Following the Memorandum of Understanding between Alzahra University and the University of Duzce in Turkey, Dr. Ilayda Soyupak, a member of the faculty of Duzce University, was invited to teach at the Alzahra University in December 2019 to teach "Industrial Design Project 7" at the Alzahra faculty of Art. Dr. Ozan Soyupak, a faculty member at the University of Osmaniya Karkot, also taught "Getting to Know the New Sciences and Traditional Design and Manufacturing of Objects" at the Alzahra faculty of Art. The visiting professors of the Faculty of Art were invited to our country by the invitation of engineer Marzieh Allahdadi, Director of Industrial Design Department of Alzahra University. Two workshops on "Toy Design" and "Furniture Design" were also held by the two professors on 19 and 21 December 2019. The two workshops were welcomed by Alzahra University art students and other Tehran universities.
On Wednesday 18 December, 2019, the guest professors had a meeting with Dr. Parichehr Hanachi, Director of International Academic Collaboration at Alzahra University, at the International pffice of the University. At the meeting, they discussed ways to develop scientific cooperation. The meeting was attended by a host of experts and engineer Marzieh Allahdadi. The meeting examined the facilities of the University of Alzahra and Turkey, and proposed scientific collaboration such as: exchange of professors and students, joint workshops and specialized courses, use of laboratory facilities of the two universities, joint study courses with joint degrees. The creation of interdisciplinary projects and other areas of international scientific cooperation. The visiting professors, while happy to attend Alzahra University, expressed hope for continued cooperation with Alzahra University.
It is noteworthy that Dr. Ilayida Soyupak has been a guest of Alzahra University before attending an interior design conference in March 2019.