TEHRAN – An Iranian university affiliated with the Ministry of Defense has signed a memorandum of understanding with Damascus University for cooperation in various fields, from joint research to exchange of graduate students.
The presidents of Iran’s Malek Ashtar University of Technology and Damascus University signed the memorandum of understanding in Damascus.
The agreement entails collaboration between the two universities in the field of research, postgraduate studies, industries, technical sciences, mechanics, robotics and computer science.
The MoU was signed by Muhammad Yasar Abdeen, the dean of Damascus University, and Brigadier General Qassem Taqizadeh, president of Malek Ashtar University of Technology.
Syria’s Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Bassam Ibrahim, Syrian Ambassador to Tehran Shafik Diop, and other ranking officials oversaw the signing, SANA reported.
The Syrian minister stressed the importance of using the scientific and research capabilities of Malek Ashtar University and linking those experiences to industrial projects.
For his part, Taqizadeh expressed the Iranian university’s readiness to cooperate with Syrian universities in the field of research and graduate studies.
In March 2019, the Islamic Azad University of Iran and Damascus University signed an agreement to launch academic cooperation.