The Office of Industry and Society Relations:
Bridging Discovery and Impact Welcome! As one of the nation’s top comprehensive institutions, the University of Isfahan (UI) embraces a core mission:
to address the real-world needs of our society and industry. The Office of Industry and Society Relations is the dedicated nerve center driving this commitment, acting as the essential facilitator and bridge between our pioneering academic environment and the global community.
Our primary goal is to cultivate continuous, symbiotic relationships between UI’s intellectual capital and external organizations—be they local industries, international corporations, research bodies, or government entities. We are here to translate laboratory breakthroughs into tangible societal benefits.
Our Value Proposition for researchers and investors, this office serves as your single point of contact to unlock the vast potential within UI:
For Researchers & Academics: We streamline collaboration. We connect your specific research priorities with our faculty’s established expertise and infrastructure. We manage the process for Industrial Study Leave Schemes for our faculty, coordinate site visits to key national industries, and help formalize Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with international bodies, ensuring your joint research projects move efficiently from proposal to contract.
For Investors & Industry Leaders: We provide a curated pipeline to innovation. We actively identify and present UI’s most relevant research capabilities and technological capacities to the market. We gather priority research needs directly from industry partners and strategically match them with the most qualified UI researchers, ensuring your investment fuels highly targeted, impactful projects.
For Visiting Scholars & Students: We enhance your practical experience. We organize academic and research site visits for our faculty and students to your organizations, ensuring the next generation gains firsthand exposure to global operational realities. We also manage crucial internship placements to maximize the professional readiness of our graduates.
Key Functions We Manage: To ensure seamless engagement, our office expertly manages the complete lifecycle of university-industry partnerships:
Connection & Facilitation: Serving as the primary liaison, we actively participate in industrial research committees and working groups to align university research with sector demands.
Contract Management: We handle the entire administrative framework for external projects, including drafting, executing, monitoring compliance, and finalizing contracts.
Knowledge Transfer: We promote the establishment and supervision of specialized research units (Research Institutes, Centers, and Groups) within UI to formalize knowledge creation.
Administrative Support: We manage all necessary compliance issues, including tax and insurance clearance processes related to external projects, ensuring administrative burdens are minimized for our researchers and partners. We invite you to utilize our office—a dynamic space designed to foster mutual growth, advance scientific application, and build enduring partnerships that define tomorrow’s solutions.
