Aims	Corresponding law clause 5th year development plan of the Islamic Republic of Iran
To set the infrastructure and foundational research within the country, and to expand educational activities pertaining to the engineering of transportation, traffic engineering, road safety engineering, and transportation infrastructure management	Section ه" ” Article “16”
To stabilize and enhance the centers of excellence academic and research positions at the regional and national levels	Section ه" ” Article “16”
To conduct independent and joint research with national research centers in line with the country’s expansion efforts	Section “ ه ” and “ و-3 ”, Article “16”
To introduce and expand new technology in line with the country’s needs in specialized areas	Section “ و-8 ”, Article “16”
To expand the borders of science and technology nationally and internationally	Section “ و-8 ”, Article “16” and Section "الف-3" Article “20”
To create opportunities for working with research groups in areas of pavement management, transportation and safety, nationally and internationally	Section “ د ” and “ و-3 ”, Article “16”
To participate in the country’s decision-making process regarding pavement management, transportation and safety issues	Section “ ه ”, Article “17”, Section "ک" , Article “18”, Sections "و-1" and "و-3" , Article 163
To develop and conduct academic research	Sections “ الف ” and "ه" , Article “17”
To train staff	Section “ الف ”, Article 20
To publish research results obtained from the centre of excellence in journals	Section “و-8”, Article “16”, and Section "الف-2", Article “20”
To provide and strengthen an academic core at the international level with the best facilities in areas pertaining the centre of excellence	Section “ط”, Article “18”