The Imam Hossein University (Persian: دانشگاه امام حسین Dāneshgāh-e Emām Hossein) is a public university of engineering, science, and military in Iran. The university was opened in 1986. The university is located in Tehran, Shahid Babaei Highway near Tehran Pars Fourth Square, and Hakimiyeh. The university is named after Imam Hossein, a grandson of the Islamic prophet, who was killed in 680. Imam Hossein University is often referred to "IHU" by the abbreviation. Imam Hossein University provides both undergraduate and graduate programs in 15 departments. The student body consists of 6000 undergraduate and graduate students. Funding for Imam Hossein University is provided by the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, the Ministry of Defense, and IRGC. Undergraduate admission is done by the national entrance examination administered yearly by the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology. The university was first approved in 1986, named Imam Hossein Higher Education by the Iranian Ministry of Science, Research and Technology. It was then recognized as a university.