Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences | ACECR

What Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences | ACECR does

Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences | ACECR (Jahad Daneshgahi) is a public non-governmental institution established on 16 Mordad 1359 (August 7, 1980) under the supervision of Iran's Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution. It operates as a branch of the nationwide Jahad Daneshgahi (ACECR) network affiliated with Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and is headquartered on the SBMU campus in the Vanak district of Tehran. Its mission spans culture, research, education, and employment, delivered through four vice-presidencies (Educational, Research, Cultural, and Support), the SETFA technology commercialization organization, and approximately 19 operational units including training centers, healthcare service centers, research groups, and student welfare departments.

The institution's service portfolio is anchored in three revenue streams. First, educational and training services delivered through the National Center for Professional and Vocational Medical Training, the Short-term Training Center, and the Virtual and Electronic Training Center, with documented offerings such as the 55th and 64th virtual ICU and physiological childbirth courses. Second, specialized healthcare services — preventive medicine (Nabz), mental health and cognitive sciences (Rouin), home-based treatment (Emdad), medical services (Nurin), and a Health Tourism group — sold to individual patients and institutional clients. Third, research and technology commercialization through SETFA and its HSSE accelerator and Sadaf plan, generating project-based and licensing/royalty revenue. No proprietary technology stack, AI/ML capabilities, APIs, or third-party integrations are disclosed.

Commercial activity is conducted on a domestic, single-geography basis (Tehran, Iran). Pricing is not publicly disclosed; enrollment is managed via a dedicated registration phone line and the virtual learning portal, suggesting individualized transaction-level pricing rather than published tiered plans. Customer segments are hybrid and persona-driven: university students and graduates seeking vocational credentials, active healthcare professionals seeking accredited continuing education, and individual patients seeking preventive, mental-health, home-based, or health-tourism services. Marketing relies on the institutional website, Aparat video channel, Roytab directory listing, email newsletter, and cultural events such as the International Holy Quran Exhibition. The organization's leadership consists of a President (Dr. Ali Montazeri) supported by a Council of Deputies and Scientific Council, with Razieh Raisi recently appointed as Acting Financial Affairs Supervisor.

Name

Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences | ACECR

Legal name

جهاد دانشگاهی علوم پزشکی شهید بهشتی (Jahad Daneshgahi of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences)

Website

https://jdsbm.ac.ir

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences | ACECR is a Tehran-based public non-governmental institution under Iran's Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution, delivering medical vocational training, continuing education, specialized healthcare services, research, and technology commercialization to university students, healthcare professionals, and patients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Education and Healthcare Services

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Scientific Research and Development Services (5417)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAIAIAH

Professional & Executive Short Courses (Non-Degree, International)

Education/International Education & Study Abroad/International Summer/Winter Schools & Short-Term Academic Programs

SECONDARYEDAHALAF

Online Healthcare & Nursing Universities (Allied Health, RN-to-BSN, etc.)

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Distance & Online Universities

SECONDARYEDAHAAAC

Public Research Universities with Academic Medical Centers (AMCs)

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Public Research Universities

SECONDARYEDAOAJAM

Home Health Aide (HHA) & Personal Care Aide (PCA)

Education/Vocational, Technical & Trade Education/Healthcare Allied & Clinical Support Training

Keywords

• Medical education training
• Healthcare services
• Vocational medical training
• Continuing medical education
• Preventive health services

Headquarters

HQ city

Tehran

HQ country

Iran

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Educational and Training Services: Revenue is generated through vocational training courses, skill-building programs, and short-term educational workshops delivered across multiple formats (in-person, virtual, electronic). Programs span medical, nursing, midwifery, health, and cultural domains, with registration phone lines and dedicated training centers.
2. Specialized Healthcare Services: Income is derived from providing specialized health services including preventive medicine, mental health and cognitive sciences, home-based medical care, and health tourism to individual patients and institutional clients.
3. Research and Technology Commercialization: SETFA (Sazmantejarisazi Fannavari Va Eghtesad-e Danishbasteh — Organization for Technology Commercialization and Knowledge-Based Economy) undertakes project-based research, technology ventures, and startup acceleration (HSSE accelerator, Sadaf plan) generating revenue through project contracts and commercialization activities.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ACECR – Jahad Daneshgahi of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences is a public non-governmental institution that delivers short-term, virtual, and professional medical-skills training courses, continuing education programs for nurses/midwives/physicians, preventive and home-based healthcare services, mental health and cognitive sciences services, health tourism, and technology commercialization through dedicated training centers and specialized health service units.

Product overview

ACECR Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (جهاد دانشگاهی علوم پزشکی شهید بهشتی) operates as a public, non-governmental institution under the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution, offering a diverse portfolio of educational, research, healthcare, and cultural services. The organization functions through multiple vice-presidencies: Educational Services (providing short-term, virtual/electronic, and professional skills training through dedicated centers), Research Affairs (with research groups in elderly health and scientific journals office), Cultural Affairs (student organizations, arts/media, and Persian language programs), and Support Services (administrative, financial, and IT). Additionally, SATFA (Technology Commercialization Organization) manages the HSSE Accelerator and Sadaf Plan for innovation development. The portfolio also includes specialized healthcare services such as preventive medicine, mental health, home treatment, and health tourism. The institution's offerings are delivered through multiple digital platforms for virtual learning and specialized training registration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Short-term Training Center (مرکز آموزش کوتاه‌ مدت)

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• National Nutrition Institute of Iran (انستیتو تغذیه کشور)coreStrategic or Co-development Partnerجهاد دانشگاهی علوم پزشکی شهید بهشتی and the National Nutrition Institute of Iran have taken significant steps together in promoting healthy nutrition culture. The collaboration focuses on public health education and awareness campaigns related to nutrition and healthy eating, combining the research capacity of the university-affiliated institution with the national mandate of the Nutrition Institute.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Coursera: Global online learning platform that offers healthcare and nursing specializations, continuing medical education, and professional certificates. Comparable to the subject's virtual training center as a delivery model alternative for the same healthcare professional audience, though at vastly greater scale.
• edX: Online university-course provider founded by Harvard and MIT, offering health sciences, nursing, and public health programs from accredited institutions. Comparable as a competing online channel for healthcare professional continuing education globally.

Broad incumbents

• Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCFHS): Saudi Arabia's national body for healthcare professional accreditation and continuing medical education. Operates as a regional incumbent with a similar mandate of certifying and upskilling healthcare professionals, but at much greater national scale and with a more established international footprint.
• ACECR (Jahad Daneshgahi) national headquarters: The parent ACECR organization operates as a nationwide network of Jahad Daneshgahi branches across Iranian universities. It is the direct umbrella of the subject company and most structurally comparable peer, sharing the same supervisory framework, mission, and operational model — only at greater geographic scale.

Direct peers

• Iran University of Medical Sciences: Another major Tehran-based medical university with similar continuing education, vocational training, and research commercialization activities. Competes for the same Iranian healthcare professional audience and university-affiliated training market.
• Tehran University of Medical Sciences — Continuing Education Office: Iran's largest and oldest medical university operates its own continuing education and vocational training programs serving Iranian healthcare professionals. Most directly comparable to the subject's medical vocational training mission within the same Tehran market and regulatory environment.

Regional players

• Isfahan University of Medical Sciences: Major Iranian medical university outside Tehran that runs parallel continuing education, vocational medical training, and applied health research programs. Comparable in structure and offerings though operating in a different Iranian region.

Others

• National Nutrition Institute of Iran: Iran's national institute for nutrition research and public health education. Listed as a Core strategic partner of the subject organization; included as an adjacent ecosystem peer given the formal co-development partnership on nutrition and public health awareness campaigns.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sbmuacecr

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries20 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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