Shiraz, Ghent universities grant joint doctorate degrees

Siavash Soltanian said that Ghent University’s ranking is 117 in The Times Higher Education university rankings and 52 in The Times Higher Education European university rankings.

According to a memorandum of understanding, students do the main part of their research in Shiraz; however, they spend 6 months of their PhD period in Belgium under supervision of a joint advisor.

The theses must be written in English and presented in Shiraz. The students receive 2 PhD certificates issued by the two universities.

Shiraz University which, prior to the Islamic Revolution, was called Pahlavi University was founded in 1954 with the addition of the College of Engineering and College of Veterinary Medicine. Other units that were subsequently added were the Dental School in 1969, the Graduate School and the Junior College of Electronics in 1969, and the Colleges of Law and Education in 1977.

After the victory of the Islamic Revolution, Revolutionary Council was founded in 1980 and extensive fundamental changes were implemented at universities at large. These changes were also reflected in the context of Shiraz University which presently consists of 11 colleges and 3 junior colleges.

The Shiraz University is both a modern as well as old institution of Higher Education in Iran. Established in 1946, the University has, since then, applied itself to the advancement of knowledge no less than to its dissemination.

Ghent University, established in 1817 by King William I of the Netherlands, is a public research university located in Ghent, Belgium. After the Belgian revolution of 1830, the newly formed Belgian state began to administer the university. It is one of the largest Flemish universities, consisting of 41,000 students and 9,000 staff members.

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