TEHRAN Iran's Leader Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei warned here on Tuesday of politically-motivated hidden traps set both inside and outside the universities attempting to erase the very basis of science.
Addressing the professors and staff of Sharif University of Technology, Ayatollah Khamenei said that political savvy is one thing and politics as an activity in the negative senses of the word is another. He said colleges and universities must develop into cultural hubs to help boost students political insight.
He said that the prime responsibility of the universities is the promotion of knowledge, sciences and academic studies.
"The universities should arrange plans to pave the way for blossoming of the talents in the country and those who have gone abroad in search of science," the Leader noted.
Ayatollah Khamenei also called for close links between the government and the universities.
He said that close relations between the industries sector and the universities would help promote both.
Elsewhere, Ayatollah Khamenei said that all state affairs are planned with the help of experts ideas, however, he added, there are sometimes discrepancies in expert opinions.
(IRNA)