The President of Isfahan University of Technology (IUT) Seyed Mahmoud Modarres Hashemi stressed on expansion of international relations of universities as a goal of the current administration of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
He made the remark in his meeting with a senior academic delegation of Switzerland comprised of the presidents of some major universities of the European country on Thursday in Isfahan.
The position of Swiss university of ETH in world rankings has led to the development of research cooperation between Isfahan University of Technology and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (Also known as ETH) over the last decade, said the senior Iranian academician during the meeting.
Commenting on the newest agreement signed between the two universities, Modarres Hashemi recounted that the agreement includes cooperation between the faculties of the universities, joint research projects and crash courses for the PhD candidates.
