Tehran reached an agreement on the establishment of the university Islamic Eight

Almaty. January 30. Silkroadnews - Islamic Azad University of Iran and inter-regional organization of the D-8 ("Islamic Eight") will create a new institution of higher education, which is expected to carry out their activities under the auspices of the D-8, reported the Iranian News Agency (IrTAG).
The corresponding memorandum on the establishment of the University was signed between the leadership of the Islamic Azad University and the "Islamic Group of Eight" in Tehran, which concluded its work on the 4th meeting of the Ministers of Industry of the participating countries the D-8.
As stated in an interview with reporters, Vice-President of Azad University of International Relations Jawad Angadzhi, the Iranian side was for the formation of such a university 5 years ago.
"Group D-8, with its combined population of more than 1 billion people and a huge potential in terms of labor, provides an excellent opportunity to improve the quality and level of cooperation between members of the organization in areas such as education, science and technology", - D.Angadzhi stressed.
At the same time Vice-President have the willingness of the faculty of Islamic Azad University to use all his experience and the available material and scientific and technological base of the Iranian high school in order to facilitate the early establishment of the University of the D-8 as a modern and efficient center of science and technology, training of qualified personnel, etc.
It should be noted that the Islamic Azad University is the largest private institution of higher education in Iran and the Middle East. The university has about 1.35 million people. Azad has more than 350 offices in the country and abroad (United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom), in which more than 30 thousand professionals.
The D-8 includes Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan and Turkey.