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Faculty Member of Development and Sustainability Governance Group
Dr. Sajjad Abdi
Email: sajjadabdi@ut.ac.ir
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Dr. Sajjad Abdi, a Ph.D. graduate in Financial and Public Economics from the University of Tehran, has an eleven-year professional background in applied economic research. He has collaborated on economic policy-making with the Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly, the Presidential Center for Progress and Development, the Economic Commission of the Cabinet Office, and the Planning and Budget Organization of Iran. Additionally, for five years, he served as the Director of the Tehran Economic Policy Think Tank and is currently the Deputy Director of the Institute for Governance Study at the University of Tehran. Dr. Abdi's research focuses on sustainable development studies, public economics, and finance, with a particular emphasis on the economics of education. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Development and Sustainability Governance at the Faculty of Governance, University of Tehran.
Faculty Member of Water & Agriculture Governance Group
Dr. Maryam Afkhami
Email: mm.afkhami@ut.ac.ir
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Dr. Maryam Afkhami is a Ph.D. graduate in Civil Engineering with a specialization in Water Resources Engineering and Management from the Faculty of Engineering, University of Tehran, in 2021. She was a member of the exceptional talents at the Faculty of Civil Engineering. Her doctoral thesis focused on enhancing drought adaptive capacity through modeling social-hydrological systems within a social learning framework, which was defended with an excellent grade. Furthermore, her master's thesis evaluated the performance of distributed and integrated hydrological modeling of water balance, also defended with an excellent grade. Her research areas include water resources governance, socio- hydrology, ecohydrology, hydrodynamics, system dynamics, data science, data mining, machine learning-related topics, and she has published over 20 scientific research articles domestically and internationally in these fields. In addition to proficiency in French and English, Dr. Afkhami has over 15 years of teaching experience in higher education and research and has served as a reviewer for reputable journals and conferences. In the past two years, she has been working as a consultant to the Ministry of Jihad-e-Agriculture in the field of smart agriculture and the ministry's observatory. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Water and Agriculture Governance at the Faculty of Governance. Alongside her professional achievements, Dr. Afkhami also pursues Quranic studies and learning Arabic.
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Faculty Member of Land & Security Governance Group
Dr.Sayedeh Alemohammad
Email: sh.alemohammad@ut.ac.ir
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Dr. Sayedeh Alemohammad is an assistant professor in the Faculty of Governance at the University of Tehran. With an MSc in environmental planning, management, and Education and a Ph.D. in Environmental planning (both from the University of Tehran), she possesses a wealth of knowledge and experience in her field. Her bachelor's degree is in natural resource engineering- environment. Her doctoral dissertation focused on "Formulating Ecological-Social Zoning Framework for Protected Areas". Her master's thesis was about "Strategic Environmental Assessment and Policy Making for Sustainable Development". Her research interests cover a broad range of topics, including "governance metrics in the ecological-social landscape", "landscape assessment and Monitoring", "Community Use Zoning", "Participatory Landscape Conservation", "Protected Area Governance", "Environmental resilience and Ecosystem Service", and "Environmental Economics". Dr. Alemohammad is also a dedicated educator, teaching many courses at both the master's and Ph.D. levels. Her course subjects include "Environmental Planning and management", "Cognition of the Environment", "Environmental Impact Assessment", "Land use planning", "Spatial Cognition of the Landscape", "Landscape conservation planning", "Applied Ecology", and "Social-Ecological systems and Resilience". She serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Land and Security at the Faculty of Governance. Also, she is the head of the faculty's library.
Faculty Member of Public & Administrative Governance Group
Dr. Sahar Babaei
Email: Sa.babaei@ut.ac.ir
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Dr. Sahar Babaei, a graduate in Public Administration (Policy Making) from Allameh Tabataba'i University, MSc in Industrial Engineering from Amirkabir University of Technology and BSc in Industrial Engineering from Iran University of Science and Technology, was awarded the title of Outstanding Graduate by the National Elites Foundation in 2021. Her dissertation, which developed an optimal model for Iran's administrative system based on the mindset of academic and executive experts, was defended with an excellent grade and selected as the best demand-driven dissertation by the Ministry of Science. Her research areas include data-driven governance and smart governance, governance capabilities, governance institutions, policy-making and policy research, administrative reform, system dynamics, and data mining. Dr. Babaei has published over 20 national and international scientific articles in these fields. Among her works are a book titled "Policy Research" and a translated book "Basic Methods in Policy Analysis and Planning" in two volumes. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Public and Administrative Governance at the Faculty of Governance, University of Tehran.
Faculty Member of Innovation and Technology Governance Group
Dr. Mehran Badin Dehesh
Email: badindahesh@ut.ac.ir
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Dr. Mehran Badin Dehesh is a graduate in Systems Management from Shahid Beheshti University. His master's thesis focused on "The Impact of Good Governance on Social Capital," and his doctoral dissertation explored "Designing and Explaining the Organizational Innovation System based on Innovation Ecosystem." Since 2017, he has been engaged in university teaching, with interests in systems thinking, innovation ecosystems, and research methodology. In 2021, he was recognized as the top student researcher at Shahid Beheshti University. Since 2018, he has served as the Educational Affairs Manager of the Iranian Association of System Dynamics, and since 2022, he has been the Executive Manager of the Public Administration Perspective journal. His other roles include membership in the scientific committee of the Second International Conference on Economics and Business Management, secretary of the coordination council for the First National Conference on Knowledge-Based Governance, and a member of the Leadership and Human Capital working group at the Twentieth International Management Conference. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Innovation and Technology Governance at the Faculty of Governance, University of Tehran.
Faculty Member of Public & Administrative Governance Group
Dr. Masoud Banafi
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Dr. Masoud Banafi is a graduate in Public Administration with a specialization in Decision Making and Public Policy from the University of Tehran. He conducted his Ph.D. dissertation titled "Understanding the Mechanisms of International Indicators in Guiding and Controlling Governance Regimes: Towards Designing a Framework for Conscious Encounter in the Islamic Republic of Iran" at the University of Tehran and as a sabbatical leave at the University of Surrey, UK. His activities include doing scientific-research articles, books, conducting numerous research projects, teaching undergraduate, master's, and doctoral courses, mentoring and judging master's theses, contributing to the establishment of the Iranian Public Administration Association and the Iranian Public Administration Studies Quarterly, collaborating with the Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly, several ministries of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and reviewing articles for various journals. His research interests cover "Governance," "Public Administration," "Public Policy," "Governance Indicators Studies," "Assessment Centers", "Islamic Studies in Governance & Public Administration", and "Intellectual Property." He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Public and Administrative Governance at the Faculty of Governance, University of Tehran.
Faculty Member of Public & Administrative Governance Group
Dr. Afsaneh Dehghanpour Farashah
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Dr. Afsaneh Dehghanpour Farashah is an assistant professor in the Faculty of Governance at the University of Tehran. She is a Ph.D. graduate in Public Administration with a specialization in Human Resource Management from the University of Tehran's School of Management. Her primary research and teaching areas include "Assessment and Development Centers", "Designing Competency Assessment Tools ", "Human Resource Development", "Organizational Culture", "Professional Ethics", "Policy Making and Policy Evaluation", "Advanced Organizational Behavior Management", "Strategic Management and Future Studies", "Governance and Future", and "Leadership". She has authored dozens of articles and books in these areas. One of her notable works is the book "An Introduction to Authentic Assessment Centers". Her experience includes conducting dozens of training courses and workshops for organizations, serving as the scientific secretary for the policy-making committee of assessment and development centers at the "National Conference on Governance Excellence in the Light of the Transformation of Assessment and Development Centers," serving as the scientific secretary for the public governance committee at the "National Conference on Knowledge-Based Governance; Territorial Governance", reviewing articles for various journals, teaching undergraduate, master's, and doctoral courses at the University of Tehran, and advising, consulting, and judging theses. Also, she is manager of the Governance Assessment and Development Center at University of Tehran.
Faculty Member of Cultural & Family Governance Group
Dr. Mohammad Esmaeil Abdollahi
Email: m.e.abdollahi@ut.ac.ir
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Dr. Mohammad Esmaeil Abdollahi is a Ph.D. graduate in Islamic Mysticism and Sufism from the university and has achieved Level 4 in Islamic Theology and possesses Ijtihad in Jurisprudence and Principles from the Qom Seminary. His doctoral thesis, "A Systematic Approach to Islamic Social Mysticism with an Emphasis on the Mystical Thought of Imam Khomeini," was defended with high distinction. He has received a gold medal in research and technology, has been recognized as a successful seminary student nationally, and has held top ranks in educational courses at both seminary and university levels. Dr. Abdollahi has 20 years of teaching experience in seminary and university centers, 18 years of executive experience in scientific centers, and has been awarded 5 national and 14 provincial and seminary research titles in Iran. He has established several scientific centers, authored 30 research papers, and 10 specialized books in the fields of governance and Islamic social theology. He has received written scientific permissions from scholars of the seminary and licenses for research and teaching in advanced mystical and intellectual sciences from contemporary mystic scholars and philosophers. Notable among his publications are "Self-Made Canopy of Modern Mysticism" and "Comprehensive Research in Sectarian Sufism," which have been published multiple times. His latest work, "Light of Faith and Reason in Governance," discusses strategic planning for the establishment and development of governance schools in Iran. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Culture and Family Governance at the Faculty of Governance at the University of Tehran.
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Faculty Member of Land & Security Governance Group
Dr Majid Gholami
Email: majidgholami@ut.ac.ir
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Dr. Majid Gholami is a Ph.D. graduate in Political Geography and Geopolitics with a focus on Southwest Asia from the University of Tehran. His doctoral thesis proposed a strategic model for the Islamic Republic of Iran's stance towards the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). He holds bachelor's degrees in Political Science and Law, and a master's degree in International Relations. His research fields include the national power and national security of the Islamic Republic of Iran, national and global governance, political organization of space, spatial distribution of power, security in the West Asia region, and regional and global regimes. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Land and Security at the Faculty of Governance, University of Tehran.
Faculty Member of Energy and Climate Governance Group
Dr. Bahareh Heidary
Email: bahareh_heidary@ut.ac.ir
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Dr. Bahareh Heidary is a Ph.D. graduate in Mechanical Engineering of Biosystems with a specialization in Renewable Energies from Tarbiat Modares University and Master and bachelor of same field from University of Tehran. She is recipient of the National Elites Foundation scholarship award in 2015 and She graduated as the top student of her doctoral program with an GPA of 19.10 out of 20. She has been a project executive for the National Elites Foundation on "The Water and Energy Roadmap for Tehran Province," and also collaborator on the national project of "Designing, prototyping and promoting efficient and green Greenhouses, in accordance of countries climatic and ecological condition" and a research collaborator on the "Sugar Cane Harvester Production" project. Her doctoral thesis focused on "Hybrid Solar-Wind RO-MSF Desalination System," which was defended with an excellent grade. She also holds a certificate in Computer Science CS50 from Harvard University. Her research interests encompass energy governance, renewable energies, energy systems, the water-energy-food-environment nexus, desalination, manufacturing, modeling, optimization, data science, data mining, and machine learning topics. She has published over 23 ISI-indexed and national and international conference papers in these fields.
Faculty Member of Development and Sustainability Governance Group
Dr. Hossein Imani
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Dr. Hossein Imani is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Development and Sustainability Governance at the Faculty of Governance, University of Tehran. He holds a Ph.D. in Public Administration with a focus on development from the University of Tehran's School of Management. His doctoral thesis, titled "Designing a Human Resource Management Model to prevent administrative corruption," was defended with an excellent grade and selected as the best thesis at the Second National Conference on Human Resource Management at the University of Tehran. Currently, he teaches courses such as "Philosophical Foundations of Governance Theories," "Theories of Public Administration," and "Advanced Theories of Organization and Management." His research interests include "Environmental Education," "Sustainable Development," and "Administrative Ethics." Among his publications are books titled "Organizational Behavior Management; Individual, Group, and Organizational Levels," "Advanced Organizational Behavior Management," and "Change, Development, and Transformation Management" published by SAMT, as well as "Professional Ethics, the Process of Developing Ethical Codes in Organizations" by Qalam-e-Novin publishers. He is also the translator of "Classics of Public Administration" published by SAMT.
Faculty Member of Land & Security Governance Group
Dr. Seyed Mostafa Jalili
Email: s.mostafajalili@ut.ac.ir
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Dr. Seyed Mostafa Jalili, a Ph.D. graduate in Public Administration with a specialization in Decision Making and Public Policy Making from Allameh Tabataba'i University, successfully defended his dissertation titled "Designing a Policy Network against Network Corruption in Metropolitan Management" in 2021 with an excellent grade. This dissertation, which merges urban management studies with public policy studies, received support from the Tehran Urban Planning and Research Center. He is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Land and Security, focusing on "Urban Management," "Local Governance," "Urban Policy Making," "Local Politics," and "Governance Theories." He has authored two specialized books and ten scientific and research articles in these areas. His works include a book on "A Critical Perspective on Urban Governance Models" and another on "The Visible and Hidden of Managing Tehran's Comprehensive Plan." Additionally, he has years of experience working with the Tehran City Council and Tehran Municipality.
Faculty Member of Economic and Business Governance Group
Dr. Hossein Jalilian
Email: Hosein.Jalilian@ut.ac.ir
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Dr. Hossein Jalilian is a Ph.D. graduate in Business Management from the University of Tehran's Faculty of Management. He successfully defended his doctoral thesis titled "A Model for New Financial Development Products in Iran's Capital Market" in 2020 with excellent grades. His record includes membership in the SAMT organization, membership in the Management Textbook Committee of the Council for the Development of Humanities Sciences, and teaching at several faculties including the University of Tehran, Shahid Beheshti University, Allameh Tabataba'i University, and Amirkabir University of Technology. Dr. Jalilian has more than 10 scientific articles and research projects, authored 5 books, edited more than 10 titles, and officially reviewed over 15 university textbooks to his credit. His main executive and professional experiences over the past decade have predominantly been in banks, the capital market, and public organizations. His primary research and teaching areas include "Business Management and Strategy," "Corporate Governance," "Trade Governance," "Strategic Management in the Public Sector," and "Marketing Management in the Public Sector." He also serves as the Head of the Center for Free Courses and Applied Research at the Faculty of Governance. Additionally, Dr. Jalilian's record includes guiding, consulting, and judging theses; speaking at conferences; and conducting dozens of training courses and workshops in public and non-governmental organizations. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economic and Corporate Governance at the Faculty of Governance, University of Tehran.
Faculty Member of Energy Governance Group
Dr. Reyhaneh Loni
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Dr. Reyhaneh Loni is a Ph.D. graduate in Biosystem Mechanical Engineering with a specialization in Renewable Energies from the Mohaghegh Ardabili University. She has been honored with the Shahid Dr. Shahriari Award and the Shahid Dr. Chamran Award from the National Elites Foundation and has completed two postdoctoral fellowships at Sharif University of Technology (for two years) and at Tarbiat Modares University (for three years). She was recognized as the top researcher during her postdoctoral period at Tarbiat Modares University, and her doctoral thesis was nominated as the best thesis. She has published 46 ISI-indexed articles in prestigious international journals, 13 of which have an Impact Factor (IF) of over 10. In 2024, her h-index is 24 on Scopus and 28 on Google Scholar.Dr. Loni has engaged in numerous international collaborations with universities in Greece, France, South Africa, China, the United Kingdom, and Malaysia. Her portfolio includes various university projects, patent registrations, and serving as a reviewer for renowned international journals. Her primary research focuses on energy governance, numerical and experimental performance evaluation of renewable systems, the application of nanofluids for performance enhancement, the application of ORC systems for power generation, and the development of energy hub projects. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Energy and Climate Governance at the Faculty of Governance, University of Tehran.
Faculty Member of Public & Administrative Governance Group
Dr. Bahareh Mahbanooei
Email: b.mahbanooi@ut.ac.ir
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Dr. Bahareh Mahbanooei, a Ph.D. graduate in Organizational Behavior Management from the University of Tehran, has numerous ISI-indexed, scientific-research, and national and international conference articles. Her doctoral dissertation focused on designing a virtue-based organizational ethics model for hospitals of Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services. Her areas of study include periodic performance evaluation in governance, governance and technology, ethics and governance, human resources governance, evaluation and development, and competency models for governors. She has authored two books on performance evaluation, one of which has won the University Book of the Year award from SAMT publications. Dr. Mahbanooei has conducted several specialized workshops in organizations and collaborates as an organizational consultant in the field of human resource management. She also serves as a reviewer for the ISI journal. Her other activities include guiding, consulting, and judging theses at the University of Tehran and other universities. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Public and Administrative Governance at the Faculty of Governance, University of Tehran.
Faculty Member of Education Governance Group
Dr. Ebrahim Mazari
Email: mazari.ebrahim@ut.ac.ir
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Dr. Ebrahim Mazari, a Ph.D. graduate in Higher Education Management from the University of Tehran, is a distinguished researcher nationally recognized with a second-place award in the country's general education system. His doctoral and postdoctoral research focused on the self-development of university leaders based on cognitive sciences and neuroscience. His study areas encompass governance in education (including higher education, general education, organizational education, and civic education), human resource governance, and neuro-cognitive governance. Dr. Mazari has been recognized as a top author and researcher in the general education system for five years, with over 18 published books. Additionally, his record includes authoring more than 50 national and international scientific articles and participating as a principal investigator and collaborator in more than 23 research projects. He has conducted over 100 specialized workshops for organizations and collaborated as an organizational consultant in human resource management, particularly focusing on development and improvement with national, local, and regional organizations. His experience also includes judging and evaluating national and international festivals such as the Farabi Festival, reviewing academic journals, guiding, consulting, and evaluating student theses, and designing recruitment and assessment questions. Among his works are books on human resource development, self-development of organizational leaders, and self-development of university leaders, recently continued with the book "Self-Development; A Practical Guide for Managers and Leaders."
Faculty Member of Economic and Business Governance Group
Dr. Alireza Naficy
Email: ar.nafici@ut.ac.ir
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Dr. Alireza Naficy, a Ph.D. graduate in Development Management from the University of Tehran, holds a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering from Amirkabir University of Technology and a Master's degree in Management with a focus on Organizational Development from Sharif University of Technology. His professional background includes policymaking at state-level in science and technology and ICT sectors and community-based development practices in the NGO level. His doctoral thesis investigated five diverse cases of community-based local development in Iran. His studies and research, both domestically and internationally, have primarily focused on "Development Studies," "Social Change," and "Governance Structure," including a 6-month sabbatical at the Institute for Social Studies (ISS) at Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Netherlands and a postdoctoral research fellow at Sharif Policy Research Institute (SPRI) at Sharif University of Technology. Dr. Naficy has also engaged in writing, conducting workshops and seminars, producing media content, and implementing evidence-based projects in various governmental agencies, NGOs, and the private sector.
Faculty Member of Education Governance Group
Dr. Fatemeh Ordoo
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Dr. Fatemeh Ordoo is an accomplished assistant professor at the University of Tehran's Faculty of Governance. With a master's degree in Professional Ethics and a doctorate in Higher Education Management, she possesses a wealth of knowledge and experience in her field. Her research interests cover a broad range of topics, including governance in higher education, organizational culture, and human resources flourishing. Additionally, she has expertise in designing professional competence measurement scales, electronic learning, and cognitive science. Dr. Ordoo is also a dedicated educator, teaching a variety of courses at both the master's and Ph.D. levels. Her course subjects include Philosophy of Higher Education Governance, Islamic Governance, Principles and Basics of Curriculum, Research Methods in Behavioral Sciences, Advance Research Methods and Policy Evaluation in Higher Education Governance, and Advanced Inferential Statistics.
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Faculty Member of Energy and Climate Governance Group
Dr. Seyed Mahdi Pakzat
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Dr. Seyed Mahdi Pakzat holds a Ph.D. in International Oil and Gas Contract Management from Imam Sadiq University. His doctoral thesis, titled "The Financial and Jurisprudential Nature and Feasibility of Launching Future Oil Contracts on the Energy Exchange of the Islamic Republic of Iran," was defended with high distinction. He possesses a continuous Master's degree in Economics and has also formally completed Level 3 (Advanced Level) courses at the Qom Seminary in 2015. Dr. Pakzat's roles include Editor-in-Chief of the Scientific Research Journal of Planning and Development, faculty member of Islamic Azad University (Central Tehran Branch), Director of the Oil and Energy Strategic Council at the Strategic Policy-Making Think Tank for Economics and Management (Saramad), and a faculty scholarship member at Kharazmi University. Additionally, he has authored several research papers in prestigious national and international journals in the fields of economics, international contracts, and global economy, and has written and translated seven books on topics such as globalization, money laundering, international contracts, blockchain, and international sanctions. His executive roles have included Deputy of Planning, Budget, and Supervision at the Foundation of the Oppressed of the Islamic Revolution, Head of the Research Center for Development and Foresight of the Government, President of the Tadbir Strategic Studies Center, Executive Secretary of the Conference on Budget Reform in Iran, member of the presidency of the Planning and Budget Organization of the Country, Secretary of the Scientific Productions Working Group of the Planning and Budget Organization of the Country, and Chairman of the Board of Paya Transport Holding. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Energy and Climate Governance at the Faculty of Governance at the University of Tehran.
Faculty Member of Public & Administrative Governance Group
Dr. Ali Asghar Pourezzat
Email: pourezzat@ut.ac.ir
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Dr. Ali Asghar Pourezzat is a Ph.D. graduate in Public Policy from Tarbiat Modares University in 2004. He is the president and founder of the Faculty of Governance at the University of Tehran. Additionally, he established the Policy and Governance Laboratory at the University of Tehran and is one of the founders of the field of Futures Studies at the University of Tehran. From 2002 to 2007, he was an Assistant Professor, from 2007 to 2012, an Associate Professor, and has been a Full Professor at the Faculty of Management at the University of Tehran since 2012. Dr. Pourezzat has authored over 400 scientific and conference articles and more than 40 books. His educational and research interests include public policy, public administration, governance, futures studies, and social justice, particularly with Islamic and ethical approaches. Dr. Pourezzat is a distinguished professor of public administration and governance, a two-time recipient of the international Farabi Award in Iran in 2007 and 2012, the Dehkhoda Award in 2018, the Cultural Excellence Award in 2024, and was named the top researcher at the University of Tehran in 2023. He is currently the director in charge of the Iranian Journal of Public Administration Studies, continuing his studies in various governance fields.
Faculty Member of Water & Agriculture Governance Group
Dr. Ahmad Radmehr
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Dr. Ahmad Radmehr, an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Governance, University of Tehran, holds a Ph.D. in Water Science and Engineering with a focus on Water Resources from the University of Tehran. Distinguished as an outstanding Ph.D. student at the University of Tehran and ranking first in the national master's entrance exam, he brings over 15 years of practical experience in the management and engineering of water resources and environmental systems.
He earned his Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctoral degrees in Water Resources from the University of Tehran. Dr. Radmehr has focused on conducting applied research related to water resources management. His doctoral dissertation, addressing the need for applied research in local water governance, titled "Providing a Conceptual and Analytical Framework for Sustainable Development Strategies in Agricultural Water Management," was defended with distinction.His master's thesis, which developed decision support systems for urban flood management as a research project commissioned by the Iran Water Resources Management Company, was also defended with distinction. Dr. Radmehr has published numerous articles in prestigious national and international journals with Q1 ratings, including those from NATURE, ASCE, and SPRINGER.
His research areas include collaborative water governance, optimization and simulation of water and environmental systems, conflict resolution and social choice methods, decision support systems, sustainable development, and environmental policy-making. With practical and executive experiences in the water industry sector, including managing and directing national-scale water resource management projects and international activities with development banks like the World Bank, Dr. Radmehr has experiences in different work environments including academia, industry, and non-profit organizations.
Faculty Member of Futures Studies Group
Dr. Ahad Rezayan ghayehbashi
Email: ahad.rezayan@ut.ac.ir
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Dr. Ahad Rezayan ghayehbashi is a Ph.D. graduate in Futures Studies from the University of Tehran and serves as the Scientific Director of Strategic Foresight courses (DBA in Business Management) at the University of Tehran Faculty of Management. He has authored and translated several articles, books, projects, and research reports in areas related to business, futures studies, decision-making, environment, politics, water, and energy. Dr. Rezayan is keen on developing collaboration between academia, industry, and society, working with various manufacturing and service sectors through consultancy services, introducing students for internships, and familiarizing with industries and businesses. Expanding connections and networking with domestic and international universities and scientific centers is another of his interests and work areas. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Futures Studies Department at the University of Tehran Faculty of Governance.
Faculty Member of Economic and Business Governance Group
Dr. Ali Rostamian
Email: rostamiaan@ut.ac.ir
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Dr. Ali Rostamian is a Ph.D. graduate in Entrepreneurship from the University of Tehran. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Economics from Shahid Beheshti University and a Master's degree in Theoretical Economics from both the University of Tehran and Simon Fraser University. After several years of working in the private sector, Dr. Rostamian entered the Ph.D. program in Entrepreneurship at the University of Tehran and defended his dissertation titled "Critical Conceptualization of Entrepreneurial Identity." His domestic and international studies and research have mainly focused on themes such as "Heterodox Economic Theories," "Methodology of Economics," "History of Economic Thought," "Institutional Theories," "Development Studies," and "Critical Entrepreneurship Studies." Alongside these academic fields, he is also interested in Continental Philosophy, Social Theory, and Psychoanalytic Studies, and has written works in these areas. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economic and Business Governance at the Faculty of Governance at the University of Tehran.
Faculty Member of Public & Administrative Governance Group
Dr. Atiye Sarabi Jamab
Email: a.sarabi@ut.ac.ir
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Dr. Atiye Sarabi Jamab, a PhD graduate in Electrical Engineering with a focus on Control and Modeling of Complex Systems from the University of Tehran, in collaboration with the Faculty of Mathematics and Statistics at Ludwig Maximilian University in Germany. Her doctoral thesis was on "Decision-Making under Uncertainty," and during her PhD, she gained profound knowledge in areas related to cognitive neuroscience. After her PhD, she joined the school of cognitive science at the Institute for Research in Cognitive Sciences (IPM) for a postdoctoral fellowship and began her work in the field of behavioral and neurocognitive decision-making in individual and social contexts. Due to her education in electrical engineering during her PhD and her research activities in cognitive sciences during her postdoctoral and senior postdoctoral periods, she is familiar with the fundamentals of cognitive sciences, social cognition, statistical analyses, behavioral modeling, learning, and artificial intelligence. Additionally, she has taught at the Faculty of Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health at Iran University of Medical Sciences and the Faculty of Psychology at the University of Tehran. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Public and Administrative Governance at the Faculty of Governance, University of Tehran.
Faculty Member of Water & Agriculture Governance Group
Dr. Armin Towhidi
Email: Atowhidi@ut.ac.ir
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Prof. Armin Towhidi, a PhD graduate in Animal Science from Tarbiat Modares University, specializes in the governance of agriculture and food security, sustainable development strategies for agriculture and animal husbandry, and animal physiology. He has spent a period as a visiting professor at Cornell University in the United States. Dr. Towhidi joined the Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Tehran in 2003 and was promoted to associate professor in 2009 and full professor in 2016. Over the past twenty years, he has held various positions including Director of Education and Graduate Studies, Director of Research and Industry Relations at the University College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Secretary of the Innovation System, advisor to the Vice President for Research and Technology at the University of Tehran in the field of extension, and an international consultant for the the University of Tehran Foundation. He has served as a consultant to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, a member of the World Feed Federation's Food Innovation Working Group, an advisor to the Deputy for Livestock Affairs at the Ministry of Jihad Agriculture, a consultant to the Agricultural and Natural Resources Engineering Organization of Tehran, an inspector of the Iranian Animal Science Association, and the secretary of the Food Security Committee of the Alborz Elite Foundation. Dr. Towhidi has published over 200 scientific research articles, authored and translated 11 books, registered two national patents, conducted numerous national and applied research projects, and received several national and international awards. Currently, he is the chair and Adjunct Professor of the Agriculture, Water, and Natural Resources Governance group at the Faculty of Governance, University of Tehran
Faculty Member of Health & Welfare Governance Group
Dr. Saman Yousefvand
Email: samanyousefvand@ut.ac.ir
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Dr. Saman Yousefvand is a Ph.D. graduate in Sociology from the University of Tehran. His master's thesis focused on "The Relationship between Local Subcultures and Participatory Development," and his doctoral dissertation was defended on "The Phenomenology of Developmental Interventions in Local Communities." Dr. Yousefvand is also the author of books such as "The Enigma of Poverty and Development: From Sleight of Hand to Realism" and "The Nature of Crisis and Society at Risk," and is currently in the process of publishing a book titled "Social Governance." He has a decade of policy research experience at the Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly, where he has undertaken major projects on social governance. Numerous policy research articles and reports on social issues in Iran have been published by him, and he is currently working on a book on governance problem-solving methods. He is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health and Welfare Governance at the Faculty of Governance, University of Tehran.
Faculty Member of Cultural & Family Governance Group
Dr. Mostafa Zamanyan
Email: zamanyan@ut.ac.ir
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Dr. Mostafa Zamanyan is a Ph.D. graduate in management with a focus on decision-making and public policy from the University of Tehran. His dissertation was on designing appropriate strategies to deal with policy-making failures, which he successfully defended in 2017 with high distinction. Since 2004, he has been active in various levels and topics of organizational strategic planning and national policy-making. One of his main concerns has been the formation of a national academic system and a sectoral policy advisory network in various fields such as energy, culture, endowments and social affairs, and maritime industries.
His research areas include institutional mapping analysis, regulation, policy advisory systems, compilation of national development roadmaps, and the social sector and voluntary organizations. He is currently an assistant professor in the Department of Governance of Culture and Family at the Faculty of Governance at the University of Tehran.
Faculty Member of Water & Agriculture Governance Group
Dr. Mahdi Zarghami
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Dr. Mahdi Zarghami is currently a professor of water management at the University of Tehran. He received a Bachelor of Civil Engineering from Sharif University of Technology in Tehran in 1998, a Master of Science in Systems Engineering from the Institute of Research on Planning and Management, Tehran, and a PhD in Water Management from Sharif University of Technology in 2007 under the supervision of Dr. Reza Ardakanian, former Iranian Minister of Energy. In his dissertation, he pioneered a revised uncertain operator for ranking water resources development projects in Iran. In 2006-2007, he was a visiting researcher at the Department of Systems and Industrial Engineering at the University of Arizona, where he worked with Professor Ferenc Szidarovszky. After completing his PhD, Mahdi accepted a faculty position at the University of Tabriz, where he worked for 16 years. During this time, he initiated the Water Diplomacy Room as an NGO and the Institute of Environment. During this time, he worked by the Water Diplomacy Programme jointly run by Tufts-Harvard and MIT Universities in Boston in 2014-2015. He also worked at the MIT's Socio-Technical Systems Research Centre and Comprehensive Initiative on Technology Evaluation. In 2023, Mahdi accepted a professorship at the Faculty of Governance, University of Tehran, where he has been working ever since. During his time at the University of Tehran, Mahdi is the Deputy Dean of the Governance and Policy Lab at this university.
Mahdi's motivation is to set up fact-finding seminars to support joint decision-making on complex water issues. He has already implemented this idea as an advisor at the Iranian Ministry of Energy (2019) and as Director of the Iran Elites Foundation (2022-2024). He has also been involved in water diplomacy projects in the following basins: Lake Urmia, Hirmand, Hoor-Howaizah, Zayanderud, Nile, Jordan and others.
Faculty Member of Cultural & Family Governance Group
Dr. Fatemeh Zeynodini
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Dr. Fatemeh Zeynodini is a Ph.D. graduate in Law from University of Montreal, Canada. After earning her Bachelor's in Law and Master's degrees in Human Rights from the Faculty of Law, University of Tehran, she received her second Master's degree in International Business Law from University of Montreal. Her PhD thesis focused on family law from a comparative legal perspective. Upon returning to Iran, she completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Family Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University's supported by a postdoctoral award from the Iranian National Elites Foundation. Continuing her research and teaching in the fields of family law and women's rights, Dr. Zeynodini has published several scientific articles in this field. Her successful participation in the National Elites Foundation's Young Faculty Members Program led her to start her academic career as a faculty member in the Family Governance Department at the Faculty of Governance, University of Tehran. Her research interests include socio-cultural governance, family-centered governance, women's and family rights, and governance and law. Dr. Zeynodini has participated in multiple international conferences on family law and engaged in international study opportunities, including a research fellow at the Max Planck Institute for private and comparative law in Hamburg, Germany, staying her at the edge of the latest developments in family law and related issues.
Faculty Member of Development and Sustainability Governance Group
Dr. Niloofar Hashemi
Email: niloopar.hashemi@ut.ac.ir
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Dr. Niloofar Hashemi, ranking first in the national Ph.D entrance exam of Political Sociology, has defended her doctoral thesis, "Development and Environmental Discourses in Iran after the Islamic Revolution: In Search of Resilience," with an excellent grade. She graduated from the National Organization for Development of Exceptional Talents, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, and Allameh Tabataba'i Universities. She spent her Visiting Research Fellowship at the Faculty of Sociology and Anthropology at the University of British Columbia (UBC) focusing on "Conflict Studies". Additionally, her master's thesis at the University of Tehran was centered on "Ecotourism and Sustainable Rural Development" in which she also won second place among the graduates of the master's degree.
Dr. Hashemi's academic portfolio includes the authorship of a book on the "Development of Citizens' Social Participation in Tehran", translation of the book "Wicked Problems, Social Messes", serving as a reviewer for Q1 journals, and publishing various ISI articles in the fields of the Environment, Development, Political Sociology, Data Mining, and Computational Social Sciences. In addition to receiving several awards from the National Elite Foundation, she has also served as a consultant to the Director-General of Cultural Policy and Planning at the Ministry of Science, Research, and Technology and the Research Institute for Information and Communication Technology.Dr. Hashemi is currently the director of the Development and Sustainability Governance Program, the director of the Dialogue and Conflict Resolution Center, and the director of the compilation and revision of curriculums at the Faculty of Governance, University of Tehran.
Faculty Member of Innovation and Technology Governance Group
Dr. Mahdi Ghaemi Nia
Email: m.ghaeminia@ut.ac.ir
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More than a decade of engaging in various innovation-driven research, plans, and practices providesreliable support for my professional passion for immersing myself in the arena of innovation, and theemerging trends of technology and technological strategies internationally.Specific essential knowledgeand abilities can be highlighted concerning my expertise: Experienced in underpinning concrete pathsto explore targeted multi-aspect demands, passionate about strategic thinking, skillful in planningcreative and cooperative solutions, and capable of setting and managing inspired, innovative teamwork.
Faculty Member of Innovation and Technology Governance Group
Dr Reza Payandeh
Email: reza.payandeh@ut.ac.ir
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Dr. Reza Payandeh holds a Ph.D. in Technology Management with a focus on Innovation from the University of Tehran. His doctoral dissertation, titled "Future Scenarios of Iranian Banks in the Face of FinTech," examined the experiences of 17 Iranian banks and was defended with highest honors, earning the World Future Day Award. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Innovation and Technology Governance Department at the Faculty of Governance, University of Tehran. Dr. Payandeh teaches courses on "Innovation Theories and Models," "Intellectual Property Systems," "Entrepreneurship," and "New Product Development" at the master's and doctoral levels. His research interests include "Social Entrepreneurship," "Artificial Intelligence," "Data Ethics," "Technology Law," "Program Evaluation," and "Program Theory," with numerous publications in these areas. The "Idea Generation Canvas," an innovative framework derived from his master's thesis in Public Policy, has been extensively utilized in over a hundred innovation and entrepreneurship events, as well as numerous accelerators. Dr. Payandeh has also led several pioneering research projects within Iran's innovation ecosystem. His forthcoming research handbook, "Financial Technology: An Introduction to Digital Technologies, Business Models, and Governance," is poised to be a significant contribution to the academic literature and practice in the field.
Faculty Member of Economic and Business Governance Group
Dr. Mohammad Habibpour
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Dr. Mohammad Habibpour is an assistant professor in the development and sustainability department of Tehran University's Faculty of Governance. He obtained his PhD in Economics from the University of Brussels, Belgium (VUB), and has experience in three post-doctoral periods as a research assistant at the Paris Sciences et Lettres University (PSL). Also, he has completed various study, research, and educational opportunities in the field of economics and research methods at the University of Pennsylvania (UPEN), the University of Essex (Essex), and the universities of Göttingen, Siegen, Philipps Marburg, and Kassel, in Germany. He has articles in journals such as Energy Economics, and Applied Economics, and also a chapter of a book in the field of energy economics published by MIT University Press. The topic of his doctoral dissertation is the private provision of public goods. His specialized fields are in modeling and econometrics, third-sector economics, and development economics. He is interested in the interaction of research in economics with other social sciences, the use of advanced modeling, and artificial intelligence applications in the analysis of economic and social issues to provide practical and knowledge-based solutions for the lower social classes.
Faculty Member of Economic and Business Governance Group
Dr. Seyyed Reza Nakhli
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Dr. Seyyed Reza Nakhli holds a Ph.D. in economics with a focus on public sector economics and monetary economics from Isfahan University. His main research and teaching areas include public sector economics, public finance, smart tax systems, Tax Technologies, data-based economic governance, customs systems, risk management, economic sanctions, macroeconomics, Iranian economy, and Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium (DSGE) modeling. He has authored more than 13 scientific articles, 3 books, 1 international project, 4 national projects, and has contributed to the drafting of over 50 organizational and national strategic reports. His doctoral thesis was titled "Stimulating the Effects of Economic Sanctions on Macroeconomic Variables Using the DSGE Method", which resulted in the publication of 4 distinguished Latin articles (domestic, SCOPUS Q2, JCR Q1, and JCR Q2). In terms of academic reviewing, he has reviewed several domestic and international journals including the Resources Policy Journal (JCR Q1- IF=10.33) from ELSEVIER International Publications, the Journal of Economic Researches (Tarbiat Modares University), and the Journal of Economic Defense and Sustainable Development (National Defense University). In terms of academic-executive roles, he has served as an advisor to the Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance, a member of the Secretariat of Transformational Projects of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance, an economic advisor to the head of the International Legal Affairs Center of the Presidential Office, a member of the Research and Technology Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration, the secretary of the Planning and Budget Group of the Research and Information Center of the Parliamentary Presidency, the secretary of Financial Resources and Resistance Economy Group of the Food Security Planning Office of the Ministry of Defense, the head of the Iran Economic Modeling Office at Imam Sadiq University, the head of the Agricultural Economics Table of the National Defense University, the head of the Tax System Reform Committee of the National Project for Drafting Proposed Plans for the Seventh Development Plan of the National Defense University, and a researcher in the Planning and Budget Group of the Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly. He currently serves as an assistant professor in the Department of Economic Governance at the Faculty of Governance, University of Tehran.
Faculty Member of Innovation and Technology Governance Group
Dr. Alireza Mahanian
Email: Ali.Mahanian@ut.ac.ir
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Dr. Alireza Mahanian holds a PhD in Information Technology Management, Business Intelligence (BI) from Tarbiat Modares University, and received his MBA and B.A. in Engineering from Sharif University of Technology. He selected his PhD thesis topic based on the country’s research priorities (Ministry of Petroleum), which was titled “Making Azadegan Oilfield, Intelligent” and defended it with an excellent ranking. The article resulting from the research is known as the most widely read article in the influential journal “Oil Research”. Given the interdisciplinary nature of his education and experience, he was also invited to conduct two major national research projects. He has authored and translated several books and written and presented dozens of articles in journals, conferences, and seminars in the fields of management, information technology, and governance. In addition to his research achievements, Dr. Mahanian has a long history of consulting to industry, including the oil, gas, petrochemical, banking and insurance, and information technology and telecom industries, in the areas of strategic planning, digital transformation, business intelligence, and governance.