According to the public relations report of Tehran University of Medical Sciences, in the ceremony on Thursday night, the 28th of December 2022, Dr. Bahram Einollahi, Minister of Health, and Dr. Ghenaati, President of Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Dr. Mohammad Hossein Ayati, Dr. Alireza Olyaei Manesh, and Dr. Seyed Farshad Allameh, International Vice Presidents, Iranian national and academic officials, as well as Iraqi officials, including the Iraqi Minister of Science, were present.

In this ceremony, Dr. Ghenaati said: Sabatin University was put into operation with the great efforts and hard work of Atabah Hosseini. All the classes of this university are smart and designed with advanced information technology. It has a very modern library and laboratory, and the hospitals where the students will continue their studies are very well equipped and use Gamanaife and Cyberknife treatments and many advanced treatments for cancer treatment in the hospitals associated with Sabatin University.

He added: All the expenses were paid by Atabah Hosseini and it was decided that professors from Tehran University of Medical Sciences would come and establish a great scientific cooperation.

The president of Tehran University of Medical Sciences said: "The university entered the competition when major universities from around the world wanted to be present here, including universities from England, which we succeeded in entering this project." Students have been studying for 10 days and today this university officially started working.

The former officials of the university are also thanked.

Dr. Ghenaati said: I hope this great success is auspicious for the people of Iraq and Iran and that this great cooperation between Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Otaba Hosseini will lead to providing a great service for the people of Iraq. mostly in the international arena.

He stated that major universities try to have branches in other countries to show themselves and this experience is an honour for the people of Iran and Iraq, he added: From Sheikh Abdul Mahdi, the president of Otabah Hosseini and the representative of Ayatollah Sistani and Professor Sattar, the head of management. Salamat Ataba, thank you very much for really working hard. During the last two years, there was such a serious effort that this huge collection was made available to the Iraqi people. We will move forward together and, God willing, it will be a very successful experience.

Referring to the activity of three fields of general medicine, nursing, midwifery and rehabilitation in Sabatin University, Dr. Ghenaati added: ten Ph.D. fields are to be defined here in the field of health management, and we named this university Health promoting university.

Also, a branch of the Faculty of Traditional Medicine will be established in Iraq.

 Congratulations to the two nations of Iran and Iraq

Dr. Einollahi said: Today is a very good day for us and the Iraqi nation because we have a lot in common with the Iraqi people. It was for this reason that in the numerous negotiations that we had with the government of Ayatollah Raisi with the government of Iraq, it was decided to have many bilateral cooperation in all fields, including medicine and medical equipment, and in the field of research and education, and today we opened one of these collaborations.

The Minister of Health added: A very good building was built in this area by Otabah Hosseini, and the Iraqi government also issued permits for it, and Otabah Hosseini tried to build one of the most beautiful and best medical schools, and the Islamic Republic of Iran has also committed to The sending of distinguished and experienced professors should cooperate, and I think this is a very good cooperation between the two countries. All the physical and building facilities were created by Otba Hosseini and the human resources are provided by the very prominent professors of Tehran University of Medical Sciences who volunteer to teach in the country.

Dr. Einollahi said: This work is a good international work, and since our first work in Ayatollah Raisi's government , we hope to be able to do the work in other countries where we are negotiating.

Minister of Health Babian said that today cooperation between friendly and neighbouring countries is an important issue: We would like professors from Iran and Iraq to exchange opinions and this is a very good introduction.

He added: "Tehran University of Medical Sciences started this work a month after the new government started, and it was very hard work that I should thank Dr. Ghenaati and his colleagues because they really worked accurate." I appreciate Dr. Al-Saedi as the representative of Ataba and the deputy medical director of Ataba who were very interested in following up on this work. Today, we are very happy to congratulate the two nations of Iran and Iraq on this great success.

 Our universities come together and we can achieve great success through cooperation.

Using excellent scientific models in the construction of Sabatin University

Dr. Mohammad Shariati stated that Sabatin University, the international branch of Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Iraq, is the first international branch of the country's universities abroad to be officially opened and said: This university has a license from the Ministry of Science and also the Prime Minister of Iraq.

The vice president of Tehran University of Medical Sciences at the international branch of the university in Karbala, stating that Tehran University of Medical Sciences has been seeking to expand the scope of its science and internationalization for many years, said: "Fortunately, after the agreement we had with Otaba Hosseini, the building of the university is based on excellent models. Scientifically constructed and equipped, and its educational and research program and professors were entrusted to Tehran University of Medical Sciences, and this license was issued in the name of Tehran University of Medical Sciences, and fortunately, all the expenses of this university have been borne by Mr. Hosseini.

Dr. Shariati said: Imam Hussain (a.s.) atabeh is making great efforts in the direction of expanding science, knowledge and health, and one of the actions he takes is the expansion of universities, and since Tehran University of Medical Sciences has a high ranking among universities, he was accepted to have cooperation. And over the years, commuting and interaction made this happen. In the design of this complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences played a key role, but the expenses are the responsibility of Atabah Hosseini, and he receives tuition fees from the students, but the interesting thing is that students who are brilliantly talented pay less and even discounts are given to talented students who cannot afford to pay.

 Sabtain University has nothing like it in Iraq

Engineer Javad Rafi, Advisor to the President of Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Director General of the International Branch of the University in Karbala, said: This university is located in one of the best places in Karbala, about 3 kilometers from the Holy Shrine of Seyyed al-Shohada (PBUH), in the first phase, on a land of 7 hectares. It is built on 5 floors, which includes medical, nursing, midwifery and rehabilitation faculties, and in the second phase and the development phase, two independent faculties for nursing, midwifery and rehabilitation will be built.

He added: We can safely say that the facilities and building of this university are not similar anywhere in Iraq, and I hope it can be a good source for the Islamic world and develop it as a good model in the world.

Explaining that Dr. Mohammad Taqi Beyk Mohammadi, Dr. Alireza Nikbakht Nasrabadi and Dr. Roja Rahimi, heads of the faculties of medicine, nursing and midwifery, as well as Iranian medicine, were present in this ceremony.

Seyed Mehdi Fazeli

International Relations Expert