Analytical Investigation of Environmental Higher Education Status in Iran

Liaghati, H.; Yazdi, M.; Mobarghaee Dinan, N.

Analytical Investigation of Environmental Higher Education Status in Iran

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

¹ Environmental Science Research Institute (ESRI), Shahid Beheshti University

² Faculty of Earth Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, Iran

³ Environmental Science Research Institute(ESRI), Shahid Beheshti University

Abstract

This research aims to review the recent situation of environmental higher education courses in Iran and introducing the requirements for fulfilling the best status. Studies show that there are 43 environmental courses in four educational degrees in Iran. The number of students in the environmental sciences fields that have been accepted in 2016, were about 14444. Statistics illustrate that in 2016, Islamic Azad University has accepted the highest number of students in environmental field (8997). Also PNU stands on the next step of 3587 accepted students and the third comes for the MCHE with 1869 students in this year. Also about the distribution of environmental student, around 74 percent are in bachelor degree and below, 23 percent in master degree and around 3 percent in PhD level. The results show during a ten year period from 2000 to 2010 about 11842 students have been graduated in different fields of environmental sciences in Iran. Also it shows that in recent years the number of PhD student have been increased remarkably. Furthermore among the most important diagnosis in environmental higher education in Iran is miss match between the numbers of graduated and the need to expert in this field that cause a high level of jobless. At the end, some suggestion have been offered to improve the situation.

Keywords

20.1001.1.23223057.1396.5.4.5.0

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