During a press conference on Wednesday, Hosseini stated that the organization operates with an independent structure and budget allocation. Currently, the national teams are being dispatched to their respective international Olympiads. The biology team is in Kazakhstan, and the mathematics team will depart for the UK tomorrow, he added.
When asked about the organization’s budget, Hosseini explained that while they had received an independent budget allocation for the first time this year, they had not yet been able to access any funds, IRNA wrote.
Hosseini also stated that out of the allocated $1.724 million budget last year, only $603,000 were realized. Currently, they need at least 50% of the Young Researchers and Elite Club Organization’s budget to be released, as promised, by the end of the current month.
He acknowledged the support of the Ministry of Education and the Organization for Development, Renovation and Equipping of Schools (DRES) in establishing the Young Researchers Club.