The two sides signed the cooperation document on the sidelines of a meeting in Beijing under the name of One Belt, One Road (OBOR) Forum.
The event hosted 35 university heads and deputies in East China, where Iranian, Turkish, Chinese and Azerbaijan's universities signed cooperation documents and MoUs on the sidelines of the event.
President of Sharif University of Technology Mahmud Fotuhi Firuzabad made a speech at the summit, where he underlined the need for the expansion of cultural and scientific cooperation between the countries alongside the Silk Road.
He also held talks with a number of university, government and party officials in Shanghai discussing the exchange of professors and students as well as scientific materials and articles.
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