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The German Iran Alumni Network GIAN is the network of university graduates from German Universities in Iran and the region with a variety of professional and scientific backgrounds.

The professional network GAENSAR "German Alumni Ecosystem Network in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions" was founded in 2010 in the framework of GIAN. It focuses on the specific challengens and problems of arid and semi-arid regions in the catchment area of GIAN, particularly Iran.

SYMPOSIA IN THE FRAMEWORK OF GAENSAR SINCE 2010

2010: "Protection and Utilization of Ecosystems in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions", Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources in Karaj, University of Tehran, Iran
2011: "Dry Land Ecology, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources in Karaj", University of Tehran, Iran
2012: "Biodiversity in Zagros Region, Iran", Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources in Karaj, University of Tehran, Iran, in close cooperation with the Environmental Organisation Iran
2013: "Biosphere Reserves: The Way to Sustainability", Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources in Karaj, University of Tehran, Iran, and Shahid Beheshti University, Iran

SYMPOSIA IN THE FRAMEWORK OF GIAN SINCE 2003

2003: "Sustainability of Resource Utilization: Globalization and Local Structures", Teheran, Iran
2004: "Towards Sustainable International Cooperation in the Field of Environment, Human Resources Development and Higher Education in the Era of Globalization", Isfahan, Iran
2005: "Environmental Pollution: Regional and Global Cooperation on Monitoring, Management and Abatement Strategies", Rasht, Iran
2007: "Higher Education and Development in Knowledge Based Society: Towards Enhancing Quality and Relevance in Medical & Professional Education", Teheran, Iran
2007: "Quality Assurance in Higher Education: Preconditions for an Effective Cooperation & Collaboration between Iranian and German Universities", Göttingen
2008: "Knowledge Management in Higher Education: Entrepreneurship Universities", Teheran, Iran