A Study on the Efficiency of Research Units of Agricultural Research, Education, and Extension Organization (AREEO) in Conducting Academic Theses and Dissertations in Cooperation with the Ministry of Science, Research, and Technology (MSRT)

This research is the first attempt in Iran to analyze the efficiency of the research centers of ANRREO in implementing student theses joint with MSRT

This research used data envelope analysis (DEA) to measure the efficiency of the AREEO research units in conducting theses and dissertations.

Based on the results, over 50% and 42% of the research units were efficient from the research perspective in conducting Ph.D. dissertations and master’s theses, respectively.

Based on the results, the priority of faculty members and research centers is the number of theses and dissertations supervised or advised, so it is recommended to work on downgrading the priority of the quantity of theses and dissertations for the sake of upgrading the priority of efficiency, quality, and research outputs.