The Office of Student Affairs at University of Bonab seeks to provide efficient services for a friendly comfortable environment and easier adjustment to campus life for the students. To achieve this goal, it has put the students’ welfare a top priority by providing good housing and dining services and making students feel at home as independent individuals.
Housing:
There are two departed on-campus and off-campus residential blocks for female and male students respectively. The off-campus dormitories are located 1 kilometers away from the campus in the most convenient residential spot of the Bonab city with an easy access to public transport services including taxis and minibuses; they are also close to the City Park, popular restaurants, grocery stores, and shopping centers with a safe environment for night life activities. The furnished apartment units of these buildings vary in size and can accommodate 2 to 4 male students and 2-3 female students with regard to the number of rooms and the size.
Male Dormitory
The students can be accommodated in 2 off-campus dormitories which are residential blocks located in the Laleh Boulevard the most convenient residential spot with regard to easy access to diffident areas of the city as well as public services. The blocks include one-bedroom (60 m2) and three-bedroom (150 m2) units which are furnished and has required facilities and furniture including air conditioners, TV sets, fridges, washing machines, oven-toasters, tea makers, study tables, chairs, carpets, sofas, beds, wardrobes and other basic necessities. Each apartment unit provides home for 2-6 students – one-bedroom units can accommodate 2 students and 3-bedroom ones are considered for 6; the students can also have unlimited access to the internet. Housekeeping and cleaning services are provided twice a week for each apartment unit.
Female Dormitory
The female students can be accommodated in 3 on-campus dormitories which are residential blocks located inside the south west of university. The blocks include two types of units, , both of which has one bedroom but they are of different sizes- 42 m2 and 48 m2; the units are fully furnished and has required facilities and furniture including air conditioners, TV sets, fridges, washing machines, oven-toasters, tea makers, study tables, chairs, carpets, sofas, beds, dressing tables, wardrobes and other basic necessities. Each apartment unit provides home for 2-3 students based on the size; and the students can have unlimited access to the internet. Housekeeping and cleaning services are provided twice a week for each apartment unit.
Dining
The on-campus restaurant provides a pleasant friendly environment for the students and the staff to enjoy a fine selection of Iranian and foreign cuisine with value for money prices. The breakfast, lunch, and dinner menus featuring a number of dishes cater various dietary regiments.
The café at the restaurant is also a friendly gathering spot for the students to socialize while enjoying drinks and snack during their breaks.
Athletics
As an ideal place for sport lovers, Bonab city has a number of sport facilities including a coastal cycling track, a number of football fields, volleyball and tennis courts and diving clubs.
If you consider fitness a part of a healthy lifestyle, University of Bonab in collaboration with the largest sport complex of the city, The Olympic Sport Complex which is located near the campus, has provide the perfect place for the students, staff, and faculties to use the top-notch facilities and exercise their bodies. The complex includes a football field, tennis, volleyball and basketball courts, indoor swimming pools, Jacuzzi, Sauna, a fully-equipped gym and weight room. You can be granted the membership with a special subsided discount at reasonable prices. The membership of the sport complex also includes the use of other sport facilities located in different areas of the city such as the football fields, volleyball, basketball and tennis courts and swimming pools.
Arts & Culture
The University of Bonab hosts many cultural and academic activities on the national and international levels. UT enjoys the cooperation of foreign countries in holding international conferences, seminars and workshops. Every year, University of Bonab professors and graduate students have taken part in international conferences with university funding. Furthermore, the university regularly hosts many delegations and professors from abroad. The University has a psychological well-being consultation center including a twenty four hour hotline to help struggling students, especially to reduce stress during examination periods. The University’s student clubs sponsor numerous activities including domestic and overseas trips. Furthermore, in order to promote academic excellence among students, the University hosts more than 30 Scientific Associations. There are also 14 Student Unions active in cultural, welfare and academic affairs.
Fostering students’ creativity and artistic abilities is another objective of students’ welfare plan in the University. The interested students can participate and enjoy a range of events and classes to develop their creative talents to the full. Valuing students’ successful integration (into the new life and educational environment), the University holds orientation days for the new ones and their families. During this exclusive event, the students are welcome to the university by the president and then get familiar with the departments and their responsibilities. The students also have a tour of the city as well as Azerbaijan zone to learn more about the new environment and feel more comfortable in the new place.
Holding various competitions is a way of keeping the students active and accelerates their integration into their professional lives. During the years, University of Bonab has successfully held competitions meeting internationally-acceptable standards to make students put their knowledge into practice.