The Malek Ashtar University is allegedly heavily involved in Iran's WMD and missile programs. [1] The university's main purpose is to fulfill the educational, research, and development needs of the Ministry of Defense. [2] It is also a recruiting ground for the Revolutionary Guards. The MAU created a missile training course in 2003 in cooperation with the Aerospace Industries Organization. [3] UNSC resolutions 1737 and 1929 imposed sanctions on the MAU and its rector, Mehdi Nejad Nouri.

Sources:
[1] Anthony H. Cordesman and Khalid R. Al-Rodhan, Iran's Weapons of Mass Destruction: the Real and Potential Threat (Washington, DC: Center for Strategic and International Studies, 2006), p.189.
[2] Anthony H. Cordesman and Khalid R. Al-Rodhan, Iran's Weapons of Mass Destruction: the Real and Potential Threat (Washington, DC: Center for Strategic and International Studies, 2006), p. 189.
[3] "Council Common Position 2008/652/CFSP," Official Journal of the European Union, L 213/58, 8 August 2008, http://eur-lex.europa.eu.