joint programs. In the CWTS Leiden Ranking 2022 (in indicator of international collaboration), University of Tabriz ranked 581st of the world and 8th of Iran. The number of international students in university of Tabriz is over 1100 people. University notables Chancellors Notable alumni University of Tabriz alumni Samad Behrangi – Iranian writer and social critic Azim Gheychisaz – Iranian mountain climber Faraj Sarkohi – Iranian journalist and literacy critic Gholam Hossein Saedi – writer and playwright Hooshang Amirahmadi – political analyst, president of the American-Iranian council Mehdi Bakeri – former chief commander of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Ali Akbar Entezami – father of the chemistry and polymer science of Iran Ali Saeedlou – Vice-president of Iran Ali Abdolalizadeh – former housing minister of Iran Easmaeil Jabbarzadeh – governor of East Azerbaijan Ebrahim Rezaei Babadi – politician, governor-general of Kermanshah Province Kaveh Madani – Deputy Head of Iran's Department of Environment. See also Education in Iran Higher education in Iran International rankings of Iran Tabriz University of Medical Sciences List of Iranian scientists Modern Iranian scientists and engineers References External links tabrizu.ac.ir, official website (Persian language) tabrizu.ac.ir/en, official website (English language) Alumni Association of the Technical Faculty of University of Tabriz (Persian language) Educational institutions established in 1947 Buildings and structures in Tabriz 1947 establishments in Iran Tourist attractions in Tabriz