Iran, Iraq Ink Cooperation MoU
The countries have agreed for a large-scale program of student exchange as well the exchange of faculty members and publications.
The most outstanding in the new memorandum of understanding (MoU) is the two sides' agreement for joint supervision of post-graduate students working on their masters or doctoral dissertations.
"We have agreed on a new mechanism of enrollment for the students of both countries and joint supervision of students carrying high-level research," said Mohammed Jabbar the Spokesperson for the Iraqi Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research.
The memo was signed during a recent visit by Iraqi Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Ali al-Adeed to Tehran.
Adeeb held talks with his Iranian counterpart of Science, Research and Technology Kamran Daneshjoo during the Tehran visit.
Under the agreement, professors and students from both countries will be able to spend unspecified periods of time in each other's scientific institutions.
The memorandum ushers in a new era of cooperation between the two countries' universities and research centers.
It was one of the few areas where the two neighboring states had not yet provided a road map to solidify their cooperation.
Iran has emerged as Iraq's most friendly state in the aftermath of the 2003-US invasions.
Iran is today Iraq's top trade partner with value of bilateral trade expected to hit $10 billion this year.
Back in the 80s, Iran sustained heavy damages and loss of lives due to an 8-year-long war imposed by Iraq on the Iranian nation.
