A ceremony to commemorate Iranian Teacher's Day was held at Khatam University.

According to Khatam University’s Public Relations Department, the Teacher's Day commemoration ceremony was held on Wednesday, April 30, at the amphitheater. Dr. Majid Ghasemi, the President of Khatam University, was present, along with vice presidents, directors, and faculty members.

In his speech at the ceremony, Dr. Ghasemi congratulated the audience on the occasion of Teacher’s Day and praised the social status of teachers and professors, particularly those at Khatam University. He emphasized the wisdom-based nature of the university as both a theoretical and practical strategy, stating: “A wisdom-based scientific institution gathers knowledge, information, and data while also possessing the ability to analyze and draw conclusions through rational thinking. It is the presence of reason and wisdom on this path that can guide us toward righteousness and salvation.”

Referring to the position of philosophers such as Avicenna in establishing theoretical and practical wisdom in the civilization of ancient times, he added: "Even today, Western scholars recognize the significance of wisdom. They argue that three groups of knowledgeable individuals lack reason and wisdom: the first are those with obsolete knowledge; the second are those who accumulate knowledge but fail to use it; and the third are those with modern knowledge who apply it, but not for the benefit of society. At Khatam University, our goal is to utilize modern knowledge for the benefit of society."

The president of Khatam University also presented a report on the progress of administrative and development activities for the construction and completion of the Khatam University campus within the new city of Pardis and expressed hope that with the financial support of Pasargad Financial Group, this complex will be inaugurated by the year 2026.

Referring to the strategic plan set for Khatam University, which includes 300 key topics for professors to focus on, Dr. Ghasemi addressed the faculty members of the university and said: "By God’s grace, physical facilities for the university's scientific development have now been provided to a large extent, and now it is your turn to take your own important steps to achieve the university's goals."

He also mentioned that he had officially started teaching since the seventh grade, recounted memories of his teaching career despite the financial hardships that existed at the time, and assessed the role of teachers as very important in determining the path of students' lives.

At this ceremony, several faculty members of Khatam University also expressed some points about the current and desired state of the university. Dr. Nakisa Hedayatzadeh, faculty member and director of the Department of Architectural and Research Arts, referring to some features of the teacher/student educational system in the past, described the role of the teacher in such a system as more than a transmitter of knowledge and as a role model. In contrast, she considered the role of teachers in the current system to be merely a supplier of a commodity called knowledge. She emphasized the need to use some of the positive features of the previous system (teacher/student) even in the era of artificial intelligence, saying: “With the advent of artificial intelligence, the transfer of data and information has been entrusted to machines, and this can become an opportunity for teachers to play their own leadership role.”

Dr. Pejman Abedifar, a faculty member and assistant professor of the Financial Management Department at Khatam University, also addressed some of the challenges of higher education in the age of artificial intelligence in his speech. He went on to list issues such as social and economic concerns resulting from labor market developments due to the loss of existing job opportunities, as well as major threats resulting from reduced economic growth and increasing distance from advanced countries, as general challenges in this area, and he also mentioned the university's policy requirements in facing these challenges.

Seyed Hossein Razavi Hajiagha, Director of Research at Khatam University, also gave a brief report on the "Technological Journey" event, which is being held in cooperation with this university and Datin Company, with the participation of 60 students from several universities in Iran. He also emphasized the need for Khatam University to participate in holding such events.

The Teacher's Day celebration at Khatam University ended with gratitude to the university’s top lecturers and the presentation of a plaque of appreciation to six faculty members as follows: Dr. Seyed Reza Jalalzadeh (Department of Management), Dr. Maryam Daneshvar (Department of Management), Dr. Mohammad Morovati (Department of Economics), Dr. Anahita khodabakhshi koolaee (Department of Psychology and Educational Sciences), Dr. Roya Soltani (Department of Industrial Engineering), and Dr. Nakisa Hedayatzadeh (Department of Architecture and Research's Arts).