Imam Reza International University has been granted permission to establish and admit students to a new master’s program in Biomedical Engineering, specializing in Cognitive Neuroscience Engineering, according to Professor Mohammad Ghorbanzadeh, the university’s deputy chancellor for education and undergraduate studies.
“The Higher Education Development Council of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology has issued permission to establish and admit students for the master’s degree program in biomedical engineering, with a major in ‘cognitive neuroscience engineering,’ for Imam Reza International University,” Ghorbanzadeh said.
He noted that this interdisciplinary specialization is currently offered only at Imam Reza International University and Iran University of Science and Technology.
“Cognitive neuroscience engineering is a new interdisciplinary specialization that encompasses various dimensions in the fields of biomedical engineering, neuroscience, psychology, rehabilitation, computer engineering, and electrical engineering, and is currently offered at a limited number of top universities worldwide,” he explained.
According to Ghorbanzadeh, students in the program will become well-versed in applying engineering methods to explore the mechanisms of the human nervous system.
Graduates will also gain expertise necessary for advancing neural technologies in the areas of diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation.
Ghorbanzadeh added that one of the university’s primary objectives is to obtain approval for applied and mission-oriented majors that meet the needs of Astan Quds Razavi and society.
“It is hoped that the university's actions will be ultimately in line with upstream documents of the country's higher education system,” he said.
IRIU currently admits students to its undergraduate program in biomedical engineering and its master’s programs in biomedical engineering with specializations in both bioelectronics and cognitive neuroscience engineering.
The programs are open to both male and female students