A Futuristic Model for National and International Scientific Networking of Iranian Schools of Pharmacy

The universality of science, increasing complexity and interconnectedness of technology development and innovation in different science and technology fields have led to the expansion of interdisciplinary, inter-sectoral, interuniversity and international collaborations.. National and international networking in pharmaceutical sciences requires role-playing in the collaborative networks. To achieve this goal, the globalization of pharmaceutical knowledge and expertise in the country is crucial. The purpose of this article is to answer the main question, what is the most effective way to develop national and international pharmaceutical networks?

The methods used in this article are documentary study, trend analysis of pharmaceutical sciences, and interview with the experts.

This study revealed that scientific networking in the field of pharmaceutical sciences requires spatial planning and counting the capacities and capabilities of each university. Accordingly, the current trend of pharmaceutical sciences development complied through talking with the experts and stakeholders of each leading university. Subsequently, the pharmacy schools were classified in three types based on their capacity/capability and their roles at the national and international levels of networking determined.

Scientific networking in the field of pharmaceutical sciences requires spatial planning and counting the capacities and capabilities of each university. Accordingly, while enumerating the trends related to the development of pharmaceutical sciences by talking to experts and stakeholders of each of the prominent universities in the country of pharmaceutical sciences, the position of the university in the territorial planning system of pharmaceutical sciences and the role-playing capabilities of these universities in national and international networks. The templates of three university types were identified.