Khajeh Nasir Toosi University of Technology
Strong engineering and science programs, innovative research, and close collaboration with industry
About University
Khajeh Nasir Toosi University of Technology (KNTU), also known as K. N. Toosi University of Technology, is a public university in Tehran, Iran, named after medieval Persian scholar Khajeh Nasir al-Din Toosi. The university is considered one of the most prestigious, government-sponsored institutions of higher education in Iran.
Acceptance to the university is highly competitive and entrance to all undergraduate and graduate programs requires scoring among the top 1% of students in the nationwide university entrance exam.
K. N. Toosi University of Technology was founded in 1928 in Tehran and was named as the "Institute of Communications". It is therefore considered to be the oldest surviving higher education academic institution across the country. This institute was later expanded as one of the prominent technical university of Tehran. The 50th anniversary of the establishment of this academic institute was celebrated in 1978, and a commemorative stamp was published by the Post of Iran.