A joint contract was concluded between the Vice-Presidency and the Islamic Azad University to Establish a “technology university in Pardis Innovation Region”. The contract was signed by Sorena Sattari, the vice president for science and technology affairs, and Mohammad Mahdi Tehranchi, the head of the Islamic Azad University.

According to the information center of national elites foundation,“Sharing sources” and “optimal use of the available capacities and innovation, technology, science, research, and educational abilities of Pardis Technology Park and the Islamic Azad University” were the topics of the contrasts in order to create a more efficient model of the technology-university-industry relationship. Establishment of the first technology university will be realized by signing this contract.

During the ceremony, Sorena Sattari, the vice president for science and technology affairs, expressed: Great things have happened at Islamic Azad University with the new management, and today we are witnessing one of the most coordinated managements in the field of knowledge-based economy at this university.

He continued: it is important to realize that the Islamic Azad University does not require receiving fees and selling lands to meet its financial needs since its primary asset is the creative, active, and innovative young force. By investing on knowledge-based companies, the Islamic Azad University lays the foundation for the entrepreneurship of startups and allocates a considerable amount of its income to this area.

According to Sattari, the University moves toward the entrepreneurship university and plays a role in occupation creation and entrepreneurship.

Islamic Azad University; the Pole of Knowledge-based Economy

The president of the knowledge-based economy and culture-building technologies development headquarter marked: in the cities, too, big projects have been created to create innovation houses, and soon we will hear good news from the knowledge-based companies of the Islamic Azad University.

He believes that this move of the Islamic Azad University turns it into the economic pole of the country to become a major player in this field.

In another part of his speech, Sattari pointed out the limitations of innovation, asserting: knowledge-based companies and technology and innovation ecosystem activists performed well in the Corona outbreak, producing the drugs and equipment needed to prevent and combat the disease. These include the launch of mask production lines, the production of disinfectants and medical items such as ventilators and diagnostic kits.

During the ceremony, Mohammad Mahdi Tehranchi, the president of the Islamic Azad University, affirmed: Today, we are witnessing the establishment of a center to provide a new model of educational space, which is the beginning of a promising move to create change in the university. Transformation in universities facilitates the movement towards entrepreneurship and the ability to solve problems. This technology and innovation ecosystem has been created in various sectors to be the engine of movement for the mutation of production.

He continued: the Vice-Presidency has properly collaborated with the Islamic Azad University on this path. Today, an agreement was signed to establish Shamsa specialized accelerator in order to witness the development and establishment of accelerators in each province. Another agreement was signed to join the family of the innovation and technology ecosystem of Pardis Technology park so that all capacities of universities are used in the center.

Another agreement was signed to establish “Shamsa” specialized accelerator in order to help the innovation and technology ecosystem and build culture in this area. The agreement was signed by the Vice-Presidency as the representative of the knowledge-based economy and culture-building technologies development headquarter and Sivan accelerator as the representative of the Islamic Azad University.