Samarkand State Medical University has been establishing cooperation relations with several leading universities of the world until today. In particular, the delegation of the SamSMU visited the University of Pisa, which is considered a famous and historical university in Italy. The purpose of the visit is to establish cooperation relations with the oldest and leading university of the world, to study the experience of the University of Pisa in the field of higher medical education, to organize a joint educational program with this university "Work of Healing". was to develop relevant cooperation documents.
Rector of Samarkand State Medical University, Professor Jasur Rizayev, welcomed the guests, Rector of Pisa University, Riccardo Zucchi. During the organized meeting, information about the two universities was exchanged. In particular, Rector of Samarkand State Medical University Jasur Rizayev gave information about Samarkand State Medical University and its educational system to the partner university.
During the meeting, issues of mutual cooperation were discussed and both sides noted that they are happy to work together.
Also, Rector of Samarkand State Medical University Jasur Rizayev met with the head of the Medical School of Pisa University and got acquainted with the activities of the school and the system of international medical education in it.
For information, we can say that the University of Pisa (Italian Università di Pisa) is an educational institution in the city of Pisa (Tuscany, Italy) and is one of the oldest universities in Europe. Its history dates back to the 11th century. It received the status of a university on September 3, 1343, and now the total number of students is 57,000. The university has 20 departments and top-level research centers in agriculture, physics, computer science, engineering, medicine and veterinary science.
The university ranks high in many world rankings (QS, THE, NTU Taiwan...).
Notable students at the university included Galileo Galilei; In 1589-1592, Galileo was a professor of mathematics at the University of Pisa. Later, from 1610 until the end of his life, Galileo was again enrolled in this position by decree of the Duke.
It is also worth noting that the cooperation of Samarkand State Medical University with Pisa University in the field of medicine will start a new stage in the further improvement of international relations and the quality of medical education.
Press service SamSMU
