TEHRAN – A Russian official has voiced his nation’s curiosity in increasing scientific and educational ties with Iran to additional technological cooperation between the 2 international locations.
“The main objective of the organization is to lay the basis for developing joint efforts with the University of Gilan. We look forward to recognizing the capacities of the two sides, and exploring ways to implement the collaborations more effectively,” IRNA quoted Yevgeny Primakov, the pinnacle of the Russian Federal Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent States, Compatriots Living Abroad, and International Humanitarian Cooperation, as saying.
The official made the remarks in a gathering with the chancellor of the University of Gilan, Ali Basti, on Friday.
Underlining Russia’s scientific and technological capabilities, he said that Russia possesses profound experience in trendy applied sciences, superior farming, bodily training, laboratory facilities, scientific analysis, and aquaculture, and that the nation is prepared to share the experience with the University of Gilan to create a secure cooperative relationship.
The official went on to say that scientific ties will result in the event of joint tasks, the trade of professors and college students, and the institution of collaborative analysis networks.
For his half, Basti stated the University of Gilan, with nearly 16,000 college students, is among the many prime eight universities in the nation based mostly on the newest rating by the Islamic World Science Citation (ISC).
Highlighting the University’s worldwide function, he stated the college is the everlasting secretariat of the affiliation of universities and analysis facilities of the Caspian Sea international locations, which incorporates 60 universities from 5 international locations.
Referring to the Russian language division in the college, the official talked about that exchanging professors and college students and holding joint scientific tasks are among the many methods to enhance the cooperation. Basti introduced the college’s readiness for the admission of Russian college students interested in studying the Persian language.
“University of Gilan is one of the three universities selected for the development of the 4th generation of science and technology parks in the country. We are interested in benefiting from Russian expertise and agents to develop the technology,” Basti additional famous.
Iran-Russia scientific convention
The second scientific convention between Iran and Russia was held in Moscow on December 15, 2025, with Iran’s ambassador to Russia, Kazem Jalali; science attaché, Hadi Goudarzi, and representatives from universities and scientific establishments of the 2 international locations in attendance.
Referring to Iran’s distinctive historical past and the civilizational commonalities between the 2 international locations, Russian Presidential Aide Andrei Fursenko emphasised the necessity to strengthen cultural and educational relations between Iran and Russia, msrt.ir reported.
“The Russian government is completely ready to promote collaborations with Iran in the science and technology sectors. Russia and Iran need to rely on their capabilities in the pursuit of global development and play their historical role,” he famous.
Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, Denis Sergeevich Sekirinsky, for his half, stated the 2 nations have their very own distinguished civilizations, sustaining cultural traditions and non secular worth. These historic commonalities have resulted in mutual respect and belief, in addition to fostering cooperation.
Iranian and Russian universities and analysis organisations signed over 70 memoranda of understanding (MOUs) simply over the previous 12 months, he famous.
For his half, Jalali highlighted the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between Iran and Russia and emphasised the necessity to increase ties in scientific, technical, and cultural fields.
Independent international locations like Iran and Russia ought to pursue the trail to realizing a extra simply world by way of mental, historic, and cultural cooperation; in the meantime, scientific and elite dialogues will play a elementary function, he added.
During the assembly, the 2 sides underlined creating cooperation between the schools of the 2 international locations, memoranda of understanding, BRICS scientific tasks, the trade of professors and college students, and mutual recognition of {qualifications}.
The convention included specialised conferences equivalent to ‘Iran and Russia: from centuries of history to dialogue of civilizations’, and ‘synergy of knowledge and economy: new horizons of cooperation between Iran and Russia’.
The first scientific convention was held in 2022. The occasion is meant to make nice strides in deepening scientific relations, bolstering joint analysis, and increasing scientific and civilizational talks.
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