In order to develop and increase scientific cooperation among higher education institutes, a joint cooperation agreement was signed between the University of Guilan and Lomonosov Moscow State University with the aim of internationalizing education, expanding professor and student mobility, developing cultural relations, and joint scientific-research and educational activities. Under the memorandum of understanding, the two institutes pledged their efforts to establish direct communication and scientific and educational cooperation among the faculty members, faculties and departments to work in common fields.
Providing short-term and long-term trips for the faculty members; holding scientific meetings, workshops, and conferences; creating opportunities for students of different educational levels to participate in the mobility programs; developing joint educational programs for obtaining a joint academic degree; conducting joint research projects among the two universities' faculty members and researchers, etc., are the most important provisions of this memorandum, which is valid for 5 years. For more information, interested parties can contact the International Scientific Cooperation Office of the University of Guilan.