About the Center

The Center for Tourism Studies was established in 2005 in the University of Tehran following the signing of an agreement between the Iran Cultural Heritage, Handicraft, and Tourism Organization and the Faculty of Social Sciences. The Center has six research departments, namely, Adjustment and Classification, Rural and Ecotourism, International, Communication, Technology, and Tourism.

Because of the ever-growing importance of tourism industry in the world and in Iran, the Center assists the industry by providing solutions to the private and public sectors through research on related scientific, economic, social, and cultural activities.