OFFICIALLY Shahab …

UiO logo*

UiO, Blindern, IFI
Bachelor of Informatics
Master of Informatics

Official Note :
The University of Oslo is Norway’s largest and oldest institution of higher education. It was founded in 1811 when Norway was still under Danish rule. Today the University of Oslo has approx. 30,000 students and 4,600 employees. Four Nobel Prize winners indicates the quality of the research at the University.
Source : www.uio.no

My own personal notes :
At UiO I have learnt a lot. Not just about informatics, but about how to live on my own feet. How to work & study at the same time (luckily both at school). How to live with people from very different cultures. How to change, how to respect & at the end how to be open to the CHANGES …

Azad University logo**

Azad university of south tehran branch – Technical center
Computer Hardware Engineer

Official Note :
The Azad University was founded in 1982 and now is Iran’s largest private university with a proud history of achievement in its rather short life and with an ambitious agenda for the future to appear as one of the leading universities in the world.
The University has more than 2,000,000 graduates, successfully involved in various fields in the country and overseas; and also about 1,300,000 students currently studying in various majors in all university levels. It covers almost every subject in its curriculum and delivers extensive flexibility and choice to its students. The Islamic Azad University has an exceptional record of generating and sharing new ideas and the quality, breadth and volume of its research activity is unparalleled in Iran.
Source : www.intl.iau.ir

My own personal notes :
Well I have my own critiques about educational system at Azad university, but simply I can describe the school like this : You are on your own and the exams are hard. If you want to study, you are welcome and if you don’t want to study, they wouldn’t mind. You would just KEEP PAYING !!!

Alborz Grand High School***

Alborz highschool, centeral building(built 1904)

Official history of the school :
In the year 1871, not long after the American civil war ended, many Americans were on the move. While most were discovering the West, a group of missionaries headed by Mr. Bassette traveled to Iran. Within 2 years, they had opened an elementary school in Tehran near the Ghazvin Gates. This was in the 26th year of the reign of Naser-al-din Shah Ghaajaar; 22 years after Amir Kabir founded the daar-ol-fonoon school in Tehran and 21 years before the constitutional revolution in Iran.

This was the beginning of Alborz. While many people played important roles in the history of Alborz, two men are most responsible for the success and the identity of the educational institution which we honor today. These two men were Dr. Jordan and Dr. Mojtahedi.

Dr. Jordan arrived in Iran in 1898 and within a year he replaced Mr. Ward as the president of Alborz. By 1913, Alborz was a 12 year elementary and secondary school. In the same year, he arranged to purchase a large parcel of land from the Royal British Bank in the Yusef Abad where the school stands today. By 1929, Alborz had 900 outstanding students in 15 levels including a 3 year B.A. college program.

Dr. Jordan was president of Alborz for 42 years (1899-1940). During this time Alborz grew from an elementary school to a famous and respected college. From what we know of him, he was a dedicated, hard working man. He lived on the campus and was involved in most aspects of running the school. He put great emphasis on discipline and conditioning as a prerequisite to learning and knowledge. As he used to say, “Knowledge to someone without ethics is like a lamp in the hands of a thief!“. He became fond of Persian literature and often recited poetry. He was a missionary and a religious Christian. While prayers and religious values were common place in Alborz, there is no indication that he tried to indoctrinate his students into Christianity. He was not a fanatic.

At the height of World War II, in 1940, Alborz was bought from the Americans by order of Reza Shah Pahlavi. The same year, Dr. Jordan returned to America. He visited Iran once more in 1945 before he passed on.

In 1944, Professor Mohammad-Ali Mojtahedi was appointed as president of Alborz.

Dr. Mojtahedi was born in 1908 in the Caspian Sea town of Lahijan. He finished his secondary education in Tehran in 1931 and won a scholarship to study in France. He received his Ph.D. in Fluid Mechanics from Sorbonne University with high honors in 1938. He returned to Iran the same year and began his academic career as Associate Professor in Tehran University.

For most people, the names Dr. Mojtahedi and Alborz are synonymous. It is true that Dr. Mojtahedi took over an already successful school but his own contributions took the school to new heights. In his own words, Dr. Mojtahedi humbly attributes this success to dedicated teachers and administrators. This is true to a respectable extent but without the guidance of an able president, the efforts of dedicated teachers will be frustrated. DR. Mojtahedi was blessed with a vision of excellence which he miraculously transferred to his pupils.

Source : www.Alborzi.com

My own personal notes :
Well it is an honor that I studied at Alborz. Alborz is not just a school, it is a garden, a culture, a home, a society, a title, a lifetime medal of honor for those who have the honor to study there. I clearly remember that during my studies(late 1990s) Dr. Mojtahedi passed out and his coffin was carried around the main building of Alborz by the teachers and students before being berried. I have a lot of memories from every single part of that school and I will always be honored to be called an Alborzi …

*UiO logo was taken from www.uio.no website / ** Azad university logo was taken from Azad univesity website / ***Alborz high school logo was taken from Alborzi.com