MINISTRY OF SCIENCE,
RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY
I.R. IRAN
IN THE NAME OF GOD
IRAN General Specifications
Area
1.650 M sq km
Population
78.2 m
Population Growth Rate
1.32%
Literacy Rate (above 6 years) 87%
Literacy ( 6- 18 years)
97%
GDP
521 Billion US$
GDP Per Capita
7000.00 US$
Young Population Under 30
50%
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LIFE EXPECTANCY, 2014
Maternal Mortality Rate
24 in 100,000 Births
Neonatal Mortality Rate
11 in 1000 Cases
Child Mortality Rate (Under 5 Years)
25 in 1000 Cases
Life expectancy (Male)
72.5
Life expectancy (Female)
73.5
Medium Life Expectancy
73
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Religions in Iran (2014)
Population
Muslim
77,582,938
Christian
127,704
Jewish
8,956
Zoroastrian
28,271
Others
259,551
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Learning
to Live
Together
5
Non-Iranians
Reside in Iran
Country
Afghanistan
Population
1,452,513
(920,000 with permission)
Iraq
51,506
Pakistan
17,731
Turkey
1,639
Others
164,806
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Ministry of
Science, Research & Technology
International
Interactions
Acting Minister
in International Cooperation
Universities
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Research Institutes
Science & Technology
Parks
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MAIN MINISTRIES INVOLVED IN
SCHOOLING & ACADEMIC EDUCATION
Ministry of Education
Ministry of Science, Research and Technology
Ministry of Health and Medical Education
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HIGHER EDUCATION,
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN
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Ministry of Science, Research &
Technology
Mandates:
Policy making, evaluation and
providing required substrates
 Supports and encourages
Universities and Research Institutes
(Public/Private),
 Develops basic science and applied
research,
 Supports Incubators and Technology
Parks
Fields: Engineering, Basic Sciences,
Art, Human Sciences and
Agriculture
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MSRT Macro-Policies:
A.
Internationalization of Higher Education
B.
Development of International Research &Technology Transfer
C.
Promoting Diplomacy of Science and Technology
International Intensive Partners:
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Strategic Partners including: Germany, Italy, China, Russia, …
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Influential Partners (Regional and OIC Partners) including: Iraq, Afghanistan,
Indonesia, Pakistan, …
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MSRT Macro-Policies
A.
1)
2)
Internationalization of Higher Education
Establishment of Joint Universities
with Strategic Partners,
Exchanging of university lecturers
and students with Strategic
Partners,
3)
Admission of students from
Influential Partners,
4)
Dedicating academic and sabbatical
scholarships to the Influential
Partners,
5)
Exploiting the Iranian faculties and
minds abroad.
Some of Recent Activities:
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Holding more than 38 International
Conferences,
657 Iranian faculties who participated in
international conferences,
Running at least 39 joint projects with
Iranian researchers abroad,
Providing more than 41 sabbatical leaves for
Iranian researches,
Around 1832 foreign researchers participated
in various conferences/workshops in Iran
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MSRT Macro-Policies
B.
1)
2)
Development of International Research &Technology Transfer
Running Joint Research Projects
between Iranian Universities or
Research Institutes and their
international partners,
Recent International Ministerial
Collaborations:
Exporting science-based
productions, services and
technology transfer by Science
and Technology Parks,
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3)
4)
Transferring R&D from
Excellentce advanced companies
into the universities and research
institutes in Iran,
Providing educational, scientific
and technology packages for
running the mega-projects.
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9th Joint Committee of Iran-UAE
1st Joint Committee of Iran-Oman
9th Joint Committee of Iran-UAE
MOU Signed, Iran-Burundi
1st Joint Committee of Iran-Tunisia
4th Joint Committee of Iran-South Africa
MOU Signed, Iran- Vietnam
MOU Signed, Iran- Shanghai, China
MOU Signed, Iran- ICTP, Iran-CNR, Italy
Hosting three OIC Networks
Hosting OIC Delegations
Winning ISESCO ST Award 2014
Winning UNESCO 2014 Award
China Great Wall, Two Scholarships
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MSRT Macro-Policies
C.
1)
2)
3)
4)
Promoting Diplomacy of Science and Technology
Developing Persian Language and
Literature Chairs at foreign
universities ( more than 2570 nonIranians who study Persian language by
the Courses/Chairs at 52 overseas
universities in 37 countries ),
Institutionalizing and developing the
notion of Brain Circulation instead of
Brain Drain in order to benefit the
Iranian and non-Iranian minds
including Muslim elites,
To set up the research focal points for
Iran and Islam studies at top
universities overseas,
Interaction with Iranian MFA in
providing required supports and
contributions in the framework of
South-South science and technology
cooperation.
Recent International Envnts:
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Hosting First Ministerial Conference on
Science, Technology and Innovation, 2224 Feb. 2015,
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Hosting at least 32 International
academic delegations,
Official visit of UNESCO DG to Iran,
Establishing DAAD Office in Tehran,
Signing at least 18 MOU with
international academic partners,
Running couples of joint research
projects through the frameworks of
ICARD, ICED,…
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INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS
Islamic Partners (OIC)
International Organizations
International
Partners/Countries
Regional
Partners
INTENSIVE INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS
•Russia
•Belarus
•Germany
•Italy
•Austria
•France
•Switzerland
•China
•Turkey
•Iraq
•Tajikistan
•Malaysia
•Kazakhstan
•Indonesia
•Pakistan
•Japan
•Afghanistan
•Vietnam
•India
•Brazil
•Venezuela
•Tunisia
•South Africa
•Zimbabwe
•Oman
Iranian Universities
Public Universities
119
Distance Learning (PNU)
550
University
University of Applied
Science & Technology
739
Private Universities(
with all campuses)
680
Higher Education
Institutes Affiliated
Schooling Ministry
274
Higher Education
Institutes Affiliated to
other Organizations
28
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Universities in Iran
(2014)
4,685,386 Students
Public Universities
%58
2,739,979 students
Private Universities
%42
1,945,407 students
%51
%49
University Students (2014)
4,685,386
Associate Students
1,043,768
Bachelor Students
2,920,963
Master Students
580,000
PhD Students
73,437
Professional
Doctorate
67,221
Graduates (2014)
718,801
Associate
226,617
Bachelor
404,421
Master
75,577
PhD
6,842
Professional
Doctorate
5,344
IRAN Science Production Ranking
ISESCO REPORT 2014:
Iran and Turkey Publish
nearly %50 of OIC’s
scientific papers
Iran applies for and is
granted the most patents in
OIC
The 16th
Global Rank
1st
The
Regional
rank
University Faculties
University Faculties(1980): 7,231
University Faculties(2014): 70,840 (10 times growth)
2014
1980
70,840
7,231
MSRT
13,700
2,500
*MHME
Science Production: Papers/Citations
Science Production Percentage, ISI Report:
1980: % 0.1
2014: % 1.5
Papers Citations, Ranking, ISI Report 2014:
22th Ranking
ISC Papers 2014: 18,950
Theses 2014: 29,409
Dissertations 2014: 2,403
Research Developments
2014
1980
341
78
Scientific Associations
154
0
Research Focal Points
763
83
Non-Medicine Research Institutes
500
?
Medicine Research Institutes
27336
699
ISI International Papers
1194
20
Scientific-Reseach Publications
128
55
Scientific-Informative Publications
Technology Developments, 2014
ST Incubators
36
154
Active Companies in ST Parks /Incubators
3,500
Employees in ST Parks /Incubators
25,000
Patent Applications
850
ST Parks
Students Activities
2014
Students Scientific Associations
7144
Art and Cultural Centers
3516
Islamic Associations
265
Students’ Journals
4690
University Mecca Journeys
17454
University Trips
8500
Thoughts Storming Chairs
800
International Collaborations
2012-2014
Bi-Ministries MOUs
75
Bi-Universities MOUs
700
Memberships to International Organizations/Bodies
78
International Conferences
7
International Joint Research Projects
39
Host Countries for Persian Language Hubs
38
Persian Language Chairs in Host Countries Overseas
44
Non-Iranian Students in Persian Language/Iran Studies
2570
Research Trips Overseas
374
Joint Research Projects with Iranians Abroad
7
University Students Enrolled, 2014
Females
Males
Total
Public►
314,610
343,235
657,845
►% 56.9
Private►
200,501
297274
497775
►% 43.1
Total►
515,111
640509
1155620
% 44.6▼
% 55.4▲
University Students Enrolled, 2014
Associate
Bachelor
Master
Medical
Doctorate
PhD
Total
٪
MSRT
1,799
97,004
68,737
629
10,929 179,098 15.5
Distance Learning University
0
132,662
13,484
0
258
146,404 12.7
Applied Science Technology
126,509
95,251
281
0
0
222,041 19.2
Vocational Training
50,751
6,883
0
0
0
57,634
5
MHME
1,354
22,394
6,022
9,128
5,063
43,961
3.8
Other Institutions
374
5,046
2,997
0
290
8,707
0.8
Private Universities
39,646
76,648
8,860
0
260
125,414 10.8
Islamic Azad University
93,892
184,669
87,095
2,675
4,030
372,361 32.2
Total
314,325
620,557
187,476
12,432
20,830 115,5620 100
%
27.2
53.7
16.2
1.1
1.8
100
University Students Enrolled in Various Trends, 2014
Humanities
MSRT
Medical
Sciences
Basic Sciences
Engineering
Art
Agriculture
Total
%
61,394
30,733
410
57,109
7,099
22,353
179,098
15.5
109,495
12,438
0
14,001
2,776
7,694
146,404
12.7
113,356
10
1394
74936
24,645
7,700
222,041
19.2
Vocational Training
10,313
0
0
34,751
9770
2,800
57,634
5
MHME
926
235
42,321
479
0
0
43,961
3.8
Other Institutions
4689
339
0
2,978
483
218
8,707
0.8
Private Universities
40841
1435
0
63,396
17,912
1,830
125,414
10.8
Islamic Azad
University
152,863
17,923
21,295
131,662
35,868
12,750
372,361
32.2
Total
493,877
63,113
6,5420
379,312
98,553
55,345
1,155,620
100
%
42.7
5.5
5.7
32.8
8.5
4.8
100
Distance Learning
University
Applied Science
Technology
Students in Public/Private Universities
Girls % 47.3
Boys % 52.7
Total
Public: % 58.5
1,433,420
1,306,559
2,739,979
Private: % 41.5
780,998
1,164,409
1,945,407
2,214,418
2,470,968
4,685,386
Total
University Graduates
Girls
Boys
Total
Public: % 46.5
172,781
161,159
333,940
Private: % 53.5
151,246
233615
384,861
Total
324,027
394774
% 45.1
% 54.9
718,801
Faculty Members at Divers Universities, 2014
Azad University
(Private)33.37%
Private Universities
2.22%
Public
Universities
%58.64
Vocational Training
0.04%
Applied ScienceTechnology
University 0.16%
Payam Noor
University 3.47%
Others 2.1%
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Students in Diverse Universities, 2013-2014
Private
10%
Public
15%
Learning By
Distance
24%
Azad Islamic
University
36%
Others
1%
Vocational
4%
Applied
ScienceTechnology
10%
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Students Trends Distribution
Art
6.33%
Agriculture%
6.3%
Humanities
Sciences
45.26%
Engineering
34.6%
Clinical Studies
1.55%
Science
6.84%
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Iran’s Science and Technology Status in the world, ISI
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
30945
30625
30300
30269
28421
21
21
20
19
22
World Ranking
2
2
2
2
2
Regional Ranking
2
2
2
2
2
OIC Ranking
2
2
2
2
2
Non-Aligned Ranking
1
1
1
1
1
OPEC Ranking
1.44
1.35
1.38
1.2
0.8
Papers
%Science Production
36
Iran’s Science and Technology Status in the world, Scopus
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
1
1
1
1
1
Regional Ranking
16
18
17
17
21
World Ranking
1
1
1
1
1
OIC Ranking
2
2
2
2
2
Non-Aligned Ranking
1
1
1
1
1
OPEC Ranking
6
9
14
18
23
Iran’s Science production % from
International Conferences
22
22
23
23
24
Iran’s Citations in World Ranking
37
Number of Iranian Universities
Among Top %1 Universities Worldwide
(Leiden University Rankings, Netherlands, 2014)
14
13
12
12
10
8
2013
6
2014
2015
5
4
2
0
2013
2014
2015
38
Science Production in Various State Institutions
Paper Releases, ISI Report 2015
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
MHME
MSRT
Total
448
663
940
1269
1762
2345
4057
4976
5406
6078
7976
8326
8175
8459
1660
2199
3010
3920
5207
6957
9490
12724
15243
16672
21356
22992
23391
23569
2096
2844
3935
5161
6908
9199
13377
17383
20219
22234
28423
30279
30632
30996
39
ISI Papers Published in International Conferences
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
MHME
38
54
124
268
342
522
515
637
614
327
617
614
680
348
310
MSRT
319
333
510
814
1058
1534
2167
3015
4111
3734
3035
3407
3369
2664
1305
Total
357
387
633
1078
1395
2036
2660
3629
4681
4019
3610
3962
3989
2994
1596
40
Papers Published in International Journals, ISI Report
MHME
MSRT
Total
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
342
430
639
903
1210
1689
2276
1136
1393
1832
2420
3152
4048
5200
1468
1811
2453
3308
4335
5677
7375
3962
6914
10709
2008
4880
9085
13653
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
5339
11824
16741
6007
14070
19564
7899
18341
25336
8259
19907
27131
8089
20894
28052
8420
22408
29801
41
Research Infrastructures, MSRT 2014
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2019
1109
1082
1009
881
720
591
Total Scientific Publications
154
154
154
154
154
113
Research Focal Points
348
342
322
301
259
233
Scientific Associations
495
495
484
461
428
364
Public Research Institutes
281
275
260
242
205
185
Private Research Institutes
34
34
34
32
25
25
Research Excellence Centers
766
770
744
703
633
549
Total Research Institutions
42
Comparative R&D in Different Countries;
Papers Production to R&D Funding
(Thousand US$), ISI Report 2013
USA
0.001
UK
0.003
Japan
0.005
Germany
0.001
France
0.001
Canada
0.002
China
0.001
India
0.004
Korea Republic 0.001
Turkey
0.004
Iran
0.009
Egypt
0.016
Pakistan
0.006
Kuwait
0.004
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Science Technology in Iran: Table 1
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
36
36
33
33
31
28
ST Parks
156
154
146
131
113
98
ST Incubators
-
3104
3077
2403
2001
-
4400
3650
3400
3000
2518
2169
586
413
61
41
0
0
930
642
159
105
0
0
112
110
55
21
0
0
4
4
0
0
0
0
-
25000
22000
19000
16542
16139
Companies in ST
Parks/Incubators
Techno Markets in ST
Parks/Incubators
Science-Base Companies in ST
Parks/Incubators
Science-Base Companies
outside of ST Parks/Incubators
Innovative and Entrepreneur
Centers in whole Public
Academic Institutions
Technology Transfers
Organizations
Employment Population in ST
Parks/Incubators
44
Research Funds Absorbed by Various Sectional Researches (%)
2014
2013
2012
2011
31
32
31
32
State Executive Institutions
20
20
19
17
MSRT Universities
4
4
7
8
MHME Universities
16
6
7
5
Vice-Presidency for ST
7
6
3
9
Others
7
19
19
18
Public Institutes/Companies
15
13
14
10
Doctoral and Postdoctoral Education
100
100
100
100
Total
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THE FIELDS MEDAL 2014
The Mathematician's Nobel Prize
The Fields Medal, the greatest honor a
mathematician can receive, is described as
the ‘mathematician's Nobel Prize.
The Fields Medal Officially known as
International Medal for Outstanding
Discoveries in Mathematics, is a prize in
honor of John Charles Fields awarded to
mathematicians not over 40 years old at
each International Congress of the
International Mathematical Union (IMU)
every four years.
In 2014, Maryam Mirzakhani, the first
Iranian and Muslim woman in the world is
awarded Fields Medal. She is the graduate
of Sharif University of Technology in Iran and
at the moment is the outstanding faculty
and researcher in Stanford University in the
America.
Hironaka 1970 and Shing Tung Yau 1982
are the only Asians who are awarded the
Fields Medal since its establishment in
1924.
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Iran Science Production Ranking
The 16th
Global Rank
1st
The
Regional
rank
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These Iranian Researchers are absolutely
amongst the most outstanding scientific
minds of our time.
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THESE IRANIAN RESEARCHERS ARE AMONGST THE MOST
INFLUENTIAL SCIENTIFIC MINDS OF OUR TIME
Agricultural Sciences
Fereidoon Shahidi
Memorial University
of Newfoundland,
Canada
Mohammad-Reza
Ganjali
University of
Tehran, Iran
Parviz Norouzi
University of
Tehran, Iran
Biology &
Biochemistry
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THESE IRANIAN RESEARCHERS ARE AMONGST THE MOST
INFLUENTIAL SCIENTIFIC MINDS OF OUR TIME
Dariussh
Mozaffarian
Clinical Medicine
Nader Rifai
Nadeed Sattar
Brigham & Women's
Hosp, USA
Boston Children's
Hospital & Harvard
Medical School, USA
The University of
Glasgow, UK
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THESE IRANIAN RESEARCHERS ARE AMONGST THE MOST
INFLUENTIAL SCIENTIFIC MINDS OF OUR TIME
Computer Sciences
Hoda Marie Khouri
Vahid Tarokh
Harvard
University, USA
J. Craig Venter Insttitute
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Mehdi
Dehghan
Amirkabir University of
Technology, Iran
Madjid
Eshaghi
Gordji
Res Grp Nonlinear Anal &
Applicant RGNAA, Iran
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Hojjat Adeli
The Ohio State UniversityColumbus, USA
Farnoush Faridbod University of Tehran
Davood Domiri
Ganji
Babol Noshirvani University of
Tehnology, Iran
Mehrorang Ghaedi University of Yasuj, Iran
Siavash Riahi
University of Tehran, Iran
Hassan Ali Zamani Islamic Azad University
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Mansoor M. Amiji
Northeastern
University, USA
Omid C. Farokhzad
Harvard University,
USA
Athena S. Sefat
Amir Yacoby
Ali Yazdani
Oak Ridge Natl Lab,
USA
Harvard University
USA
Princeton University
USA
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It shows Iranian
ability
for satellite
construction ,
lunching,
& moving
around the Orbit
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 Iranian supercomputer was constructed in 2010 at
Amirkabir University of Technology(AUT)
 Among the 500 most powerful supercomputers in
the world, AUT supercomputer was ranked 342 in
2012
 The total computational power of this
supercomputer was at least 89 billion operations
per second.
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PERSIAN GULF CHALLENGER
50 m long
10 m wide
12 m high
4 laboratories
27 persons
capacity
(Researchers +
Crew)
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Islamic Republic of Iran
is so privileged to warmly welcome
The co-operation & exchange
on science & technology
with its partners
across the world
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Thanks
And
God Bless
You
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