Introducing Lorestan University

This higher education center commenced its educational activities in 1977 as the Lorestan branch of Jundi-Shapur University of Ahvaz (Shahid Chamran University), admitting 100 students in four undergraduate programs: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Biology.

Following the victory of the Islamic Revolution in 1979, the Lorestan branch separated from Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz and continued its activities under the title of Lorestan Higher Education Complex with four academic departments: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology.

In 1987, the fundamental agreement for the establishment of Lorestan University, comprising six independent faculties and colleges, was issued, separate from the Higher Education Complex. In 1988, the comprehensive master plan for Lorestan University was developed and approved by the Ministry of Culture and Higher Education and the Planning and Budget Organization, and the implementation of the university's construction began in 1990.

In 1993, the institution was officially upgraded from a complex to a university. The Board of Trustees of this university also separated from the Board of Trustees of the universities in the western region of the country in 2004 and operates independently. The first term of the Board of Trustees of this university was from 2004 to 2009, and the second term has continued from 2010 to the present. Furthermore, in 2011, the independent Tenure Committee of Lorestan University was established and commenced its activities.

Lorestan University currently comprises six faculties: Basic Sciences, Engineering, Literature and Humanities, Management and Economics, Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, and 4 higher education centers in the cities of Alashtar, Nurabad, Poldokhtar, and Kuhdasht.