of Universities of the Islamic World (FUIW), and has established close ties and signed more than 45 Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) for academic-research collaborations with accredited universities and research centers worldwide from a variety of countries, such as Pakistan, Iraq, Germany, Uganda, France, Russia, India, Kyrgyzstan, China, the Philippines, Indonesia, Syria, Libya, Belarus, among others. Facilities Alzahra University has central and faculty libraries with 77,000 hard copies of books (33,000 of which are in English), and 930 Persian and English academic journals. Among other facilities offered at Alzahra University are electronic libraries, professional laboratories, language labs, computer labs, an art gallery, an educational center, business incubators, pool and sports facilities, food centers and a traditional Iranian restaurant, whose building dates back to over 120 years. A post office, bank, travel agency office, cellphone services office, grocery store, stationery shop/bookstore and copy place are on campus Department and research centers Department of physical education and sport sciences Department of literature, language and history Department of physics and chemistry Department of biological sciences Department of mathematics Department of social sciences and economics Department of engineering Department of psychology Department of theology Department of art Department of psychology Women research center Campuses Alborz campus International campus Urmia branch Research and publications Eighteen academic journals are published by the university, such as Journal of Applied Biology, Journal of Brand Management, Women's Sociological and Psychological Studies, Women and Family Studies, Applied Physics, Historical Perspective & Historiography, History of Islam and Iran, Language Research, and many more. 6,000 theses and dissertations reside in the Central Library of the university. International students The university offers its undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate programs to international students. Around 128 international students study at Alzahra University, from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, Lebanon, Nigeria, Turkey, Syria, Tajikistan, and Tanzania. Some of the facilities for international students are: Offering Persian language courses at the university Persian Language Center Offering some courses in English upon popular demand Insurance On-campus dormitory Access to all amenities of the university and dormitory, equaling the access of Iranian students. These include, among others: Swimming pool Sports complex Computer labs and free Wi-Fi access Student clubs General and professional libraries Counseling services Participation and membership in sport competitions, socio-cultural gatherings, and productive, entertaining, and cultivating student events Alzahra University in Ranks Ranked 601–800 for Engineering and Technology in Times Higher Education Ranking 2020 Ranked 557 for Natural Sciences and 371