IROST and COMSATS University Islamabad to Organize Webinar on Sustainable Research Excellence
The Iranian Research Organization for Science and Technology (IROST), in collaboration with COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI), will organize a specialized webinar entitled “From Dependence to Self-Sufficiency: An Institutional Model for Sustainable Research Excellence.” The webinar will be held online via Skyroom on 19 October 2026, from 09:00 to 11:00 AM (Tehran Time).
Dr. Huma Balouch from CUI and Dr. Majid Javanmard Dakheli from IROST will serve as the speakers and share their perspectives on institutional approaches to achieving sustainable research excellence. The webinar will explore a range of key issues, including redefining research excellence beyond publication and citation metrics, the economics of dependence, the architecture of value capture, challenges within innovation systems, capacity-building before infrastructure development, and the role of science and technology in economic development.
The event is organized as part of IROST’s efforts to strengthen international scientific and technological cooperation and facilitate the exchange of knowledge and perspectives on research policy, institutional capacity-building, innovation, and sustainable research development.