Based on the approval of the esteemed Council of Ministers, the Iran International Innovation Zone will be transformed into a leading hub for attracting and engaging Iranian expatriate specialists. Furthermore, according to the same resolution, the employment of Iranian professors who hold the citizenship of another country is permitted within the zone.

 Accordingly, Iranian specialists and entrepreneurs residing abroad, in addition to benefiting from the ongoing advantages of this complex, are always given top priority for recruitment, rapid project evaluation, allocation of shared and rental workspaces or land, and the provision of other services.

 The collaboration program with Iranian specialists and entrepreneurs living abroad is implemented with the aim of achieving the long-term objectives of the country’s scientific vision and leveraging the scientific capital of distinguished Iranian graduates, in order to transfer knowledge, experience, and technological ideas into the country. In implementing this program, the Iran International Innovation Zone cooperates with the International Science and Technology Cooperation Organization as a “Specialized Partner Hub.”

So far, dozens of Iranian expatriate specialists from more than 10 countries have returned to the zone and started their activities. It is worth noting that in 2021, Pardis Technology Park was introduced as the Top Host of Iranian Expatriate Entrepreneurs.

Below, some of the elites who have started working at Pardis Technology Park and have carried out successful projects are introduced.  

 Some of the support measures provided by the Iran International Innovation Zone for attracting Iranian elites living abroad

 Among the various types of support mentioned in this program, the Iran International Innovation Zone defines cooperation with Iranian expatriates through the following frameworks:

•  Supporting the registration, establishment, or development of technology-based companies in the zone
•  Supporting employment in technology-based companies
•  Cooperating in organizing keynote-oriented events for park member companies, with an emphasis on startups
•  Cooperating in participation in the preparation course of the Elite Technology Incubation Center and settlement in the Co-Op shared workspace
•  Reviewing and allocating the required space for applicants to settle in the Elite Technology Incubation Center / Co-Op shared workspace
•  Providing the required space for applicants immediately after their official membership request in the Elite Technology Incubation Center
•  Providing rental or ownership-based space for new applicants or graduates of the incubation center
•  Allocating special conditions and maximum financial facilities for purchasing and constructing land in the park for applicants
•  Marketing and securing investment for applicants’ projects
•  Prioritizing applicants for receiving park support through the park’s support regulations
•  Allocating maximum exhibition support stipulated in the park’s support regulations to a dedicated pavilion for applicants at the INOTEX exhibition
•  Facilitating employment needs (finding job positions) for applicants in member companies
•  Allocating a dedicated pavilion for applicants at the INOTEX exhibition
•  Utilizing the capacity of members of the attraction hub in the think tank of INOTEX stages and speaking panels

 Those interested in obtaining further information may contact Mr. Aslani at 76250250, extension 2131.

 Registration procedures, rules, and conditions for benefiting from the support of the collaboration program with Iranian specialists and entrepreneurs living abroad are carried out through the connect.isti.ir platform. 

To become familiar with some of the Iranian elites attracted to the Iran Innovation Zone, please click here.

The video below presents the opinions of some Iranian elites who have been attracted to the zone.