Published on: 2026-06-08
Source: Novosibirsk State University –
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Novosibirsk State University and Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences (Islamic Republic of Iran) signed a Memorandum of Understanding. According to the document, the two higher educational institutions will cooperate in implementing joint educational programs, as well as plan to launch a preparatory faculty in the medical-biological profile based on the Iranian university and a student and faculty exchange program.
At the solemn ceremony of signing the Memorandum on the part of the NSU, the rector, a corresponding member of the RAS, took partDmitry Pyshny, vice-rector for academic affairsSvetlana Sablina, director of the Institute of Medicine and Medical Technologies (IMMT)Yulia Samoylova, head of the education export departmentEvgeny Sagaidak. Iranian university was represented by rector Dr.Khatem Bustani, Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs, DoctorAmir Kamal Khardani, Vice-Rector for Science and Technology, Dr.Abdulla Rafii, Vice-Rector for Medical Work Dr.Fara ad Soltani, director of international affairs Dr.Israfil Mansuri. The ceremony was also attended byNikolai Afanasov, a representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation in the city of Novosibirsk,Igor Konshin, head of the International Relations Department of the Administration of the Governor of the Novosibirsk Region and the Government of the Novosibirsk Region,Muhammad Hasan, expert of the Russia department of the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Dr.Davud Rustai, advisor to the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the Russian Federation, representative of the Ministries of Science, Research and Technology and the Ministry of Health and Medical Education of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Russia, Belarus and the countries of Central Asia.
—By the end of 2025, more than 1700 international students from 58 countries around the world were studying at Novosibirsk State University. Iran is among the top 5 countries from which the largest number of students come to study here. The most in-demand field of training for Iranian students is medicine. Currently, the Institute of Medicine and Medical Technologies at NSU is being modernized. In 2025, we introduced new programs — medical cybernetics and industrial pharmacy.The infrastructure is significantly expanded thanks to the new campus project: this year a new educational and scientific center of IMMT NGU will open, which will house a high-tech accreditation and simulation center for developing the skills of future doctors, as well as modern practical training rooms and laboratories. Therefore, we are definitely interested in cooperating with Azvsky University of Medical Sciences and increasing the number of students from Iran., — commentedDmitry Pyshny.
Alvazsky University of Medical Sciences is audited among the leading universities of Iran in the medical field. It educates 10 thousand students, the university includes 8 faculties and 7 own clinics, another 9 new ones will be launched in the near future, as well as 21 research centers.
—The primary task is to ensure a guaranteed annual intake of foreign students in the medical fields of study at our university. In this regard, we are moving towards closer and long-term cooperation with leading medical universities worldwide, one form of which is the implementation of joint programs. In particular, we plan to create a preparatory department for the medical-biological profile based at Nazarbayev University, and further launch several joint educational programs.This will allow not only accepting motivated and well-prepared applicants, but also strengthening academic ties between our universities, ensuring mutually beneficial cooperation in the fields of education and science. Such an approach contributes to the creation of a sustainable educational environment and opens up new opportunities for joint research and experience exchange, which, in turn, will promote the development of both institutions., — saidEvgeny Sagaidak.
There will be a group of 30 people for each of the three preparatory faculty specializations — pharmacy, medical care, and cybernetics. Students will study the Russian language for a year based on Nazarbayev University, and later they will enroll in a degree program at NUS in English in the field of “Medical Care.”
A series of additional meetings between the two universities will be held in the near future to determine the plan of activities related to the organization of the preparatory faculty and the launch of the joint educational program.
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