MoU with Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Iran

Signing of the MoU.
From left: Professor Dr. Iraj Sharifi and Professor Dr. Abdul Rahman Mohamed signed the MoU on behalf of KMU and USM.
On the right is Professor Rahmah Noordin, Director INFORMM.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Kerman University of Medical Sciences (KMU), Iran and Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) on 4th October 2017 at the Chancellory Conference Room (CCR), Universiti Sains Malaysia. Professor Dr. Iraj Sharifi (representing the Chancellor of Kerman Medical University, Republic Islamic of Iran, Professor Dr. Aliakbar Haghdoost) and Professor Dr. Abdul Rahman Mohamed, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Industry and Community Network) Universiti Sains Malaysia (representing the USM Vice-Chancellor, Professor Datuk Dr. Asma Ismail) signed the MoU in the presence of three heads of department, Professor Rahmah Noordin, Director Institute for Research in Molecular Medicine (INFORMM), Professor Dr. Saiful Bahari Ismail, Dean School of Medical Sciences and Associate Professor Dr. Vikneswaran Murugaiyah, Deputy Dean (Research, Postgraduate & Networking) School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, USM (representation the Dean).

Exchange of signed MoU. From left : Professor Dr. Saiful Bahari Ismail, Dean School of Medical Sciences, Professor Dr. Iraj Sharifi, Professor Dr. Abdul Rahman Mohamed, Professor Rahmah Noordin, Director Institute for Research in Molecular Medicine (INFORMM) and Associate Professor Dr. Vikneswaran Murugaiyah, Deputy Dean (Research, Postgraduate & Networking) School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, USM.

The MoU is an important step in establishing collaborations in several research and educational areas between KMU and USM’s Schools of Medical Sciences, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and INFORMM. KMU is one of the top ten Iranian Medical Universities and their strengths are in epidemiology, systematic reviews, futures studies and HIV-surveillance. KMU has a narcotic alkaloid extraction centre, national animal laboratory and an incubator centre that can host more than 20 affiliated start-ups. USM’s Schools of Medical Sciences, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and INFORMM have established several areas of research excellence in their respective fields. With many common interests, there are great potentials in establishing partnerships in research as well as academic programmes between the two organisations. Exchange of staff and students, and collaboration in research projects, degree programmes, student supervision, and organisation of scientific events are some of the ways that this MoU can be utilised to cement the relationship between the two organizations.