TEHRAN (Fars)- A Malaysian delegation comprising several university professors and chancellors arrived in Tehran on Monday to help broaden mutual cooperation between the two countries' universities.
Chancellor of Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) Asma Ismail, heading a high-ranking academic delegation, is visiting Iran at the invitation of Iran's scientific attaché to Malaysia.
The Malaysian academic delegation will hold talks with chancellors of a number of Iranian universities.
Professor Ismail, also head of Science Academy of Malaysia, will visit Iranian universities of Tehran, Sharif University of Technology, Science and Technology, Shahid Beheshti, Amir Kabir, and Shiraz.
The academic delegation will also meet Head of Academy of Medical Sciences Alireza Marandi.
Professor Asma Ismail is Secretary-General of Malaysia’s Higher Education and responsible for the country's Education Blueprint 2015-2025.