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.

Announcement of holding a webinar on “Dealing with medical misinformation during epidemics from a human rights perspective” and reflecting the event on the UNESCO website

Event on the Occasion of Global Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Week Hosted by the UNESCO Chair for human Rights, Peace and Democracy, Shahid Beheshti University
The tenth annual global celebration of Global Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Week, initiated in 2012, is taking place from 24 to 31 October 2020, under the theme “Resisting Disinfodemic: Media and Information Literacy for everyone and, by everyone”. Under the initiative taken by the UNESCO, the UNESCO Chair for human Rights, Peace and Democracy, hosted by Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran, has organized an online event titled “Resisting Medical Disinformation during Pandemics from the Human Rights Perspective” to be held on 29th October 2020 on the online forum of the Shahid Beheshti University: http://sbu.ac.ir/webinar. The speakers at the event are: Dr. Leila Naseri, faculty member of the Academic Center for Education, Culture, and Research (ACECR) of the Medical Sciences Branch of Shahid Beheshti University, Governmental Expert of UNCAC and Chairwoman of the Research Committee of the Iranian Medical Law Scientific Association, with the theme “Realizing the Right to Receive Accurate and Timely Information during Pandemics: Challenges and Solutions ”and Dr. Asli Abbasi, human rights researcher and assistant of International Relations Dept. of the UNESCO Chair for Human Rights, Peace and Democracy at Shahid Beheshti University, with the theme “Media and Information Literacy for Women and Girls: An Undeniable Necessity in Times of Pandemics”.
The event by the UNESCO Chair for Human Rights, Peace and Democracy at Shahid Beheshti University is listed among the global events for the celebration of the MIL week on the official website of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO):
https://en.unesco.org/commemorations/globalmilweek/2020/aroundtheworld

Announcement of the programs of the first international conference “Ethics, theology and all-encompassing disasters”, focusing on coronary heart disease, September 10-18, 2016, Shahid Beheshti University

According to the director of international scientific cooperation of Shahid Beheshti University, the first international conference “Ethics, theology and all-encompassing disasters” with the message of Ayatollah Javadi Amoli (memory of God) and with the participation of thinkers inside and outside the country from 8 to 10 September 2020, for Three days, and will be held online by the Faculty of Theology and Religions.
For this purpose, the programs of the conference have been prepared by the staff of the Faculty of Theology and Religions of Shahid Beheshti University, which can be accessed at the following link.
Download the file of the international conference “Ethics, theology and pervasive disasters”
It should also be noted that this conference has an ISC license and five reputable scientific research journals support the publication of its articles.
The main axes of the conference:
1. Medical ethics and pervasive diseases
2. Political ethics and the duties of governments in the face of widespread disasters
3. Ethics, pervasive disasters and socio-economic issues
4. Widespread disasters and faithful living
5. Inclusive Disasters and Theoretical Issues in Theology
Conference link: http://ethicsconf.sbu.ac.ir/fa/

Lecture by Dr. Khatami, Faculty member of the Faculty of Literature and Humanities, in the mourning webinar in Iran and India with the participation of Azfa Center

Dr. Ahmad Khatami, faculty member of the Faculty of Literature and Humanities, will deliver a webinar entitled “Lamentation in Iran and India”.
The program, which will be hosted by the House of Culture of the Islamic Republic of Iran in New Delhi on Tuesday, 1 September 2020, from 3 to 6 PM, was attended by public libraries, cultural institutions and universities of Iran and India, and professors from Iran and India.
In addition, the training center of teaching Persian to non-Persian language speakers of Shahid Beheshti University (AZFA) will also participate in this meeting.
Those who are interested in participating in this webinar can virtually attend in the meeting through the following link at the appointed time.
https://www.skyroom.online/ch/tehranpl.ir/mahafel

Holding a webinar “Strategies for adapting to changes in the water level of the Caspian Sea” with the presence of a Russian professor at the National Institute of Oceanography and Atmospheric Sciences and the participation of the Director of International Scientific Cooperation

The National Institute for Oceanography and Atmospheric Sciences is holding on the occasion of the Caspian Sea Day:
Webinar “Strategies for adapting to changes in the water level of the Caspian Sea”
In the presence of Dr. Behrouz Abtahi, Director of the National Institute for Oceanography and Atmospheric Sciences and a member of the faculty of Shahid Beheshti University;
Event time: Tuesday, August 12, 1399 from 11:00 to 13:00
Those interested in attending this webinar should complete the registration form.
Registration steps to participate in the webinar:

1- Completing the registration form or sending the requested details of the form (name and surname, degree, field of study, university / relevant organization, mobile number, email and national code) via WhatsApp to 093524277749 Dr. Babak Moradi or email
2- After sending the details, you will be given a username and password to enter the webinar.
3- Enter the webinar address and participate in this webinar with the received username and password.
http://www.skyroom.online/ch/heidary/caspian-sea-day

Moreover, Dr. Karimian, Director of International Scientific Cooperation of Shahid Beheshti University, also participated in this meeting.

Participation of the Director and Deputy Director of International Scientific Cooperation in the virtual meeting “External Challenges and Proposed Solutions”

The meeting “International Scientific Cooperation Challenges outside the ministry and presenting proposed solutions” was held on Monday, 20 July 2020, hosted by the Scientific Policy Research Center of the country and attended by representatives of Shahid Beheshti University.
The meeting was attended by Dr. Karimian, Director, and Dr. Nezamzadeh, Deputy Director of International Scientific Cooperation.
In addition, before the meeting, a brief report entitled “The most important challenges of Shahid Beheshti University in relation to role-playing institutions in the field of international scientific interactions outside the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology” was prepared and sent to the Secretariat of the Scientific Policy Research Center.

Deputy Director of International Scientific Cooperation Directorate participates in the virtual meeting of the “National Committee on International Scientific Cooperation with the Iraqi Kurdistan Region”

The meeting of the “National Committee on International Scientific Cooperation with the Iraqi Kurdistan Region” was held on Tuesday, 21 July 2020, hosted by the University of Kurdistan and attended by Dr. Nezamzadeh, Deputy Director of International Scientific Cooperation as the representative of Shahid Beheshti University.
In this meeting, Dr. Nezamzadeh presented a report on the history of cooperation with the Iraqi Kurdistan universities and scientific centers.
He pointed out that the technical training center of Shahid Beheshti University in March 2020 organized an 8-day training course in Kurdish with the cooperation of the Customs of the Islamic Republic of Iran for 23 managers of the customs of the Iraqi Kurdistan region. He also added the spread of the corona virus has made it difficult to continue the program.
In addition, he mentioned considering the presence of branches of elected American universities in the Iraqi Kurdistan region, he stressed the need for comprehensive planning in order to compete in student recruitment, as well as the organization of student recruitment institutions by the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology and the University of Kurdistan as the leading house for international scientific cooperation with that region.

The twelfth meeting of the International Scientific Cooperation Committee of Shahid Beheshti University was held virtually

The twelfth meeting of the International Scientific Cooperation Committe of Shahid Beheshti University, with the presence of Dr. Karimian, Director of International Scientific Cooperation Directorate and representatives of faculties, research institutes and centers, was held virtually on Monday, 20 July 2020.
At the beginning of the meeting, Dr. Karimian, announced that more than 350 faculty members of Shahid Beheshti University are graduates from abroad; The prevalence of Coronavirus has provided the potential for faculty members to communicate effectively with their foreign counterparts, faculty members and researchers; Therefore, according to the indicators announced by the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology regarding the promotion of the international position of universities and special attention to holding virtual courses or teaching foreign professors in the form of video conferencing and webinars, this opportunity should be used with the maximum efforts.
In following, Dr. Nezamzadeh, Deputy of International Scientific Cooperation Director, while presenting a brief summary of the results of the 11th meeting of the International Relations Committee, stressed the necessity to prepare and submit reports in a timely manner.
Also, Mr. Goudarzi, the expert of the International Scientific Cooperation Directorate, explained the indicators for evaluating the international activities of universities, a statement from the Center for International Scientific Cooperation of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, in order to develop general programs and policies of the university based on these indicators.
At the end of the meeting, Dr. Asli Abbasi, Representative of the Chair of Human Rights, Peace and Democracy, Dr. Salem, Representative of the Faculty of Theology and Religions, Dr. Mirdehghan, Representative of the Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Dr. Rashidi Mehrabadi, Representative of the Technical Training Center, Dr. Jan Jansari, Representative of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Energy, Dr. Masoudi Representative of the Faculty of Earth Sciences, Dr. Mottaki Representative of the Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, Dr. Movahed Representative of the Faculty of Physics, Dr. Sufizadeh Representative of the Research Institute of Environmental Sciences and Dr. Fartash Representative of the Research Institute of Basic Studies of Science and Technology shared their point of view on the raised issue.

Holding a series of summer virtual lectures by the Persian Language Training Center (PLTC)

The Persian Language Training Center (PLTC) intends to hold a series of lectures in the summer (Mondays at 11 AM) to promote the general knowledge of those interested in the fields of studies related to Iranian studies and Persian language and literature.

These programs are going to be held using prominent Iranian and non-Iranian professors and researchers in Persian, Arabic, French and German languages and with the aim of attracting diverse audiences and also reminding the importance and position of Shahid Beheshti University in the field of humanities and teaching Persian language.

The meeting schedule, which is available through the link https://sbu.ac.ir/webinar and at the appointed time, is as follows:

Row Name Position Subject Language Time
1 Dr. Dalal Abas Professor of Comparative Literature and Islamic Civilization, Lebanese State University (Lebanese Society) The effect of Persian language and literature on Arabic language and literature Arabic 20 July 2020
2 Dr. Stephan Popp Faculty member of the Institute of Iranian Studies of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (WAW) Literary interactions between Iran and India German 27 July 2020
3 Dr. Patrick Ringgenberg Art historian and Iranologist, former lecturer at the Lausanne Federal Polytechnic Institute (EPFL) Introduction to Iranian civilization French 3 August 2020
4 Dr. Hojjat Rasouli Professor of Arabic Language and Literature, Shahid Beheshti University Teaching Persian to non-Persian speakers (Chinese experience) Persian 10 August 2020
5 Dr. Nasrullah Hekmat Professor of Islamic Philosophy, Shahid Beheshti University Islamic mysticism Persian 17 August 2020
6 Dr. Gholamreza Awani Retired professor of philosophy at Shahid Beheshti University

Former head of the Research Institute of Iranian Wisdom and Philosophy

It will be announce soon Persian 24 August 2020

 

Announcement of a scientific virtual webinar on “Bridging Two Worlds: Supporting Newcomer Refugee and Youth” with a lecture by Professor Stewart from the University of Winnipeg, Canada – Wednesday, 29 July, 2020.

The UNESCO Chair in Human Rights, Peace and Democracy at Shahid Beheshti University has invited Professor Jan Stewart, deputy provost in the University of Winnipeg, Canada, and author and executive director of Global College, to speak at an international webinar.
Webinar Topic: Bridging Two Worlds: Supporting Newcomer Refugee and Youth
Time: Wednesday, 29 July, 2020, 7 to 8 p.m.
Internet access address for attending to the webinar: http://sbu.ac.ir/webinar

Holding a consensus meeting on scientific cooperation with Germany in the context of the corona virus pandemic and post-corona conditions

A consensus meeting on “Scientific Cooperation with Germany in the Conditions of the pandemic Corona Virus and Post-Corona Conditions” was virtually held on Tuesday, 14 July 2020, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 AM.

The meeting was attended by Dr. Hooman Liyaghati, Professor of the Environmental Sciences Research Institute and a pundit in the field of international scientific cooperation with Germany, and Dr. Nezamzadeh, Deputy of  Director of International Scientific Cooperation, as representatives of Shahid Beheshti University; Dr. Liyaqhati, while enumerating the capacities of scientific cooperation with Germany at the time of the outbreak of virus Covid 19, emphasized on maintaining and expanding communication in the Past-corona era. He also considered the personal communication of Iranian faculty members with German faculty members as the most successful way in the current situation, considering the special prevailing conditions in the scientific community of that country, and also offered suggestions on facilitating this kind of communication with Germany.

It is essential to mention that this meeting was hosted by Iran’s University of Science and Technology, as the leading house for international scientific cooperation with Germany.