Author: Hamed Amanollahi

The delegation of Carbon Co., the E&C-DL subgroup, active in the fields of Energy (Power Plant), Chemical (Petrochemical), and CO2 Gas Transformations and Storage, visited Sharif University of Technology (SUT). The esteemed representatives including Mr. Jae-Hyung Yoo, Managing Director, Mr. In-Keun Oh, Assistant Manager of Iran Project DL E&C, and Mr. Joohun Hong, Deputy Manager of Carbon Co., visited the Petroleum laboratory facilities of the university and had a meeting with the Vice President of Research and Technology, Director of Industrial Relations, Director of International Students, and the Director of International Affairs Office of SUT regarding the issue of CO2 liquefaction technology. In this meeting, the conversion of CO2 to other materials and storing it in oil and gas tanks were discussed, and it was decided to prepare and exchange a draft memorandum of cooperation between the two sides.

On Wednesday, August 3, 2022, a Russian delegation from Synergy university, including the Vice-Rector for International Affairs Ms. Anastasia Shanshina, and the Director of Corporate Partnership & Project Development, Ms. Yana Oseyeva, had a meeting at International Affairs office. This meeting was hosted by the Director of International Affairs, Dr. Masihi, and his team.
The aim of this visit was to establish mutual collaboration, especially in the field of student exchange and scientific cooperation.
At the end of the meeting, the two parties presented some memorabilia to each other.

The international affairs office of  Sharif University of Technology hosted a lunch session to express gratitude for the Bolivian university professors' participation and cooperation in holding an international course on nanotechnology.

The first phase of this virtual, online international course, held last year, ran for 60 hours from May to July. A discussion and exchange of opinions regarding the expansion of these cooperations took place during this lunch session.

An international visit by the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research of Mali, Dr. Ahmadu Kita, and three of his colleagues to Sharif University of Technology (SUT) was organized on Monday, July 5^th, 2022 as part of the efforts of SUT to expand the international cooperation with higher education institutions of different countries.

Following a visit to some laboratories and technology centers at SUT, the Malian Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research and the Director of the Polytechnic Institute, and the Director of the Informatics Department of the Ministry of Science of Mali met with the university's president and other university officials.

At the outset, the delegation toured the Research Institute of Nanotechnology Sciences, Sharif Technology Services Complex, and one of the faculty laboratories to demonstrate what the university has to offer in terms of research, technology, and innovation, and to become acquainted with some of the university's knowledge-based companies' technological products.

After discussing and reviewing educational and research partnerships, the Malian delegation and university officials attended the university president's office for a lunch session. Among the topics discussed at the meeting were student exchanges, staff exchanges (short-term visits), and joint technology projects. A memorial was gifted to the Malian delegation by the honorable president of SUT at the end of this meeting.

Sigwald Tomin Huff, the esteemed ambassador of Norway, and his deputy head of mission, Johannes Pecklet Fordal, visited SUT on 31 June 2022.

The meeting was hosted by Dr. Jalili, president of SUT, Dr. Masihi, director of international affairs, and some of SUT faculty members.

In addition to the emphasis on the expansion of scientific and technological cooperation between SUT and Norwegian academic institutions, the ambassador propounded ways to facilitate mutual international collaborations.

Exchanging academic staff and students, conducting joint research activities with Norwegian universities, and offering dual degree programs at Kish Island International Campus were among the subjects discussed at the meeting.

Environmental issues and Microplastics were specifically discussed as significant research topics. The meeting concluded with the delegation’s visit to Sharif Technology Services Complex and one of the research laboratories.

A delegation from Russia visited Sharif University of Technology (SUT) on Monday, June 20, 2022.

The delegation of the North-Caucasus State University (NCFU), one of the largest and most comprehensive state universities in Russia, visited SUT and met with the President of Sharif University of Technology.

The members of the Russian delegation included the Honorable Rector of the North-Caucasus State University, Dr. Dmitry Bessalpov, and his colleagues, Dr. Igor Kryuchkov, Dr. Vladislav Babayantz, and Mr. Dmitry Kalnichenkov.

In addition to Dr. Jalili, the esteemed President of SUT, Dr. Masihi, Director of International Affairs, and a group of faculty members hosted the NCFU delegation. Besides signing a memorandum of understanding, the meeting was intended to review the industrial capabilities of Sharif University of Technology and explore possible collaboration opportunities between the two institutions.

Following a tour of SUT's laboratories and Sharif Technology Services Complex, the meeting continued with a lunch session at the international affairs office.

At the meeting, the president of SUT discussed possible methods of expanding cooperation, such as dual degree programs at Kish Island International Campus and conducting research in the fields previously discussed in a webinar between the two parties, such as electronic engineering, power, machine learning and etc.

International Affairs of Sharif University of Technology (SUT) hosted a delegation from Kazan University, Russia, on Wednesday, June 15th, 2022.
Dr. Timirkhan Alishev, Vice President for International Affairs, and Mr. Rauf Sabirov, Dean of Admission to Kazan University, along with Dr. Mikhail Varfolomeev, Dean of the Faculty of Chemical Engineering, and Mr. Vladislav Sudakov, Deputy Director for Innovation Technologies, Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies attended this meeting.
The meeting was held at the Office of International Affairs and was hosted by Prof. Masihi, Director of International Affairs, Dr. Bazargan, Vice President for International Students, and Dr. Ghaffari, President of Kish International Campus.
SUT signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Kazan University in 2018, and during the meeting held on 15th June 2022, the institutions discussed areas of interest in defining joint industrial projects and holding joint dual degree programs on both SUT's Tehran campus and Kish Island campus.