Established in 1929, and originally as one of the colleges of Tehran University, Iran University of Science and Technology became one of the most accredited universities on a national scale. Today, it is a technology-oriented center hosting mainly engineering programs.

  In view of the substantial significance of the English language education as far as access to international scientific sources is concerned, the Department of Foreign Languages has provided invaluable service to the university by conducting General English and ESP courses. Enjoying an authoritative teaching staff comprised of nationally and sometimes internationally celebrated scholars, the department has proved to be dynamic enough to conduct an M.A. program in TEFL since 1994. The medium of instruction for this M.A. program in TEFL is English only. The establishment of a doctoral program in TEFL, an M.A. program in English Translation, and a B.A. program in English literature are some of the mid- and long-term objectives of the department.