Universities play key role in localizing advanced technology
Tehran - BORNA -
Speaking on the sidelines of the ceremony of signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Marine Industries Organization of the Ministry of Defense and University of Tabriz, Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh stated that the Ministry of Defense considers universities and academic centers as the main arm on the path to self-sufficiency, localization of advanced technologies and reduction of foreign dependencies.
He pointed to the necessity of trust in youth and academic elites, noting that the country’s successful experiences in the defense industry have shown that the country has attained considerable achievements whenever an activity is entrusted to the most experienced and talented youth.
Taking advantage of high capacity of knowledge-based companies and private sector will pave suitable ways for materializing knowledge-based economy in the defense field, Nasirzadeh underlined.
A memorandum of understanding was signed between Maritime Industries Organization of the Ministry of Defense and Tabriz University as attended by the minister of defense, and governor of East Azarbaijan province, aimed at developing, attaining self-sufficiency and indigenizing the maritime engines.
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