The conference was opened with welcome and introduction by the Head of International Relations, Dr. Abdollah Hassanzadeh. This was followed by a short speech by the Chancellor of the University of Kurdistan, Dr. Fardin Akhlaghian Tab and a PowerPoint presentation given in English by the Senior Administrative Officer, Ms Lamiah Hashemi. The Head of International Relations, Dr. Abdollah Hassanzadeh, then gave a speech in Persian. The dissemination materials for printing were not ready at this stage to be given to participants.
The second IHEI Workshop ‘International Strategic Planning‘ organised in the framework of the IHEI project, financed by the European Commission through the ERASMUS+, took place on 19 21 April 2017 and was hosted by Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, in Mashhad, Iran.
The 20 representatives of the 6 Iranian and 2 European universities were welcome by Dr. Hashemi, FUM Vice President for Academic Affairs. Glasgow Caledonian University was the provider of the workshop attended by some representatives from Iranian Education and Foreign Affairs Ministries as well.
