Dr. Jean Paul de Gaudemar, head of AUF and Dr. Hervé Sabourin, Dr. Jean-Christophe Bonte, scientific consultant of France embassy in Iran, had a meeting with the members of university.
Dr. Seif Barghi, deputy of Educational Affairs and Higher Education, Dr. Atefeh Navarchi, director of Chancellor’s Office and Public Relations, Dr. Parichehr Hanachi, director of International Academic Collaborations (IAC), Dr. Mahbube Mobasheri, dean of Literature Faculty, Dr. Hojjatollah Javani, deputy of IAC, Dr. Nahid Jalili Marand, the head of French Department, Dr. Mohamad Rahim Ahmadi, Alzahra’ representative in AUF and two people of French Department attended the meeting.
It was the first official meeting between AUF and Alzahra University since Alzahra’s membership.
Dr. Gaudemar said: we are happy to announce that we have 8 Iranian members in AUF.
The main purpose of AUF is to improve the quality of educational system of joint universities, create employment fields for alumni, develop high educational system capacities to face socioeconomic challenges and assist to cosmopolitan peace by high educational system.
The manager of middle east department of AUF spoke about some AUF's plans such as transferring students, inauguration joint training courses, supporting academic courses offered in French.
Dean of Literature Faculty of Alzahra University alluded to joint projects between professors of Alzahra and professors of agency member universities.
The head of French Department expressed her hope about joining Alzahra University to AUF and providing new fields for professors and students.
Dr. Javani emphasized on joint experiences of Alzahra University and French Universities in order to keep peace and improve the spirituality of human, religions attitude to the environment and find the joint fields concerning scientific attitude in religious studies. He also suggested holding a summer school for joined universities to AUF.
Head of AUF at the end of the meeting said: our role is to approach the universities together.