Branch which was formally inaugurated on November 5, 1983, by top ranking officials from Islamic Azad University and local authorities. The first groups of students were admitted on the spring semester of the academic year 1983–1984. Having been busy with a few responsibilities in IAU testing center, Mr. Shariatpanahi resigned and in September 1986, Seyed Mohammad Hosseini was appointed as the next chancellor of IAU Roudehen Branch. Seyed Mehdi Hosseini's tenure as the Roudehen Branch chancellor lasted about 21 years. In November 2007, Dr. Gholamhossein Heidari was assigned as the third chancellor who had taken the position for five years. On August 26, 2012, Prof. Alireza Iranbakhsh was appointed as the chancellor of Islamic Azad University Roudehen Branch. Since April 14, 2014, Prof. Naghi Shoja has been appointed as the fifth RIAU chancellor. After three decades of going through the rollercoaster of ups and downs, RIAU has relied on the protection of divine providence and banked on the support of a reservoir of expert knowledge in university on its way to success. As a result of its successful academic achievements and development all through these years, the university has recently been granted the grade of "Comprehensive" which positions the university among the top IAU branches. This outstanding success in the history of RIAU, as the largest university in the eastern Tehran, has created an atmosphere to further its academic endeavors. Programs and Courses Islamic Azad University Roudehen Branch (RIAU) offers more than 100 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a wide range of disciplines. The university is organized into nine faculties and two research centers. The Faculties are Faculty of Education and Counseling, Faculty of Psychology, Faculty of Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Faculty of Persian Literature and Foreign Languages, Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Art and Architecture, and Faculty of Economy and Accounting. Faculty of Persian Literature and Foreign Languages Undergraduate Programs 1 Persian Language and Literature BA 2 English Language Teaching BA 3 English Language Translation BA 4 English Language and Literature BA Postgraduate Programs 1 Persian Language and Literature MA 2 English Language Teaching MA 3 Persian Language and Literature PhD Faculty of Education and Counseling Undergraduate Programs 1 Educational Management and Programing BA 2 Preschool Education BA 3 Counseling and Guidance BA 4 Physical Education & Sports Science - Sports Physiology BA 5 Physical Education & Sports Science – Management and Programming BA