joint meeting between the directors of accreditation and ranking of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Iran University of Medical Sciences
On Monday January 31, 2022, a joint meeting between the directors of accreditation and ranking of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Iran University of Medical Sciences was held in order to interact and synergize the two universities in the rating and accreditation systems.
The meeting was attended by Dr. Asgar Aghaee, Director of Accreditation and Ranking of Vice-Chancellor of International Affairs at Iran University of Medical Sciences, and Dr. Farshad Okhovatian, Director of Accreditation and Ranking of Vice-Chancellor of International Affairs at Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, with experts Mehrnaz Mehrabi and Fatemeh Rafiee.
In this meeting, Dr. Aghaee while referring to the history of participation of Iran University of Medical Sciences in ranking systems and the results obtained, pointed out the importance of the impact of ranking in attracting international students, as well as cooperation with international organizations such as UNFPA.
Dr. Okhovatian pointed out the importance of the impact of the partnership between the two universities and covering at least 70% of the population of Tehran in hospitals and health centers affiliated to the two universities.
Also, in order to further interact between the two universities, the following details were set:
- Cooperation in the process of conducting international accreditation (scope of activities, standards and metrics)
- Carrying out joint activities between the Offices of Vice-Chancellor of International Affairs in the field covered by the two universities with the World Health Organization (WHO)
- Holding quarterly synergy meetings of experts to find the best way to advance accreditation and ranking matters