Kharazmi University (Former Name= Teacher Training University) is considered as the oldest institution of higher education in Iran named after Khwarizmi (780-850c), Persian mathematician, astronomer and geographer. Kharazmi University is a major institution of higher education, offering a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs in a variety of disciplines. It was established in 1919 as the Central Teachers' Institute and over a series of developments, finally gained university status as Tarbiat Moallem University of Tehran in 1974.