Prof. Mirzaei, the president of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad (FUM), said: "We have signed 130 billion tomans contracts in the last five months, which is 5 times more than in previous years." We signed a contract of 22 billion tomans only with Sangan Khaf Steel, and a memorandum of understanding was signed with Sangan Khaf Iron and Steel yesterday, we will sign an agreement in the coming weeks.

According to the public relations report of FUM, a press conference presenting the performance report of the first six months of the new management team of the university, on the morning of Wednesday, August 14, 2024, was held in the presence of the media. In this meeting, Prof. Masoud Mirzaei Shahrabi, the president of FUM, Dr. Hossein Baghgoli, the vice president of planning and resource development, and Dr. Hossein Bazarafshan Moghadam, the director of international cooperation and directorate, were present.

At the beginning of this meeting, Dr. Baghgoli, referring to the extensive efforts of the new management team, said: "Fortunately, in the new management period that we are serving you, excellent relations have been established in various fields of the university, and we will see the results in a short period." He said that without media cooperation, the amount of work that is done will not be informed to the people, and the aim of creating hope will not be achieved.

In the other part of this meeting, Prof. Masoud Mirzai Shahrabi pointed to the lack of use of the great capacity of the media in scientific and educational affairs and said: Today, eight months and three days have passed since the new team started working. As much as we can reduce our distance from people, it has many positive effects. Failure to hold consecutive meetings with the media has caused a gap between the university and society, and people are unaware of the activities that take place at the university. In the continues he talked about FUM as a "Problem-oriented" university, creating a revolution in the relationship between university and industry, establishing 3 new faculties in FUM, mentioned "Biological inspiration" as a means for wealth-creating, and the need to honor the elites and create facilities for them. Finally, in the continuation of this press conference, each of the journalists raised their questions on behalf of the media.