The creative leadership of students in the first decade of activity of the Abadan Institute of Technology

The Petroleum University of Technology, in continuation of the activities of "The Abadan Institute of Technical ", was the beginning of a new chapter of technical and engineering education in Iran with specific missions. This faculty, under the guidance and leadership of the American Council of Engineering and Professions, and on behalf of Lafayette Easton College in Pennsylvania, focused on the three pillars of science, art and engineering for its planning and specialized activity. The three pillars, in harmony with each other, presented a special type of education aimed at training capable leaders interested in the scientific development. This study has taken into account documents, historical study, interviews with graduates and faculty members of the 1960s. Focusing on the student activities of this faculty in the first decade of its establishment, this article tries to show how the educational structure played a key role in creating strong student identities with their participation and creative leadership. In this research, based on the three domains of "science, art and engineering", as symbols of the students’ identity of this center, it was found that as a result of theoretical and practical scientific training, life skills training and social responsibility training, the idea of artistic leadership as a goal and motto of the faculty was achieved with an acceptable percentage.