The “Innovation for Social Resilience” symposium, themed “From Innovation in Hardship to Resilience in Action; For Sustaining Life, Learning, and Hope in Difficult Days,” commenced with the active participation of the Deputy Directorate for Research and Technology at Zanjan University of Medical Sciences and the Institute for Cultural and Social Studies of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology. According to WebDA-Zanjan, this scientific event, attended by national officials and distinguished university professors across three specialized panels, explores scientific and practical strategies for confronting challenges.The opening ceremony of the symposium featured speeches by Dr. Mohammad Taghi Karami Qahi (Head of the Institute for Cultural and Social Studies), Dr. Mehrdad Hamidi (Deputy Minister for Research and Technology at Zanjan University of Medical Sciences), Dr. Shahin Akhondzadeh (Deputy Minister of Health), Dr. Abdolhadi Mostakin, and Dr. Mohammad Hossein-Moghaddam (Scientific Secretary of the Symposium).

The specialized panels of this event include:

• Panel I: Innovation for Sustaining Life and Service (focusing on the role of the university, the innovative human, and the resilient ecosystem)
• Panel II: Knowledge, Technology, and Governance for Sustaining Service (examining futures studies, communication technologies, and resilience)
• Panel III: Social Resilience; From Mutual Aid to Capacity Reconstruction (with a perspective on culture, accountable institutions, and social agency)

The symposium is underway today, Wednesday, November 11 (Aban 20, 1405), in Tehran from 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM, and will conclude with a summary presentation by the Scientific Secretary.