Razi University

Razi University was founded under the name of 'The Faculty of Science' by Dr Abdul-Ali Guya in January 1973 in Kermanshah - one of the western regions of Iran with a pleasant climate - initially admitting 200 students in four fields of Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Mathematics for its first academic year. Razi University was developed further afterwards to include Kermanshah Faculty of Medicine, Sanandaj Teacher Training Faculty, and Ilam Faculty of Animal Husbandry, which were all then separated from Razi University after revolution and became independent by the titles of 'Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences', 'University of Kurdistan', and 'Ilam University' respectively.  .

  Razi University is currently composed of 17 faculties and enjoys the knowledge and expertise of 31 Full Professors, 122 Associate Professors, 277 Assistant Professors, and 13 Lecturers - making up a staff of 443 faculty members in 57 departments with approximately 12 thousand undergraduate and graduate students. 

Razi University Statement:
Being a model of education for the west of Iran and seeking to consolidate Islamic values, social justice, national unity and solidarity, Razi University is deemed to educate and train committed experts and believers in the superiority of knowledge as the future manpower in order to lay the groundwork for the realization of sustainable development and to promote the sense of responsibility, contribution, discipline and scientific and research-based responsiveness to social issues and problems for the identification of requirements, needs, and the designation of a knowledge-based society. On its path towards a civilizing university, it strives to be influential in overcoming prevalent challenges and enhancing the quality of life in the society by employing modern science and technology, modern innovations, scientific innovations, global standards, and by encouraging collaboration with national and international centers and scientists.

Razi University Strategic Plans
The Leading Pillars of Razi University Strategic Plans
The Statement of Razi University Perspectives: "Razi University in the horizon of 1404, is a university which is ethics-based, progressive in the realization of a knowledge-based society, one of the top seven universities of the country, a developer of science and technology employment in the society, a model of the accommodation of the scientific, educational, and research needs of the region, an owner of the global capacity to empower its academics for shaping the knowledge-based model of national development, a trainer for humans who possess the required knowledge and sufficient skills for success in their workplace and in prominent roles they play in the society."

The Statement of Razi University Mission: "Being a model of education for the west of Iran and seeking to consolidate Islamic values, social justice, national unity and solidarity, Razi University is deemed to educate and train committed experts and believers in the superiority of knowledge as the future manpower in order to lay the groundwork for the realization of sustainable development and to promote the sense of responsibility, contribution, discipline and scientific and research-based responsiveness to social issues and problems for the identification of requirements, needs, and the designation of a knowledge-based society. On its path towards a civilizing university, it strives to be influential in overcoming prevalent challenges and enhancing the quality of life in the society by employing modern science and technology, modern innovations, scientific innovations, global standards, and by encouraging collaboration with national and international centers and scientists."