Sections of the Research Affairs Division

 

1-         KUMS Research Council

Based on the comprehensive regulations of the university management, this council is composed of a number of university officials, heads of research centers, and a few faculty members with valuable research backgrounds. The Research Council is usually held every Wednesday at 8 am for two hours. In addition to reviewing and approving research project proposals and making decisions on other current matters in the Vice Chancellery for Research & Technology that require the council's vote, it also implements the university's major research policies. The University Research Council has delegated authority to all faculties and research centers, clinical research development centers, the Medical Education Studies and Development Center, the Student Research Committee, and HSR units of the university vice chancelleries to approve research project proposals.

 

2-        Budget Committee of the Vice Chancellery for Research & Technology

The members of this committee are determined based on the resolution of the Research Council and meet according to the number of meetings of the Research Council.

After approval by the University Research Council, all research project proposals are reviewed in this committee in terms of budget, and ultimately the budget for each research project is determined in this committee.

 

3-         Research Ethics Committee

The composition of this council, based on the relevant regulations, includes the university president, the head of the leadership office at the university, a representative of the university legal office, a representative of the community, and a number of faculty members. The Ethics Committee usually meets every two weeks to review all research projects approved by the Research Council in terms of compliance with the Research Ethics Charter.

 

4-         Conclusion of Research Project Contracts

In this section of the Research Projects Unit, contracts are concluded with the executors of all approved research projects and theses, and while paying the first stage of the project budget, the necessary coordination is made for the implementation of the approved projects.

 

5-        Approval of the final report of research projects and settlement of the project

All follow-up and obtaining reports related to the implementation of research projects, payment of the next stages of the budget of approved projects in progress, financial settlement of the projects after approval of their final report by the Research Council, and final settlement of all research projects after full fulfillment of obligations are carried out in this section.