Universities sign scientific cooperation deal

Iran’s prestigious Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and the renowned Paris Descartes University have signed a memorandum of understanding to boost mutual scientific collaboration and academic exchanges, reports Iran Front Page.

Mohammad Haji Aqajani, the chancellor of the Iranian university, says the agreement is part of the university’s plan to enhance its scientific cooperation with foreign universities. He said the agreement with Paris Descartes University is one of several deals with foreign universities on the promotion of mutual scientific cooperation, reported the Persian-language Iranian Students News Agency.

“We also signed an agreement with that university under which emergency medicine experts admitted to the university will be able to continue their education in Tehran and Paris in two [educational] programmes, and will also be able to learn about the technological advances and methods of education in France,” the top academician underlined. “At the end, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Paris Descartes University will issue the graduates with joint specialised certificates on emergency medicine,” he added.
Full report on the Iran Front Page site