Reviewing Budgeting Process in IRI Police University and Ways of Improving it

Islamic Republic of Iran Police University (IRIPU) as the only higher education center in police forces plays a prominent role in training police officers and improving their scientific level. Due to this, and with regard to its critical role in fulfilling police forces objectives, and the undeniable role of budgeting in materializingpolice objectives, the present research aims at reviewing and analyzing the budgeting process at IRIPU at offering some recommendation to improve it. The research is of applied type and conducted using descriptive survey method. Data were gathered from people comprised of managers, faculty members and those in charge of budget and financial affairs of universities and different faculties who have rather comprehensive information about budgeting (N=40). The tools for gathering date are interview, questionnaire and library survey. Inefficiency of the university budgeting confirms based on hypothesis analysis, and some suggestions offered for improving the current budgeting system. With respect to limitations ahead of the university budgeting system, due to its top-down planning and budgeting system, IRIPU is not as dependent as other universities. Moreover, lack of long, medium and short term plans at the university is among the other important issues.