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==Research and facilities==
The University of Tehran hosts cultural and academic activities on the national and international levels. Furthermore, UT hosts delegations and professors from abroad.

'''University of Tehran''' is appointed as the ''Center of Excellence'' (قطب علمی) by Iran's Ministry of Science and Technology in the fields of "Evaluation and improvement of irrigation networks", "Breeding and Biotechnology of trees", "Farming, Grading and Biotechnology", "Applied Electromagnetic Systems", "Land Logistics", "Sustainable Urban Planning and Development", "Architectural Technology", "Biological Control of Pests and Plant Diseases", "Rural Studies and Planning", "High-Performance Materials", "Control and Intelligent Processing", "Sustainable Management of Watershed", "Applied Management of Fast Growing Wood Species", "Surveying and Disaster Management", "Engineering and Infrastructure Management", "Oil and Gas".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Olī|script-title=fa:عالی|trans-title=Excellence|url=http://ut.ac.ir/fa/contents/Ut_Excellence/%D9%82%D8%B7%D8%A8%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C.%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%85%DB%8C.%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B4%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87.%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011220057/http://ut.ac.ir/fa/contents/Ut_Excellence/%D9%82%D8%B7%D8%A8%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C.%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%85%DB%8C.%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B4%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87.%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86.html|archive-date=11 October 2011|access-date=13 October 2011|website=[[University of Tehran]]|language=en, fa|quote=Research Centers:55+\n\nCenters of Excellence: 37\n\nInternational Students ( 2016-17)\n\nTotal: 1047\n\nPhD 352\n\nMaster's : 484\n\nBachelor's : 211\n\nNon-degree student 1700+\n\n--\n\nUniversity of Tehran Science and Technology Park (UTSTP)\n\nResident Companies:\n\nPre-Incubation: 155\n\nIncubation: 69\n\nPost-Incubation: 83\n\nAnchor Companies: 1\n\nProducts/Services: 780\n\nPercentage of Knowledge Workers: 75%\n\nEmployees: 2130\n\nCompanies Turnover: 7 Trillion Rials}}</ref> This appointment is based on national standing based on research achievements and invested funding in the mentioned topics. Fifteen percent of the country's Centers of Excellence, as recognized by the government, are located at the University of Tehran, which along with more than 40 research centers ensure UT's commitment to research. Together, over 3,500 laboratories are active in these centers and in the faculties. In addition, the University of Tehran publishes more than 50 scientific journals, some of which have the ISI index.

The Central Library and Documentation Center of the University of Tehran has been a member of the International Federation of Library Associations and institutions (IFLA) since 1967. The library complements the 35 specialized libraries based at different faculties, all with the aim of advancing the research goals of the university. Currently the Central Library and Documentation Center is offering its services to more than 65 thousand members. It hosts more than 5,000 users daily. The library offers its resources under 13 main collections (most of which have been donated by distinguished professors of the university). The manuscript collection of the University of Tehran includes over 17,000 volumes of manuscripts in Persian, Arabic and Turkish. The library also hosts a state of the art center for the preservation of manuscripts. 
The [[University of Tehran Press]] (UTP), which focuses on publishing academic books, has published over 5,000 books up until today, and currently publishes on average more than one book per day. UTP has over 96 distribution agents throughout the country as well as one in Afghanistan.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Libraries and Publication Center|url=http://www.ut.ac.ir/en/contents/UT-OverView/Libraries-Publication/Libraries.and.Publication.Center.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807052732/http://www.ut.ac.ir/en/contents/UT-OverView/Libraries-Publication/Libraries.and.Publication.Center.html|archive-date=7 August 2011|access-date=13 October 2011|website=[[University of Tehran]]|language=en, fa}}</ref>