Ministry of Science, Research and Technology (Iran)

The Ministry of Science, Research and Technology (MSRT) is the government ministry of science, research and technology in the Islamic Republic of Iran. State-run (non-medical) universities of Iran are under the direct supervision of Iran's Ministry of Science, Research and Technology. The ministry was established in 2000 when the ministry of culture and higher education was renamed as the ministry of science, research and technology.[2]

Ministry of Science, Research and Technology

وزارت علوم، تحقیقات و فناوری
View of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology Central Building
Agency overview
Formed	2000
Preceding agency	Ministry of Culture and Higher Education
Jurisdiction	Islamic Republic of Iran
Employees	80,731 (2019)[1]
Minister responsible	Mansour Gholami
Website	https://www.msrt.ir/en

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In 2000 the ministry set up the Aerospace Research Institute.[3]

The supervision of higher education institutions and the approval of the study programmes, as well as the accreditation of universities and other higher education institutions are conducted by the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology. Medical education falls within the remit of the Ministry of Health, Treatment and Medical Education.[4] A list of recognised universities and institutes of higher education and private institutions is available on the website of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology.