The discussion session held between the Syrian and Iranian sides on Tuesday focused on ways to develop joint scientific and research cooperation in the fields of medical, technological and engineering sciences and the will to provide specialized services in the scientific field. The session was held at Damascus University under the chairmanship of Dr. Muhammad Yasar Abdin, Rector of the University, Dr. Behrouz Badko, Head of the Economic and Commercial Affairs Department at the Iranian Academic Jihad Foundation, and his accompanying delegation
Dr. Abdin underlined the importance of establishing academic relations between Damascus University and the Jihad Academic Institution in various scientific, technological, medical and engineering fields. He stressed that scientific research is a basic goal of Damascus University at the present time, highlighting the need for projects and research to be directly related to addressing problems in the public and private sectors.
He pointed out that the university is currently working on establishing incubators for projects and research for scientific specializations, whether in the field of medical, technical or engineering sciences, in addition to incubators for graduation projects and others for postgraduate studies.
In turn, Dr. Badko indicated that the Jihad Academic Foundation is interested in science, technology development, and the preparation of human cadres in various scientific and research specialties, expressing the Foundation’s readiness to cooperate with the University of Damascus in various scientific, medical, engineering and architectural fields and to establish technological parks (incubators for research and students’ ideas). He referred to the possibility of establishing joint projects between the two sides if the university so desires.
The two sides agreed to lay down a road map for future cooperation in order to reach a joint agreement that will frame this cooperation between the two sides.
Dr. Muhammad Firas Al-Hinnawi, Vice Rector of Damascus University for Scientific Research and Graduate Studies, and Dr. Majd Al-Jamali, Director General of the Higher Commission for Scientific Research attended the talks.
Inas Abdulkareem