The National University of Skills (NUS) (, Danushgah-e Melli-ye Maharat) formerly known as the Technical and Vocational University, is a state comprehensive university, affiliated to Ministry of Science Research and Technology of Iran. NUS headquarters is based in Tehran, Iran, and it manages more than 180 branches across the country.
NUS offers more than 160 undergraduate degree programs (associate's and bachelor's degrees) to almost 200,000 students. The main focus is on technical and vocational education and training (TVET) and Skill Development. NUS courses are tailored to fulfill the market demands for highly skilled technicians and engineers. Almost 70% of these courses are instructed practically in well-equipped workrooms and the remaining 30% are taught theoretically in smart classrooms.
NUS has employed more than 800 faculty members, 500 full time lecturers, 4,000 staff and 19,000 visiting professors.
History Name Tenure Sponsored Institutes of Technology 1965–1969 Ministry of Science Technical and Vocational teacher training centers 1969–1980 Ministry of Education suspended 1980–1986 because of Revolution & War Institutes of Technology 1986–1995 Ministry of Education Higher Education Complex of Payambar-e Azam 1995–2011 Ministry of Education Technical and Vocational University 2011–present Ministry of Science
Chancellors Chancellor Tenure Alma mater Speciality Sohrab Rezaei 2011–2014 Istanbul University Ph.D. in English language teaching Masoud Shafiee 2014–2017 Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge Ph.D. in electrical engineering Naser Shams Gharne 2017–2018 Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Tehran Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering Ebrahim Salehi Omran 2018–2022 University of Bath, United Kingdom Ph.D. in Educational Planning Erfan Khosravian 2022–Present University of Tehran, Iran Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering
Important colleges
College City Established Majors of Associate degree Majors of Bachelor's degreeShamsipour Technical and Vocational College Tehran 1964 4 4Shahid Bahonar Technical College Shiraz 1979 12 6Enghelāb-e Eslāmi Technical College Tehran 1964 19 10 Mohajer Technical And Vocational College of Isfahan Isfahan 1967 16 6 Shahid Rajaee Technical and Engineering College Kashan 1979 15 8Montazeri Technical College of Mashhad Mashhad 1967 12 10Tabriz Technical College Tabriz 1977 12 8Shariati Technical College Tehran 1982 13 7Ghazi Tabatabai Technical College Urmia 1967 13 7Yazdanpanah Technical and Vocational College Sanandaj 1967 15 4Mohammad bagher technical college Sari 1979 12 6Rasht Technical and Vocational Institute Rasht 1967 13 6 Dorud Technical College Dorud 1985 8 2Shahid Beheshti College Urmia 1985 12 4chamran Technical and Vocational College kerman 1969 12 9
References
External links Shamsipour Technical and Vocational College