In the second semester of this year (2021) UFOP signed two important cooperation agreements with Iranian institutions. The cooperation reinforces the cultural and educational exchange that has existed between Brazil and Iran for more than 100 years.
In September 2021, the first partnership with this country was established through the signing of an academic cooperation agreement with the University of Tehran (UT). On November 8, in a virtual ceremony, the Rector of UFOP, Prof. Cláudia Aparecida Marliére de Lima, signed the agreement between the Federal University of Ouro Preto and Allameh Tabataba'i University (ATU), UFOP's second agreement with Iran. The agreements envision the mobility of students, professors, and administrative staff from both institutions, as well as the joint development of teaching, research, and extension activities.
The ATU cooperation agreement signing ceremony was attended by the following UFOP's representatives, besides the Rector Cláudia Aparecida Marliére de Lima: Associate Dean of Research, Graduate Studies and Innovation Office, Prof. Thiago Cazati; the Head of the International Affairs Office, MSc. Jaqueline Pinheiro Schultz; the International Affairs Office member responsible for Agreements and Academic Mobilities, BSc. Anderson Gamarano; the Director of the Institute of Philosophy, Arts and Culture, Prof. Frederick Magalhães Hunzicker; the Professor of the Department of Arts, MSc. Elisa Matilde Toledo Todd; the Vice-director of the Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences, Prof. Helena Miranda Mollo, and the Head of the Department of Languages, Prof. Rita Cristina Lima Lages.
Representing Allameh Tabataba’i University, the ceremony was attended by the President of the University, Dr.Abdollah Motamedi; the Vice President for Research, Dr. Seyed Jalal Dehghani Firoozabadi; the Head of International Academic Cooperation Directorate, Dr. Mandana Tishehyar; the Head of the Department of Spanish Language, Dr. Najmeh Shobeiri; the Expert for International Agreements, Mr. Ali Heydari and the Expert for International Events, Ms. Mandana Sajadi.
The Brazilian ambassador to Tehran, Laudemar Gonçalves de Aguiar Neto and the Iranian Ambassador to Brazil, Hossein Gharibi were also present in the ceremony. Both Ambassadors congratulated the international cooperation initiative and offered to support the proposed actions, especially those related to the promotion of the Persian language and culture and of the Portuguese language and Lusophone culture in the universities that signed the agreement.
At the end of the ceremony, Professor Elisa Matilde Toledo Todd, who was greatly responsible for initiating the negotiations with both Iranian institutions, and Ambassador Laudemar Gonçalves de Aguiar Neto recited excerpts from the poem "Women's Voices" by Conceição Evaristo, in Persian and Portuguese, respectively.
About Allameh Tabataba'i University:
Allameh Tabataba'i University (ATU) was founded in 1984 from the union between the "Oil School of Accounting and Finance", "Tehran College of Commerce" and 25 other universities, colleges and institutes and centers of higher education. Allameh Tabataba'i University has 48 undergraduate bachelor's programs, 101 master's degrees and 49 doctoral programs, 508 faculty members (figure for the 2017/2018 academic year) and is one of Asia's most prestigious institutions and the largest public university specializing in humanities, cognitive and social sciences.
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About Tehran University:
Founded in 1934 as a modern institution, Tehran University (UT) is one of the top universities in the Middle East and the world. It offers 111 undergraduate bachelor's programs, 117 master's degree, and 156 doctoral programs, among which there is great competition for approval.
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