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Making Decision on 400   have attracted a good amount of   Foundation also made remarks   works is abundant, but we only

 works from 30 Countries in
 15  the 3rd Round of Mustafa   to try more.”   Student Competitions, “This    do not have a stable museum
          financial resources, but we have
                                            on the closing ceremony of Noor
                                                                               for that; however, this museum
          **Two STEP Meetings in One
                                            event is going to be held in May
                                                                               will encompass works in different
  Prize
          Year
 (PBUH)
                                            2019, because the administration  fields of music, film, calligraphy
          Having referred to holding two
                                            committee came to the decision
                                                                               and painting in the near future.”
          meetings of STEP/Science &
 Said the Manager of Mustafa Foundation;
          Technology Exchange in the
                                            event in May of each year.”
                                                                               Foundation also referred to the
                                            He added, “Other than the
                                                                               formation of Investment and
          Islamic Countries in the current   to fix the closing ceremony of this  The Manager of Mustafa
          year, Mr. Safarinia mentioned that,  mentioned events, we will also   Charity Fund of Mustafa and said,
          “STEP meetings are held once      have the meetings of EISA          “We are interested in holding
          a year. This year in December,    (Exposure of Industries and        ceremonies in order to appreciate
          one program was held in Soltan    Scientists Achievements) which     benefactors of the endowment,
 Mustafa Prize has arrived at its   worldwide which are undergoing   health, security and welfare of   Qabus University of Oman, and   constitutes the confrontation of   which has only been held once.
 third round. The works presented   the primary judgment stage, and   the society in general; however,   another meeting was held with   the investors and the scientists   We hope we can hold this
 from 30 countries have been   then the collective judgment will   the work can be both applied or   the emphasis and hosting of   of the world of Islam. These   ceremony at least once until the
 undergoing investigations in the   take place.”  theoretical.”   Karachi University in Pakistan   meetings have been formerly   end of the year.”
 last six months. This gave us   He added, “This year we have   According to the Head of Pardis   with the subject of ‘Association of   held in Tehran and Sultan   It is worth noting that Mustafa
 an excuse to have an interview   added the collective judgment   Technology Park in respect of   Women in advancing Science &   Qabus University of Oman, and   Prize is awarded every two
 with the Manager of Mustafa   stage to the overall judgment   financing the cash prize of the   Technology in the World of Islam’.”  it is supposed to be held in the   years to the winning scientists
 Foundation with regard to this   process. In each particular field,   winners, “This is the problem   He added, “Another program   meeting of Karachi University in   and scholars who create
 plan:   at least 100 works from Iran and   we have been always faced   of Mustafa Foundation is   Pakistan as well.”   innovative works at the borders of
 According to IRNA, as reported   other countries have reached   with; but, until now, thanks to   KANS Scientific Competition   **Inauguration of Mustafa   knowledge, and their works pave
 by the Public Relations Dept. of   the secretariat, which will be   the title of the Foundation, which   “Knowledge Application and   Museum of Art in Pardis   the way for the optimization of
 Pardis Technology Park, in an   once more judged upon after   has been named after the Holy   Notion for Society”, whose   Technology Park   people’s lives.”
 interview with the reporter of the   undergoing the primary and the   Prophet of Islam, this prize has   1st round was held this year   In his speech emphasizing the   This prize, in its first round, was
 scientific group of IRNA News   collective judgment stages. This   been procured in all the previous   accepting more than 600   significance of the role of art in   awarded to two Muslim scientists
 Agency, Mehdi Safarinia, the   final stage will be handled by   events.”   scientific works from more than   showcasing Islam and Prophet   Ms. (Professor) Jackie Ying from
 Manager of Mustafa Foundation,   seven prominent scientific figures  Underlining the importance   10 countries worldwide in order   Muhammad to the world, Mr.   Singapore and Professor Omar
 referred to the most important   from Iran and the world.”   of scientific endowment, Mr.   to recognize the best innovations   Safarinia mentioned that,   M. Yaghi, the prominent Jordan
 activity of Mustafa Foundation in   Having referred to the fact   Safarinia noted that, “People   of the young scientists under the   “Another program due to be held   Chemist in 2015. The second
 the form of the biennial award of   that in Mustafa Prize the focus   usually spend money for   age of 45.”   by this Foundation is Mustafa   round of the prize was submitted
 Mustafa and said, “The scientific   of attention is merely on the   economic tasks, and benefactors   In addition, we hold Noor Student  Museum of Art. We have already   to Professor Sami Arul Gelenbe
 committees of the foundation   scientific work per se rather than   are usually interested in financing   Competition every year, whose   received 20 works of art in   in the fields of Computer and
 have started to evaluate the   on the individual or the scientific   social tasks such as helping the   3rd round this year was held in   different art fields from Iran and   Electronics as well as the Applied
 scientific works from six months   activities, the Manager of Mustafa  patients and building schools;   commemoration of Ismail al-  abroad.”  Mathematician from Turkey, and
 ago in four distinct fields of   Foundation underlined that,   but, attracting money for scientific   Jazari, the Muslim Polymath. In   He further added that, “We have   Mohammad Amin Shokrollahi,
 Information & Communication   “The works must have special   tasks is a hard thing do. Of   this round, we have works sent   allocated a probatory place to   the Iranian scientist in the field
 Technology, Nanotech, Biotech   characteristics; for instance,   course, Alborz Foundation, Malek   from 10 countries and the final   this task at Pardis Technology   of Computer Science and
 and medicine etc. We have   they must be innovative and   Library or Pasteur Institute of   result will be announced until 20   Park, until we can establish a   Communications, who resides in
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 received a large number of works  science-based and they should   Iran have been active in this field   Mar. 2019.   fixed area for the museum in   Switzerland.
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 from more than 30 countries   have a certain impact on the   from a long time ago and they   The Manager of Mustafa   the next year. The number of
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