Meeting of the heads of universities of
Meeting
of the heads of universities affiliated with the Union of Universities and
State Research Centers of the Caspian region was held in the conference hall of
the Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University with the
participation of 17 heads of universities and state research centers. At the meeting,
the Iranian members of the Union discussed the approvals of the Twenty - third
Summit and the activities carried out in the research, education and student committees.Dr. Teymouri,
the head of the Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University,
noted that one of the main missions of the union is to provide the necessary
framework for expanding educational cooperation between union members. The head of the Sari
Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University emphasized on joint
educational cooperation and expanding relations among union members in order to
synergy, complement and meet the educational needs of union members. Dr. Teymouri
stated that increasing the educational mobility and vitality of the academic
members, experts and students of the union, exchanging information in various
scientific fields and promoting international standing and introducing it to
the world by maximizing the educational potential of union members and planning
to utilize the capacities of its members in training specialized and efficient
human resources are among the goals of the committee. Also at the
meeting, Dr. Razi, the head of the University of Guilan and the president of
the Union, expressed his satisfaction with the activities of the members of the
Union and said in his speech: We must strive to further develop international
scientific and research communication. The president of the Union stated that
the Caspian Sea is of particular strategic importance. The head of the
University of Guilan stated: We need to achieve our goals with greater vigor and
by dividing the work into educational, research, and student committees. Each of
the heads of the research, education, and student committees presented a
detailed report on the activities of the committee and the members present at
the meeting presented their comments and suggestions for improving the
activities. During
the meeting, Dr. Vali Pour, the head of the National Inland Water Aquaculture Institute, also mentioned
the unique capacities of the Iranian Fisheries Science and Research Institute
and its affiliated research institutes and research centers especially the National Inland Water Aquaculture Institute
and
the Caspian Sea Ecology Research Center in the vicinity of that sea. He
emphasized the need to exploit the existing potential of the institute with
over 100 years of research experience in the Caspian Sea as a valid reference. The head
of the National Inland
Water Aquaculture Institute also noted that the institute with its experience
in teaching PhD students in recent years could also play a role in the training
of research - based students by using all its capacities and that it could work
with the union in its educational committee. Dr. Vali Pour also referred to
the unique position of the special and ocean – going research vessel of the
Iranian Fisheries Science and Research Institute, the Gilan ship which is a
research vessel equipped with a specialized laboratory and capable of being
used in fisheries sciences, oceanography, seabed identification, marine cage
culture projects, environmental studies, meteorology, seamanship and more, with
emphasis on the Caspian Sea Ecology Research Center and mentioned it as a
special capacity of the Islamic Republic of Iran among the countries of the
Union. At
the meeting, new membership applications, organizing membership for the Iranian
members in the Union and international cooperation were also reviewed. At the end, it
was decided that each member would submit its supplementary and corrective
comments on the proposed roadmap and statute for the union to the Union
Secretariat at the University of Guilan.