TEHRAN –A delegation from Synergy University of Moscow has paid a visit to Amir Kabir University of Technology in Tehran to explore ways to enhance scientific cooperation between the two institutions.

During a meeting, the two sides introduced their competencies and capabilities, IRNA reported.

Also, four programs on holding short-term joint courses in the fields of business management; professor and student exchange; Persian and Russian language teaching, and conducting joint interdisciplinary courses were developed to be implemented.

These training courses will cover business management; robotics and artificial intelligence; entrepreneurship and technology; smart cities; and information technology; as well as emerging and interdisciplinary fields.

As per the agreement, representatives from the two universities will hold an online meeting next month to discuss further details and ways to initiate the joint programs.

Joint courses on sustainable development

Iran and Russia have held a joint international course titled ‘Entrepreneurship and Future Skills’ aimed at fostering sustainable development and commercialization of ideas.
The three-month course was held at Amir Kabir University of Technology in Tehran, IRNA reported.

It was organized by the Russian Academy of Foreign Trade and the management faculty of Amir Kabir University of Technology.

Expanding international cooperation is one of the most important strategies of the management faculty of Amir Kabir University of Technology.

The objective of the course was to encourage teamwork to learn and generate ideas in business and sustainable development. Therefore, the course was designed based on learning and enhancing international interaction and participation via online collaboration between professors and students of the two countries.

A total of 30 Iranian and 30 Russian students took part in the course which was conducted with the cooperation of professors from both nations.

Completing a preliminary course, students in Iranian and Russian teams chose topics related to the challenges of sustainable development as well as the macro issues of their respective countries.

The students analyzed the topics and then conducted a comparative analysis of the situation in the two countries. The course helped student groups develop entrepreneurial business ideas in line with sustainable development goals.

Joint innovation center

Iran and Russia will soon establish a joint innovation center, the deputy science minister said on March 3.

"Launching the joint innovation center is at the final stages and will be inaugurated soon,” Hassan Zamanian said in a meeting in Tehran with his Russian counterpart Konstantin Mogilensky.

“We also proposed setting up a center at the Russian ministry of science to deal with problems faced by Iranian medical students in Russia,” he added, noting that the proposal was welcomed by the Russian side, IRNA reported.

Mogilensky, for his part, referred to the high capacity of Iranian universities in the field of research and technology, and said, “The areas of cooperation will be determined in the joint committee to be signed later by the high officials of the two countries’ ministries of science.”

He went on to say that Iranian and Russian universities have already signed dozens of memorandums of understanding.

Persian and Russian languages are already taught in universities reciprocally. The expansion of these trainings can further strengthen the relations between Russia and Iran.

Geographical proximity and Western countries’ sanctions on the two countries are the reasons for the two countries’ alliance in recent years, Mogilensky added.

He further noted the scientific and academic cooperation between the two countries has a long history that needs to be promoted.

After the meeting, the Russian delegation visited Sharif University of Technology.

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