General Information
University of Kashan Founded in 1974, the University of Kashan is the oldest institution of higher education in Kashan. At the time of its foundation, only undergraduate courses in physics and mathematics were offered. The current activities of the university are classified into four sections of education, research, development, and side activities. In educational section over 6000 students are studying in about 50 undergraduate and graduate fields.
Each faculty has its own specialized library. The university's central library has over 150,000 books. Due to the importance of Information Technology (IT) in today's world, an IT lab with advanced computer facilities is available for use by Computer Engineering Students. There are about 300 PCs for academic and administrative use. Nearly all these PCs are connected to the Internet via a dedicated leased-line. A great deal of work is underway to computerize different sections of the university. Where applicable, fully equipped laboratories are available to students to carry out their experiments. About 180 permanent and contract-based academic staff are cooperating with the university. In recent years promising steps have been taken for joint ventures between the university and local industry. In scientific and research fields, cooperation of university's academic staff has helped to solve long-standing industrial problems. Scientific promotion of academic staff to the rank of associate professor has been carried out. As far as physical education is concerned, major projects such as an indoor swimming pool with side facilities such as sauna and Jacuzzi which are unique in the region have been completed and inaugurated. The construction of a multi-purpose sports hall with extensive facilities is underway. The university's periodical Ressaneh is the forehead of the university. This periodical which is widely circulated nationwide, is published by the cultural staff of public relations office. Ressaneh offers interested people full information about the University of Kashan. One of the top policies in this section is to attract the attention of non-academic as well as academic members of the society to current developments in the university through various gatherings.
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