The National Week of Research and Technology is a week that provides an excellent opportunity to focus on various aspects of research and technology in the country. This allows all stakeholders to become informed about existing trends and conditions in the country, enabling them to plan for a better and more significant future. The selection and announcement of the winners in the field of research and technology, along with honoring them, as well as creating opportunities for interaction among stakeholders through various means such as exhibitions, technology fairs, conferences, seminars, and press and radio-television interviews, creates an environment in the country that not only elevates the status of research and technology but also lays a strong foundation for further strengthening and developing research and technology, which are key to real national progress and wealth creation, well-being, and security for the people in social and cultural dimensions. Since 1999, to promote a research culture, the Ministry of Science, Research, and Technology has designated the fourth week of Azar as Research Week, recognizing the 25th of Azar as Research Day by the Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution, and entrusted the responsibility for organizing this week to the Research Department of this ministry.

The goals of holding the Research and Technology Week are:

-         To promote a culture of research and technology at the national level and to enhance the status of research and technology practitioners in this field.

-         To encourage and motivate researchers and technologists in the country to produce more science and technology, along with the dignity and wealth derived from it.

-         To clarify the current status of research and technology, its trends, and its future in the country for public opinion and officials, and to gather feedback for coordination and advancement of work.

-         To identify and showcase research and technological findings.

-         To create a pathway for commercializing the findings of research and developed technologies.

-         To establish constructive connections between researchers and technologists of executive bodies and buyers of achievements or to strengthen the relationship between universities and industries.

-         To encourage and commend top researchers and technologists.

-         To evaluate the research and technological activities of universities and other research centers over the past year.

-         To raise awareness and attention among managers to research and technological activities.

The names of the days during the Research and Technology Week in 2022 are as follows:

December 9; Jihad of Clarification and Scientific and Technological Achievements

December 10; Schools and Creative Future Builders

December 11; Humanities and Basic Sciences - Pillars of Knowledge-Based Economy

December 12; University as the Source of Knowledge Production and Job Creation

December 13; Research and Technology, Foundation of Authority and Scientific Diplomacy

December 14; Scientists and Academic Leaders; Drivers of Research and Technology

In this regard, the Office of Research and Technology Management at Qom University of Technology will hold a special program for Research Week and honor selected researchers of the university on Sunday, December 18, 2022, from 12:30 to 14:00 in the university's amphitheater.

All interested parties, professors, and students are invited to participate in this program.