Subject: MOUs and Contracts
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Shiraz University of Medical Sciences - SUMS 
Code : 18643      Publish Date : Wednesday, July 19, 2017 Visit : 12443 

MOUs and Contracts 

SUMS International Contracts and MOUs 

SUMS International Contracts and MOUs

 

Today’s mounting health crises call for a more integrated multinational
approach to medical education, research and practice. Accordingly,
there is a general trend towards forming networks and engaging in more
concerted efforts to address pervasive health challenges. With this
vision in sight, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences (SUMS) has set
out to explore new avenues for international collaborations and
partnerships.

Since its inception as a medical school in 1946, SUMS has come a long
way to establish itself as a leading medical university in Iran and the
wider region. An essential step in this journey has been to enhance the
University’s regional and international presence. To that end, SUMS has
for many decades engaged in academic and research collaborations with
partner institutions across the world. New partnerships and projects
are actively pursued in keeping with the University’s
internationalization strategy. SUMS is always open to joint
initiatives, which can be implemented and developed within the
framework of MOUs or legally binding contracts.

What is a Memorandum of Understanding?

A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is a legal document describing a
bilateral agreement between two or more parties. It expresses a
convergence of will between the parties, indicating an intended common
line of action, rather than a legal commitment. MOUs are not legally
enforceable in a court of law or by some other legal process.

What is a Memorandum of Agreement?

A Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) is a legally binding agreement between
two or more parties that creates an obligation to do or not do a
particular thing. MOAs are legally enforceable in a court of law or by
some other legal process. A pre-requisite to sign a MOA at Shiraz
University of Medical Sciences (SUMS), is to have already signed a MOU
to make sure that all the parties have a general understanding and a
framework for the types of collaboration they are about to initiate.

Activities included in MOUs and MOAs:

*	Staff and Student Exchange
*	Joint Degree, Dual Degree and Cotutelle PhD Programs
*	Joint Research Projects
*	International Human Capacity Development
*	Clinical or Practicum Abroad
*	Distance Education
*	Joint workshops, Seminars, Symposiums and Conferences
*	Clinical Trial Agreements
*	Capacity Building Projects

What is a Non-disclosure Agreement? 

A Non-disclosure Agreement (NDA) is an Agreement where at least two
parties agree on a legal contact which contains important confidential
information for a certain project or certain purposes where the parties
do not intend to disclose it to the third parties. At SUMS, NDAs are
usually signed when a joint research leads to any sort of research
output (Books, Book Chapters, Article, etc.) or a patent.

In the following table an exhaustive list of MOUs and Agreements
between SUMS and other Universities can be found:

University Name	 Corresponding Person From SUMS	 Start Date
Duration	 Download	 
Argentina	 
Universidad Favaloro University logo	 Universidad Favaloro	 Dr.
Pooya Vatankhah

2023	 5 years	 Download	 
Australia	 
University of New South Wales	 University of New South Wales	 Prof.
Mohammad Hadi lmanieh

2011	 N/A	 Download	 
Austria	 
	  Institute for Traditional European Medicine  	 Dr. Majid
Nimrouzi	 2025	 N/A	 Download	 
Ambassador of the Republic of Austria	 Ambassador of the Republic of
Austria	 Prof. Mohammad Hadi lmanieh	 2010	 N/A	 Download
Belgium	 
	 Ghent University

Prof. Seyed Vahid Hosseini	 2016	 5 years	 Download
University of Antwerp	 Prof. Nasrollah Erfani	 2019	 5 years
Brazil	 
ICMC	 Instituto De Ciências Matemáticas E De Computação Da
Universidade De São Paulo	 Dt. Mohammad Nami	 2017	  5
Yeras	 Download	 
UFRN Logo	 BRAIN INSTITUTE at UFRN, Natal, BRAZIL	 Dr.Mohammad
Nami

2015	 1 Year	 Download	 
China	 
Hanian Logo	 Hainan Medical University

Prof. Abbas Ghaderi	 2015	 5 Years	 Download	 
France	 
	 University of Poitiers	 Prof. Ali Bahador

2018

5 Yeras

Germany	 
Essen Logo	 University of Disburg-Essen	 Prof. Nasrollah Erfani
2017	 3 Years	 Download	 
	 University of Ruprecht-Karls Heidelberg	 Dr. Younes
Ghasemi	 2017	 3 Years	 Download	 
Hungary	 
	 Joint Statement of Scientific and Academic Collaborations
between Hungarian and Iranian Universities

Prof. Ali Bahador	 2019	 N/A	 	 
Iraq	 
Jabir ibn Hayyan Logo	 Jabir Ibn Hayyan Medical University

Prof. Seyed Vahid Hosseini 	 2015	 5 Years	 Download
Karbala Uni Logo	 University of Karbala	 Prof.  Mohammad Hadi
lmanieh

2016	 5 Years	 Download	 
Italy	 
	 University of Turin	 Prof. Kamran Bagheri Lankarani	 2017
N/A	 	 
Japan	 
	 Aichi Medical University	 Prof. Ali Bahador	 2019
N/A	 	 
Kazakhstan	 
	 West Kazakhstan Marat Ospanov Medical University	 Prof.
Seyed Vahid Hosseini	 2023	 N/A	 	 
Korea	 
	 Wonkwang University	 Dr. Manica Negahdaripour	 2025
N/A	 	 
Kyrgyzstan	 
	 Ala-Too International University	 Prof. Seyed Vahid
Hosseini	 2022	 N/A	 	 
Netherlands	 
	 Erasmus University Rotterdam
Prof. Kamran Bagheri Lankarani	 2018	 5 Years	 	 
Malaysia	 
	 UCSI University	 Prof. Ali Bahador	 2019	 5
Years	 	 
Poland	 
	 Medical University of Bialystok

Prof. Ali Bahador	 2019	 5 Years	 	 
	 University of Technology in Katowice	 Prof. Seyed Vahid
Hosseini

Dr. Pooneh Mokarram 2022	 6 Years	 	 
Romania	 
	 “Aurel Vlaicu” University of Arad	 Dr. Mehrzad Lotfi
2020	 N/A	 	 
Russia

	 Bashkir State Medical UniversityUniversity	 Prof. Seyed
Basir Hashemi	 2025	 5 Years	 	 
	 Perm State Medical University (PSMU)	 Prof. Seyed Vahid
Hosseini	 2023	 3 Years	 	 
	 Privolzhsky Research Medical University	 Prof. Seyed
Vahid Hosseini	 2023	 6 Years	 	 
	 Sechenov First State Medical University	 Prof. Seyed
Vahid Hosseini	 2023	 5 Years	 	 
Tajikistan	 
Ministry of Health of Tajikestan	 The Ministry of Health of
Taijkestan	 Dr. Homeyra Vafaie	 2015	 5 Years
Download	 
	 Avicenna Tajik State Medical University 	 Prof. Seyed
Vahid Hosseini	 2022	 5 Years	 Download	 
	 Institute of Postgraduate Education in Healthcare	 Prof.
Seyed Vahid Hosseini	 2024	 5 years	 Download	 
Turkey	 
	 Süleyman Demirel University	 Prof. Seyed Basir Hashemi
2025	 5 Years	 Download	 
	 Niğde ömer Halisdemir Üniversity (Mevlana Exchange program)
Prof. Mohammad Hadi lmanieh	 2017	 6 Years	 	 
	 BİRUNİ UNİVERSİTY	 Prof. Seyed Vahid Hosseini	 2022
5 Years	 	 
	 Başkent University	 Prof. Seyed Vahid Hosseini	 2022
N/A	 	 
Ukraine	 
	 KHARKIV NATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY	 Dr. Mehrzad Lotfi
2020	 5 Years	 	 
USA	 
	 Jackson State University	 Prof.  Mohammad Hadi lmanieh
2009	 N/A	 	 
Yemen	 
	 21 September University of Medical and Applied Sciences
Prof. Seyed Vahid Hosseini	 2023	 5 Years	 	 

The following table features the previous MOUs and Agreements between
SUMS and other universities. At the moment, negotiations have started
with the listed universities to renew the MOUs and Agreements. 

University Name	 Corresponding Person from SUMS	 Start Date
Duration	 Download

Australia	 
Burnet Institute of Medical Research	 Burnet Institute of Medical
Research	  Prof. Soliman Mohammadi Samani	 2007	 3
years	 Download	 
Italy	 
University of Rome "La Sapienza'	 University of Rome "La
Sapienza'	 Prof. Mohammad Hadi lmanieh

2007	 5 years	 Download	 
The University of Milan	 The University of Milan	 Prof. Mehran
Karimi	 2007	 5 years	 Download	 
Pakistan	 
	 The Minister of Health, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Islamic Republic
of Pakistan

Prof. Mohammad Hadi lmanieh	 2012	  N/A	 Download	 
Singapore	 
Nanyang Technological University	 Nanyang Technological
University

Prof. Mohammad Hadi lmanieh

 2009	  5 years	 Download	 
NUS - National University of Singapore	 NUS - National University of
Singapore	 Prof. Mohammad Hadi lmanieh	 2009	 2 years
Download	 
United Kingdom	 
University of Sheffield 	 University of Sheffield 

Prof. Seyed Mahmoud Sadjjadi	 2006	 3 years	 Download