Iran’s Hakim Sabzevari University, Iraq’s Qurtuba University forge academic, research pact
Iran’s Hakim Sabzevari University signed a cooperation accord with Al‑Qurtuba University of Iraq aimed at broadening ties in academia, research and technology.
The agreement, unveiled at Sabzevari’s campus in northeast Iran, paves the way for faculty and student exchanges, joint training programs, collaborative research projects, and the staging of scientific and technological exhibitions.
In a modest but pointed nod to the future, the pact also triggered two specialist workshops, focused on drug‑delivery nanocarriers and stem‑cell applications in regenerative medicine, delivered by Sabzevari’s Basic Sciences faculty and reportedly met with strong interest by Qurtuba participants.
Sabzevari counts 9,000 students across 33 academic departments and 139 majors from undergraduate through PhD levels.
Qurtuba, with roughly 14 faculties spanning engineering, medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, basic sciences and humanities, brings considerable breadth to the partnership, a union of complementary strengths that could ease resource constraints and broaden research horizons for both institutions.