Amirkabir University of Technology (AUT), formerly called theTehran Polytechnic is a public research university located in Tehran, Iran
AUT was the first established technical university in Iran, referred to as "Mother of Engineering Universities
The university now has 15 science and engineering departments, and two other affiliated centers, located in Bandar Abbas and Mahshahr. There are around 9,100 students enrolled in the undergraduate and graduate programs. AUT has 480 full-time academic faculty members and 550 administrative employees, giving AUT the highest staff-to-student ratio among the country's universities. The executive branch consists of four departments which receive participation from councils in planning and administering affairs
AUT has signed agreements with international universities for research and educational collaboration. There is a joint program between AUT and the University of Birmingham