Other Names: Aryamehr University of Technology
Location: Tehran
Subordinate to: AEOI
Size: 20 hectares
Primary Function: Higher education in sciences and technology

Description:

SUT is one of the largest engineering schools in Iran. There are approximately 8,000 students supported by 300 full-time faculty and 430 adjunct staff. SUT was established in 1966 under the name of Aryarmehr University of Technology. Western intelligence once believed that Sharif University was at the center of research in uranium enrichment and spent fuel reprocessing. To prove this, some analysts site a 1991 attempt by SUT staff to purchase ring magnents from the German firm Thyssen. This attempt ultimately failed. The Iranian government may have supported SUT's efforts by clandestinely procuring nuclear-related and dual-use technologies, and buying small companies, particularly in Germany, to serve as export fronts for sensitive equipment. The status of these activities is unknown.

Key Sources:
[1] Sharif University of Technology, http://www.sharif.ac.ir/about/intro.htm; please see the part on centrifuge technology in the Enrichment section for detailed overview of Sharif University's procurement efforts.
[2] Mark Hibbs, "Siemens Venture Believed Used in Pakistan Centrifuge Quest," Nuclear Fuel, 28 August 1995, p. 14.

	Updated January 2006