TY - JOUR ID - 100538 TI - Universities and Economic Development in Iran and the UK: A Comparative Study JO - International Journal of New Political Economy JA - JEP LA - en SN - 2717-1485 AU - Mohammadpour, Sam AD - PhD Candidate at Department of British Studies, Faculty of World Studies, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran. Y1 - 2021 PY - 2021 VL - 2 IS - 1 SP - 147 EP - 173 KW - University KW - Higher education KW - Economic Development KW - Iran KW - the United Kingdom DO - 10.29252/jep.2.1.147 N2 - Since their beginning, universities and higher education institutions have been cultural, scientific, and moral centers for their societies. At the present time, they also play a key role in economic development in their regions. In this respect, British universities are considered pioneering institutions with innovative strategies that can be a suitable model for Iranian universities to build economic capacity to accelerate the country's economic development.As the title suggests, the paper, by examining six factors, focuses on British universities' roles in the UK's economic development. In this regard, by comparing the contribution of British and Iranian universities to the economy, it is concluded that in the UK, the universities are detected as significant actors in economic development. In contrast, Iranian universities are not entirely recognized as essential players in the economy. The paper is performed by two methods of documentary and survey study. The research purpose is the promotion of the literature that shows how the higher education system in the UK prepares students in order to achieve economic development. UR - https://jep.sbu.ac.ir/article_100538.html L1 - https://jep.sbu.ac.ir/article_100538_d1e27053adc7c244b36aac59e148e74e.pdf ER -