BABOLSAR, Mazandaran Province (IRNA) -- Mazandaran University Vice-chancellor for educational affairs, Mohammad Bakhshi said on Tuesday that the draft on scientific cooperation between Mazandaran University and the Saudi Malek Sa'ud University has been drawn up.

Speaking to reporters, he said that the draft was drawn up during a visit of a delegation from Mazandaran University to Saudi Arabia.

He noted that the document will be signed in the next visit of Malek Sa'ud university officials to Mazandaran.

"Setting up Persian literature course in Malek Sa’ud University and the Arabic Language and Literature course for post-graduate level in Mazandaran University are the items of draft," he added.

The official also cited cooperation of Mazandaran University with the German Gottingen University, Japanese Toyohashi University and a Philippine institute.

Bakhshi pointed out that Mazandaran University is a member of the Academy Union of the Caspian States.

Briefing reporters on the standard of education in Mazandaran University, he said that the university adopted a program to enhance the standard of educational level with setting up courses for post-graduate and doctorate.

"In line with the program, a new phase of boosting scientific and educational level will get underway in Mazandaran University by adding three new courses.

"Two mathematical branches of `extra-structural Algebra', `applicational analytic functions' and the mechanical branch of `construction and production' are the three new courses to be launched," he added.

Assessing the scientific level of members of Mazandaran University board as satisfactory, he said that to attract university instructors to the province and promote the university's scientific level, the university awards scholarship for applicants to study doctorate overseas.