Iran Ministry of Science, Research &

Technology (MSRT)

MAIN POLICIES:

1.To bring Science and Technology into the Society(S&T in S).

2. Promoting and Developing Technical Vocational Training

3. Internationalization of Higher Education

INTERNATIONALIZATION OF

HIGHER EDUCATION

Target Countries

EU (Germany, Italy, France, Austria,…)

Russia

China

Japan

South Korea

Iranian MSRT Researchers/Faculty Members Participated in International Conferences

Presenting Scientific Papers

April-October 2017 Over 7 past months) 523+298

Average growth 14%

April-October 2018 (Over 7 past months)

▲941

Iranian MSRT Researchers/Faculty Members Participated in International Conferences

Presenting Scientific Papers Per Countries

Turkey Spain Italy France Netherlands Germany China Russia

2017 77 45 55 39 28 39 28 19

2018 130 66 68 42 40 41 39 ▲24

Iranian MSRT Researchers/Faculty Members

Dispatched to Foreign Countries For Scientific Programs

April-October 2017 (Over 7 past months)

289

▼15% April-October 2018 (Over 7 past months) 245

Iranian MSRT International JOINT RESEARCH VENTURES

Research Programmes Jundi-Shapur, ICRP, ICARD, ICAD…

Total ongoing Research Projects (Called/Non-Called)

453

Germany 38 France 34 Austria 28 Russia 23

…

Iranian MSRT Researchers/Faculty Members

Dispatched to Russia

April-October 2017 (Over 7 past months)

33

April-October 2018 (Over 7 past months)

23

Total International Researchers/Faculty Members Traveled to Iran, MSRT

April-October 2017 (Over 7 past months)

1141

Down 10 %

April-October 2018 (Over 7 past months) ▲1,045

Total Russian Researchers/Faculty Members Traveled to Iran, MSRT

April-October 2017 (Over 7 past months)

115

▲27% April-October 2018 (Over 7 past months)

▲146

University Year Total Publication International Publications Publications with Russia

University of Tehran

2016 3969 1237 115 2017 4150 1307 75

2018(10 months)

3515 1142 26

AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

2016 2205 472 3 2017 2276 560 4

2018(10 1719 490 4

FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY MASHHAD

2016 1510 331 7 2017 1477 378 13 2018 1280 330 12

SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY

2016 1216 284 6 2017 1383 338 1 2018 1081 300 4

UNIVERSITY OF ISFAHAN

2016 836 162 3 2017 789 169 1 2018 712 164 4

Publications of Iranian Universities with International Partners

Year Total Publication Publications with Iran

Lomonosov Moscow State University 2016 6328 119 2017 6651 129 2018 4890 137

Moscow Institute of Physics & Technology

2016 1700 39 2017 1888 103 2018 1537 124

National Research University - Higher School of Economics

2016 2257 10 2017 2568 18 2018 1730 12

National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (Moscow Engineering Physics Institute)

2016 2158 100 2017 2185 118 2018 1256 119

ITMO UNIVERSITY 2016 1806 1 2017 2009 3 2018 1099 6

Publications of Russian Universities with Iran

Iran-Russia Academic Collaborations- Main Aims:

Transfering knowledge between Two

countries Exchange of experiences (for Increasing

the Quality of education, Research and also Governance and University Organization /Structure Chart) Internationalization of Universities

Iran-Russia Deepening Academic Collaborations

(Iran MSRT-Oriented Relations)

Drafting and implementing Roadmap for bilateral academic cooperation

Conducting Joint Research Projects (at least 23 projects are still running)

Mobility/Exchange of PhD Students/Researchers/Summer school

Joint Supervising of PhD Students Holding Joint Seminars/Conferences/Workshops Running Joint Postgraduate Degree Programmes

THANK YOU

IRAN’S MSRT