'Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources', a.k.a. 'Gorgan University' is a university in
Golestan Province of
Iran.
First founded in
1957 as the ''Junior College of Forestry and Range Management'' (مدرسه عالي منابع طبيعي گرگان), the university was among the first specialized agricultural universities of
Iran.
Today the university has 10 Colleges, training 2800 students in bacehlors, masters, and PhD levels. The university has an exchange student program with
Astrakhan State University in neighboring
Russia.
The university is located in the historical city of
Gorgan in the green and touristic province of Golestan (formerly the eastern part of
Mazandaran province).
See also
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Higher education in Iran
External links
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Gorgan University website