The online meeting of the IASBS President, other members of the university’s board of directors, and members of the scientific and executive committees of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences (IASBS) Science Night event with officials from the Iranian National Science Foundation has focused on planning and preparations for the event.

The participants examined the planning and implementation of Science Night, the measures taken at university and provincial level, and the requirements for holding the event.

The IASBS President, Prof Sadollah Nasiri Gheydari, stressed the importance of promoting science as one of the social and academic responsibilities of a university. He emphasised the need to introduce the university’s scientific capabilities and strengthen links between the university and society. Referring to the role of basic sciences in the country’s scientific progress, the IASBS President described promoting achievements in this field as one of the main objectives of Science Night. He also presented a report on the measures taken at university and provincial level, the work carried out by the event’s scientific and executive committees and executive headquarters, and the participation of different sections of the university in planning and implementing the programme.

The IASBS Head of the Science House and the university’s representative for Science Night, Dr Daryaei, then presented a report on preparations for the programme. He said that, following the approval of the proposal and notification by the Iranian National Science Foundation that it had been accepted, executive activities had been pursued seriously through the establishment of the relevant headquarters, with different sections of the university participating in the design and preparation of the programme.

The IASBS Head of the Science House also referred to plans to present scientific programmes, engaging experiments, and science-promotion activities. He reported that most of the event’s content planning had been completed and said that executive measures, including the preparation of venues, exhibitions, stands, and public information activities, were also being followed up.

The Iranian National Science Foundation President, Dr Mohammad Reza Hormozinejad, then thanked the Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences for its work. He described the university’s capacities in science promotion and engagement with society as significant and said that holding the event would provide an opportunity to introduce the university’s scientific capabilities to the general public.

The Iranian National Science Foundation Deputy for Strategic Planning, Dr Ali Jafarian Dehkordi, also referred to the process of reviewing and supporting Science Night programmes. He said that the event’s main objective was to enhance the value attached to science and scientists in society. He stressed the need to design the programmes in a way that placed scientific content and the participation of university lecturers and researchers at the centre of the event.

The IASBS Science Night event will be held on 29 October 2026 to promote science, introduce the university’s scientific capabilities and achievements, and create closer links between the university and society. Planning is under way, with the co-operation of different sections of the university and provincial organisations, to hold the event as effectively as possible.