Bu Ali Sina University Hamedan

Bu Ali Sina University Hamedan (abbreviated as BASU ) is an educational institution of state type that has been active in scientific and academic work in Iran since the beginning of the distant 1973. Currently, BASU University with its small campus is conveniently located within the boundaries of the city of Hamadan.

University is considered to be medium-sized, since here the course is about 15,000 people. In Iranian University Hamedan, about 400 teachers of the highest category conduct their professional activities.

Admission of Iranian students is conducted primarily based on the results of the national entrance examination, which is held annually by the country's Educational Assessment Organization. 

The university invites leading foreign professors and researchers to teach senior-level students, developing international academic collaboration.

The university structure includes 14 faculties:

• Main campus: Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Humanities, Sports Sciences, Economic and Social Sciences, Technical and Engineering, Agriculture, Arts and Architecture, Veterinary Medicine,
• Branch faculties: Technical and Natural Resources (Tuyserkan), Engineering (Kabudara­hang), Management and Accounting (Razan), Food Industry (Bahar), as well as the Higher Education Complex «Fatemiyeh» in Nahavand (for women).

The faculties of Chemistry, Engineering, Agriculture, Natural Sciences, and Humanities are considered the strongest in terms of scientific productivity and student enrollment. Education is available at the levels of vocational secondary education, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. For example, the Faculty of Arts and Architecture (founded in 2002) trains specialists in archaeology, fine arts (graphic arts, painting), philosophy of art, architecture, industrial design, and urban planning.

Bu-Ali Sina University is one of Iran's leading scientific centers. Nine faculty members and four alumni are included in the lists of the most cited and best scientists in the world. The university is particularly renowned for its scientific school of chemistry and the high citation rate of its staff's work, which has allowed it in recent years to enter the top one percent of the world's most productive universities.

The university has signed 45 memoranda of international scientific cooperation with leading universities in various countries. The strategic development plan until 1408 (according to the Iranian calendar) is aimed at transitioning to a model of an entrepreneurial and community-oriented university and entering the top 100 universities of the Islamic world and the top 1000 universities in the world.

• The university is named after the great Persian scholar and physician Avicenna (Abu Ali ibn Sina); in Hamadan there are his mausoleum, as well as the mausoleum of the poet Baba Taher, the ancient settlement of Hegmataneh, and the Ganjnameh monument.
• In the current academic year, approximately 1,000 international students from 29 countries are studying at the university.
• The university operates an International Center for Persian Language Teaching for Foreigners, where approximately 700 students from 25 countries study in-person and online.

The university is known for its vibrant student life and is considered one of the country's leading institutions in the cultural and social sphere: it has 57 student scientific societies, 13 cultural and arts clubs, 5 Islamic student associations, and 23 active student publications.

For sports, the campus offers a swimming pool, a grass football field, and indoor sports halls.

Bu Ali Sina University Hamedan each year occupies the highest places in the Iranian national ranking.

This university has at its own free disposal a large scientific library. The institution itself is famous all over the world for its active work in the framework of the Federation of Universities of the Islamic World (FUIW) and other similar groups.

Admission to the university is based on the results of the entrance exams. In this case, each applicant submits the required package of documents and declares his previous progress. The special admission committee considers all applications and makes the final decision on the formation of the list of freshmen.

Tuition fees at Bu Ali Sina University Hamedan

Education is conducted on a fee basis, but students can always cover part of the costs by obtaining scholarships. This financial reward is received by all who show good results in academic performance.

• Guardianship services during the studies
• Student supervision