FTEU of Tehran Province Selected as Being Host for International Conference on Scientific Authority in Teacher Education
Omidi: Directorate of International Affairs Fully Prepared to Support this Event

The second meeting of the scientific committee for the International Conference on Scientific Authority in Teacher Education was held at the Research Institute of Education of the Ministry of Education. FTEU of Tehran Province was selected as the executive secretariat and official host for the inaugural conference.

During the meeting, attended by Hossein Omidi, Head of the International Affairs Committee and Director of International Affairs at FTEU, the university was formally designated to organize and host the first International Conference on Scientific Authority in Teacher Education, focused on challenges, strategies, and solutions in this domain.

Omidi stated, “Considering the infrastructure available in cities such as Tehran, Isfahan, Shiraz, Tabriz, Razavi Khorasan, Qom, and Markazi—including airports, hotels, and hospitality services for international guests—we recommended that such international events be held in locations with suitable facilities. After several meetings and comprehensive discussions, Tehran was ultimately selected as the host city. I would like to extend my congratulations to Dr. Ali Mohammadi, the Chancellor of FTEU of Tehran Province, and announce that the Directorate of International Affairs is fully prepared to provide all necessary supports for the organization of this event."

Dr. Ali Mohammadi, the Chancellor of FTEU of Tehran Province, expressed gratitude for the trust and attention shown by the university and voiced optimism that, with the cooperation of all departments, the university will be an excellent host for the international event and will benefit from Dr. Omidi’s expertise in international affairs.

Key goals of the conference include:

• Explaining the philosophy and necessity of scientific authority and the role of teacher education in realizing it;
• Elaborating on theoretical foundations and compiling related literature on scientific authority;
• Promoting discourse and advocacy for scientific authority in Iran’s educational system, especially in schools;
• Providing a platform for recognizing and enhancing the role and status of FTEU within the national scientific landscape;
• Critically examining the status of scientific authority in the country and within the education sector;
• Conducting feasibility studies and identifying challenges and solutions for achieving scientific authority at FTEU;
• Laying the groundwork for updating FTEU’s strategic roadmap to align with scientific authority;
• Strengthening the link between theory and practice in teacher education, with emphasis on empirical findings;
• Establishing a network for advancing Islamic education, teacher training, and scientific authority.