Iranian Ministry of Science and Technology (Iranian Higher Education Institution) representatives and around 80 universities and higher education institutions from Iran participated in the program. A presentation on business associations and partnerships that could be done on the development of the Mevlana Exchange Program, such as the Erasmus Program, especially with the Islamic Countries was made.Following the workshop, bilateral talks were held between the institutions participating in the workshop and Marmara University at the mini training fair.Having been invited by  Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Tehran and the Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies,Prof.Tınaz has held useful meetings on joint projects and on academic staff and student exchanges, in addition to exchange programs.