International Award for Excellence in Culture, Literature and Art

Because of the cultural background of the VIA, and at suggestion and according to the concept of the President of the VIA, Prof. Dr. Alireza Ranjbar, the executive board has decided to award a scientific prize in another scientific category for the first time in 2011.

The “ International Award for Excellence in Culture, Literature and Art” of the VIA has been set up to honor the people with distinguished scientific and academic merits to the Iranian culture, literature and art.

The prize is awarded for the first time within the framework of the 86^th scientific meeting of the VIA on 17 September 2011 at the Günnewig Bristol Hotel Bonn.

Honored will be the gifted and internationally renowned Iranian university professor, researcher and scientist, Prof. Dr. Jalal Khaleghi Motlagh from the University of Hamburg for his great academic and scientific services to the Iranian literature and language .

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In honor of Maestro Nasser Massoudi for his over 6 decades great merits in Iranian music