Presentation of the report of the President of Shahid Beheshti University in the 11th (virtual) meeting of the heads, deputies and international directors of universities, higher education centers, research and technology in the presence of the high official of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology

The 11th meeting of the heads, deputies and international directors of universities, higher education centers, research and technology of the country was held in the presence of the president of the university and the director of international scientific cooperation.


According to the management of international scientific cooperation of Shahid Beheshti University, in this meeting, which was held from 8:30 to 13:00 on October 27, 2020 in four general sections, Dr. Nasiri Gheidari, President of Shahid Beheshti University, in the first part of the meeting with the topic ” The performance of international scientific cooperation in the Corona era “, presented a report on the activities of Shahid Beheshti University in five general categories as follows:
• Measures taken to promote the international status of the university;
• Measures taken to address international challenges and barriers;
• Outlines of actions related to the national authority of Shahid Beheshti University in international scientific cooperation with Russia and Kazakhstan;
• Redefining research needs during the Covid 19 era;
• Effective and continuous communication with the Ministry of Education regarding the promotion of the international status of the university.

Following the meeting, Dr. Gholami, Minister of Science, Research and Technology, said: “A strong presence in the international arena shows the capabilities of the country’s higher education system.” He pointed out that in recent years we have had good activities in the field of development of international relations and this issue should be considered as an asset, he said: The development of higher education at the international level shows the ability of the country’s scientific collections and in Current situation Due to the prevalence of coronavirus in the world, for all countries, a leap forward and a transition from the present to the present time has occurred that each country has benefited from this leap according to its coordinates.

The Minister of Science, Research and Technology, in the end, stated that if we have the necessary measures for the international development of higher education, valuable achievements will be achieved, noting that the equipment and activities in the current situation must be provided and the necessary rules and regulations with Recommendations to help university centers to be further coordinated and the necessary permits to be followed up and obtained.
After the speech of the high official of the Ministry, the meeting continued in three other sections entitled “Attracting International Students and Elites in the Corona”, “Joint Research Projects in the Corona” and “Iran-China Cooperation”. In addition to presenting reports from universities and research institutes , Dr. Siddighi; Deputy Minister and Head of Student Affairs Organization, Dr. Rahimi; Deputy Minister of Research and Technology of the Ministry of Education and Dr. Salar Amoli; The Deputy Minister for International Affairs also addressed relevant issues.