TEHRAN, June 2, YJC - Norwegian Minister of Education and Research Torbjørn Isaksen said his country is ready for exchanging university students and professors with Iran.
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TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - In a meeting with Iranian Ambassador to Norway Mohammad-Hassan Habibollah-Zadeh, he also stressed the ministry’s readiness for facilitating bilateral academic and scientific cooperation with Iran.
He further said bilateral cooperation between Iran and Norwegian scientific and research institutes, including Norwegian Research Council and International Scientific Cooperation Center could pave the way for advancing research goals and exchanging science and know-how between the two sides.
Habibollah-Zadeh, for his part, said Iran is ready to develop research and educational interactions with Norway.
He also said the two sides can work on exchanging university professors and students as well as establishing chairs in Persian language, Iranian studies and Islamic studies in Norwegian universities.