Department of Development Studies, University of Tehran
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The Department of Development Studies at the University of Tehran is an academic unit specializing in the interdisciplinary study of social, economic, and political aspects of development within the Faculty of Social Sciences.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Department of Development Studies, University of Tehran canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8236153 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Department of Development Studies, University of Tehran Context triple: [Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tehran, hasDepartment, Department of Development Studies, University of Tehran]
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A.
Faculty of Economics, University of Tehran
The Faculty of Economics, University of Tehran is a leading Iranian academic institution specializing in economics education and research within the country’s oldest and most prestigious university.
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B.
Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literatures, University of Tehran
The Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literatures at the University of Tehran is an academic unit specializing in the teaching and research of multiple world languages, linguistics, and literary studies.
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C.
Center for Iranian Studies at Columbia University
The Center for Iranian Studies at Columbia University is an academic research institute dedicated to the interdisciplinary study, preservation, and promotion of Iranian history, culture, and languages.
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D.
University of Tehran
The University of Tehran is Iran’s oldest and most prestigious public university, widely regarded as the country’s leading center for higher education and research.
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E.
Shiraz University
Shiraz University is a major public research university and one of the leading higher education institutions in southern Iran.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Department of Development Studies, University of Tehran Target entity description: The Department of Development Studies at the University of Tehran is an academic unit specializing in the interdisciplinary study of social, economic, and political aspects of development within the Faculty of Social Sciences.
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A.
Faculty of Economics, University of Tehran
The Faculty of Economics, University of Tehran is a leading Iranian academic institution specializing in economics education and research within the country’s oldest and most prestigious university.
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B.
Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literatures, University of Tehran
The Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literatures at the University of Tehran is an academic unit specializing in the teaching and research of multiple world languages, linguistics, and literary studies.
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C.
Center for Iranian Studies at Columbia University
The Center for Iranian Studies at Columbia University is an academic research institute dedicated to the interdisciplinary study, preservation, and promotion of Iranian history, culture, and languages.
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D.
University of Tehran
The University of Tehran is Iran’s oldest and most prestigious public university, widely regarded as the country’s leading center for higher education and research.
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E.
Shiraz University
Shiraz University is a major public research university and one of the leading higher education institutions in southern Iran.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | academic department ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | social sciences ⓘ |
| affiliation | University of Tehran ⓘ |
| city | Tehran ⓘ |
| country | Iran ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
development studies
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economic development ⓘ interdisciplinary studies ⓘ political development ⓘ social development ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Iranian development issues
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development planning ⓘ development theory ⓘ economic aspects of development ⓘ global development ⓘ political aspects of development ⓘ public policy and development ⓘ regional development ⓘ social aspects of development ⓘ sustainable development ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction |
English
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Persian ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Faculty of Social Sciences campus, University of Tehran ⓘ |
| offersProgram |
graduate program in development studies
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master’s program in development studies ⓘ |
| organizationType | teaching and research unit ⓘ |
| partOf |
Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tehran
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University of Tehran ⓘ |
| sector | public higher education ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Department of Development Studies, University of Tehran Description of subject: The Department of Development Studies at the University of Tehran is an academic unit specializing in the interdisciplinary study of social, economic, and political aspects of development within the Faculty of Social Sciences.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tehran
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hasDepartment
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Department of Development Studies, University of Tehran
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subject linked to:
Faculty of Social Sciences