Dar ul-Funun
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About Dar ul-Funun
According to Wikipedia, Dār ul-Funun is the oldest Western-style institute of higher education in Iran, established by the royal vizier to Nasereddin Shah in 1851. Introduction Founded by Amir Kabir, then the royal vizier to Nasereddin Shah, the Shah of Persia, Dār al-Funun originally was conceived as a polytechnic to train upper-class Persian youth in medicine, engineering, military science, and geology. It was similar in scope and purpose to American land grant colleges like Purdue and Texas A&M. Like them, it developed and expanded its mission over the next hundred years, eventually becoming the University of Tehran.
What Is Dar ul-Funun Known For?
Dar ul-Funun is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
- Education
- Engineering
- Communications
- Physics
- Political Science
- Medical
- Religious Studies
- Literature
- Business
- Mathematics
- Biology
- Law
- History
- Chemistry
- Philosophy
- Computer Science
- Earth Sciences
- Economics
- Sociology
- Psychology
- Anthropology
- Nursing
- Criminal Justice
Dar ul-Funun 's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Dar ul-Funun 's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
Dar ul-Funun ranks #422 worldwide for influence in Education.
Dar ul-Funun ranks #582 worldwide for influence in Engineering.
Dar ul-Funun ranks #638 worldwide for influence in Communications.
Dar ul-Funun ranks #461 worldwide for influence in Physics.
Dar ul-Funun ranks #663 worldwide for influence in Political Science.
Dar ul-Funun ranks #663 worldwide for influence in Medical.
Dar ul-Funun ranks #332 worldwide for influence in Religious Studies.
Dar ul-Funun ranks #597 worldwide for influence in Literature.
Dar ul-Funun ranks #1222 worldwide for influence in Business.
Dar ul-Funun ranks #587 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.
Dar ul-Funun ranks #695 worldwide for influence in Biology.
Dar ul-Funun ranks #689 worldwide for influence in Law.
Dar ul-Funun ranks #773 worldwide for influence in History.
Dar ul-Funun ranks #563 worldwide for influence in Chemistry.
Dar ul-Funun ranks #865 worldwide for influence in Philosophy.
Dar ul-Funun ranks #1184 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
Dar ul-Funun ranks #737 worldwide for influence in Earth Sciences.
Dar ul-Funun ranks #1567 worldwide for influence in Economics.
Dar ul-Funun ranks #844 worldwide for influence in Sociology.
Dar ul-Funun ranks #1754 worldwide for influence in Psychology.
Dar ul-Funun ranks #1168 worldwide for influence in Anthropology.
Dar ul-Funun ranks #3176 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
nursing DegreesDar ul-Funun ranks #5064 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
