University of Tehran plans to build branch in India

TEHRAN, Nov. 21 (MNA) – The president of the University of Tehran (UT) has said that establishing a branch of the university in India is one of the plans of the university in line with the expansion of the university program.

The President of the University of Tehran (UT) Seyed Mohammad Moghimi made the comments in a meeting with the Indian Ambassador Rudra Gaurav Shresth in Tehran on Tuesday.

Referring to the cultural similarities between Iran and India, the UT president emphasized the need to develop scientific, academic, economic and political relations between the two countries.

"The University of Tehran is developing international cooperation with considering neighboring countries that share common viewpoints with the Islamic Republic of Iran as a priority," Moghimi said, adding that, "In this regard, we have started activities to set up Tehran University branch in Iraq and we have made agreements with Iraqi governmental and non-governmental sectors in order to set up Tehran University branch in different cities of Iraq."

The UT President further stated that holy Najaf is the first city targeted in Iraq for the establishment of the first branch of  the University in the neighboring country, adding that, "In Syria, we have also started a joint cooperation with Damascus University in order to establish a branch of University of Tehran in that country. Also, at the Georgia branch of University of Tehran, we are going to enroll students from February 2024."

Referring to the experience of holding seven meetings of presidents of major Iranian and Russian universities in Tehran and Moscow, he announced the planning to create the same experience between the major universities of Iran and China, with the two universities of Tehran and Nanjing at the center of the activities, and by proposing to hold a meeting of presidents of universities between Iran and India.

"I suggest that a joint university parliament be formed between major universities of Iran and India, its secretariat should be located in University Tehran ," Moghimi added.

The ambassador of India Shresth, for his part, welcomed the suggestion to establish the branch of University of Tehran in India, and considered the idea of the president of University of Tehran to establish a joint university parliament between India and Iran as a promising idea for progress in bilateral cooperation.

Courtesy of MNA