Vice Presidency for Science and Technology, by implementing the “Cooperation Program with International Experts and Entrepreneurs”, seeks to connect the capabilities and expertise of these people to the ecosystem of technology and innovation and benefit from their expertise.

Under this program, more than 450 non-Iranian specialists in the country have been identified and nearly 300 applicants have received the mentioned support.

In this program, “research and motivational support for non-Iranian experts”, “facilitating processes for granting citizenship services”, “creating motivation in public sector managers to ease business obstacles for foreigners”, and “obtaining a license for office establishment” are also defined.

Considering that Iran has been hosting a large population of immigrants from different countries for many years; can with the help of these programs; use their knowledge and expertise for the scientific and technological development of the country.

Moreover, foreign experts interested in starting technological businesses in Iran, in addition to residency support, benefit from the support of knowledge-based companies.

Iranian science and technology visas will be granted to idea owners and technologists who can enter Iran for three to six months, and then on the basis of the existing accommodation system for foreign specialists and non-Iranian experts, residence permits will be obtained.

About 500 Iranian researchers have returned home over the past four years to transfer their knowledge and expertise to the country’s universities.

The knowledge-based ecosystem is a newly-emerged ecosystem but has so far been able to solve many of the country’s problems.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei designated the Iranian New Year (1401) as “The Year of Production: Knowledge-Based and Job-Creating”.

Strengthening knowledge-based companies is on the agenda, raising hope for reducing obstacles on the path to development.

The Leader has called on all Iranians, including citizens and government officials, to work hard to boost knowledge-based production and create new jobs.

Iranian experts return

Iran has also implemented a plan to return experts from the top 100 universities in the world. Through a national model, the facilities are provided for their return by creating technology parks, innovation centers, and factories.

The plan was able to bring back 2,510 Iranian specialists and graduates from 720 prestigious and top universities in the world.

About 500 Iranian researchers have returned home over the past four years to transfer their knowledge and expertise to the country’s universities, according to the vice presidency for science and technology.

With the support of the National Elites Foundation and Science and Technology Vice Presidency, universities, knowledge enterprises, technology parks, and incubators launched a plan titled ‘cooperation with Iranian expatriate entrepreneurs and experts’ in 2015.

The plan aims to attract Iranians abroad to share knowledge in different forms including postdoctoral research, research opportunity, and visiting fellows, in addition to being faculty members.

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He pointed to the naming the current year after “Boosting Domestic Production” by the Leader of the Islamic Revolution and added, “establishing very close relationship between industrialists and manufacturers and technological centers in order to localize parts and equipment in the current year has been cited as the main aim behind organizing this exhibition.”

This exhibition is the largest and prestigious national event which will be held between production groups [working in the fields of automotive industry and its accessories, home appliances, mineral industries, oil, gas, petrochemical, telecommunications and marine industries] and universities, research and development (R&D) centers, knowledge-based companies, investors, entrepreneurs, etc., he added.

IDRO head invited major industrial and production groups to take part in this edition of exhibition and added, “in this exhibition, industrial companies can introduce their needs for supplying different types of parts and machinery and knowledge-based and technological companies can get more familiarity with the industrial requirements of the country more than before.”

It should be noted that this exhibition will be held at Tehran Permanent International Fairgrounds from July 18-21.

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