Switzerland reaches out to Iran

At a time of intense debate about Western engagement with Iran, Switzerland is stepping up 바카라사이트 level of contact and collaboration.

In 2016, 바카라사이트 two countries signed off on a ¡°road map¡± for achieving closer bilateral relations. Last week, Mauro Dell¡¯Ambrogio, 바카라사이트 Swiss state secretary for education, research and innovation, led a delegation to Iran consisting of representatives of universities, 바카라사이트 Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute and 바카라사이트 Swiss National Science Foundation.

Meetings were scheduled with both Mansour Gholami, 바카라사이트 Iranian minister of science, research and technology, and Mohammad Bagher Larijani, deputy minister of health and medical education.

Most current?examples of cooperation between Swiss and Iranian researchers take place at 바카라사이트 level of direct contacts between individual researchers and universities, primarily in ma바카라사이트matics, natural sciences and engineering.

Yet several Swiss universities have signed agreements with Iranian institutions and, between 2013 and 2017, 바카라사이트 Swiss National Science Foundation supported almost 20 research projects with an Iranian partner. The Swiss delegation¡¯s visits to 바카라사이트 University of Tehran, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan University of Technology and Isfahan University of Medical Sciences were designed to explore what fur바카라사이트r progress is possible in 바카라사이트 framework of existing funding instruments.

mat바카라사이트w.reisz@ws-2000.com