Dear Fellow Academics:

In the past several days, students in universities across Iran have been on strike while gathering in their universities to protest in solidarity with the recent Iranian people uprising against the Islamic Republic.  In response, the Islamic regime has surrounded the universities and used its security forces to beat and arrest the students. The violence against student protests has been particularly brutal in Sharif University of Technology.  At the time of writing this letter, students are sending SOS messages to outside world asking for help. We are extremely concerned about the imminent danger to students lives in the universities if the international community doesn’t intervene. 

Hereby, we respectfully urge your institution to strongly condemn the Iranian regime’s use of violence against student protests, and demand security forces to leave the universities and release all arrested students.

With Regards,

Sharif University of Technology Association

مردم عزیز  ایران،

انجمن دانشگاه صنعتی شریف (سوتا) تظاهرات اخیر هموطنان در اعتراض به قتل مظلومانه و غم انگیز دختر ایران، مهسا امینی را با نگرانی دنبال میکند. این انجمن ضمن محکوم کردن تبعیض علیه زنان و تحقیر آنان به بهانه اعمال حجاب اجباری انزجار خود را از برخورد خشونت امیز با معترضین و دستگیری آنان اعلام میدارد.

آزادی انسانها در اعتقاداتشان، سبک زندگی، و امکان اعتراض و آزادی بیان از حقوق اولیه بشر  است که باید توسط هر حکومتی رعایت شود. باور داریم ریشه ظلمی که بر زنده یاد مهسا امینی رفته در قوانین تبعیض آمیز و ناعادلانه‌ای است که بر نیمی از شهروندان سرزمینمان روا شده و‌ لذا خواهان برچیده شدن هر چه سریعتر چنین قوانینی هستیم.

این انجمن همچنین از تمام اعضای نیروهای مسلح میخواهد که از دست بردن به خشونت در بر‌خورد با اعتراضات هم‌میهنان خود اجتناب کنند و سلاح‌های خود را به سمت هم‌وطنان، همشهریان، و همسایگان معترض خود نشانه نروند.

به امید ‌فردایی بهتر‌ که‌ در آن همه اقشار جامعه با رواداری و احترام به عقاید و سبک زندگی یکدیگر در مسالمت و آرامش زندگی کنند.

انجمن دانشگاه صنعتی شریف (سوتا)

Invitation to register for SUTA 11th  Reunion
BERLIN September 16-17th 2022

Registration fees and Important dates

All fees above are listed in US Dollar and include admission to sessions, access to daily Live Streaming track, exhibits, lunches, and coffee breaks.

Tour with the registration is a two and half hour’s river cruise in the city of Berlin. Other tours will be suggested for personal purchases.

Hotel accommodations will be offered at area hotels.

Attendees will be required to abide by local regulations regarding COVID-19 and sign a Health and Safety Liability Waiver.

SUTA maintains the right to cancel in-person reunion conference if the number of registrants doesn't reach the threshold to cover the conference expenses. A non-refundable pre-registration fee of $100 will be collected that in case of in-person cancellation will be applied for on-line conference.

Please click here to register...

Objective:

This program is intended to help Sharif University alumni currently pursuing their post graduate studies in universities in North America and Europe. The program will provide student grants for travel expenses and for scientific research.  

Sharif University of Technology Association (SUTA) is associated with some of the world’s top universities by its members who continue their graduate studies abroad following graduation from Sharif Universities. These talented students are attracted by some of the best universities, around the world, and particularly in North America and Europe, due to the quality of their studies at Sharif university. Such flow of talented students play an important role in spreading knowledge, ideas and skills not only within Sharif University but in society in general. SUTA aspires to help these students by offering the Student Grant Program; a well-funded, long-term scholarship providing partial support to facilitate students’ education and research.

Who Qualifies for the Student Grant

Applicants must be a SUTA member, and currently enrolled in graduate studies and research (Masters, PhD) in an accredited university around the world, particularly in North America and Europe.

How to Apply for Student Grant

Applicants must fill out the online Application Form (https://bit.ly/2PjAhCU ) and submit supporting documents, including a CV, A Personal Statement, and an approximate budget based on their expenses. If the upload feature of the form did not work, please submit your supporting documents grants@suta.org.  

For more information, please see Appendix 1.

Please note that submission of an application does not guarantee receiving a grant.

Level of Financial Assistance

Level of financial assistance may vary based on students’ qualifications and their need. The grant is awarded up to $1500 to the recipients.

Deadline for Sending Application for 2022 Student Grant

Deadline for submission of application for the 2022 student grants is June 15th, 2022.

How SUTA Members & Associates can Support this Program

SUTA, like most other non-profit organizations, has sustained and improved its activities only through the generous donations of its members and its benefactors. Since its inception in 2000, SUTA has been supported by many individuals who believe in SUTA and in its mission and ideals.

Hereby, we would like to invite our members to consider supporting the Student Grant Program (please see the file in Appendix 2). Thank you for your continued support.

Best regards

SUTA Awards 2022 (Extended Deadline)

The Awards Committee is honored to announce the 2022 kickoff of the SUTA Awards Program. This bi-annual award program will be held for the sixth time in conjunction with the 2022 SUTA Reunion. These awards will be given in three categories as follows.

1.    Dr. Amin’s Lifetime Achievement Award to recognize a scholar with outstanding contribution to the university. The former recipients of this award are Professor Siavash Shahshahani (2010), Professor Saeed Sohrabpour (2012), Professor Reza Mansouri (2014), Professor Mohammad Ghodsi (2016), professor Firooz Partovi (2018) and Dr Mohammad Durali (2020).

2.    Alumni Achievement Award to recognize an alumnus with outstanding achievement in industry or academia. The former recipients of this award are Professor Behrokh Khoshnevis (2012), Professor Mahmood Tabiani (2014), Mr. Hesam Armandehi (2016), Dr. Mona Jarrahi (2018) and Dr. Adel Ferdosi (2020).

3.    Staff and Alumni Service Award to recognize an alumnus or university staff with outstanding service to the university, SUTA, or the society. The former recipients of this award are Professor Alinaghi Mashayekhi (2012), Mr. Alireza Hamzelou, Mr. Mehdi Hakimpour, Ms. Afsaneh Tehrani and Mr. Mansour Ajoudani (2014), Mr. Ehsan Arzpeyma (2016), Mr. Hassan Noorbakhsh (2018) and Ms. Mehrnoush Naderi (2020).

We are now inviting the membership for nominating appropriate candidates for all of the above categories. The nominations must be submitted electronically by May 1st, 2022 to the email address awards@suta.org and should include a short biography of the candidate and an explanation to justify the candidacy.

We are also announcing the 2022 Dr. Mojtahedi’s Innovation Award (file) to recognize the best research conducted in every department of Sharif University of Technology and the announcement is made separately (application file).

For further information about the awards and their past recipients, interested members are encouraged to visit SUTA website and read Dr. Jalil Kamali’s article in SUTA Newsletter No. 77.

Best Regards

 همه ساله بخت تو پیروز باد   همه روزگار تو نوروز باد

فرا رسیدن نوروز، این کهن یادگار ماندگار ایران زمین و رستاخیز طبیعت بر اعضای محترم سوتا خجسته باد

با آرزوی بهترین ها برای تک تک شما عزیزان در سال نو و قرن جدید و با این امید که سالی سرشار از سلامتی، شادی، موفقیت و تعامل های سازنده در پیش رو داشته باشیم

با احترام

هیئت مدیره ی ۱۱ سوتا

از طرف انجمن دانشگاه صنعتی شریف، با همراهی خانواده محترم هژبری، و با حضور روسای سابق دانشگاه شریف، دکتر مهدی ضرغامی و دکتر سعید سهراب‌پور، و دوستان و همکاران برگزار شد.

زمان برنامه: یکشنبه ششم فوریه

فیلم کامل برنامه یادبود دکتر فریدون هژبری: ۱۵۰ دقیقه

خلاصه برنامه یادبود دکتر فریدون هژبری: ۴۵ دقیقه

Pictorial Report of SUTA March 2021.pdf

Dear SUTA Members.

Regarding the issue of members in Iran, we have received the lawyer's opinion. We are glad to inform you that as far as the election is concerned, there is no limitation for members in Iran to vote in the election or run for the Board of Directors. The lawyer offered recommendations on how the Board members residing in Iran operate once elected to the BoD which we will share with the next BoD.

Best Regards, SUTA Board of Directors

اعضای محترم انجمن سوتا

خوشحالیم که به استحضار شما برسانیم که نامه وکیل در زمینه عضویت در ایران دریافت شد و تا آنجا که به امر انتخابات مربوط می شود هیچ محدودیتی در زمینه عضویت افراد ساکن ایران در انجمن سوتا و هیئت مدیره آن وجود ندارد. وکیل راهکارهایی را در مورد نحوه فعالیت اعضای ساکن ایران در صورت انتخاب شدن در هیئت مدیره پیشنهاد کرده است که در اختیار هیئت مدیره آینده قرار داده خواهد شد.

هیات مدیره انجمن سوتا