The first meeting of the Council of Directors of International Affairs of universities in the country’s Sixth Regional Planning Cluster was held on 5 Mehr 1405, hosted by Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, with the participation of a number of academic and executive officials, directors of international affairs, and university experts, in the meeting hall of the university.

The meeting was attended by the directors of international affairs of Qazvin, Zanjan, Qom, Arak, and Saveh Universities of Medical Sciences, together with experts in the universities’ international affairs units. The participants presented reports on the activities and achievements of their respective universities in the field of internationalization and examined the existing challenges and obstacles in this area.

Furthermore, strategies for developing joint cooperation among the universities belonging to the cluster and enhancing the level of their international activities were discussed and deliberated.

The proposals put forward at the meeting included the following:

• Planning and organizing short-term courses specifically for international students of the universities belonging to the cluster;

• Planning and jointly organizing seasonal workshops with the participation of the universities belonging to the cluster;

• Drafting and concluding a joint cooperation memorandum of understanding among the universities belonging to the cluster.

The meeting was held with the aim of strengthening inter-university interactions, making use of shared capacities, and establishing the basis for more effective cooperation in the internationalization of higher education.