Ministry of Science, Research and Technology (Iran)

Ministry of Science, Research and Technology (Iran)

وزارت علوم، تحقیقات و فناوری
View of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology Central Building
Agency overview
Jurisdiction	Islamic Republic of Iran
Minister responsible	Mohammad Farhadi
Website	http://www.emsrt.ir

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The Ministry of Science, Research and Technology 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.

See also

• Higher education in Iran
• Science and technology in Iran

External links

• Official website

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Science and Islam is an oxymoron. The Muslim contribution to science stopped in 1258 (end of the Golden Age). Since then not a single major invention or discovery has come from the Muslim world.

Coordinates: 35°45′42.30″N 51°22′24.03″E / 35.7617500°N 51.3733417°E / 35.7617500; 51.3733417