Isfahan University of Art

Art University of Isfahan

دانشگاه هنر اصفهان Dāneshgāh-e Honār-e Esfahān
Type	Public
Established	1974 (1974)
Chancellor	Mostafa Kiani
Academic staff	84
Students	3000
Undergraduates	2310
Postgraduates	598
Doctoral students	92
Location	Isfahan , Iran
Campus	Urban
Nickname	Pardis
Website	http://aui.ac.ir

Art University of Isfahan (AUI) (Persian: دانشگاه هنر اصفهان‎‎) is a public University in Isfahan, Iran. It operated under the name of "Farabi University" before 1978, then it became a campus of the University of Art (based Art University in Tehran). It was separated and became independent in 1999. The university owns some of the greatest houses in Isfahan, mostly of the Safavid period. The university's buildings are spread out over the city, most of which are old historics sites such as David House, Martha Peters House, Haratian House, Sookiaas House, Haghighi House, France school and Ayyoubi and Melal House.

Faculties and Majors

• Faculty of Preservation and Restoration

Majors: Restoration of monuments, Restoration of historic buildings, Museum Management, Archeology

• Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning

Majors: Architecture, Urban Planning Engineering, Industrial Design, Architectural Studies, Urban Design, Islamic Urbanism, Islamic Architecture

• Faculty of Visual and Applied Arts

Majors: Painting, Graphic, Photography, Art Research

• Faculty of Art Religions and Civilizations

Majors: Islamic Art, Art Research

• Faculty of Handicrafts

Majors: Handicrafts, Carpet design, Writing and Painting

• Faculty of Art Entrepreneurship

Majors: Museum, Urban Economics, Economics of Art, Art Entrepreneurship, Tourism Management

External links

• Official site