The President of Tabriz University in a meeting with the Scientific Adviser of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Europe

Scientific cooperation with Europe is a serious request

The meeting of the president of Tabriz University with the scientific adviser of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Europe was held in the presence of the vice president of education and graduate studies, the vice president of research and technology and the director of scientific and international cooperation of Tabriz University.

According to Tabriz University public relations report, Dr. Safar Nasralehzadeh, the President of Tabriz University, during his speech in this meeting, while referring to the scientific honors of this university at the national and international level and the position of Tabriz University among Iranian universities, stated: the discussion of operationalizing the memorandums and establishing strong scientific relations It is very necessary to strengthen scientific diplomacy.

He called scientific cooperation with Europe a serious issue in line with the university's strategic plan and added: Considering the very good status of Tabriz University in terms of international rankings, we want to establish more scientific relations with European countries.

Referring to Tabriz University's hosting of about 2 thousand international students from 9 countries of the world, Dr. Nasraleh Zadeh pointed out that attracting international students is one of the ways to strengthen scientific diplomacy, but in addition to that, conducting joint research projects and holding joint training programs with European countries and Serious attention to the teacher-student exchange program should also be among our priorities.

Emphasizing the necessity of macro and executive planning of these programs in detail, he reminded: Tabriz University has a strategic plan in the discussion of internationalization and in many ranking systems it has a very good status compared to European universities. Counting, regulating and compiling internationalization standards is a very important necessity, which has been entrusted to the management of scientific and international cooperation and the internationalization working group of the university, and these standards should include all the details and macro plans of the university.

Revision of scientific consulting missions of the Islamic Republic in Europe

The Scientific Adviser of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Europe also stated: Scientific advisory missions have been reviewed in the new era and these missions are not limited to the cases of Iranian students and supervision of students.

Dr. Mansour Kanani continued: Currently, the number of Iranian students receiving scholarships in European countries has decreased compared to the past, and the reason for this is the limitation of the policies and strategies of the Ministry of Science in giving scholarships to students to study in European countries, so that these scholarships Currently, it is awarded to specific disciplines such as art, emerging technologies, marine sciences, etc., and currently, the discussion of scientific consultation budgeting has been revised to bring agility in activities.

He considered the strengthening of the infrastructure for accepting students from European countries as requiring special attention and emphasized: There is a great interest among European students (especially German) to study humanities in Iran, and the reason for this is Iran's rich history and culture. According to UNESCO statistics, 50% of German students tend to spend at least one semester in other universities, including Iran. Therefore, if we provide the necessary grounds, we can attract students from European universities.

Referring to the necessity of identifying the advantages of Iranian universities, including Tabriz University, the scientific advisor of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Europe called the creation of attraction based on these advantages a factor for targeting and increasing the recruitment of students from European countries and said: strengthening the effective communication infrastructure, creating a network of Students and elites from Europe, holding summer and winter schools, short-term stay of professors and European students in the university to observe the capabilities of Tabriz University and the participation of university faculty members in European projects are among the strategies to strengthen the recruitment of professors and students from European universities.

Full preparation of Tabriz University Vice-Chancellor of Education and Graduate Studies to attract international students from European countries

Dr. Gholamreza Hojjati, vice president of education and graduate studies of Tabriz University, also pointed to the long history of this university in the field of international cooperation and the very good cooperation of professors with European universities, and stated: the vice president of education of the university is ready to provide all the facilities to attract international students. , announces the teaching of Persian language, the holding of knowledge-enhancing courses and joint training courses.

In this meeting, Dr. Saeed Shujaei, the director of scientific and international cooperation of the university, also gave a report on the actions of the university in sending faculty members to research missions in European universities, as well as participating in international conferences, as well as the university's participation in professor and student exchange programs with several European universities presented.