士对其实施制裁，限制商业与金融往来，部分情形甚至涉及学生。

• Through the 1990s and 2000s the university expanded into energy science, modern technologies and environmental engineering, adding faculties and research institutes.1990 与 2000 年代，该校拓展至能源科学、现代技术与环境工程，陆续增设学院与研究所。

• The Iran-Iraq War, which began in 1980, disrupted Iranian universities for most of the decade, and Shahid Beheshti's faculties adjusted teaching to wartime conditions.1980 年爆发的两伊战争在整整十年间扰乱伊朗各大学，该校各学院也按战时条件调整教学。

• With the war's end in 1988 the university resumed expansion, reopening faculties and reviving graduate programmes.1988 年战争结束后，该校恢复扩张，重开学院并复兴研究生项目。

• In 1979 the revolutionary renaming placed the university under new governance, and the civil administration of the republic took control of its appointments.1979 年革命更名后，该校纳入新治理体系，共和国的文职行政当局接管其人事任命。

• The Faculty of Biological Sciences maintains laboratories in genetics, microbiology and marine biology along the Caspian and Persian Gulf coasts.生物科学学院在里海与波斯湾沿岸设有遗传学、微生物学与海洋生物学实验室。}

• The Faculty of Earth Sciences supports Iranian research in geology, geophysics and seismology, fields vital in a country of frequent earthquakes.地球科学学院支撑伊朗的地质、地球物理与地震学研究，这些领域在这一地震频发的国家至关重要。}

• The Faculty of Nuclear Engineering, with departments in applied radiation and fuel cycles, is among Iran's principal nuclear science teaching centres.核工程学院设有应用辐射与燃料循环等系，是伊朗主要的核科学教学中心之一。}

• Tehran's metro Line 1 reaches the Evin district near the campus, and the northern expressway link places the university minutes from central Tehran.德黑兰地铁 1 号线抵达校园附近的埃文区，北部快速路把大学与德黑兰市中心连在数分钟之内。}

• Student societies at the university organise mountaineering and sports clubs using the Alborz foothills that rise behind the campus.该校学生社团利用校园背后的厄尔布尔士山麓，组织登山与体育俱乐部。

• The Abbaspour College of Engineering and Technology, formerly the Power and Water University of Technology, joined the university at its Tehranpars site, extending its engineering teaching.前身为水电科技大学的阿巴斯普尔工程技术学院在德黑兰帕斯设址并入，扩展了学校的工程教学。

• Graduate offerings now include more than 70 master's programmes and 30 doctoral programmes across the faculties.目前的研究生课程包括各学院逾 70 个硕士项目与 30 个博士项目。

• The university has grown into one of Iran's most prestigious institutions, ranked among the country's leading research universities alongside Tehran University and Sharif University of Technology.该校已成为伊朗最负盛名的学府之一，与德黑兰大学、谢里夫理工大学并列为全国领先的研究型大学。

• Its three campuses, including the main Evin site and engineering facilities in Tehranpars, serve more than 15,000 students across undergraduate and graduate programmes.其三处校区（含埃文主校区与德黑兰帕斯的工程设施）服务逾 15,000 名本科生与研究生。

Academics

• Teaching is organised in 19 faculties, including Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering and Science, Mechanical and Energy Engineering, Civil Water and Environmental Engineering, and Nuclear Engineering.教学由 19 个学院承担，包括电气工程学院、计算机工程与科学学院、机械与能源工程学院、土木水利与环境工程学院与核工程学院。

• The Faculty of Architecture and Urban Engineering carries the founding tradition with departments of architecture, landscape architecture, construction, design and urban planning.建筑与城市工程学院承续建校传统，设建筑、景观建筑、建造、设计与城市规划等系。

• The Faculty of Computer Engineering and Science includes departments of software engineering and information, artificial intelligence and robotics, and computer architecture and networks.计算机工程与科学学院设软件工程与信息、人工智能与机器人、计算机结构与网络等系。

• Basic sciences are taught across the Faculty of Sciences, the Faculty of Mathematical Sciences and the Faculty of Biological Sciences, with departments from physics and chemistry to genetics and marine biology.基础科学分布于理学院、数学科学学院与生物科学学院，系科从物理化学延伸到遗传学与海洋生物学。

• The Faculty of Energy Sciences and Modern Technologies covers aviation, biotechnology and nanotechnology, fields aligned with Iran's national technology priorities.能源科学与现代技术学院覆盖航空、生物技术与纳米技术，对接伊朗国家技术重点。

• The Faculty of Economics and Political Science, home of the university's first doctoral programme in 1991, remains a centre of Iranian social-science research.经济与政治科学学院是 1991 年首个博士课程的所在地，至今仍是伊朗社会科学研究的中心。

• The Faculty of Law offers departments from private and public law to international trade law, human rights and environmental law.法学院设私法、公法、国际贸易法、人权与环境法等系。

• Graduate study includes more than 70 master's and 30 doctoral programmes, supported by 10 research institutes and 9 research centres.研究生教育含逾 70 个硕士与 30 个博士项目，由 10 个研究所与 9 个研究中心支撑。

• Its OpenAlex record lists 105,982 research works and 3,249,359 citations, concentrated in engineering, physics, chemistry and the humanities.其 OpenAlex 记录列有研究成果 105,982 项、被引 3,249,359 次，集中于工程、物理、化学与人文学科。

• The nuclear engineering faculty's applied radiation, fuel cycle and radiology departments drive much of the institution's international sanction exposure.核工程学院的应用辐射、燃料循环与放射学系，是该校国际制裁风险的主要来源。

• The Business School and its management faculty train public, financial and entrepreneurial managers through six departments and a research institute, feeding Iran's public and private sectors.Business School 及其管理学院通过六个系与一个研究所培养公共、金融与创业管理人才，为伊朗公私部门输送人员。

• More than 15,000 students study across the faculties, with graduate students forming a large share of total enrolment.各学院有逾 15,000 名学生就读，研究生占总注册人数的很大比重。

• The university library's Oriental studies and European literature collections, begun under royal patronage in the 1970s, remain distinctive resources for Iranian scholarship.在 1970 年代王室支持下起步的东方研究与欧洲文学馆藏，至今仍是伊朗学术界的独特资源。

• Research cooperation with Iranian industry and state institutes supports projects in energy, materials and information technology.与伊朗产业界和国家研究机构的合作，支撑能源、材料与信息技术项目。

• International academic links have been constrained by the sanctions regime, though faculty maintain journal and conference collaborations abroad.国际学术联系受制裁制度制约，教师仍通过期刊与会议维持海外合作。

• The university hosted the first master's programme in architecture in Iran in 1961, and its Architecture School continues to train many of the country's leading architects, urban planners and heritage specialists.该校 1961 年开办伊朗首个建筑学硕士课程，其 Architecture School 至今仍在培养全国许多顶尖的建筑师、城市规划师与遗产专家。

Campus

• The main campus lies in the Evin district of northern Tehran at coordinates of 35.69439 degrees north and 51.42151 degrees east, extending into the Velenjak hills.主校区位于德黑兰北部埃文区，坐标为北纬 35.69439、东经 51.42151，延伸至维伦贾克山地。

• The campus occupies about one million square metres, with faculties, libraries and research institutes arranged across its hillside terraces.校区占地约 100 万平方米，学院、图书馆与研究所分布于山坡台地之间。

• The Abbaspour College of Engineering and Technology operates from a separate site in Tehranpars, east of the main campus.阿巴斯普尔工程技术学院在主校区以东的德黑兰帕斯独立设址办学。

• The Evin area hosts government, media and international institutions, situating the university in Tehran's northern institutional belt.埃文区聚集政府、媒体与国际机构，使大学处于德黑兰北部机构带之内。

• Campus buildings combine pre-revolutionary architecture with newer laboratory and research complexes added through the 2000s.校园建筑把革命前的建筑与 2000 年代新增的实验室和研究综合体结合。

• Student dormitories on the campus house thousands of residents, and cafeterias and sports grounds serve the hillside community.校园宿舍容纳数千名住宿生，食堂与运动场服务山坡上的校园社区。

• Tehran's metro and the northern highway network connect the campus to the city centre in about thirty minutes.德黑兰地铁与北部高速路网把校区与市中心连接在约三十分钟内。

• The campus's elevation on the Alborz foothills gives it cooler air and views over the Tehran plain.校区坐落厄尔布尔士山麓，空气更凉，可俯瞰德黑兰平原。

• Library and archival facilities on the main campus support the humanities and social sciences faculties concentrated there.主校区的图书馆与档案设施支撑集中于此的人文与社会科学学院。

• The university's botanical and experimental grounds on the campus outskirts serve biological sciences teaching and research.校园边缘的植物与试验场地服务生物科学的教学与研究。

Reputation

• Shahid Beheshti University is placed in the 781-790 band of the 2027 QS World University Rankings.沙希德·贝赫什提大学在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中处于 781-790 区间。

• THE World University Rankings 2027 place it in the 801-1000 band, extending a position it has held across several editions since 2016.2027 年度 THE 世界大学排名将其列于 801-1000 区间，延续了自 2016 年以来多届的座次。

• The 2026-2027 U.S. News Best Global Universities survey ranks it 1,138th worldwide, and the Academic Ranking of World Universities 2026 places it in the 901-1000 band.2026-2027 年度 US News 全球最佳大学排名将其列于世界第 1,138，2026 年软科世界大学学术排名（ARWU）将其列于 901-1000 区间。

• It is regarded as one of Iran's most prestigious universities, ranked among the country's leading five research institutions by national standing.它被视为伊朗最负盛名的大学之一，在全国声望上居领先的五所研究型学府之列。

• QS placed it 201st to 250th in Asia in 2019, reflecting its regional strength in engineering and basic sciences.2019 年 QS 将其列于亚洲第 201 至 250 位，反映其在工程与基础科学方面的区域实力。

• Its OpenAlex record lists 105,982 research works and 3,249,359 citations, one of the largest research outputs in Iran.其 OpenAlex 记录列有研究成果 105,982 项、被引 3,249,359 次，是伊朗最大的研究产出之一。

• The sanctions imposed by the European Union, the United States and other governments restrict the university's international partnerships and financial transactions.欧盟、美国等国政府施加的制裁，限制了该校的国际合作与金融往来。

• Within Iran its law, economics and architecture faculties rank among the country's most competitive for admission.在伊朗国内，其法学、经济学与建筑学院系的录取竞争性位居全国前列。

• Graduate employability is strong in Iranian government, engineering firms and universities, with alumni prominent across public administration and industry.毕业生在伊朗政府、工程企业与大学中的就业表现强劲，校友遍布公共行政与产业界。
• The university's doctoral graduates are concentrated in engineering, basic sciences and the humanities, with many entering Iranian faculty positions each year.该校博士毕业生集中于工程、基础科学与人文领域，每年有相当数量进入伊朗各高校任教。

Student life

• The university does not adopt a formal Latin motto, and its public identity rests on the 1959 founding as Iran's national university and the 1979 revolutionary renaming.该校不采用正式的拉丁文校训，其公共身份奠基于 1959 年作为伊朗国立大学的创立与 1979 年革命后的更名。

• Student life centres on the hillside Evin campus, where dormitories, dining halls and sports grounds serve a largely residential community.校园生活以埃文山坡校区为中心，宿舍、食堂与运动场服务以住校为主的社群。

• Student organisations organise cultural weeks, scientific competitions and Nowruz celebrations, following the rhythms of the Iranian academic year.学生组织按照伊朗学年的节奏，举办文化周、科学竞赛与诺鲁孜节庆祝。

• Graduate students form a large share of the community, giving campus life a research-focused character unusual among Iranian universities.研究生在社群中占比很高，使校园生活带有伊朗高校中少见的研究导向气质。

• Sports programmes in football, volleyball and wrestling use the campus grounds, with inter-faculty tournaments through the year and mountaineering clubs in the Alborz foothills.足球、排球与摔跤等体育项目使用校园场地，全年有院际锦标赛，山地俱乐部则活跃在厄尔布尔士山麓。

• Student publications and cultural societies reflect the university's humanities and social-science strengths, debating politics, literature and science.学生刊物与文化社团呼应大学的人文与社会科学优势，讨论政治、文学与科学。

• The campus's location allows students to reach Tehran's museums, bookshops and cultural centres within a short metro ride.校区位置使学生乘地铁短程即可抵达德黑兰的博物馆、书店与文化中心。

• Ramadan and religious observances shape the campus calendar, with the university's mosque and religious societies active through the year.斋月与宗教节庆塑造校园日历，大学清真寺与宗教社团全年活跃。

• Sanctions have limited some international exchange since the 2010s, and student life retains a strongly domestic character within Iran's academic networks.自 2010 年代以来制裁限制了部分国际交换，学生生活在伊朗学术网络内保持鲜明的本土色彩。

Notable people

• Ali Shayegan, an Iranian education official, founded the National University of Iran in 1959 and shaped its early graduate-school model.阿里·谢伊甘，伊朗教育官员，1959 年创立伊朗国立大学，并确立了其早期研究生院的模式。

• Ayatollah Mohammad Hosseini Beheshti, the jurist and philosopher killed in 1981 and regarded as the second-ranking figure of revolutionary Iran, is honoured in the university's name.阿亚图拉穆罕默德·侯赛尼·贝赫什提，1981 年遇害的法学家与哲学家、革命伊朗的二号人物，其名冠于该校校名。

• Hossein Abbaspour gave his name to the Abbaspour College of Engineering and Technology, the merged technical institution at Tehranpars.侯赛因·阿巴斯普尔的名字被赋予德黑兰帕斯并入的技术学部——阿巴斯普尔工程技术学院。

• Hossein Amanat, the Iranian architect who designed Tehran's Azadi Tower, trained within the university's architecture tradition that began in 1959.侯赛因·阿马纳特，设计德黑兰自由纪念塔的伊朗建筑师，出自该校 1959 年起步的建筑学传统。

• Faculty in the electrical and computer engineering faculties have led Iranian research in telecommunications, control systems and artificial intelligence.电气与计算机工程学院的教师主导了伊朗在电信、控制系统与人工智能方面的研究。

• Economics faculty members have advised Iranian state institutions on planning and monetary policy, drawing on the faculty's 1991 doctoral tradition.经济学教师依托 1991 年开设的博士传统，为伊朗国家机构提供规划与货币政策咨询。

• Law faculty graduates staff the Iranian judiciary, bar associations and law schools, forming one of the country's principal legal networks.法学院毕业生遍布伊朗司法机构、律师协会与法学院，构成全国主要的法律人网络之一。

• Nuclear engineering faculty research has drawn international sanctions attention, making the faculty a familiar name in nuclear policy reporting.核工程学院的研究引起国际制裁层面的关注，使该学院在核政策报道中为人所知。

• Alumni of the architecture faculty have shaped Iranian urban planning and heritage conservation across the post-revolution decades.建筑学院的校友在革命后的数十年间参与了伊朗城市规划与遗产保护的塑造。

• Graduates of the basic sciences faculties have entered Iran's universities and research institutes, extending the institution's academic lineage nationwide through their own students.基础科学各学院的毕业生进入伊朗的大学与研究机构，通过他们自己的学生把该校的学术血脉延展到全国。