3. IRAN General Specifications Area1.650 M sq km Population78.2 m Population Growth Rate1.32% Literacy Rate (above 6 years)87% Literacy ( 6- 18 years)97% GDP521 Billion US$ GDP Per Capita7000.00 US$ Young Population Under 3050% 2

4. Maternal Mortality Rate 24 in 100,000 Births Neonatal Mortality Rate11 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 Expectancy73 3

5. Religions in Iran (2014) Population Muslim77,582,938 Christian127,704 Jewish8,956 Zoroastrian28,271 Others259,551 4

6. Learning to Live Together 5

7. Non-Iranians Reside in Iran CountryPopulation Afghanistan 1,452,513 (920,000 with permission) Iraq51,506 Pakistan17,731 Turkey1,639 Others164,806 6

8. Ministry of Science, Research & Technology UniversitiesResearch Institutes Science & Technology Parks Acting Minister in International Cooperation Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Interactions 7

9. Ministry of Education Ministry of Science, Research and Technology Ministry of Health and Medical Education 8

10. HIGHER EDUCATION, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN 9

11. 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 10

12. 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:  Strategic Partners  Strategic Partners including: Germany, Italy, China, Russia, …  Influential Partners  Influential Partners (Regional and OIC Partners) including: Iraq, Afghanistan, Indonesia, Pakistan, … 11

13. MSRT Macro-Policies A. Internationalization of Higher Education 12 1) Establishment of Joint Universities with Strategic Partners, 2) 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:  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

14. MSRT Macro-Policies B. Development of International Research &Technology Transfer 1) Running Joint Research Projects between Iranian Universities or Research Institutes and their international partners, 2) Exporting science-based productions, services and technology transfer by Science and Technology Parks, 3) Transferring R&D from Excellentce advanced companies into the universities and research institutes in Iran, 4) Providing educational, scientific and technology packages for running the mega-projects. 13 Recent International Ministerial Collaborations:  9 th Joint Committee of Iran-UAE  1 st Joint Committee of Iran-Oman  9 th Joint Committee of Iran-UAE  MOU Signed, Iran-Burundi  1 st Joint Committee of Iran-Tunisia  4 th 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

15. MSRT Macro-Policies C. Promoting Diplomacy of Science and Technology 1) Developing Persian Language and Literature Chairs at foreign universities ( more than 2570 non- Iranians who study Persian language by the Courses/Chairs at 52 overseas universities in 37 countries ), 2) 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, 3) To set up the research focal points for Iran and Islam studies at top universities overseas, 4) Interaction with Iranian MFA in providing required supports and contributions in the framework of South-South science and technology cooperation. 14 Recent International Envnts:  Hosting First Ministerial Conference on Science, Technology and Innovation, 22- 24 Feb. 2015,  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,…

16. Regional Partners Islamic Partners (OIC) International Partners/Countries International Organizations

17. Brazil Venezuela Tunisia South Africa Zimbabwe China Malaysia Indonesia Japan Vietnam Turkey Iraq Germany Italy Austria France Switzerland Russia Belarus Initiating Collaborations: Exchange of Academic Visits Joint Events Policy Making MOUs Action Plans Periodic Mutual Meetings Joint Research Calls Commercializing Researches Joint Universities Networking Human Resource Development Tajikistan Kazakhstan Pakistan Afghanistan India Oman

18. Iranian Universities Public Universities 119 Distance Learning (PNU) University 550 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 17

19. Universities in Iran (2014) 4,685,386 Students %51 %49 Public Universities %58 2,739,979 students Private Universities %42 1,945,407 students

20. University Students (2014) 4,685,386 Associate Students 1,043,768 Bachelor Students 2,920,963 Master Students 580,000 Professional Doctorate 67,221 PhD Students 73,437

21. Graduates (2014) 718,801 Associate 226,617 Bachelor 404,421 Master 75,577 Professional Doctorate 5,344 PhD 6,842

22. IRAN Science Production Ranking The 16 th Global Rank The 1 st Regional rank 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

23. 19802014 MSRT7,23170,840 *MHME2,50013,700 University Faculties(1980): 7,231 University Faculties(2014): 70,840 (10 times growth)

24. 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

25. Research Developments 19802014 Scientific Associations 78341 Research Focal Points 0154 Non-Medicine Research Institutes 83763 Medicine Research Institutes ? 500 ISI International Papers 69927336 Scientific-Reseach Publications 201194 Scientific-Informative Publications 55128

26. Technology Developments, 2014 ST Parks 36 ST Incubators 154 Active Companies in ST Parks /Incubators 3,500 Employees in ST Parks /Incubators 25,000 Patent Applications 850

27. Students Activities2014 Students Scientific Associations7144 Art and Cultural Centers3516 Islamic Associations265 Students’ Journals4690 University Mecca Journeys17454 University Trips8500 Thoughts Storming Chairs800

28. International Collaborations2012-2014 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

29. University Students Enroll ed, 2014 FemalesMalesTotal Public► 314,610343,235657,845►% 56.9 Private► 200,501297274497775►% 43.1 Total► 515,1116405091155620 % 44.6▼% 55.4▲

30. University Students Enrolled, 2014 AssociateBachelorMaster Medical Doctorate PhDTotal ٪ MSRT 1,79997,00468,73762910,929179,09815.5 Distance Learning University 0132,66213,4840258146,40412.7 Applied Science Technology 126,50995,25128100222,04119.2 Vocational Training 50,7516,88300057,6345 MHME 1,35422,3946,0229,1285,06343,9613.8 Other Institutions 3745,0462,99702908,7070.8 Private Universities 39,64676,6488,8600260125,41410.8 Islamic Azad University 93,892184,66987,0952,6754,030372,36132.2 Total 314,325620,557187,47612,43220,830115,5620100 % 27.253.716.21.11.8100

31. University Students Enrolled in Various Trends, 2014 HumanitiesBasic Sciences Medical Sciences EngineeringArtAgricultureTotal% MSRT 61,39430,73341057,1097,09922,353179,09815.5 Distance Learning University 109,49512,438014,0012,7767,694146,40412.7 Applied Science Technology 113,3561013947493624,6457,700222,04119.2 Vocational Training 10,3130034,75197702,80057,6345 MHME 92623542,3214790043,9613.8 Other Institutions 468933902,9784832188,7070.8 Private Universities 408411435063,39617,9121,830125,41410.8 Islamic Azad University 152,86317,92321,295131,66235,86812,750372,36132.2 Total 493,87763,1136,5420379,31298,55355,3451,155,620100 % 42.75.55.732.88.54.8100

32. Students in Public/Private Universities Girls % 47.3Boys % 52.7Total Public: % 58.5 1,433,4201,306,5592,739,979 Private: % 41.5 780,9981,164,4091,945,407 Total 2,214,4182,470,9684,685,386

33. University Graduates GirlsBoysTotal Public: % 46.5 172,781161,159333,940 Private: % 53.5 151,246233615384,861 Total 324,027394774718,801 % 45.1% 54.9

34. Faculty Members at Divers Universities, 2014 33

35. Students in Diverse Universities, 2013-2014 34

36. Students Trends Distribution 35

37. Iran’s Science and Technology Status in the world, ISI 20102011201220132014 Papers 2842130269303003062530945 World Ranking 22192021 Regional Ranking 22222 OIC Ranking 22222 Non-Aligned Ranking 22222 OPEC Ranking 11111 %Science Production 0.81.21.381.351.44 36

38. Iran’s Science and Technology Status in the world, Scopus 20102011201220132014 Regional Ranking11111 World Ranking2117 1816 OIC Ranking11111 Non-Aligned Ranking22222 OPEC Ranking11111 Iran’s Science production % from International Conferences 23181496 Iran’s Citations in World Ranking2423 22 37

39. Number of Iranian Universities Among Top %1 Universities Worldwide (Leiden University Rankings, Netherlands, 2014) 38

40. Science Production in Various State Institutions Paper Releases, ISI Report 2015 MHMEMSRTTotal 2001 448 1660 2096 2002 663 2199 2844 2003 940 3010 3935 2004 1269 3920 5161 2005 1762 5207 6908 2006 2345 6957 9199 2007 4057 9490 13377 2008 4976 12724 17383 2009 5406 15243 20219 2010 6078 16672 22234 2011 7976 21356 28423 2012 8326 22992 30279 2013 8175 23391 30632 2014 8459 23569 30996 39

41. ISI Papers Published in International Conferences MHMEMSRTTotal 2000 38 319 357 2001 54 333 387 2002 124 510 633 2003 268 814 1078 2004 342 1058 1395 2005 522 1534 2036 2006 515 2167 2660 2007 637 3015 3629 2008 614 4111 4681 2009 327 3734 4019 2010 617 3035 3610 2011 614 3407 3962 2012 680 3369 3989 2013 348 2664 2994 2014 310 1305 1596 40

42. Papers Published in International Journals, ISI Report MHMEMSRTTotal 2000 34211361468 2001 43013931811 2002 63918322453 2003 90324203308 2004 121031524335 2005 1689 4048 5677 2006 2276 5200 7375 2007 3962 6914 10709 2008 4880 9085 13653 2009 5339 11824 16741 2010 6007 14070 19564 2011 7899 18341 25336 2012 8259 19907 27131 2013 8089 20894 28052 2014 8420 22408 29801 41

43. Research Infrastructures, MSRT 2014 201920102011201220132014 Total Scientific Publications 591720881100910821109 Research Focal Points 113154 Scientific Associations 233259301322342348 Public Research Institutes 364428461484495 Private Research Institutes 185205242260275281 Research Excellence Centers 25 3234 Total Research Institutions 549633703744770766 I m p r o v i n g t h e Q u a l i t y o f R e s e a r c h i s t h e P r i n c i p l e B e n c h m a r k f o r L i c e n s e R e l e a s e a n d E s t a b l i s h i n g / R e m o v i n g t h e R e s e a r c h I n s t i t u t i o n s 42

44. Comparative R&D in Different Countries; Papers Production to R&D Funding (Thousand US$), ISI Report 2013 USA0.001 UK0.003 Japan0.005 Germany0.001 France0.001 Canada0.002 China0.001 India0.004 Korea Republic0.001 Turkey0.004 Iran0.009 Egypt0.016 Pakistan0.006 Kuwait0.004 43

45. Science Technology in Iran: Table 1 200920102011201220132014 ST Parks 283133 36 ST Incubators 98113131146154156 Companies in ST Parks/Incubators -2001240330773104- Techno Markets in ST Parks/Incubators 216925183000340036504400 Science-Base Companies in ST Parks/Incubators 004161413586 Science-Base Companies outside of ST Parks/Incubators 00105159642930 Innovative and Entrepreneur Centers in whole Public Academic Institutions 002155110112 Technology Transfers Organizations 000044 Employment Population in ST Parks/Incubators 1613916542190002200025000- 44

46. Research Funds Absorbed by Various Sectional Researches (%) 2011201220132014 State Executive Institutions 32313231 MSRT Universities 171920 MHME Universities 8744 Vice-Presidency for ST 57616 Others 9367 Public Institutes/Companies 1819 7 Doctoral and Postdoctoral Education 10141315 Total 100 45

47. THE FIELDS MEDAL 2014 The Mathematician's Nobel Priz e 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. 46

48. Iran Science Production Ranking The 16 th Global Rank The 1 st Regional rank 47

49. These Iranian Researchers are absolutely amongst the most outstanding scientific minds of our time. 48

50. THESE IRANIAN RESEARCHERS ARE AMONGST THE MOST INFLUENTIAL SCIENTIFIC MINDS OF OUR TIME Agricultural Sciences Fereidoon Shahidi Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada Biology & Biochemistry Mohammad-Reza Ganjali University of Tehran, Iran Parviz NorouziUniversity of Tehran, Iran 49

51. THESE IRANIAN RESEARCHERS ARE AMONGST THE MOST INFLUENTIAL SCIENTIFIC MINDS OF OUR TIME Clinical Medicine Dariussh Mozaffarian Brigham & Women's Hosp, USA Nader Rifai Boston Children's Hospital & Harvard Medical School, USA Nadeed Sattar The University of Glasgow, UK 50

52. THESE IRANIAN RESEARCHERS ARE AMONGST THE MOST INFLUENTIAL SCIENTIFIC MINDS OF OUR TIME Computer Sciences Vahid Tarokh Harvard University, USA Hoda Marie Khouri J. Craig Venter Insttitute 51

53. Mehdi Dehghan Amirkabir University of Technology, Iran Madjid Eshaghi Gordji Res Grp Nonlinear Anal & Applicant RGNAA, Iran 52

54. Hojjat Adeli The Ohio State University- Columbus, USA Farnoush FaridbodUniversity of Tehran Davood Domiri Ganji Babol Noshirvani University of Tehnology, Iran Mehrorang GhaediUniversity of Yasuj, Iran Siavash RiahiUniversity of Tehran, Iran Hassan Ali ZamaniIslamic Azad University 53

55. Mansoor M. AmijiNortheastern University, USA Omid C. FarokhzadHarvard University, USA Athena S. SefatOak Ridge Natl Lab, USA Amir YacobyHarvard University USA Ali YazdaniPrinceton University USA 54

56. It shows Iranian ability for satellite construction, lunching, & moving around the Orbit 55

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58.  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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63. Islamic Republic of Iran is so privileged to warmly welcome The co-operation & exchange on science & technology with its partners across the world 62

64. Thanks Thanks And And God Bless God Bless You You 63