Iran- Austria Joint Program(IAJP)

Both countries, the Republic of Austria and the Islamic Republic of Iran have a long-standing tradition in science and research and therefore, significantly contributed to the advancement of sciences over hundreds of years. Austria as well as Iran have a large number of prestigious tertiary education institutions which dispose of a pool of knowledge and leading scientists.

The New Partnership Programme for Higher Education between the Austrian Agency for International Cooperation in Education and Research (OeAD-GmbH) and the Ministry of Science, Research & Technology of the Islamic Republic of Iran (MRST) is carried out on the basis of the Agreement between the two parties which has been signed on the 14th January 2017 in Tehran. It is financed equally by the OeAD-GmbH and the MRST.

The Centre for International Cooperation and Mobility(ICM) at the OeAD-GmbH will be in charge of administering all relevant programme procedures on the Austrian side. The MRST will be in charge of the administration of all relevant programme procedures on the Iranian side.