According to Mehr reporter, research institutes and research centers can be considered as the engine of scientific development of the country, which can provide the basis for the activities of researchers in the frontiers of knowledge and solving the country’s problems by providing various research infrastructures. The budget allocated to these centers is an important indicator of how much policy makers and officials pay attention to the importance of science and research. By examining the annual budget of research institutes, a clear picture of the government’s priorities in scientific development can be determined and the contribution of each research institute and institute in providing infrastructure and equipping laboratories can be evaluated.
Ministries and organizations with the most research institutes and research centers
Among different research centers across the country, 65 research institutes, research institutes and research institutes have independent budget lines in the proposed budget of 1405. Next year, a total of 28,989,657,800 rials (new) have been allocated for these research institutes.
Among the 65 research institutes and research centers with independent funding, 25 centers are under the supervision of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology. Despite the fact that the Ministry of Science, as the guardian of research and research in the country, has the largest number of independent research institutes and research centers, but in the proposed budget of 1405, a total of 4,970,862,300 rials (new) have been considered for these centers. For research institutes and research centers that are under the supervision of ministries and institutions other than the Ministry of Science; A total of 24,018,795,500 rials (new) has been considered.
13 research institutes and research institutes under the supervision of the Ministry of Agricultural Jihad also have 1405 independent budget lines in the proposed budget. The total budget of these 13 centers is 7,319,814,300 Rials (new). The budget of 13 research institutes and research institutes of the Ministry of Agricultural Jihad is 1.5 times more than 25 research institutes and research centers of the Ministry of Science.
In the proposed budget for next year, 5 research institutes and research institutes under the supervision of Academic Jihad also have independent ranks, and the total budget for them is 613,541,700 Rials (new).
The Ministry of Defense has 3 organizations and research institutes with independent budget lines in the proposed budget of 1405, and 2,822,371,700 Rials (new) have been allocated for these three centers. The Ministry of Communications also has 2 research centers with independent budgets, for which 680,000,000 rials (new) have been allocated in the proposed budget for next year.
The Ministry of Roads and Urban Development also receives 1,131,524,600 Rials (new) with two research institutes and research centers with independent budget lines. 1,209,767,100 rials (new) have been considered in the proposed budget of 1405 for two research institutes and research institutes of the Ministry of Energy. The Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade will receive 228,000,000 Rials (new) in the proposed budget for next year with two research institutes and study institutes. For the Islamic Propaganda Organization, with two research institutes and a research center, 494,652,600 rials (new) have been considered in the proposed budget for next year.
The Atomic Energy Organization has only one research institute with an independent budget line (Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute) and this research institute alone receives 1.2 percent of the budget. The Ministry of Petroleum, the Ministry of Education, the Headquarters of the General Command of the Armed Forces, the Presidential Institution, the National Standard Organization, the Environmental Protection Organization, and the Program and Budget Organization each have a research institute/research center in the proposed budget for next year.
Which research institutes get more funds?
In the government’s proposed budget of 1405, Educational research and planning organization Under the supervision of the Ministry of Education, with 5,792,700,000 Rials (new), it has allocated the largest budget among research institutes and research institutions. Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute Under the supervision of the Ministry of Agricultural Jihad, with a budget of 4,038,000,000 Rials (new), it has won the second place in terms of the largest budget in 1405. Defense Research and Innovation Organization (Sepand) that under supervision The Ministry of Defense operates, with a budget of 2,083,500,100 Rials (new), it is ranked third in terms of the largest budget.
10 research institutes with the highest budget and 10 research institutes with the lowest budget
In next year’s budget Pasteur Institute of Iran which is under the supervision of the Ministry of Health, with a budget of 1,377,860,400 Rials (new) is placed in the fourth place. for Research Institute of Nuclear Sciences and Technologies Under the supervision of the Atomic Energy Organization, a budget of 1,268,000,000 rials (new) has been proposed, which has placed this research institute in the fourth place in terms of the largest budget.
The poorest research institutes
The Holy Defense Research Institute with about 27.5 billion Tomans, the Research Institute of Humanities and Social Studies with about 29 billion Tomans, the National Population Research Institute with about 46 billion Tomans, the Afzalipur Research Institute with about 49 billion Tomans, and the Higher Education Research and Planning Institute with about 52.9 billion Tomans will have the lowest amount of budget next year.
Record holders of budget increases
Comparing the proposed budget of 1405 with the approved budget law of 1404 shows that 59 research institutes and research centers with independent budget lines in the proposed budget of 1405 had an average increase of 24%.
National Institute of Oceanography with a 119% increase in budget is the leader The budget of this research institute has increased from 144.0 billion tomans in 1404 to 317 billion tomans and has more than doubled.
After that Basic Knowledge Research Institute (IPM) with a 78% increase in budget It is in second place. The budget of this research institute has increased from 623 billion tomans in 1404 to more than 1,112 billion tomans.
Iran Polymer and Petrochemical Research Institute It has also increased by 67% in the proposed budget of 1405. In the budget law approved in 1404, 222 billion Tomans have been budgeted for this research institute, and in the 1405 budget, this amount has reached 370 billion Tomans.
Educational research and planning organization Under the supervision of the Ministry of Education with a 57% increase in the budget and the Development and Foresight Research Center under supervision The Ministry of Planning and Budget Organization, with a 56% increase in the budget, is ranked fourth and fifth respectively in terms of budget growth.
65 research institutes have an independent budget line in the proposed budget of 1405, in order of the amount of budget increase
row | The name of the research center | Estimated budget of the bill 1405 (New Rial) | Percentage increase | Sub-group entity |
1 | National Research Institute of Oceanography and Atmospheric Sciences | 317,061,200 | 119% | Ministry of Science |
2 | Fundamental Knowledge Research Institute (IPM) | 1,112,657,100 | 78% | Ministry of Science |
3 | Baspar (Polymer) and Petrochemical Research Institute of Iran | 370,572,700 | 67% | Ministry of Science |
4 | Educational research and planning organization | 5,792,700,000 | 57% | Ministry of Education |
5 | Development and Foresight Research Center | 86,644,100 | 56% | Program and budget organization of the country |
6 | Institute of Technology Studies | 95,000,000 | 53% | Presidential institution |
7 | Business Studies and Research Institute | 162,000,000 | 48% | Ministry of Industry, Mining and Trade |
8 | Research Institute of Nuclear Sciences and Technologies | 1,268,000,000 | 40% | Atomic Energy Organization of Iran |
9 | Aerospace Research Institute | 174,977,500 | 36% | Ministry of Science |
10 | Research Institute of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences | 95,523,600 | 34% | Ministry of Roads and Urban Development |
11 | Seed and seedling registration and certification research institute | 402,775,600 | 33% | Ministry of Agricultural Jihad |
12 | Oil Industry Research Institute | 600,000,000 | 33% | Ministry of Oil |
13 | Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute | 270,608,800 | 33% | Ministry of Agricultural Jihad |
14 | Defense Research and Innovation Organization (Sepand) | 2,083,500,100 | 32% | Ministry of Defense |
15 | Standard Research Institute | 188,000,000 | 30% | National Standards Organization |
16 | Agricultural Engineering and Technical Research Institute | 114,522,300 | 29% | Ministry of Agricultural Jihad |
17 | Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute | 4,038,000,000 | 29% | Ministry of Agricultural Jihad |
18 | Pasteur Institute of Iran | 1,377,860,400 | 28% | Ministry of Health |
19 | Breast Cancer Research Center | 87,319,400 | 27% | academic jihad |
20 | Research Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development | 65,056,500 | 26% | Environmental Protection Organization |
21 | Soil and Water Research Institute | 204,750,700 | 26% | Ministry of Agricultural Jihad |
22 | Research Institute of Earth Sciences | 66,000,000 | 26% | Ministry of Industry, Mining and Trade |
23 | National Forests and Pastures Research Institute | 393,017,000 | 25% | Ministry of Agricultural Jihad |
24 | National Rice Research Institute | 142,088,500 | 25% | Ministry of Agricultural Jihad |
25 | The country’s herbal medicine research institute | 296,508,700 | 25% | Ministry of Agricultural Jihad |
26 | Communication and Information Technology Research Institute | 300,000,000 | 25% | Ministry of Communications and Information Technology |
27 | Research Institute of Hikmat and Philosophy of Iran | 56,170,500 | 23% | Ministry of Science |
28 | Niro Research Institute | 1,011,612,000 | 23% | Ministry of Energy |
29 | Zabul Independent Research Institute | 152,778,200 | 23% | Ministry of Science |
30 | Water Research Institute | 198,155,100 | 23% | Ministry of Energy |
31 | Research Institute of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering of Iran | 149,644,900 | 22% | Ministry of Science |
32 | Iran Research Institute of Information Science and Technology (Irandak) | 121,089,400 | 21% | Ministry of Science |
33 | Materials and Energy Research Institute | 164,235,400 | 21% | Ministry of Science |
34 | Science and Technology Reference Institute (ISC) | 214,084,600 | 21% | Ministry of Science |
35 | Food Science and Industry Research Institute | 57,094,600 | 20% | Ministry of Science |
36 | Rang Research Institute | 108,912,000 | 20% | Ministry of Science |
37 | Research Institute of Planning and Agricultural Economics | 106,735,000 | 18% | Ministry of Agricultural Jihad |
38 | Horticultural Science Research Institute | 295,347,000 | 17% | Ministry of Agricultural Jihad |
39 | Research Institute of Physical Education and Sports Sciences | 58,072,700 | 17% | Ministry of Science |
40 | Islamic Revolution Research and Cultural Institute | 350,000,000 | 16% | Islamic Propaganda Organization |
41 | Research Institute of Sciences and Education of the Islamic Revolution | 208,500,000 | 16% | Ministry of Science |
42 | Iran Space Research Institute | 380,000,000 | 14% | Ministry of Communications and Information Technology |
43 | Fisheries Science Research Institute of the country | 607,153,600 | 14% | Ministry of Agricultural Jihad |
44 | Research institute of the field and university | 105, 191, 200 | 13% | Ministry of Science |
45 | Research Institute of Humanities and Cultural Studies | 395,266,300 | 13% | Ministry of Science |
46 | National Research Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology | 166,328,600 | 12% | Ministry of Science |
47 | National Population Research Institute | 46,031,100 | 12% | Ministry of Science |
48 | Road, Housing and Urban Development Research Center | 1,036,001,000 | 12% | Ministry of Roads and Urban Development |
49 | International Institute of Seismology | 214,839,500 | 12% | Ministry of Science |
50 | Advanced Science and Technology Research Institute and Environmental Sciences | 83,429,000 | 11% | Ministry of Science |
51 | Animal Science Research Institute of the country | 273,185,500 | 11% | Ministry of Agricultural Jihad |
52 | Avicenna Research Institute | 166,814,100 | 11% | academic jihad |
53 | Royan Research Institute | 288,331,200 | 11% | academic jihad |
54 | Institute of Cultural and Social Studies | 65,386,900 | 10% | Ministry of Science |
55 | Research Institute of Soil Protection and Watershed Management | 175,121,600 | 10% | Ministry of Agricultural Jihad |
56 | Scientific Policy Research Center of the country | 75,306,600 | 9% | Ministry of Science |
57 | Research Institute of Humanities and Social Studies | 29,077,000 | 9% | academic jihad |
58 | Defense Research Institute | 369,435,800 | 8% | Ministry of Defense |
59 | Defense Research Institute | 369,435,800 | 8% | Ministry of Defense |
60 | Higher Education Research and Planning Institute | 52,960,800 | 8% | Ministry of Science |
61 | Research Institute of Islamic Culture and Thought | 144,952,600 | 7% | Islamic Propaganda Organization |
62 | Afzalipur Research Institute | 49,184,500 | 6% | Ministry of Science |
63 | Scientific and Industrial Research Organization of Iran | 451,087,000 | 2% | Ministry of Science |
64 | National center of genetic and biological resources of Iran | 60,000,000 | 0% | academic jihad |
65 | Holy Defense Research Institute | 27,562,500 | 0% | Headquarters of the General Command of the Armed Forces |
The budget of the National Center for Genetic Resources and the Sacred Defense Research Institute remained unchanged
In the next year’s proposed budget, the budget of the National Center for Genetic and Biological Resources of Iran and the Holy Defense Research Institute have remained unchanged, and the Scientific and Industrial Research Organization of Iran, the Afzalipour Research Institute, and the Islamic Culture and Thought Research Institute will have the lowest budget increases in the next year by 2, 6, and 7 percent, respectively.
Important points from the budget of research centers of the Ministry of Science
In the proposed budget for next year; Research Institute of Basic Knowledge, Scientific and Industrial Research Organization of Iran, and Research Institute of Humanities and Cultural Studies are the top research centers of the Ministry of Science in terms of budget, and the National Research Institute of Oceanography, Research Institute of Basic Knowledge, and Research Institute of Polymer and Petrochemical have the largest increase in budget.
One of the important points in next year’s budget is the budget of the National Museum of Science and Technology of Iran and the budget of the Secretariat of the Supreme Council of Science, Research and Technology.Repentance) is In the proposed budget of 1405, the budget of the National Museum of Science and Technology of Iran has decreased by 53% and has decreased from about 107 billion to 50.6 billion rials (new).
According to Mehr, the numbers included in this report are the sum of the private income and the government budget of the research institutes.
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