The efforts of The Organization for Researching and Composing University Textbooks in the Islamic Sciences and the Humanities (SAMT) to expand relations with Russian universities and research centers

Following the efforts of SAMT's International Academic Cooperation Office to expand the foreign activities of the Organization, and considering the academic and cultural capacities of Iran's northern neighbor, cooperation with research and academic centers of Russia was placed on the agenda of this Office. Therefore, the head of SAMT together with SAMT's director of International Academic Cooperation Office visited Moscow according to a schedule planned through cooperation and support of Ibn Sina Foundation as well as IRI'S cultural and academic counselors in Moscow.

During this four-day official visit, SAMT delegation met the officials of the following universities and academic and cultural centers, and discussed and exchanged opinions about the transfer of experiences, communication and planning for joint academic-research cooperation:

• Institute of Asia and Africa, Moscow State University
• Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences
• Department of History, Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences
• Oriental Cultural Center of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences
• The cultural complex of Biblio-Globus Publishing House, and the Russian Union of Printing Industry Enterprises (GIPP)
• Islamic University and Grand Mosque of Moscow
• Institute of Philosophy of the Russian Academy of Sciences
• Department of Philosophy of the Islamic World, Institute of Philosophy, Russian Academy of Sciences
• Cathedral of Jesus the Savior
• Moscow State Linguistics University (MSLU)
• MSLU Center of Iranian Language and Culture
• Ibn Sina Foundation
• Cultural consulate of the Islamic Republic of Iran
• Moscow State Economics University
• Kutafin Moscow State Law University
• The Pushkin State Russian Language Institute.