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University of Tehran
The University of Tehran is the oldest modern university in Iran, founded in 1934 under Reza Shah by bringing together earlier colleges of law, medicine, engineering and teacher training. It became the leading centre of Iranian higher education and a focus of political activism, from opposition to the shah to the student protests of 1999.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). University of Tehran. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/university-of-tehran
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- The Epoch Institute. “University of Tehran.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/university-of-tehran.
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- The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘University of Tehran’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/university-of-tehran (Accessed: ).
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