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During the meeting, Gholami pointed to the expansion of scientific cooperation with European states as a priority and added considering qualification and international position of Belgian universities, Iran intends to expand its academic ties with this country.Marcourt pointed to Iran's history, civilization and cultural position and welcomed expansion of scientific …

Chancellor of Leuven University Luc Sels welcomed the Iranian minister and his accompanying delegation.The university has around 9,800 international students, among them 181 Iranians.Leuven has a special status in the field of commercializing technology.The Iranian minister, heading an academic delegation arrived in Brussels, Belgium, on Tuesday afternoon to attend the …

On January 16, Iran reported that it has managed to successfully send Payam (Message) satellite into space.Speaking to the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), Motamedi said launch of Payam is a big success, although it failed to practically to be placed into orbit.Despite its failure in staying in orbit, Payam …

Brigadier General Amir Hatami congratulated the 40th anniversary of the glorious victory of the Islamic Revolution and the defeat of the arrogant front and also offered congratulations to the Iranian dignified nation on the major achievement.He hailed the efforts of the Iranian scientists, researchers and experts at the Department of …

Iran and the European Union can cooperate in various areas of mutual interest, including the population ageing, climate change and immigration, Gholami said.He referred to presence of 4.3 million students in Iranian universities and noted that according to the international statistics, Iran has ranked as the first country in the …

The late Moheb Ahari also worked for the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) as a journalist for a couple of years in the 1980s. Moheb Ahari was born in Tehran on Oct 22, 1951. He had a BA in Persian literature and entered cinema industry in 1988.He appeared in numerous …

According to the Seismological Center of the Geophysics Institute of Tehran University, the tremor occurred at 20:37 hours local time at the depth of 10 km underground.The epicenter of the quake was located at 55.45 degrees longitude and 34.11 degrees latitude.No report on the possible casualties or damages to properties …

Deputy minister for international affairs Hossein Salar-e Amoli who is accompanying Gholami told IRNA that the meeting will also be attended by five academic figures from various universities, representatives of health, treatment and medical education ministry, Presidential Office’s Scientific and Technological Department and EU’s sciences, technology and innovation commissioner.Second meeting …

Mohsen Assadi-Lari representing Iran in the meeting on a two-day official visit to Cuba is slated to hold talks with that country’s officials, including health minister, vice chairman and minister of trade and foreign investment as the Cuban head of the forum.During the trip, some six memoranda of understanding (MoUs) …

The 'Special Look' section of this festival will screen seven Iranian films to introduce Iran's new cinema. Films like 'Orange Days,' 'Suranjan',” The Rusty Small Brains,' 'Dark Room,' and three films “Leaf of Life ', 'Maternity' and 'Appendices' will be shown. The goal of the festival is to familiarize Bulgarian …