Dr. Amir Heidari
Vice Dean for Education and Graduate Studies  
Faculty of Chemical, Petroleum, and Gas Engineering  

Phone: +98 23 31532484  
Email: amirheidari@semnan.ac.ir  


Duties and Responsibilities of the Vice Dean for Education and Graduate Studies:

- Planning and optimally utilizing educational and research facilities, resources, and human capital to enhance the academic level of the faculty.
- Supervising course delivery and reviewing departmental suggestions for course content according to approved curricula.
- Reviewing and evaluating course materials to ensure alignment with approved curricula and program requirements.
- Preparing and organizing the necessary academic programs and course schedules within regulatory frameworks for each academic discipline.
- Assessing the need for faculty hiring and evaluating the qualifications of candidates.
- Reviewing and recommending modifications to curricula, course requirements, and content based on recent scientific advancements for approval by relevant authorities.
- Corresponding with authorities to obtain authorization for establishing new academic programs, departments, or specializations.
- Collaborating with relevant units to organize training workshops for staff involved in educational functions within the faculty.
- Overseeing the process of curriculum review.
- Preparing and submitting reports related to educational matters of the faculty to relevant authorities.
- Addressing academic issues in consultation with responsible officials.
- Preparing, maintaining, and updating catalogs of approved academic programs and regulations for student reference.
- Ensuring the proper implementation of educational policies, guidelines, and resolutions within relevant units, and overseeing the administration of educational services.
- Addressing undergraduate student issues and identifying gaps in current policies, proposing solutions to the university’s Office of Educational and Graduate Studies.
- Supervising the implementation of policies regarding student transfers and guest enrollments.
- Utilizing data for planning, monitoring, and evaluating the admission and performance of undergraduate and graduate students.
- Handling student registration and examination processes at all academic levels in alignment with established policies.
- Implementing instructions for the enrollment of admitted students each semester.
- Managing processes for newly admitted students.
- Responding to student inquiries regarding academic affairs.
- Issuing certifications, letters of introduction, and other official correspondence.
- Communicating examination schedules as determined and supervising end-of-term examinations.
- Receiving grade lists and attendance records, forwarding them to the IT unit, and preparing academic transcripts.
- Managing credit transfers and advising students on course selection.
- Monitoring the academic progress of graduates to ensure compliance with course division requirements and enforcing relevant academic regulations.
- Issuing temporary graduation certificates.
- Compiling and reporting graduate statistics each semester to relevant authorities.
- Safeguarding academic records of alumni.
- Carrying out additional tasks as assigned by superiors.