The Smart University of Medical Sciences (SMUMS) has entered into a partnership memorandum with the ECO Science Foundation (ECOSF) on September 30, 2023.

The signing ceremony in Tehran, Iran, was conducted by SMUMS Chancellor Prof. Arash Khojasteh and ECOSF President Prof. Seyed Komail Tayebi at the Smart University of Medical Sciences. Dr. Sayed Ahmad Ahmadi, vice chancellor of international affairs of SMUMS, Dr. Babak Sabet, vice chancellor of academic affairs, Dr. Haniyeh Zehtab, vice chancellor of infrastructure affairs, and Dr. Shahriar Eslamitabar legal director of SMUMS attended the signatory ceremony.

This MoU will lead to ECOSF and SMUMS working closely, as they are both committed to an ongoing relationship to engage in collaborative and joint scientific and technological activities while leveraging respective strengths to undertake research and exchange programmes among the 10 ECO member countries, viz., Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

 

Following are some salient points of the MoU:

 

• Encourage, promote and facilitate the extension of scientific exchanges among their communities to the common interest of both sides.
• Promote mobility of scientists and scholars, and facilitate the exchange of expertise and capacity building in the field of Science, Technology and Innovation (STI).
• Facilitate outreach and communication with regards to relative events including conferences, meetings, workshops, forums and other scientific activities.
• Collaborate and work together to support and promote joint research and educational programmes in the priority research areas of Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) including artificial intelligence in medical sciences and medical education.
• Hold joint educational, training and capacity building programs, workshops, conferences, and events to address the critical challenges of the ECO Member Countries.