Overview of the University
University of Mohaghegh Ardabili (UMA), which is named after the honor of Ardabil’s great religious scholar Allameh Mohaghegh Ardabili, is a public university for training and research in the variety of areas of Basic Sciences, Engineering, Agriculture, New Technologies, Humanities, and Social Sciences. It is the most prominent academic institution in the region with more than 15173 students (1478 of them are international students) and 420 faculty and 365 staff members which is distinguished by its quality of research and training. According to several national and international formal reports, it is one of the fastest-growing universities in Iran.
UMA has managed to qualify to prestigiuos positions among universities nationwide and the world universities as frequently reported by nationally and internationally recognized sources in the recent years. The main campus of the university is located on the east side of the beautiful Shorabil Lake in Ardabil. Three other campuses are in Namin, Moghan, and Meshgin Shahr. The university is now organized into 9 Faculties that offer a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs in a variety of fields.
The students come from different parts of the country and some neighboring countries. Within a climate that is inclusive, open, and diverse, UMA is, and will continue to be, the University of Choice for students seeking high quality education.
UMA will keep on in its attempt to build a foundation for civic responsibility, individual skills, and professional success. We are welcoming international students and there has been a drastic growth in the number of international students choosing UMA for furthering their education here. This has proven to be a possibility as the authorities, the faculty members and the staff have vowed to create an excellent environment for the students joining us here to further their studies.