To help accelerate IROST’s drive toward international scientific activities, the General Office of International Cooperation of IROST acts as the national focal point of some international organizations including:
- Asian And Pacific Centre for Transfer Of Technology (APCTT)
- Centre for Science and Technology of the Non-Aligned and Other Developing Countries (NAM S&T Center)
- Commission on Science & Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS)
- IOR Regional Centre for Science and Technology Transfer (IOR RCSTT)
- Organization of Islamic Conference Standing Committee on Scientific & Technological Cooperation (COMSTECH)
- World Association of Industrial & Technological Research Organizations (WAITRO)
Serving as a focal point of the above international organizations in the Islamic Republic of Iran, IROST has created opportunities for Iranian scientific staff, experts, and postgraduate students to receive research funding and participate in international scientific programs including research projects, conferences, expert workshops, training courses, postdoctoral fellowships, sabbatical leaves, etc.