TEHRAN, July 2 (MNA) -- Sharif University of Technology will play host to the third edition of the Culture of Nations Festival, which is to be held from July 8 to 10.

The festival will coincide with the sixth graduation ceremony of foreign students in Iran.

 

Students from China, Japan, Vietnam, France, Bosnia, Poland, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Iraq, Lithuania, Yemen, Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, Tajikistan, Cameron, Ghana, Mali, Somali, the Comoros, Sudan, Ethiopia and Nigeria will take part in the gala, the secretary of the gala Soheila Sarraf told IRNA on Tuesday.

 

They will display their handicrafts, costumes and regional dress from their stands and will introduce visitors to their countries’ tourist sites, culture and luminaries, she added.

 

Sarraf went on to say that Iran would have two stands at the festival, one for the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization and the other for the Sharif University of Technology.

 

Short films and promotional video clips on the theme of Iran’s numerous tourist attractions will be shown and live Iranian music will be performed on the sidelines at the festival.

 

Several Iranian universities including the University of Tehran, Amirkabir University of Technology, Buali Sina University, Ferdowsi university of Mashhad, the University of Guilan, Isfahan University of Technology and some of the Islamic Azad University branches will participate in the event.

 

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