Karaj Islamic Azad University is located in Karaj, the capital of Alborz Province. KIAU is a non-governmental university established in 1984 which is considered as one of the best and most comprehensive branches of the Islamic Azad University. It has achieved 2842 rate in international ranking among 23887 world top universities. KIAU aspires to be a vital community of academics, researchers, staff, students and alumni working together in a spirit of innovation and enterprise for a better world. Its twelve campuses all come to 470000 square meters and it provides an exciting environment that fosters world-class educational and research opportunities and generates a wide range of benefits and services that touch the lives of students every day. Besides world-class classrooms and labs, KIAU has dozens of libraries, auditoriums, workshops, gyms and clubs, research centers, academic resources, and a botanical garden.