According to the Public Relations Office of the Student Affairs Organization, Dr. Alireza Tavakolpour, the Scientific Counselor of the Islamic Republic of Iran for East Asia, Australia, and New Zealand, held a meeting and discussion in Kuala Lumpur with Datin Norazah, the Deputy for International Affairs at Malaysia’s Ministry of Higher Education.
During the meeting, key issues were addressed and the strengthening of scientific diplomacy between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Malaysia was reviewed. Referring to the latest statistics, Dr. Tavakolpour stated that 570 Iranian students are currently studying in Malaysia. He presented proposals regarding the establishment of new intergovernmental scholarships in primary fields, the evaluation process of Malaysian universities in Iran, and the necessity of establishing effective communication mechanisms between the two countries.
Other topics discussed included the development of new cooperation memoranda of understanding, follow-up on the status of Iranian students in Malaysia, and the removal of existing obstacles related to the recognition and approval of reputable Iranian medical universities in Malaysia.
It is worth noting that the meeting was also attended by Ebrahim Saeedi, the First Diplomatic Counselor at the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and Mona Lisa, the Head of the Iran Desk at Malaysia’s Ministry of Higher Education.