About SchoolNet

SchoolNet, has been established by the support of the Science and Arts Foundation (SAF) and Sharif University of Technology.  SchoolNet makes it possible for schools and cultural institutions to connect to the Internet. Moreover the central intranet at SchoolNet facilitates their access to the educational resources on the web.

SAF was founded by Abbas Edalat, Professor of Computer Science and Mathematics at Imperial College, on 1st March 1999.

SAF operates under the management of its Board of Trustees and is supported by executive  committee.

SAF's executive director in Iran is Yahya Tabesh, the head of the Computing Center at Sharif University of Technology.

Campaign for Iran

The Science and Arts Foundation (Bonyad-e Danesh va Honar) has begun an educational campaign for Iran.
"Bonyad-e Danesh va Honar" aspires to an ideal future for Iran.

It will aim to provide the Iranian children with the opportunity to access high standards of learning and education in order to achieve the best they could, regardless of their circumstances.

It will promote its mission in the broadest possible way and will seek volunteers across the world to organise its activities and fundraising.

Objectives

SAF will raise funds through the expatriate Iranian communities throughout the world and educational charities abroad to:

Help to provide computer equipment and facilities for schools in the country, initially for 100 schools by the year 2003.
Develop a database on the World Wide Web both for the concrete needs of the educational and research institutions in the country and the concrete help that experts, academics and professionals abroad can provide to meet these needs.
Provide help to obtain or update academic journals and textbooks in libraries across the country.
Provide scholarships and prizes in academic disciplines and in creative arts to enable students and researchers to work productively in Iran and to create a self-sustaining and effective educational system in the country.