The Seventeenth FUIW Executive Council’s Meeting
Dr. Hossein Sadeghi Shoja, the Islamic Azad University’s Vice-President for International Affairs has arrived in Saudi Arabia, where the seventeenth FUIW Executive Council’s meeting takes place. Accompanying Dr. Sadeghi Shoja, is Mr. Majid Setoudeh, the Director General for International Scientific and Cultural Cooperation. The FUIW Executive Council’s Meeting is to take place on 26th and 27th May, 2012.
The Vice-President for International Affairs, Dr. Sadeghi Shoja, officiated in place of Dr. Daneshjoo, the President of the Islamic Azad University in the meeting in Saudi Arabia, and presented the speech, of the University’s President.
While in Saudi Arabia, Dr. Sadeghi Shoja shall hold various meetings with university presidents, participating in the seventeenth FUIW meeting as member universities, as well as with the president of Naif Arab University for Security Science, in order to establish Inter-University academic, and scientific exchanges in the FUIW.
The Saudi FUIW Meeting
The seventeenth FUIW Executive Council’s meeting took place in Naif Arab University for Security Science in Saudi Arabia with the participation of Dr. Sadeghi Shoja. The Chairman of the Executive Council’s Meeting is Dr. Suliman Aba Al Khaail, the President of Imam Muhammed Ibn Saud Islamic University. The representatives from the Islamic Azad University, UTM University of Malaysia and Qods University of Palestine met in various sessions to discuss challenges facing the Islamic World.
During the session in the conference the Islamic Virtual University and its progress has been a point in focus. Academic cooperations, strategic projects, and setting up of centre for Arabia and Islamic studies have also been discussed.
Dr. Sadeghi Shoja announced officially the replacement of the Islamic Azad University’s President, and called for forming a new committee to assign the board of directors of the Islamic Virtual University.
Dr.Farhad Daneshjou is the new President of the Islamic Azad University (IAU)
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Dr. Farhad Daneshjou by the decree of the Supreme Council for Cultural Revolution (SCCR) has become the President of the Islamic Azad University for a period of four years. The Supreme Council for Cultural Revolution (SCCR), is the highest body overseeing the public and private higher education institutions in I.R.Iran. |
Dr. Hossein Sadeghi Shoja has been appointed as the Vice President for International Affairs of the University
Dr. Sadeghi Shoja has been appointed as the new Vice-President for International Affairs of the Islamic Azad University (IAU). His appointment has been signed by the University's President, Dr. Farhad Daneshjou. The new Vice-President for International Affairs is an eminent member of academic community in Iran. Dr. Sadeghi Shoja has held many key appointments during his career throughout the I.R. Iran. Prior to his present appointment, he was the Vice-President for Educational Affairs of the IAU. |