Formed 1980 (1980) Website acecr.ir | Headquarters Tehran, Iran | |
Agency executive Hamid Reza Tayyebi, President Parent agency Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution Child agencies Avicenna Research Institute
Royan Institute
ACECR Humanities and Social Sciences Research Institute
University of Science and Culture
ACECR-Sharif University Branch | ||
The Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research (ACECR) (Persian: جهاد دانشگاهی) is an Iranian public non-governmental higher education institution established in 1980.
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Mission
ACECR engages in innovative research and development projects in different fields of science and technology and real-world applications; for example in 2015 researchers led by Keyvan Majdzadeh produced a new formulation of anti-breast cancer drug Herceptin using a bacterial method. Its activities can be broadly divided into the areas of: research and technology, education, cultural activities, and entrepreneurship.
Funding
Only 20% of ACECR's funding comes from public sources, while the majority of its funding is derived from partnerships and cooperation with the private sector.
Staffing
ACECR has 680 full-time research and academic staff, and 1,600 full-time research assistants. Its activities are supported by 2,100 services and administrative staff. Industry experts and post graduate research students also contribute to projects on a part-time basis.