Damghan University

Damghan University was established in 1988 by founding father, Dr. Mohammed Masoud Mansouri. It was previously known as Damghan University of Basic Sciences.

The university is located in Damghan City, in Iran’s Semnan Province. The university aims to respond to the needs of society, educate creative citizens, and advance the frontiers of science, and now has 20 departments across eight schools.

The university’s eight schools are: art, biology, chemistry, earth sciences, engineering, humanities, mathematics and computer sciences, and physics. The university has six specialised laboratories to aid it in achieving excellence in the fields of basic sciences: XRD/XRF Lab, Scanning Probe Microscope Lab, Cellular and Molecular Biology Lab, TGA/CHNS Lab, Inductively Coupled Plasma Lab, and the Thin Section and Sample Preparation Facility.

The city of Damghan is one of the Iranian Plateau’s oldest cities, boasting a plethora of history and culture. It has Iran’s oldest mosque, The Tarikhaneh Mosque, as well as the Hashshashin Forts in the northern part of the city.