As the University of Tehran is the symbol of higher education of Iran, the main gate of the University in central Tehran, with its specific design and architecture is in a more general sense, a logo of education in Iran.
The academic staff of the University consists of 1,650 full-time faculty members and several hundred part-time and adjunct professors and affiliated members. The University of Tehran has a broad range of international adjunct faculty members. The University also employs 3,000 personnel who work at the different offices, institutes and centers.
The University has 19,000 undergraduate and 13,000 graduate students. The University has 6 colleges with a total of 39 faculties and 120 departments at its 7 campuses located in the cities of Tehran, Qom and Karaj as well as its Kish International Campus (in Kish Island). The University of Tehran, as the main research University of the Country, offers more than 300 post graduate programs.
Fifteen percent of the country’s Centers of Excellence, as recognized by the government, are located at the University of Tehran, which along with more than 40 research centers ensure UT’s commitment to research. Together, over 3,500 laboratories are active in these centers and in the faculties. In addition, the University of Tehran publishes more than 50 scientific journals, some of which have the ISI index
:The main activities of NIGEC are as below
Marketing and sale of Natural Gas (NG), Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and all related derivatives
Concluding sale, purchase, transit, transport, swap, barter and all other contracts related to the trade of NG and LNG
Supervision on good performance of contracts
Participating and investing in construction of gas export pipelines, LNG plants and related facilities
Participating and investing in other countries in areas related to natural gas trade
Establishing commercial ties with buyers and investors regarding development of Gas/LNG market and trade
Negotiating with international oil and gas companies in order to develop natural gas trade
Commercial and technical negotiations regarding gas to wire projects