The data of the World Steel Association (WSA) shows that Iran was the 10th largest steel producer in the worldwide in October 2024, trailing Brazil with 3.1 million tons of output.

Iran’s steel production fell slightly in October compared to the same month last year, according to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) figures.

The figures cited in a Sunday report by the Fars news agency showed that Iran had produced 3.00 million metric tons (mt) of steel in October, down 1.9% from the same month last year.

The figures showed that Iran’s steel output had accounted for 60% of the total production in the West Asia region in October when regional output rose 5.4% year on year to 5 million mt.

World steel data showed that Iran was the 10th largest steel producer in the world in October, trailing Brazil with 3.1 million mt of output.

They showed that steel production in Iran had reached a total of 25 million mt in the 10 months to October, up 0.6% from the same previous period.

That comes as regional output also rose 1.3% year on year in January-October to reach 44.1 million mt, the figures showed.

Global output reached 151.2 million mt, up 0.4% from October 2023, while total output in the 10 months to October reached 1,546.6 million mt, down 1.6% from the same previous period, showed the figures.

Recent reports have pointed to a rebound in steel production in Iran with an easing of energy supply restrictions imposed on the industry in the summer months.

The Iranian Steel Producers Association (ISPA) said in a report last month that the steel output in the country had dropped by as much as 10% in some production categories in the six months to late September mainly because of power cuts ordered over the summer. /MNA/

Iran plans to launch a new satellite using a Russian Soyuz rocket by the end of the next Persian year (March 20, 2026), which will be capable of imaging and providing Internet of Things (IoT) services, the CEO of Omidfaza said.

In an interview with Mehr News Agency (MNA) on Monday, Hossein Shahrabi, the CEO of Omidfaza, an Iranian knowledge-based company, discussed the collaboration with Russia on launching the Kowsar and Hodhod satellites, indicating that this partnership would continue with plans for another launch soon using the Russian Soyuz rocket.

Shahrabi provided additional details about the upcoming satellite launch and its specifications, stating, “This satellite is essentially an optimized version of the Kowsar and Hodhod satellites, which will be launched in 2025 in cooperation with Russia.”

He mentioned that two satellites, Kowsar and Hodhod, which serve telecommunications and imaging purposes, were recently launched into space, adding that the new satellite is a combination of these two, meaning it will both perform imaging work and provide services related to the Internet of Things.

He emphasized that the advantage of using satellites for IoT services lies in their integrity, independence from borders, and global coverage, enabling them to serve remote, forested, and mountainous regions effectively. /MNA/

Iran is among the world’s top four countries in producing aircraft refuelers, an official familiar with the matter told IRIB. Navid Salimi said refuelers are the vehicles used for transporting and distributing liquid fuel to aircraft at airports and are currently manufactured based on certain international standards.

The number of manufacturers of these vehicles is less than five companies worldwide because the manufacturing of these vehicles requires high technology, Salimi said. /T.T/

Isfahan University of Technology, representing Iran, won the gold medal at the second International Nanotechnology Olympiad (INO 2024), which was held from October 17 to 18 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The Iranian team competed with participants from Thailand, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Malaysia.

Hamid-Reza Qorbani, Ph.D. student of metallurgy engineering; and Nima Dehqan, B.S student of metallurgy engineering, proposed a project named ‘Using sunlight to produce clean hydrogen fuel’, IRNA reported.

This year, the presented projects focused on global challenges facing nanotechnology applications in the development and production of new (alternative) energies including hydrogen fuel, wind energy, solar energy, nuclear energy, tidal energy, geothermal energy, and biomass energy.

The INO aims to provide a platform for young innovators and researchers to showcase their talents, collaborate with global experts, and address some of the world’s most pressing environmental and technological challenges.

The promotion of scientific and technological interactions with related organizations in Malaysia is the most important peripheral goal of the event, IRNA quoted Afshin Ramzi, head of the Iranian team, as saying.

The third INO is set to take place in Taiwan in 2026.

In 2018, the first INO was held from April 10 to 15 at Tehran’s Pardis Technology Park and nine teams from four foreign countries competed at the event.

The participants presented their solutions for the global challenges related to water and wastewater treatment, agriculture, food and packaging, alternative energies, drugs and medication, information and communication through nanotechnology.

Iranian students’ achievements

Students of Iran University of Science and Technology have managed to win first place in Eurasia Federation of International RoboSports Association (FIRA) Open competition 2024.

The competition was held from November 6 to 9 in Van, Turkey, bringing together 130 teams from eight countries.

The Iranian team comprised Alireza Abbasi, Mobina Lashgari, Alireza Mikaeili, and Shayan Ansarian. They ranked first in innovation and entrepreneurship, for designing ‘infrasight drones’.

Iran grabbed five gold medals and two special awards in the International Science and Invention Fair (ISIF) 2024, which was held in Indonesia from November 5 to 10.

A total of 18 students from Iran attended the 47th WorldSkills Competition, winning 9 medals including a silver medal and medallions for excellence.

The competition was held from September 10 to 15 in Lyon, France. Some 1,500 competitors from more than 65 countries and regions around the world gathered in Lyon to compete in different skills.
Hasan Mohammadi and Hamid-Reza Hamidi won the silver medal, IRIB reported

Iran grabbed a gold medal, two silver medals, and a bronze medal at the 36th International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI), ranking 9th among 96 countries.

Hosted in Alexandria, Egypt, the event started on September 1 and concluded on September 8, IRNA reported.

Each participating country selected a team of up to four contestants to represent their nation.

The team competed in a two-day competition. Each contestant competed individually to maximize their score by solving three algorithmic problems within five hours.

Iranian students attended the event online and ranked ninth globally.

In a remarkable achievement, Iranian students won five gold medals, ranking first in the 17th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA) which was held from August 17 to 27 in Vassouras, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. / T.T/

ShanghaiRanking has placed 29 Iranian universities on the 2024 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS) from more than 1,900 out of 5,000 universities across 96 countries and regions.

This year league table contains rankings of universities in 55 subjects across Natural Sciences, Engineering, Life Sciences, Medical Sciences, and Social Sciences.

GRAS 2024 uses a range of objective academic indicators and third-party data to measure the performance of world universities in relevant subjects, covering 5 major evaluation categories.

A brand new category, World-Class Faculty, has been introduced to reflect the concentration of top-tier scholars.

This category includes four new indicators: International Academic Award Laureates (Laureate), Highly Cited Researchers (HCR), Chief Editors of International Academic Journals (Editor), and International Academic Organization Leadership (Leadership).

Beyond the new category, GRAS 2024 also retains traditional indicators across categories like World-Class Output, High Quality Research, Research Impact and International Collaboration.

Iranian universities had a better performance in engineering and medical sciences fields being ranked in 71 and 24 subjects, respectively.

The best global rankings in the five major evaluation categories are as follows.

In Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology ranks 20 in textile science and engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology ranks 50 in civil engineering, and University of Tehran ranks 51-75 in Water resources, and Mining and mineral engineering, IRNA reported.

Tehran University is also ranked 76-100 in Civil engineering, and Metallurgical engineering. University of Tabriz is placed 76-100 in Water resources.

Amirkabir University of Technology and Tarbiat Modares University rank 76-100 in Mining and mineral engineering.

In Medical Sciences, Tehran University of Medical Sciences’ best ranking is in Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (51-75), it has a ranking of 151-200 in Public health and Nursing.

Tabriz University of Medical Sciences ranks 151-200 in Food science and technology, as well as Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.

Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences ranks 151-200 in Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.

Mashhad University Medical Sciences is placed 151-200 in Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.

In Life Sciences, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, University of Tehran in Agricultural sciences, and Shiraz University in Veterinary Sciences rank 101-150

In Social Sciences, Iran University of Science and Technology, is place 201 -300 in Management.

In Natural Sciences, the university ranks 201-300 in Mathematics, and University of Tehran ranks 201-300 in Geography.

Recent rankings

The Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Asia University Rankings placed 32 Iranian universities in the list of top universities in 2025, compared to 31 universities in 2024.

Published annually since 2009, the QS Asia University Rankings highlight the top universities in Asia each year.

University of Tehran (with a global ranking of 87) is placed first among Iranian universities, followed by Sharif University of Technology (ranking 97 globally) and Amirkabir University of Technology (ranking 114 globally), Mehr news agency reported.

Isfahan University of Technology, Shiraz University, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, University of Tabriz, Shahid Beheshti University, and University of Isfahan were ranked fourth to tenth, respectively.

The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2025 placed 85 Iranian universities among the top institutions compared to 75 universities in 2024.

The 2025 rankings include 2,092 ranked universities from 115 countries. There are 185 new entries compared with last year.

Recognized as the world’s most comprehensive evaluation of university performance, the latest methodology includes 18 carefully calibrated indicators to assess institutions across five key areas: teaching, research environment, research quality, industry engagement, and international outlook.

Sharif University of Technology ranked first in the country with a global ranking of 301-350.

Amirkabir University of Technology, and Iran University of Science and Technology (ranking globally 351 –400) were placed second.

Kermanshah University of Medical Science, and University of Tehran were placed third with a global ranking of 401- 500.

Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, Shiraz University of Technology, and Tehran University of Technology were ranked joint fourth, they ranked 601-800, globally.

A total of 100 universities from Iran were ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence.

The rankings were determined by analyzing 14.9 m citations received by 1.26 m academic publications made by 310 universities from Iran, the popularity of 867 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

This year, 14131 universities from 183 countries were ranked across 246 topics.

According to the report University of Tehran, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, and Sharif University of Technology were the best universities in the country, IRIB reported.

The Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities, also known as the National Taiwan University (NTU) Rankings, placed 21 Iranian institutions among the top 1,200 universities worldwide, compared to 18 universities in 2023.

University of Tehran won the best ranking among Iranian institutions, ranking 291 globally.

University of Tehran ranked 30 in chemical engineering as well as energy science and engineering, 34 in mechanical engineering, and 73 in agriculture.

Tehran University of Medical Sciences (with a global ranking of 359), Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences ( 491), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences(540), and Tarbiat Modarres University (577) were placed second to fifth, respectively.

Tehran University of Medical Science’s best ranking globally was 22 in pharmacology and toxicology.

Moreover, Khajeh Nasir Toosi University of Technology and Yasouj University were among the top 1200 institutions in the world based on full-time academic staff.

The 2024-2025 edition of Best Global Universities rankings included 69 Iranian universities, up from 52 in 2023, among the world’s 2,250 top universities.

These institutions from 104 countries were ranked based on 13 indicators that measure their academic research performance and their global and regional reputations which helps students to explore the higher education options that exist beyond their own countries’ borders and to compare key aspects of schools’ research missions.

University of Tehran (with a global ranking of 275), Islamic Azad University (374), Sharif University of Technology and Tehran University of Medical Sciences (516), University of Tabriz (521), and Amirkabir University of Technology (649) ranked first to fifth in the country, respectively.

Shanghai ranking 2024 placed nine Iranian universities among the top 1,000 institutions worldwide.

The 2024 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) was released by ShanghaiRanking Consultancy.

Tehran University of Medical Sciences and University of Tehran, which were among the top 500 universities in the world with a rank of 401–500, were placed top in the country. /T.T/

Iran has recorded a 17% increase in exports to Islamic nations since the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year (started on March 21, 2024), the head of the Iran National Standards Organization said.

Speaking at the 18th National Quality Award ceremony on Sunday evening, Mahdi Eslampanah stressed the importance of this growth, saying, “We managed to develop foreign trade by fostering a common language.”

The achievement reflects Iran’s advancements in standardization, he further said.

Eslampanah also explained that the model for the National Quality Award was created from scratch to meet Iran’s and the Islamic world’s specific needs, rather than adapting an existing international model.

The 18th National Quality Award ceremony brought together various dignitaries including members of Iran’s parliament, heads of industry chambers, business leaders, manufacturers, entrepreneurs, and quality inspectors.  /MNA/

Iranian inventor Mostafa Shamluie has been ranked first at the Silicon Valley International Invention Festival (SVIIF) 2024 for producing an antibody to treat lung cancer.

Shamaluie, from the western city of Hamedan, told IRNA that he led an 11-member team to the festival, which is the largest innovation exposition in the US, after a university in California approved his initial plan to produce the antibody.

He said he was ranked the first from among 1,200 people taking part in the festival from 40 countries.

Shamaluie explained that his invented treatment uses Hypochlorous acid (HOCl) in a sustainable and controlled way to reduce side effects./ IRNA/

According to the 2024 edition of the Global Innovation Index (GII) report, the Islamic Republic of Iran’s ranking in knowledge and technology output, as well as business sophistication has improved from 55 and 117 in 2023 to 49 and 110 in 2024, respectively.

Also, the country’s ranking in market sophistication and infrastructure has risen by two positions from 19 and 97 in 2023 to 17 and 95 in 2024.

However, Iran’s ranking in creative output, human research, and capital, as well as institutions has lowered compared to 2023.

The Global Innovation Index ranks the world’s leading economies according to their innovation capabilities.

According to this year’s report, Iran ranks second among the countries of the Central and Southern Asian region, unchanged compared with the last two years.

India and Kazakhstan ranked first and third, respectively.

Iran ranks 5 among the 38 lower-middle-income group economies, which has improved compared to the 2023 ranking (6).

However, the country’s ranking, among the 133 economies featured in the GII 2024, has dropped from 62 in 2023 to 64 this year.

Switzerland secured the first rank in the GII 2024 report with a score of 67.5 for the 14th consecutive year, closely followed by Sweden and the U.S. at the second and third positions with scores of 64.5 and 62.4, respectively.

As stated in the 2024 edition, over the past four years (2020-2024), the statistical confidence interval for the ranking of Iran in the GII 2024 is between ranks 56 and 80.

Iran performed better in innovation outputs (48) than in innovation inputs (85) in 2024.

Published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the report ranks Iran first in Market capitalization, and Trademarks by origin.

It ranks 3, 5, 8, 17, 19, 23, and 35 in Software spending, Gross capital formation, Graduates in science and engineering, market sophistication, Domestic market scale, Intangible asset intensity, and Tertiary education, respectively.

Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks highest in Market sophistication (17), Knowledge and technology outputs (49), Creative outputs (52), and Human capital and research (64).

Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks lowest in Institutions (133), Business sophistication (110), and Infrastructure (95).

The GII has ranked Tehran as the world’s 38th–largest science and technology (S&T) cluster this year, down from 35 last year, according to a report released on Tuesday by the UN’s WIPO. / T.T /