On Tuesday, February 18, 2025, the seventh joint meeting of the presidents and vice presidents of top universities in Iran and Russia was held in the Negarestan Museum Garden with the participation of the Young Scholars and Scientists Festival. In this meeting, in addition to giving speeches and introducing the universities by each of the presidents and representatives of Iran and the Russian Federation, an opportunity was provided to get acquainted with the scientific potentials and sign a joint memorandum of understanding.
In the following, Mr. Engineer Jamili, Chairman of the Festival Policy Council, introduced the Young Scholars and Scientists Festival and stated: The festival has been held annually since 2017 with the support of the Jamili Science and Technology Foundation, in collaboration with the University of Tehran and other top universities and scientific institutions in the country, as a scientific event approved by the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology in the country. Considering the international approach of the festival in order to promote and expand international cooperation, we are interested in expanding the festival’s interactions with scientific institutions and universities in Russia.
Engineer Jamili continued: “Our goal is to help young people and their progress in the field of science and technology, and we will spare no effort in this direction. In this direction, we would like to take steps to discuss and advance mutual scientific goals by holding online meetings with the presidents of Russian universities present at the meeting, and we will be very interested in hearing your opinions and suggestions to improve the level of the festival in the international dimension.
The meeting was attended by Engineer Ebrahim Jamili, Chairman of the Policy Council, Ms. Dr. Shadi Jamili, Head of the Permanent Secretariat, Mr. Dr. Soroush Mudab, Executive Secretary, Ms. Eng. Shabnam Asadi, Secretary of Development and Innovation, Ms. Eng. Nastaran Kolahi, Secretary of Media and Science Promotion, Ms. Dr. Jahansuz, Expert of the UNESCO Basic Sciences and Technology Club, and Ms. Eng. Shima Manzumi, International Expert of the Young Thinkers and Scientists Festival.