A memorandum of understanding about the collaborations between Alzahra University and Pushkin Institute, with efforts made by Dr. Hanachi (the director of International Academic Collaborations Affairs) and Dr. Dastamooz (the director of Russian Language Department of Literature Faculty), was signed in May, 2017.

According to this MoU, Alzahra University was appointed as the center of Pushkin Institute Collaborations in Iran. Dr. Dastamooz mentioned that the central office of Pushkin institute in Alzahra University will be open soon. There was also a meeting between Dr. Dastamooz and Mrs. Marina Blabarodava, director general of communication and project manager of Pushkin Institute in Russian language department, in order to run this agreement.

It should be noted that taking all of the Russian language standard tests and the exams for bilingual kids and holding some workshops for Russian language professors in order to improve their skills, are going to take place in Alzahra university.

The branches of Pushkin Institute are able to take standard tests and the participants in these kinds of exams will take the certificate of Pushkin Governmental Russian Language Institute. Pushkin Institute sends Russian professors to foreign countries and helps its branches in fields of teaching, training, finding library references and information and supports all of Pushkin Institute branches in any field, in foreign countries.