According to the Mehr news agency, quoted by the Vice Preside for Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy, Hossein Afshin emphasized the complete separation of the duties of the National Science Foundation of Iran and the National Elite Foundation and said: The National Elite Foundation is focused on ideifying and supporting studes, studes and newly hired professors; While the National Science Foundation of Iran, a model similar to iernational institutions, is the main custodian of providing research support to professors.
The vice preside emphasized: Only professors can refer to the National Science Foundation, so basically it is not parallel to the National Elite Foundation.
Enumerating a structural need, Afshin stated: We must pay special atteion to this issue; Other research ceers should gather and we should have a ceralized foundation similar to other couries so that this science foundation can provide proper support to professors.
In response to a question about whether this approach will mean the dissolution of research institutes, he answered in the negative and explained: The main goal is to consolidate financial resources. The main reason for this conceration is to create a ceralized arbitration process and a competitive environme.
In the end, the academic vice preside said about the quotas of scieific institutions: the amou of applications and admissions of each university can be seen transparely on the website of the foundation. In fact, people in this space are fighting for and winning that scholarly support, which is a very importa poi.
