Designing A Higher Education Curriculum Model in Knowledge-Based Cities

The aim of the current research was to present a curriculum model for higher education in knowledge-based cities. In terms of method, this research was considered as applied and of the foundation data type, the data for this study were collected from the articles published in reliable scientific databases. The information obtained after extraction was classified and coded, and the curriculum model based on the culture of Iranian society was extracted by coding the information, the coding process continued until it reached the saturation stage, and three stages of open coding, central coding and selective coding were performed. Then, a conceptual model was extracted from relevant studies. The results of the research showed that in presenting the curriculum model of a knowledge city, it can help to develop the role of higher education, education, production and dissemination of knowledge, localization of knowledge and the transformation of knowledge and technology into products, and this mission requires the preparation of infrastructures such as compilation of protective laws and regulations, intellectual property rights and communication and information infrastructures.