According to the Public Relations report and as reported by the IRNA news agency: Dr. Jalal Rezai Noor, in an interview with an IRNA reporter, stated: According to the Ministry of Science's guidelines, professors must continuously work in an industrial sector for 6 months to elevate their status and to create added value and be a source of impact. To expedite the implementation of these guidelines in Qom, we are negotiating with the provincial governor's office to facilitate its operational regulations.
He noted: Implementing these guidelines will encourage university professors to effectively engage in industrial sectors and operationalize their acquired knowledge, which will significantly contribute to localizing industries and realizing production growth.
He pointed out that the execution of this plan will strengthen the connection between industry and academia, adding: University professors can also reduce the pressures of the unfair sanctions imposed by enemies by providing new solutions to maintain and enhance the production process in industries.
Dr. Rezai Noor further mentioned the actions taken by Qom University of Technology to engage widely with industries, stating: All faculty members and students at this university strive to be familiar with the issues and challenges facing the industrial sector in the province and the country, and they aim to propose feasible solutions through scientific projects and teamwork.
He explained: In this regard, the "Industry Mentor" project was implemented for the first time in the country by the faculty and students of Qom University of Technology in a team-based research framework. In this initiative, student groups visit industrial units in the province, analyze existing problems, and offer suitable solutions to overcome the barriers to production in Qom.
He referenced additional activities of Qom University of Technology aimed at further applying academic research, adding: The university's Innovation Center also provides reliable support for scientific projects and student inventions, both materially and morally, to ensure that these ideas can be transformed into industrial products and brought to market.
Qom University of Technology is among the 23 industrial universities across the country, boasting 57 faculty members and 2,000 students enrolled in 23 undergraduate and graduate programs in technical, engineering, electrical, computer, and basic sciences.
There are 2,300 small, medium, and large industrial units in Qom, of which about 90% are classified as small and medium-sized industries; moreover, more than 53,000 individuals are active in the province's industrial units.
Qom hosts seven industrial towns: Shokohieh, Alghadir, Printing and Publishing, Salafchegan, Mahmood Abad, Samane Alayema (PBUH) - Qanvat, and Information and Communication Technology (ICT), along with four industrial zones: Khurabad, Dashtgerd, Siro, and Tagharod.
