According to RCO News Agency, citing the Royan Research Institute, the “Royana” student science festival was designed and implemented following the signing of a tripartite memorandum of understanding between Jihad University, the Royan Research Institute of this organization and the Ministry of Education, with the aim of identifying, guiding and supporting the scientific talents of students across the country. The first period of this festival started on 22nd of Bahman 1403 and after a year of continuous activity, it has reached its final stage.
This festival will be held in line with the realization of one of the clauses of the statement of the second step of the Islamic Revolution, announced by the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution (Mudazlah al-Ali), with the focus on “promoting justice in the distribution of the country’s facilities to the farthest regions in the field of education” and based on the executive manual, it will be held every year in three stages for the students of the first and second secondary years.
The first and second stages of the first “Royana” festival were held online. In the first stage, 107 groups of students from 23 provinces of the country sent their plans and ideas in response to 8 scientific questions designed by the intention of Imam Reza (AS) to the secretariat of the festival, and after the judging, 19 groups made it to the second stage.
In the second stage, the selected groups developed and completed their ideas with the help of mentors and during a 45-day period of guidance and expert advice. Finally, after the online judging of this stage, 10 selected designs from 7 provinces of the country made it to the final stage of the festival.
The third and final stage of Royana festival will be held in person and during three days in the last week of February this year in Tehran.
The first two days of this stage are dedicated to holding scientific, educational and training workshops for students, teachers and parents, and the third day, the closing ceremony of the festival will be held.
In this ceremony, the students will defend their projects in front of the jury and the final winners of the festival will be introduced and honored in the presence of the officials of the Ministry of Education and Academic Jihad.
The holding of the “Royana” student scientific festival was carried out within the framework of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s constitution’s emphasis on raising the level of public awareness, creating a platform for scientific creativity and innovation, and supporting student research, and it can play an effective role in realizing educational justice and developing scientific research among students.
Cultivation in the use of biological scientific solutions to face challenges, strengthening the spirit of scientific participation and teamwork, supporting students from underserved areas, identifying and supporting new ideas from the processing stage to implementation, and strengthening institutions in charge of student research, including schools and research institutes, are among the most important goals of this festival.
The first student scientific festival “Royana” with a national and justice-oriented approach is the foundation for identifying and flourishing the scientific talents of students in all parts of the country, and its final stage will be held in the last week of February this year in Tehran’s Hijab Hall, with the sincere cooperation of the Center for Intellectual Development of Children and Adolescents.
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