GEST Educational Team Inaugurates Its Central Office in Tehran to Strengthen Iran-Pakistan Educational Cooperation
The inauguration ceremony of the central office of GEST Educational Team was held in Tehran, attended by Dr. Syed Baqer Jafari, Head of International Students Affairs at Iran’s Ministry of Education; Engineer Ahmadipour, Director of Licensing Affairs for Companies Facilitating International Student Admissions in Iran; and Ms. Farhat Jabeen, Educational and Cultural Attaché at the Embassy of Pakistan in Tehran. They congratulated Syed Hassan Raza Naqvi, Director of GEST Educational Team, on this achievement. On the occasion, Dr. Hassan Raza Naqvi presented a report on the organization’s four years of activities, highlighting more than 500 student admissions to Iranian universities from nine countries, agreements with various universities, and services provided to students. He also discussed GEST’s role in promoting academic, scientific, and research cooperation between Iranian and Pakistani universities and briefed Dr. Jafari on the challenges faced by international students, particularly Pakistani students living in Iran.
During the meeting, Dr. Syed Baqer Jafari and Ms. Farhat Jabeen discussed the historical, cultural, and educational ties between Iran and Pakistan. Dr. Jafari stated that Pakistan ranks third among countries with the highest number of international students in Iran, after Iraq and Afghanistan. He also confirmed that GEST Educational Team is an officially licensed representative organization of Iran’s Ministry of Education, authorized to facilitate international student admissions to universities across Iran and organize academic activities. He expressed Iran’s strong interest in strengthening educational relations with Pakistan and highlighted the opportunities available to Pakistani students at internationally ranked Iranian universities with affordable tuition fees. Ms. Farhat Jabeen highlighted Pakistan’s academic and scientific potential and announced that a meeting between Pakistan’s Ambassador to Iran, Imran Ahmed Siddiqui, and Iran’s Deputy Minister of Education, Dr. Habiba, is expected to take place soon. The meeting will also focus on scholarship opportunities for students from both countries and further promote scientific and research cooperation.
