Sanat Naft University, with 79 years of brilliant scientific history, is the oldest higher education institution in the country after Tehran University. This university is the main custodian of manpower training in the field of oil and gas industries and by training manpower specialized in different educational levels, it has played a key role in the movement of the huge wheel of the oil industry and its self-sufficiency.
This university currently has four faculties in the cities of Abadan, Ahvaz, Tehran and Mahmudabad and four research centers in these cities. One of the main goals of this university is to develop scientific relations with universities and international centers active in the field of oil and gas, to equip and set up laboratories and research centers, to improve quality and to become a leading university in the region in order to train specialized forces needed by the oil industry.
Due to the fact that most of the scientific books and magazines in the field of petroleum engineering are in English, therefore, in order to better understand these materials, in addition to the hours provided at the beginning of the English language courses approved by the Supreme Planning Council of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, the students of this At the entrance of the university, an English language level test is conducted and based on the results, students participate in intensive English language classes for one academic semester.