Strategies for Internationalizing Research and Technology in the Medical Universities of Iran

Executive Summary In this applied research, the strategic planning of the internationalization of research and technology of the universities of medical sciences in Iran (seventh macro-region) for the three-year period from 2023 to 2025 was carried out. The steps taken to develop this strategic plan include identifying key stakeholders, formulating the mission statement, perspective and values, analysis of the internal and external environment (SWOT), and determining the strategic position of the universities in the seventh education region of country in the field of internationalization of research, and finally, determining the main goals, objectives and necessary strategies to achieve these goals. At the end, an action plan was developed and presented to determine the necessary measures to achieve the goals and strategies set in the period of 2023-2025.