Recognition Ceremony for Four Newly-Appointed Associate Professors at Khatam University

The ceremony of honoring the four professors of Khatam University who were promoted to the position of Associate Professor was held on Monday, June 27, in the main hall of the university. At the beginning of the ceremony, Dr. Mahmoudian, Vice-Chancellor of Development and Resources of Khatam University, congratulated all the members of Khatam University on the promotion of four of the professors of this university. He added: “From the beginning of the establishment of the university, our goal has been to promote Khatam University among prestigious universities in global rankings; the promotion of the university depends on the promotion of its professors”. Dr. Shariat, the next speaker, pointed out the historical course of the formation of the Ministry of Science and audit boards and said that currently, the four educational, research, executive and cultural dimensions are examined for becoming a faculty member.

In addition, Dr. Rabbani, the other speaker of the ceremony and the director of the Department of Industrial Engineering at Khatam University, elaborated on the process of examining the profiles of the four professors who had attained the position of associate professor, and while listing the strengths of these four professors, stated that: “the audit committee of these four professors met at Al-Zahra University and while before the summer of 2021, all matters concerning rank promotions were in motion, with changes in the Ministry of Science, the process took a little longer”. This university professor added: "our four professors were above the required averages of the audit committee, and we hope to soon witness the promotion of other professors of Khatam University to associate professors and higher positions." Also, Dr. Razavi, the representative of the four professors, stated at this ceremony: “this success was achieved with the help of Dr. Majid Ghasemi and his full command of the regulations, the mutual empathy of all the members and the staff, especially Dr. Shariat, and Dr. Hejazi”. Dr. Razavi concluded his remarks by appreciating the help of all parties involved.

While expressing his satisfaction with this promotion, Dr. Ghasemi, the president of Khatam University, considered it a divine blessing and continued: “although the audit committee was not from among Khatam University members, we witnessed a very sympathetic process”. He emphasized: “today, it is as if my own children have been admitted to the university, and I hope we witness ever-increasing success for the professors and students of Khatam University in future”.

In a speech at the end of the ceremony, Dr. Mohaghegh Damad said: “Teaching is love and we hope to solve all the problems in the country with empathy”. At the end, in the presence of Dr. Ghasemi, Dr. Shariat, Dr. Anvari, and Dr. Mohaghegh Damad, all the promoted faculty members, including Dr. Koolayi, Dr. Manavizadeh, Dr. Razavi and Dr. Majidi were officially acknowledged.