Sabzevar: Iran’s Hakim Sabzevari University has signed a cooperation agreement with Iraq’s University of Qurtuba to expand academic, research, and technological cooperation.

According to Islamic Republic News Agency, Sabzevari University President Ali Tasnimi announced that the agreement includes faculty and student exchanges, joint training programs, study opportunities, collaborative research projects, and cooperation in organizing scientific and technological exhibitions.

Tasnimi highlighted that the University of Qurtuba, with its 14 faculties in engineering, medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, basic sciences, and humanities, presents a strong potential for joint academic activities.

In addition to the cooperation agreement, specialized research workshops on drug-delivery nanocarriers and the role of stem cells in regenerative medicine were conducted at Hakim Sabzevari University. These sessions, taught by faculty members of the Basic Sciences Department, were well-received by participants from the University of Qurtuba.

Hakim Sabzevari University is one of Iran’s 22 major regional universities, with approximately 9,000 students, 33 academic departments, and 139 majors spanning from undergraduate to doctoral levels. The city of Sabzevar is located 230 kilometers west of Mashhad in Razavi Khorasan Province, northeast Iran.