fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ðɪs ðə sˈaɪəns ænd hjuːmˈænᵻɾiz kˈɑːlɪdʒᵻz wɜːɹ ɪstˈæblɪʃt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ænd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn, ɹᵻspˈɛktɪvli, ænd ðə mˈɪnɪstɹi ʌv kˈʌltʃɚ ænd hˈaɪɚɹ ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən tʃˈeɪndʒd ðə sˈɛntɚ fɔːɹ hˈaɪɚ skˈuːl ɪn zˈændʒən tə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv zˈændʒən.
Following this the science and humanities colleges were established in 1990 & 1991, respectively, and the Ministry of Culture and Higher Education changed the center for higher school in Zanjan to University of Zanjan.