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What UNESCO does

The UNESCO Media Literacy Club of Iran (باشگاه مدیریت سواد رسانه و توسعه سواد رسانه‌ای یونسکو - ایران) is a non-profit, non-governmental institution founded in 2019 and headquartered in Tehran, operating under Chapter 7 of UNESCO's charter and the oversight of the National Commission of UNESCO Iran. Its mission is to promote media literacy, media management, and digital media governance across Iranian society through education, research, and international exchange. The club coordinates a network of ten specialized expert groups (cognitive sciences, religion and media, media management, media ethics, media law, media economics, foresight studies, communications, public relations, media literacy) and two national committees, including one supporting journalists and photographers affected by war, and another focused on media creativity and entrepreneurship.

The club's product and service portfolio centers on professional development and community convening rather than software. Core offerings include the Media Literacy Academy, which issues certificates for instructor training, public relations, rhetoric, and crisis management courses; structured training courses and workshops; an annual International Conference on Media, Communications and Cyber Governance; observances of UNESCO's Global Media and Information Literacy Week; and expertise-dissemination activities such as seminars held at partner universities. The underlying technology stack is explicitly non-technological: the organization delivers services through its website portal (unescomlc.com), social media channels, and in-person events.

The revenue model is a recurring annual membership-fee subscription, with individual, organizational/legal-entity, and honorary tiers set by the Board of Trustees and processed through the club's digital portal. Distribution occurs through self-serve digital membership, university partnerships (Allameh Tabatabaei University, University of Tehran), a strategic MOU with Tehran City Council, a chamber-of-commerce partnership with Zanjan, and conference operations hosted partly at IRNA. Customer segments span youth and children, media professionals, academics, organizations and companies, and government/public institutions, with no single dominant paying customer disclosed.

Name

UNESCO

Legal name

باشگاه مدیریت رسانه و توسعه سواد رسانه‌ای یونسکو - ایران

Website

https://unescomlc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The UNESCO Media Literacy Club of Iran is a non-profit educational institution founded in 2019 under Iran's National Commission of UNESCO, offering media literacy training, an academy, conferences, and expert groups to youth, media professionals, academics, organizations, and government bodies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Media Literacy Education

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Broadcasting and Content Providers (516)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Educational/Instructional Public Media Services (Schools, Distance Learning) (MPABADAH)

Keywords

• Media literacy education
• Professional training programs
• Academic conferences
• Educational workshops
• Membership services

Headquarters

HQ city

Tehran

HQ country

Iran

HQ region

Middle East

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: Annual membership fees (both individual and organizational/legal entity memberships) are collected as approved by the General Assembly of the Board of Trustees of the club. The membership portal is fully digital, processed through the club's website.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The UNESCO Media Literacy Club of Iran is a non-profit educational and cultural institution that delivers media literacy training, professional development courses, an annual international conference on media/communications/cyber governance, specialized expert working groups, and advocacy committees. Its core outputs are instructor training, public relations and crisis management courses, certificate-bearing academy programs, and themed Global Media Literacy Week events for individuals, media professionals, organizations, and government bodies in Iran.

Product overview

The organization operates as a non-profit educational and cultural institution affiliated with UNESCO's National Commission of Iran, focused on media literacy development, media management training, and scholarly exchange in the media and communication fields. Its core offerings include specialized training courses and workshops (such as media literacy instructor training, public relations, rhetoric, and media crisis management), an annual international conference on media, communications, and cyber governance, academic seminars and festivals, national committees on specialized topics (journalism, media creativity), and a media literacy academy issuing course completion certificates. The portfolio is structured around professional development programs, academic conferences, and community outreach rather than a software product platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Media Literacy Academy (آکادمی سواد آموزی)

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• دانشگاه علامه طباطبایی (Allameh Tabatabaei University)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 August 1402Joint seminar on 'Media, Artificial Intelligence and the Necessity of Enhancing Media Literacy' held at the university as part of Global Media Literacy Week, with participation of university leadership and club officials.
• اتاق بازرگانی زنجان (Zanjan Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1402Cooperation agreement and one-day workshop on 'Media Managers in the Age of Media' jointly organized by the Zanjan Chamber of Commerce and the club. Special membership program created for Chamber members. Joint training workshops and programs delivered.
• دانشگاه تهران (University of Tehran)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1402Club collaborates with University of Tehran's expert researchers institute for conducting national surveys on children's digital media usage.
• شورای شهر تهران (Tehran City Council)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 1400Signing of cooperation memorandum between the club and Tehran City Council for joint media literacy initiatives.
• ستاد ملی صبر (National Sabr Headquarters)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 June 1400Signing of cooperation memorandum between National Sabr Headquarters and the club.
• جهاد دانشگاهی (University Jihad / Qazvin University of Jihad)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1400Visit by the club president to the University Jihad achievements exhibition. Signing of a cooperation memorandum between University Jihad's Student Tourism Center and the club.
• خبرگزاری ایرنا (IRNA — Islamic Republic News Agency)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHosting of the first session of the International Conference on Media, Communications and Cyber Governance at IRNA news agency.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Common Sense Media: US nonprofit providing media ratings, reviews, and digital literacy education for children and families. Comparable in its mission to inform and educate the public — especially youth and families — about media consumption.
• MediaSmarts: Canadian nonprofit center for digital and media literacy that develops educational programs, conducts research, and provides resources for educators, parents, and youth — directly parallel to UNESCO MLC Iran's curriculum and training focus.
• Center for Media Literacy: US nonprofit offering media literacy curricula, professional development, and frameworks (e.g., MediaLit Kit) for educators and organizations. Comparable model of training programs and resource development.
• The News Literacy Project: US-based nonprofit focused on news literacy education for students and educators, with classroom programs and educator training — a closely analogous curriculum-and-training nonprofit.
• National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE): US-based nonprofit professional association dedicated to advancing media literacy education through training, conferences, and resources. Highly comparable mission of professionalizing and expanding media literacy instruction.

Others

• Internews: International nonprofit supporting independent media and media literacy worldwide. Adjacent rather than directly competing — provides capacity building, training, and grants in the media development ecosystem.
• IREX: Global development organization running media literacy, journalism training, and information integrity programs internationally. Comparable in programmatic focus but operates at significantly larger scale across multiple countries.
• Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA): Iran's official news agency, which hosted the club's first International Conference on Media, Communications and Cyber Governance. A media distribution partner rather than a peer, but adjacent in Iran's media landscape.

Broad incumbents

• UNESCO: The UN agency for education, science, and culture. UNESCO MLC Iran operates under UNESCO's Chapter 7 charter and uses the UNESCO brand to confer international recognition on its programs.
• World Federation of UNESCO Clubs, Centres and Associations: Global network of UNESCO-affiliated clubs to which UNESCO MLC Iran belongs. A larger umbrella organization that establishes the framework, brand, and international legitimacy the club leverages.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/iranunesco

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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