Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research

The Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research (ACECR) (Persian: جهاد دانشگاهی) is an Iranian public and non-governmental higher education institution established in 1980.

Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research

جهاد دانشگاهی Jahād-e Dāneshgāhi
Agency overview
Formed	1980; 45 years ago (1980)
Headquarters	Tehran, Iran
Agency executive	Ali Montazeri, President
Parent agency	Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution
Child agencies	Avicenna Research Institute Royan Institute ACECR Humanities and Social Sciences Research Institute University of Science and Culture Iranian Institute for Health Sciences Research
Website	acecr.ac.ir

Mission

ACECR engages in research and development projects in different fields of science and technology and real-world applications. Its activities can be broadly divided into the areas of: research and technology, education, cultural activities, and entrepreneurship.^{[citation needed]}

Funding

Only 20% of ACECR's funding comes from national budget, while the majority of its funding is derived from partnerships and cooperation with the private sector.^[1]

Staffing

ACECR has 680 full-time research and academic staff, and 1,600 full-time research assistants.^[1] Its activities are supported by 2,100 services and administrative staff. Industry experts and post graduate research students also contribute to projects on a part-time basis.^{[citation needed]}

Achievements

• 1999: The first ICSI birth by frozen sperm of a gonadectomized man, Royan Institute
• 2003: The first human embryonic Stem Cell line establishment in Iran and the region, Royan Institute
• 2005: Establishment of the first Private Cord Blood Bank in Iran (Royan Stem Cell Technology Co.)
• 2006: Iran's first cloned sheep, named Royana, Royan Institute
• 2009: The first cloned goat born in Iran, Royan Institute
• 2010: The first transgenic goats born in Iran, Royan Institute
• 2011: Establishment of cell therapy pre-hospital, Royan Institute
• 2015: A new formulation of anti-breast cancer drug Herceptin using a bacterial method by researchers led by Keyvan Majdzadeh produced ^[2]
• 2017: The first transgenic zebrafish models in Iran, Royan Institute^{[citation needed]}