Iran’s Academy of Sciences Establishes Young Scientists Network

“The path of development of artificial intelligence, quantum, and science and technology in Iran has reached an acceptable point and the Academy of Sciences has become one of the main players in the country's scientific decision-making today,” Mohammad Reza Mokhber Dezfouli said.

“We have approved the formation of the Academy of Sciences’ Young Scientists Network in the Academy of Sciences' Scientific Council. Today, over 100 young faculty members at the associate and professor levels are members of this network, and this group is expanding,” he added.

“These young and highly motivated scholars are active in various scientific fields and play an effective role in science and technology monitoring programs and analyzing global trends,” Mokhber Dezfouli said.

Among the major objectives of Iran’s Academy of Sciences are the attainment of scientific and cultural independence, promotion of science and technology, encouragement of the spirit of research, access to the latest scientific findings and innovations through teamwork, and absorbing, encouraging and supporting eminent researchers and scholars.

In order to fulfill these objectives, the academy has a range of duties including survey and analysis of the status of science, technology, education and research at the national scale; studies on experiences of other countries on the development of science, technology and its application with respect to the available facilities and potential of the country; and material and spiritual support of scholars to create scientific works among, and other duties.

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