The Dean of the college of Medicine, University of Basra, Prof. Dr. Murtadha Mohammed Saleh Al-Musafer, attended on Wednesday, 17/5/2023, at the opening ceremony of the second joint cultural week between the University of Basra and Ferdowsi Mashhad University in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Which was held under the patronage of the President of the University of Basra, Prof. Dr. Saad Shaheen Hammadi, and in the presence of the representative of the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research. The Director of the Department of Missions and Cultural Relations, Dr. Hazem Bagher, and the President of Ferdowsi Mashhad University, Dr. Ahad Dhabiti   The representative of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Mr. Mujtaba Hosseini, members of the Council of the University of Basra, and a large audience of government officials, as well as academics and students. The President of the University, Prof. Dr. Saad Shaheen Hammadi, said that this forum, which is sponsored by the University of Basra in its second  version  ia a complementary to  the first edition, which was established by Ferdowsi University in December last year on the land of the Islamic Republic. The forum aims to introduce the culture, literature and arts of the two The two universities and strengthen the bonds of the academic relationship between them in implementation of the provisions of the academic protocol held between our university and Ferdowsi University, which includes the exchange of experiences and cultures according to a divided and scheduled work plan that includes the exchange of teachers and supervisors of graduate students and joint research teams and joint publication in scientific journals In addition to holding joint scientific and cultural conferences and seminars and activating fellowships, and so far a lot of them have been achieved on the ground.