University of Sistan and Baluchestan (Persian: ïçÃÂôïçàóÃÂóêçààèÃÂÃÂÃÂóêçÃÂ, romanized: "Daneshgah-e Sistan vâ Baluchestan") is a public research university in Zahedan, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. It is the largest Higher Education Center in South Eastern Iran. Besides the main campus in Zahedan, it also has two campuses in Iranshahr and Chabahar. University of Sistan and Baluchestan is Iran's second largest university after University of Tehran and ranks as grade A by the Iranian Ministry of Science, Research and Technology.
The University of Sistan and Baluchestan was founded in 1974 originally named University of Baluchestan in Zahedan with initial opening of the Faculty of Engineering and enrolments in Road and Construction Engineering. The next expansions were the Faculty of Nautical Science in Chabahar in 1978, the faculty of Agriculture in Zahedan in 1978 (later moved to Zabol), and the Faculty of Basic Science in Zahedan in 1989. In 1991, Zahedan Teacher Training University was merged with the University of Sistan and Baluchestan, followed by the establishment of other faculties, including Economics and Management, Fine Arts, Iranshahr Teacher Training, Earth Science and Geography, Educational Science and Psychology, as well as the faculty of electrical and computer engineering in 2005.
The university has 13 faculties:
University of Sistan and Baluchistan with 39 years experience in higher education is a university that plays a role in higher education and research in southeast Iran. In line with its main objectives, postgraduate programs have been developed in most departments with many now offering PhD programs. Opening of the Chabahar International Campus has been a step toward involvement of the university in the international higher education arena. This will open the scientific abilities of the USB.
This faculty was established in 1992. The complex has been granted the basic approval for promotion to an independent university.