East Azerbaijan Universities Under Pressure from Funding Shortages and Crumbling Infrastructure

The presidents of the universities of Tabriz, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, and Islamic Azad University of East Azerbaijan, in a meeting with the Executive Vice President of the President, outlined the province's scientific and research capacities and called for higher education funding, better living conditions for faculty, and development of university infrastructure. The head of the province's Science and Technology Park also said a shortage of workshop space is an obstacle to hosting 200 technology companies.

The presidents of Tabriz Universities, Tabriz Medical Sciences and East Azerbaijan Islamic Azad University, in a meeting with the Executive Vice President, explained the scientific and research capacities of the province, and called for the strengthening of higher education credits, the improvement of the living conditions of professors, and the development of university infrastructures. The head of the science and technology park of the province also called the lack of workshop space an obstacle to accepting 200 technological companies.