In the MOU-signing ceremony, Dr. Mohammad Mahdi Asgari, CEO of IRC, Dr. Iman Arastoo, CEO of Plannet, Mr. Mohammad Jafari, Director of Discovery and Creativity Division, Mr. Arshad Husseini, Director of Acceleration and Investment Division, Mrs. Vahideh Nourani, Director of Communication and Innovation Promotion Division and some of the senior managers of both parties participated.

In this meeting, the participants discussed the details of the prospects of the mutual cooperation between IRC and the Plannet.

Based on the signed MOU, both entities are committed to engage in the following agreed practices for 5 years:

•    Developing and implementing relevant research projects;
•    Forming expert circles, professional and consultancy desks, and information exchange groups;
•    Developing and conducting joint local and international training, professional, and specialized courses;
•    Publishing books, papers, journals, and special editions;
•    Authoring, editing, and translating professional sources, books, academic documents, and research project reports;
•    Leveraging each party’s research, educational, promotional, academic, executive, technical, and professional capacities;
•    Conducting academic events, professional expos, academic festivals and et cetera;
•    Develping and holding professional, general and specialized exams related to insurance and other subjects;
•    Developing internships and apprenticeships programs;
•    Sharing experiences in the fields of software and hardware, documentation, human resource management, and organizational management; and
•    Developing new insurance products;
•    Designing Islamic financial, takaful and retakaful products.